CRM · head to head
Keap vs Seismic
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Keap the entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month; Seismic weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- They diverge on capability: Keap covers Contact management, Seismic covers Content management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Keap and Seismic actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).
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 Keap
- Contact management
- Pipeline management
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Sales automation
- Reporting
- Zapier
- Stripe
Only in Seismic
- Content management
- LiveDocs automation
- Content analytics
- Learning & coaching
- Buyer engagement
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- HubSpot
Both cover
- Slack
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Keap
- Contact management and CRMnot Seismic
- Marketing automationnot Seismic
- Sales pipeline managementnot Seismic
Seismic
- Content managementnot Keap
- Sales trainingnot Keap
- Proposal automationnot Keap
- Buyer engagementnot Keap
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Keap
- The entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month
- Price varies with contact count, and the bands are only visible by entering a number into a calculator on the page
- Implementation services are described as required rather than optional
- Text marketing beyond the included 500 messages is a separate add on running from $24 to $279 a month
Seismic
- Weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- Search feature lacks keyword depth, making content discovery difficult
- Limited learning and LMS capabilities with underwhelming analytics and reporting
- Complex implementations requiring dedicated internal resources and strong change management
- High price point with multi-year contracts and no free trial option
Pricing, plan by plan
Keap
$29/month- Lite$29/month
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Standard$59/month
- Everything in Lite
- Sales automation
- Pipeline management
- Professional$149/month
- Everything in Standard
- Advanced automation
- AI features
Seismic
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Seismic review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Keap if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pipeline management.
Choose Seismic if
- You need content management.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want livedocs automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Keap or Seismic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Keap starts at $29/month and Seismic at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Keap or Seismic?
- Keap starts at $29/month and Seismic at On request.
- Does Keap or Seismic run on more platforms?
- Keap runs on Web, Ios, Android. Seismic runs on Web, API.
- What is Keap best used for?
- Keap is most often used for contact management and crm, marketing automation, sales pipeline management. Of those, contact management and crm and marketing automation are not what Seismic is typically brought in for.
- What can Keap do that Seismic cannot?
- Keap covers Contact management, Pipeline management, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Seismic covers Content management, LiveDocs automation, Content analytics, Learning & coaching. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Keap: How much does Keap cost?
Keap costs $299/month billed at $2,988/year for the main plan, which includes 2 user licenses. Additional users cost $39/month each.
SourceSeismic: How is Seismic priced?
Seismic uses custom, quote-based pricing without published list rates. Typical pricing ranges from $30-60 per user for Professional Edition, with mid-market teams spending $20,000-60,000 annually and enterprises exceeding $100,000 per year. Seismic Learning is priced as an incremental per-user fee.
SourceKeap: What text messaging fees does Keap charge?
Text marketing tiers range from $24 to $279/month with included message allotments. Overages are $0.015 per message and $0.01 per minute for voice.
SourceSeismic: What does Seismic's Enablement Cloud include?
Seismic Enablement Cloud spans five areas: Content Management, Learning & Coaching, Program Strategy & Execution, Meeting Intelligence, and Digital Sales Rooms. An AI engine called Aura runs across all functions, powering content recommendations, learning content generation, meeting summaries, and conversational search.
SourceKeap: Is implementation included in Keap pricing?
Implementation services are required at additional cost. Package pricing is available through Keap sales.
SourceSeismic: Does Seismic integrate with Salesforce?
Yes, Seismic provides real-time, two-way sync with Salesforce to embed personalized content, playbooks, and AI-driven recommendations directly into Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud workflows. Seismic also integrates with 150+ platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, and sales engagement tools like Salesloft and Outreach.
SourceSeismic: What was Seismic's recent acquisition?
On February 12, 2026, Seismic announced a definitive agreement to merge with Highspot. The combined company operates as Seismic, led by CEO Rob Tarkoff, with Highspot founder Robert Wahbe joining the board. The deal creates a platform worth north of six billion dollars.
SourceSeismic: What are Seismic's main limitations?
Key limitations include weak micro-site and digital sales room functionality with low customer engagement, search features that miss keywords, limited learning and LMS capabilities, complex implementations requiring dedicated resources, and high pricing with multi-year contracts and no free trial.
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