Wall Check
ActiveCampaign
Powerful marketing automation; strict contact-based pricing that scales quickly.
Gates 4/5 4 of the five walls fired — the score is a count, not a verdict.
Checked 2026-09-27 · re-check due 2026-11-26.
The five walls
! Price wall
The free tier ends. The limit you hit while everything still looks free.
Starts at $15/mo for 250 contacts.
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! Permission wall
You can see the setting but not touch it. Licenses and admin roles decide what you control.
Custom user roles require Professional tier ($187/mo).
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✓ Gate wall
A human at the vendor decides your timeline — approvals, reviews, onboarding queues.
Self-serve signup.
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! Meter wall
Cost scales with your success. Per-unit, per-seat, per-message pricing that grows as you do.
Priced strictly by contact count.
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! Exit wall
Getting out costs more than getting in. Your data, your domain, your number — who keeps them.
Complex automations do not export to other CRMs.
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The twelve questions
- What is the hard number where the free tier ends?
- Priced by contact count.
Documents read for this check: pricing page, changelog, community forum, API docs.
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