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ActiveCampaign vs Emma: Pricing Comparison 2026

Side-by-side pricing comparison of ActiveCampaign and Emma. See all plans, features, and costs at a glance.

Bottom line: ActiveCampaign starts at $15/mo, making it $90/mo cheaper than Emma ($105/mo). Neither offers a free plan.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Data compiled by Arthur Jacquemin
Updated August 24, 2026
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Best Value

ActiveCampaign - ActiveCampaign's automation and CRM integration deliver more value for most teams unless multi-team brand governance is the primary requirement.

ActiveCampaign vs Emma: Quick Pricing Facts

FeatureActiveCampaignEmma
Starting Price$15/mo$105/mo
Number of Plans1015
Free TierNoNo
Pricing Modelusage-basedusage-based
Annual DiscountN/AN/A

ActiveCampaign is the more affordable option, starting at $15/mo compared to Emma's $105/mo. Both are Email Marketing tools with 25 combined pricing plans and 526 features compared.

Review the detailed tier-by-tier comparison above to see exactly which features are included at each price point and find the best fit for your Email Marketing needs.

Pricing Plans
ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign
Try freeAffiliate
Emma
Tier 1
Enterprise
$145/month
Includes
  • Active Intelligence
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Premium segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Premium CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Attribution & conversion tracking
  • Custom objects
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Dedicated account team
  • 5 users
  • Active Intelligence
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Premium segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Premium CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Attribution & conversion tracking
  • Custom objects
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Dedicated account team
  • 5 users
Start with Enterprise
EMMA LITE INCLUDES:
$105/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Drag and drop editor
  • Audience segmentation
  • AI Assistant
  • Email and phone support
  • Tiered account structure
  • Brand Manager
  • Trend reporting
  • Share branded assets across subaccounts
  • 10+ sub-accounts
  • Unlimited users
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Share audiences between subaccounts
  • Priority phone support
Start with EMMA LITE INCLUDES:
Tier 2
ProPopular
$79/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Advanced segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Standard CRM & premium ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Attribution & conversion tracking
  • 3 users
  • Active Intelligence
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Advanced segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Standard CRM & premium ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Attribution & conversion tracking
  • 3 users
Start with Pro
Emma Lite
Custom pricing
Start with Emma Lite
Tier 3
Plus
$49/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Standard segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • 1 user
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Standard segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Landing pages
  • 1 user
Start with Plus
EMMA LITE INCLUDES:
Custom pricing
Includes
  • Drag and drop editor
  • Audience segmentation
  • AI Assistant
  • Email and phone support
Start with EMMA LITE INCLUDES:
Tier 4
Starter
$15/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Limited segmentation
  • 5 actions per automation
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • 1 user
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Marketing automation
  • Email Marketing
  • Limited segmentation
  • 5 actions per automation
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • 1 user
Start with Starter
DEMO LITE PLAN
Custom pricing
Start with DEMO LITE PLAN
Tier 5
Premium
$218/month
Includes
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Dedicated account team
  • Up to 5 lines
  • 8 users
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Dedicated account team
  • Up to 5 lines
  • 8 users
Start with Premium
EVERYTHING IN LITE, PLUS:
$205/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Brand Manager
  • Trend reporting
  • Share branded assets across subaccounts
Start with EVERYTHING IN LITE, PLUS:
Tier 6
AdvancedPopular
$99/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Up to 5 lines
  • 5 users
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Up to 5 lines
  • 5 users
Start with Advanced
Emma for Teams
Custom pricing
Start with Emma for Teams
Tier 7
Core
$99/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Up to 2 lines
  • 3 users
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Up to 2 lines
  • 3 users
Start with Core
EVERYTHING IN LITE, PLUS:
Custom pricing
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Brand Manager
  • Trend reporting
  • Share branded assets across subaccounts
Start with EVERYTHING IN LITE, PLUS:
Tier 8
Enterprise
$284/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence
  • Premium segmentation
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Premium CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Advanced contact management
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Custom objects
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Dedicated account team
  • 5 users
  • Up to 5 lines
  • Active Intelligence
  • Premium segmentation
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Premium CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Advanced contact management
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • Custom objects
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Dedicated account team
  • 5 users
  • Up to 5 lines
Start with Enterprise
DEMO TEAMS PLAN
Custom pricing
Start with DEMO TEAMS PLAN
Tier 9
ProPopular
$142/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence
  • Advanced segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Standard CRM & premium ecommerce integrations
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Advanced contact management
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • 3 users
  • Up to 5 lines
  • Active Intelligence
  • Advanced segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Standard CRM & premium ecommerce integrations
  • Predictive & conditional content
  • Advanced contact management
  • Advanced flows
  • Team assignments
  • 3 users
  • Up to 5 lines
Start with Pro
EVERYTHING IN TEAMS, PLUS:
Custom pricing
Includes
  • 10+ sub-accounts
  • Unlimited users
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Share audiences between subaccounts
  • Priority phone support
Start with EVERYTHING IN TEAMS, PLUS:
Tier 10
Plus
$112/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Standard segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • 1 user
  • Up to 5 lines
  • Active Intelligence (limits apply)
  • Standard segmentation
  • Unlimited automation actions
  • Landing pages
  • Shared team inbox
  • Broadcast and automated messaging
  • Standard CRM & ecommerce integrations
  • 1 user
  • Up to 5 lines
Start with Plus
Emma Corporate
Custom pricing
Start with Emma Corporate
Tier 11
-
Emma Lite
$105/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Users
  • User permissions
  • Unlimited email sending
  • Custom user permissions
  • Approvals dashboard
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Activity dashboard
  • Subaccount categories
  • Private branding
  • 5 users
  • 2 role types
  • Email
  • Email scheduling
  • Smart Send
  • Smart Subject
  • Smart Recommendations
  • Marketing calendar
  • Signup forms
  • Landing pages
  • SMS*
  • Style Guide
  • Template & campaign sharing
  • Subject and Preheader Locking
  • Asset sharing
  • Template folder sharing
  • Sub to sub campaign sharing
  • Drag & drop email editor
  • Save Email Rows
  • AI Assistant
  • Email template gallery
  • Code your own emails
  • Asset library
  • Automation builder
  • Multiple starting points
  • Branching points
  • Custom event-driven automations
  • 1 journey
  • Segmentation
  • Smart Segment
  • Dynamic content
  • Subscription management
  • Contact view across subaccounts
  • Emma Central Subscription Center
  • Audience sharing
  • Real-time reporting
  • Comparative reporting
  • Trends reporting
  • Pre-send email testing
  • A/B subject line split testing
  • A/B content split testing
  • Integrations
  • API access
  • In-app support
  • Email support
  • Phone support
  • Deliverability support
  • Help center
  • Training videos
  • Single sign-on
Start with Emma Lite
Tier 12
-
5 users
$105/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Users
  • User permissions
  • Unlimited email sending
  • Custom user permissions
  • Approvals dashboard
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Activity dashboard
  • Subaccount categories
  • Private branding
  • 5 users
  • 2 role types
  • Email
  • Email scheduling
  • Smart Send
  • Smart Subject
  • Smart Recommendations
  • Marketing calendar
  • Signup forms
  • Landing pages
  • SMS*
  • Style Guide
  • Template & campaign sharing
  • Subject and Preheader Locking
  • Asset sharing
  • Template folder sharing
  • Sub to sub campaign sharing
  • Drag & drop email editor
  • Save Email Rows
  • AI Assistant
  • Email template gallery
  • Code your own emails
  • Asset library
  • Automation builder
  • Multiple starting points
  • Branching points
  • Custom event-driven automations
  • 1 journey
  • Segmentation
  • Smart Segment
  • Dynamic content
  • Subscription management
  • Contact view across subaccounts
  • Emma Central Subscription Center
  • Audience sharing
  • Real-time reporting
  • Comparative reporting
  • Trends reporting
  • Pre-send email testing
  • A/B subject line split testing
  • A/B content split testing
  • Integrations
  • API access
  • In-app support
  • Email support
  • Phone support
  • Deliverability support
  • Help center
  • Training videos
  • Single sign-on
Start with 5 users
Tier 13
-
Emma for Teams
$205/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Users
  • User permissions
  • Unlimited email sending
  • Custom user permissions
  • Approvals dashboard
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Activity dashboard
  • Subaccount categories
  • Private branding
  • 5+ subaccounts
  • 25 users
  • 6 role types
  • $
  • Email
  • Email scheduling
  • Smart Send
  • Smart Subject
  • Smart Recommendations
  • Marketing calendar
  • Signup forms
  • Landing pages
  • SMS*
  • $
  • Style Guide
  • Template & campaign sharing
  • Subject and Preheader Locking
  • Asset sharing
  • Template folder sharing
  • Sub to sub campaign sharing
  • $
  • Drag & drop email editor
  • Save Email Rows
  • AI Assistant
  • Email template gallery
  • Code your own emails
  • Asset library
  • Automation builder
  • Multiple starting points
  • Branching points
  • Custom event-driven automations
  • Unlimited
  • Segmentation
  • Smart Segment
  • Dynamic content
  • Subscription management
  • Contact view across subaccounts
  • Emma Central Subscription Center
  • Audience sharing
  • Real-time reporting
  • Comparative reporting
  • Trends reporting
  • Pre-send email testing
  • A/B subject line split testing
  • A/B content split testing
  • Integrations
  • API access
  • In-app support
  • Email support
  • Phone support
  • Deliverability support
  • Help center
  • Training videos
  • Single sign-on
Start with Emma for Teams
Tier 14
-
5+ subaccounts
$205/monthCheapest
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Users
  • User permissions
  • Unlimited email sending
  • Custom user permissions
  • Approvals dashboard
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Activity dashboard
  • Subaccount categories
  • Private branding
  • 5+ subaccounts
  • 25 users
  • 6 role types
  • $
  • Email
  • Email scheduling
  • Smart Send
  • Smart Subject
  • Smart Recommendations
  • Marketing calendar
  • Signup forms
  • Landing pages
  • SMS*
  • $
  • Style Guide
  • Template & campaign sharing
  • Subject and Preheader Locking
  • Asset sharing
  • Template folder sharing
  • Sub to sub campaign sharing
  • $
  • Drag & drop email editor
  • Save Email Rows
  • AI Assistant
  • Email template gallery
  • Code your own emails
  • Asset library
  • Automation builder
  • Multiple starting points
  • Branching points
  • Custom event-driven automations
  • Unlimited
  • Segmentation
  • Smart Segment
  • Dynamic content
  • Subscription management
  • Contact view across subaccounts
  • Emma Central Subscription Center
  • Audience sharing
  • Real-time reporting
  • Comparative reporting
  • Trends reporting
  • Pre-send email testing
  • A/B subject line split testing
  • A/B content split testing
  • Integrations
  • API access
  • In-app support
  • Email support
  • Phone support
  • Deliverability support
  • Help center
  • Training videos
  • Single sign-on
Start with 5+ subaccounts
Tier 15
-
10+ subaccounts
Custom pricing
Includes
  • Tiered account structure
  • Users
  • User permissions
  • Unlimited email sending
  • Custom user permissions
  • Approvals dashboard
  • Internal sending subaccounts
  • Activity dashboard
  • Subaccount categories
  • Private branding
  • 10+ subaccounts
  • Unlimited users
  • 6 role types
  • $
  • Email
  • Email scheduling
  • Smart Send
  • Smart Subject
  • Smart Recommendations
  • Marketing calendar
  • Signup forms
  • Landing pages
  • SMS*
  • $
  • Style Guide
  • Template & campaign sharing
  • Subject and Preheader Locking
  • Asset sharing
  • Template folder sharing
  • Sub to sub campaign sharing
  • Drag & drop email editor
  • Save Email Rows
  • AI Assistant
  • Email template gallery
  • Code your own emails
  • Asset library
  • Automation builder
  • Multiple starting points
  • Branching points
  • Custom event-driven automations
  • Unlimited
  • Segmentation
  • Smart Segment
  • Dynamic content
  • Subscription management
  • Contact view across subaccounts
  • Emma Central Subscription Center
  • Audience sharing
  • Real-time reporting
  • Comparative reporting
  • Trends reporting
  • Pre-send email testing
  • A/B subject line split testing
  • A/B content split testing
  • Integrations
  • API access
  • In-app support
  • Email support
  • Phone support
  • Deliverability support
  • Help center
  • Training videos
  • Single sign-on
  • Priority Support
Start with 10+ subaccounts

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ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign's automation and CRM integration deliver more value for most teams unless multi-team brand governance is the primary requirement.

Based on pricing data only. Review the full comparison below for your specific needs.

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Which Should You Choose?

Choose ActiveCampaign if:

  • •You need advanced automation with behavioral triggers, CRM, and lead scoring
  • •Your team runs complex multi-step campaigns tied to website activity and purchases
  • •Scalable automation at a broad range of price points is important

Choose Emma if:

  • •Your enterprise or franchise needs role-based access, brand controls, and segmented team permissions
  • •Emma's multi-account management and approval workflows suit distributed teams
  • •You need dedicated onboarding and account management alongside the email platform

Emma is an email platform positioned toward enterprise and franchise use cases with strong brand controls and multi-team management. ActiveCampaign is broader with deeper automation and CRM integration. Emma's strength is organizational structure - subaccounts, permissions, and branded templates across a distributed team. ActiveCampaign's strength is automation depth and CRM connectivity. For a franchise or enterprise managing email across many teams, Emma's structure matters. For a single team that needs marketing automation sophistication, ActiveCampaign delivers more.

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Frequently Asked Questions: ActiveCampaign vs Emma

Which is cheaper, ActiveCampaign or Emma?
As of August 2026, ActiveCampaign starts at a lower price point. ActiveCampaign starts at $15/mo while Emma starts at $105/mo. However, the best value depends on the features you need at each tier.
How many pricing plans does ActiveCampaign have vs Emma?
ActiveCampaign offers 10 pricing plans, while Emma offers 15 plans. More plans typically means more flexibility to match your exact needs and budget.
What is the most popular ActiveCampaign plan?
The Pro plan is ActiveCampaign's most popular tier, priced at $79/mo. Key features include Active Intelligence, Marketing automation, Email Marketing.
Does ActiveCampaign or Emma offer custom enterprise pricing?
Emma offers a custom-priced enterprise tier for larger teams. ActiveCampaign lists all its pricing publicly.
How do ActiveCampaign and Emma compare for Email Marketing?
Both ActiveCampaign and Emma are Email Marketing tools. ActiveCampaign offers 10 plans starting at $15/mo, while Emma offers 15 plans starting at $105/mo. Review the feature breakdowns above to see which better fits your Email Marketing needs.
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Sources

  1. ActiveCampaign Official Pricing- Vendor pricing page
  2. Emma Official Pricing- Vendor pricing page

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