Feature by feature
The plan each of us would sell you at 5,000 subscribers.
5,000subscribers |
ActiveCampaign Plus |
 SendFoxLifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $145 / month | $29, once |
| Contacts | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Email sends | 50,000 / month | 300,000, no monthly cap |
| If your list doubles | Plus, $189 / month | Pro 2, $39 / month |
ActiveCampaign prices from www.activecampaign.com, billed annually, the only price ActiveCampaign publishes, checked September 2026. SendFox prices from our pricing page.
Why creators switch from ActiveCampaign
Pay once, not per contact
One payment covers your first 5,000 contacts. Past that, Pro tiers start at $19/mo, and at every list size the SendFox tier is a fraction of Plus.
Newsletter tooling, not sales tooling
You are paying ActiveCampaign for a CRM, lead scoring and attribution. If what you send is a newsletter, SendFox has the automations, forms and landing pages without the sales stack.
Your paid newsletter, your Stripe
SendFox paid newsletters (on Pro) run on your own Stripe account, with no platform fee.
Built for creators
Smart Pages, Smart Campaigns from your RSS, and a referral program your readers run for you.
SendFox vs ActiveCampaign: quick answers
Is SendFox a good alternative to ActiveCampaign?
For newsletters, yes. SendFox is free up to 1,000 contacts, then $29 paid once covers 5,000 contacts and 300,000 sends forever. ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation and CRM suite billed per contact; if you need lead scoring, deal pipelines or predictive sending, stay.
How much does ActiveCampaign cost compared to SendFox?
At 5,000 contacts, ActiveCampaign Plus is $145 a month billed annually, $1,740 a year, and Starter is $79 with 5 actions per automation (activecampaign.com/pricing, September 2026). SendFox Lifetime covers the same 5,000 contacts for $29, paid once. Above 5,000 contacts, SendFox Pro plans start at $19 a month.
Does ActiveCampaign have a free plan?
No. ActiveCampaign offers a 14-day free trial. SendFox Free has no time limit: 1,000 contacts and 3,000 sends a month.
Can I import my ActiveCampaign contacts into SendFox?
Yes. Export your contacts from ActiveCampaign as a CSV and upload it to SendFox. The import takes about two minutes and lists or tags come across as SendFox lists.
Also compared: Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv, MailerLite, Substack, AWeber, Flodesk, EmailOctopus, GetResponse, Ghost, Moosend.
