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ActiveCampaign vs Bento

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

ActiveCampaign

$180/yr

48% less than Bento

Who has a free plan
  • ActiveCampaignno free plan
  • Bentono free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Bento

With trade-offs

multi-day

On price, ActiveCampaign wins. If you would rather build it, Bento is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONActiveCampaignNewslettersBentoNewsletters
Monthly billing$15/moStarter$29/moMarketing Platform
Per year$180/yr$348/yr
Billing modelFlat subscriptionUsage-based
Free tierno free tier; 14-day trial shown, no credit card needed.no free marketing tier; 30-day trial; transactional email includes first 100 emails free.
Additional costsPricing scales by contacts; add-ons include AI Activities, Enhanced CRM, SMS, WhatsApp and transactional email; page says upgrades are used when list grows.Marketing active-user overages: $0.01/user for 5,001-50,000, $0.009 for 50,001-250,000, $0.008 for 250,001+; transactional overage $0.09/1,000 emails.
Can you rebuild it?Worth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sittingWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+4+2
Checked on07/31/202610/20/2026
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