CRM & Sales · head to head
Agile CRM vs Ontraport
The short version
- Only Agile CRM has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Agile CRM the Internet Archive's capture of Agile CRM's pricing page on 29 December 2022 listed Starter at $8.99 per user per month (2-year rate), Regular at $29.99, and Enterprise at $47.99, with the Free tier capped at 10 users and 1,000 contacts.; Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
- They diverge on capability: Agile CRM covers Lead scoring, Ontraport covers Sales pipeline.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Agile CRM and Ontraport actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM & Sales), founded (2009).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Agile CRM
- Lead scoring
- Email automation
- Service desk
- Web forms
- Analytics
- Google Drive
- Mailchimp
- Multiple languages language support
Only in Ontraport
- Sales pipeline
- Email marketing
- Automation
- Reporting
- Landing pages
- Stripe
- English language support
Both cover
- Contact management
- Marketing automation
- Zapier
- Slack
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Agile CRM
- Sales managementnot Ontraport
- Marketing automationnot Ontraport
- Customer servicenot Ontraport
Ontraport
- CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Agile CRM
- Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Agile CRM
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Agile CRM
- The Internet Archive's capture of Agile CRM's pricing page on 29 December 2022 listed Starter at $8.99 per user per month (2-year rate), Regular at $29.99, and Enterprise at $47.99, with the Free tier capped at 10 users and 1,000 contacts.
Ontraport
- No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
- Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
- The two months free saving requires annual billing
Pricing, plan by plan
Agile CRM
Free- FreeFree
- Contact management
- Task management
- Starter$9/month
- Everything in Free
- Email automation
- Landing pages
- Business$39/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced analytics
- API access
Ontraport
$24/month- Plus$24/month
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Pro$79/month
- Everything in Plus
- Automation
- CRM
- Pro+$149/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced features
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Agile CRM if
- You need lead scoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Agile CRM or Ontraport better?
- Neither clearly leads. Agile CRM starts at Free and Ontraport at $24/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Agile CRM or Ontraport?
- Agile CRM has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Agile CRM and $24/month for Ontraport.
- Does Agile CRM or Ontraport run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Agile CRM for free?
- Yes. Agile CRM has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ontraport starts at $24/month.
- What is Agile CRM best used for?
- Agile CRM is most often used for sales management, marketing automation, customer service. Of those, sales management and marketing automation are not what Ontraport is typically brought in for.
- What can Agile CRM do that Ontraport cannot?
- Agile CRM covers Lead scoring, Email automation, Service desk, Web forms. Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, Email marketing, Automation, Reporting. Both handle Contact management, Marketing automation, Zapier, Slack.