Marketing is 1 lever. We give you 17.

ActiveCampaign bills per contact AND per tier.
We bill flat per business.

Marketing automation included — plus CRM, accounting, payroll, BAS prep, inventory, and 150+ AI agents. No per-contact billing surprise. Growth shouldn't cost more.

Flat-tier pricing

150+ AI agents

Setup in 10 mins

The Real Cost of an ActiveCampaign-Centred Stack

ActiveCampaign Professional (10k contacts)

Marketing automation

$120/mo

Xero (accounting — AC doesn't replace)

Accounting only

$97/mo

HubSpot CRM Starter (AC CRM is light)

Real CRM pipeline

$90/mo

Tanda / Deputy (payroll + rostering)

STP Phase 2 + workforce

$80/mo

Inventory tool

Cin7, DEAR, etc.

$60/mo

Project management

Asana / Monday

$50/mo

Total ActiveCampaign stack

$497/mo

XIntelliSync Growth (replaces all of the above)

$297/mo

You save $200/month — $2400/year

Feature by Feature

Feature	ActiveCampaign	XIntelliSync
Starting price (AUD)	~$23/mo Lite (1k contacts)	$97 flat
Pricing model	Per-contact + per-tier	Flat per-business
Professional tier (AUD)	~$120/mo (avg 10k contacts)	$297 Growth (any volume)
Marketing automation depth	Strong (their core)	Built-in (1 of 17 categories)
CRM with deal pipeline	Plus tier and above only	Included from $97
Accounting / BAS / GST	None	AI agents + prepared lodgement
Payroll (STP Phase 2)	None	Included
Invoice generation	None	AI agent + auto follow-up
AI agents included	Limited content AI	50–150 included
SMS automation	Plus tier + per-msg	Reminder agent
Inventory & supply chain	None	Included
Project management	None	Included
Australian compliance	US-built	Sydney-built, AU-native
Cancel anytime	Annual plans common	Cancel anytime, no lock-in
SOC 2-aligned security controls	✓	✓ + RLS
Setup time	Days to weeks	Under 10 minutes
Customer Health scoring	Lead scoring only	Full health + LTV agent
Revenue forecasting	None	AI engine

What They Don't Put in the Comparison Tables

ActiveCampaign is a marketing platform. You're running a whole business.

ActiveCampaign is excellent at email automation and lead nurture. It is not your accounting, your payroll, your BAS prep, or your inventory. The 70% of your work that isn't marketing still needs another stack.

Per-contact pricing rewards small lists, punishes growth.

1,000 contacts: ~$23/mo. 10,000: ~$120/mo Professional. 50,000: $300+/mo Enterprise territory. Your audience growing should be your win, not your software's billing event.

Their CRM only unlocks on the Plus tier upward.

ActiveCampaign's deal pipeline lives behind the Plus tier paywall. XIntelliSync includes a full CRM with pipelines, customer health scoring, and lifetime value tracking from the $97 Starter tier.

AI is content-only. The work that matters is uncovered.

ActiveCampaign's AI helps write subject lines and predict send times. XIntelliSync's 150+ agents run BAS prep, bank reconciliation, customer health scoring, invoice follow-ups — the work that actually drives the business.

Email automation is 1 lever. We give you 17.

First month 50% off ($48.50). No setup fees. No lock-in. Cancel anytime. Your contacts and automations come with you.

*ActiveCampaign pricing sourced from publicly available information and correct at time of publication. Professional plan at 10k contacts approximately $120/month AUD as of early 2026. Verify current pricing at activecampaign.com. Last reviewed: March 2026.

Common Questions

What is the best ActiveCampaign alternative in Australia for SMBs?

XIntelliSync is an Australian AI Business OS that includes marketing automation alongside accounting, payroll, CRM, inventory, and 150+ AI agents — starting at $97/month flat. Unlike ActiveCampaign's per-contact pricing, XIntelliSync scales with your business not your list.

Is XIntelliSync cheaper than ActiveCampaign?

At very small lists, ActiveCampaign Lite ($15/mo for 1k contacts) is cheaper than XIntelliSync Starter ($97/mo). But the moment you need real CRM, accounting, payroll, or BAS prep, the ActiveCampaign stack adds $400+/month in separate tools. XIntelliSync Growth at $297 replaces the whole stack.

Does XIntelliSync replace ActiveCampaign's marketing automation?

XIntelliSync includes email campaigns, drip sequences, segmentation, lead scoring, and automated nurture journeys. The depth covers the marketing-automation needs of most Australian SMBs in the same flat tier as the rest of the OS.

Can I import my ActiveCampaign contacts and automations into XIntelliSync?

Yes. Contact lists, segments, tags, and unsubscribe records can be imported during onboarding. Automation rebuild uses XIntelliSync's template library — most businesses complete the switch in under 10 minutes.

Does XIntelliSync handle Australian Spam Act and Privacy Act compliance?

Yes. XIntelliSync's email surfaces include one-click unsubscribe, audit trails, sender identification, and Spam Act 2003 compliance scaffolding. Plus Privacy Act 1988 / APP / NDB compliance hooks for full Australian data-handling obligations.

Does XIntelliSync have AI agents that ActiveCampaign doesn't?

XIntelliSync includes 50–150+ AI agents covering BAS preparation, bank reconciliation, customer health scoring, revenue forecasting, invoice follow-ups, deal-stage analysis, lead scoring, and 140+ other tasks. ActiveCampaign's AI is largely content suggestions and send-time optimisation.

How long does it take to switch from ActiveCampaign to XIntelliSync?

Most businesses complete the switch in under 10 minutes via the onboarding wizard. Contact import, automation template rebuild, and the first campaign all happen on day one.

Is XIntelliSync an Australian company?

Yes. XIntelliSync was founded in Sydney, New South Wales in 2024 and built specifically for Australian SMBs. ActiveCampaign is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois (USA).

All Features What $97/mo Gets Sales & CRM AI & Automation 150 AI Agents Apps You Replace Pricing

CRM — the agents HubSpot and Zoho do not ship

CRM Automation Agents Customer Health Scoring Account Health Scoring Customer Onboarding Agent Deal Stage Progression Agent

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Learn the compliance regime — XIntelliSync Learn Centre

Privacy Act / APP / NDB AI Verification Trust Stack All 8 clusters in the Learn Centre

Compliance + workflow guides this comparison touches

The Learn Centre pillars covering the obligations and workflows where ActiveCampaign stops and XIntelliSync keeps going. Each pillar tells you upfront what XIntelliSync prepares vs what stays your obligation.

Privacy Act / APP / NDB 13 Australian Privacy Principles BAS / GST / TPAR Compliance Payroll Compliance Australia All 8 clusters in the Learn Centre

Built for your industry — 22 industries supported

All 22 industries

The Trust Stack

388 phases deeper. They ask you to do the work. We did the work, then built the system that proves it right.

IntelliX Omega runs 388 reasoning paths per question. XAVS scores every agent on 10 dimensions. Horizon supervises every run live. XGVS — 42 layers, 6 stages, 356+ gates across 34 compliance frameworks; every action passes every gate that applies or halts with reason.

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ActiveCampaign bills per contact AND per tier.We bill flat per business.