ActiveCampaign vs Shuffll Engage
Both are in Marketing automation. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- ActiveCampaign offers a free trial; Shuffll Engage does not say it does.
| ActiveCampaign | Shuffll Engage | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $15/mo | No public price |
| Free plan | Not stated by the vendor | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Plans | Starter ($15/mo annual); Plus ($49/mo annual); Pro ($79/mo annual); Enterprise ($145/mo annual) | Paid access (Quote only; request a demo) |
| Fees and pricing notes | None stated | None stated |
| Best for | Not stated | Not stated |
| Key features | Multi-step marketing automation; Email marketing and cross-channel marketing; Active Intelligence AI (limits apply on Starter and Plus); Landing pages (Plus and up) | Personalized video campaigns built from one reusable creative direction; Recipient attributes and audience rules choose which video and voice variations each person sees, with a default when no rule matches; Scenes and messages tailored to interests, behavior and journey moments such as a welcome or a year-end recap; Designed to connect with existing systems through an API and MCP |
| Checked on | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-18 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
ActiveCampaign
- Free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Marketing automation on every plan
- Unlimited automation actions from Plus
- Free training, migration, and chat and ticket support
Trade-offs
- Starter limits you to 5 actions per automation, 1 user and limited segmentation
- Prices rise with the number of email contacts
- Predictive sending and SSO need higher plans
Shuffll Engage
- One creative foundation reused across many audiences
- A default version plays when a rule does not match
- A demo needs no account
Trade-offs
- No public price, free plan or free trial: access is by demo request only
- The page calls the studio and workflow pictures concepts and the example rule illustrative, so working features were not shown
- The API and MCP are described as the intended way to connect, with no documentation or limits on the page