Software · head to head
Ontraport vs SharpSpring
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page; SharpSpring still operates under the SharpSpring brand name (footer copyright SharpSpring 2026) as a Constant Contact product, serving over 2000 agencies and 10000 businesses per the vendor site
- They diverge on capability: Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, SharpSpring covers CRM.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ontraport and SharpSpring actually diverge.
| Attribute | Ontraport | SharpSpring |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24/month | $50/month |
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Ontraport
- Sales pipeline
- Automation
- Stripe
Only in SharpSpring
- CRM
- White labeling
- Salesforce
Both cover
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Reporting
- Landing pages
- Zapier
- Slack
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ontraport
- CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot SharpSpring
- Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot SharpSpring
SharpSpring
- Marketing automationnot Ontraport
- Lead generationnot Ontraport
- Client managementnot Ontraport
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
SharpSpring
- Still operates under the SharpSpring brand name (footer copyright SharpSpring 2026) as a Constant Contact product, serving over 2000 agencies and 10000 businesses per the vendor site
Pricing, plan by plan
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
SharpSpring
$50/month- Professional$50/month
- Contact management
- Email marketing
- Landing pages
- Agency$100/month
- Everything in Professional
- Client management
- White labeling
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Agency
- Custom integration
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Ontraport or SharpSpring better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ontraport starts at $24/month and SharpSpring at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ontraport or SharpSpring?
- Ontraport starts at $24/month and SharpSpring at $50/month.
- Does Ontraport or SharpSpring run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Ontraport best used for?
- Ontraport is most often used for crm with marketing automation and campaign building, managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform. Of those, crm with marketing automation and campaign building and managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform are not what SharpSpring is typically brought in for.
- What can Ontraport do that SharpSpring cannot?
- Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, Automation, Stripe. SharpSpring covers CRM, White labeling, Salesforce. Both handle Contact management, Email marketing, Marketing automation, Reporting.