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ActiveCampaign complaints on Reddit

OpinionDeck found 195 recent Reddit threads mentioning ActiveCampaign across 6 subreddits. The most active community is r/ActiveCampaign, and 6 of these threads are framed as complaints or alternatives.

Data refreshed 2026-05-17

Mention timeline

Monthly thread volume across the 6 subreddits where ActiveCampaign is discussed.

2016-03: 1 threads 2017-02: 2 threads 2017-07: 1 threads 2017-08: 1 threads 2018-01: 1 threads 2018-09: 1 threads 2019-01: 1 threads 2019-02: 1 threads 2019-03: 2 threads 2019-05: 1 threads 2019-06: 2 threads 2019-09: 2 threads 2019-10: 1 threads 2020-03: 2 threads 2020-08: 1 threads 2020-09: 2 threads 2020-10: 1 threads 2020-12: 4 threads 2021-01: 2 threads 2021-03: 1 threads 2021-04: 2 threads 2021-05: 2 threads 2021-06: 2 threads 2021-07: 1 threads 2021-08: 2 threads 2021-09: 1 threads 2021-11: 1 threads 2021-12: 1 threads 2022-01: 1 threads 2022-02: 1 threads 2022-03: 1 threads 2022-04: 2 threads 2022-05: 1 threads 2022-07: 3 threads 2022-10: 2 threads 2022-11: 1 threads 2023-02: 3 threads 2023-04: 7 threads 2023-05: 1 threads 2023-06: 4 threads 2023-07: 2 threads 2023-09: 3 threads 2023-10: 3 threads 2023-11: 1 threads 2023-12: 1 threads 2024-01: 4 threads 2024-02: 2 threads 2024-03: 2 threads 2024-04: 1 threads 2024-05: 1 threads 2024-06: 2 threads 2024-07: 3 threads 2024-08: 2 threads 2024-09: 1 threads 2024-10: 4 threads 2024-11: 2 threads 2025-01: 1 threads 2025-03: 1 threads 2025-04: 2 threads 2025-05: 2 threads 2025-06: 3 threads 2025-07: 6 threads 2025-08: 2 threads 2025-09: 4 threads 2025-10: 3 threads 2025-11: 7 threads 2025-12: 6 threads 2026-01: 24 threads 2026-02: 22 threads 2026-03: 2 threads 2026-04: 2 threads 2026-05: 5 threads 2016-03 2026-05

Where ActiveCampaign gets discussed

Top subreddits by share of ActiveCampaign-related threads in our sample.

SubredditThreads in sampleShare
r/ActiveCampaign 91
47%
r/Emailmarketing 71
36%
r/MarketingAutomation 18
9%
r/Entrepreneur 9
5%
r/SaaS 4
2%
r/ecommerce 2
1%

Top ActiveCampaign complaints on Reddit

Threads where users mention switching, alternatives, or frustration with ActiveCampaign.

  • Leaving ActiveCampaign. Need Replacement r/Emailmarketing · u/solopreneur · 2 points · Sep 24, 2024

    The changes in pricing at Active Campaign have me looking for another platform. Capping the number of sends at 10 for each contact in a month is ridiculous. I have about 25,000 contacts and send out about 500,000 emails a month - half are…

  • OpenClaw + ActiveCampaign r/ActiveCampaign · u/Dangerous_Pin_1636 · 1 points · May 6, 2026

    Sales and marketing OpenClaw Skill. Connects to your ActiveCampaign account via the v3 API. You ask things in plain English ("find my hottest leads", "merge my duplicate tags", "why is my open rate dropping"), it pulls live data and gives…

  • Canceling or Pausing an ActiveCampaign Account Correctly r/ActiveCampaign · u/Jayson13Casper · 1 points · Feb 11, 2026

    If you’re planning to pause or cancel ActiveCampaign, it’s worth doing it the right way so you don’t lose data or break automations you may want later. Here’s a clean checklist. 1. Export your contacts first Before doing anything, export:…

  • How Shopify Tags Sync Across ActiveCampaign Workflows r/ActiveCampaign · u/Shashimi_08 · 1 points · Feb 2, 2026

    Shopify tags can be a simple but powerful trigger inside ActiveCampaign once the connection is set up correctly. Here’s a clear way to think about how the sync works and how to use it in workflows. 1. How tags get into ActiveCampaign When…

  • Workarounds or alternatives - ActiveCampaign as CRM and Users without Emails r/ActiveCampaign · u/citybricks · 1 points · Oct 1, 2025

    Came into a position where we're trying to use ActiveCampaign more as a CRM since we already have it and there is already some buy-in with the tool. Some of our use involves integrating it with other tools where employees work with people…

  • Anyone Open To Trying A Good Alternative To MailChimp /ConstantContact /Awber / ActiveCampaign?

Other recent ActiveCampaign threads

Non-complaint mentions — questions, comparisons, recommendations.

  • No affiliate links or promos here - this is just a guy trying to find the best ESP for my small business. Keep in mind, this is a **very limited** test using a few gmails and outlooks to test deliverability, but the results were consistent…

  • Looking for real ActiveCampaign pipeline examples r/ActiveCampaign · 24 points · Feb 12, 2026

    I'm in the middle of setting up (or TBH rethinking) our pipelines in ActiveCampaign and wanted to see how other people are actually using it day to day. I've checked the docs and a couple YouTube vids but they all feel super perfect world…

  • ActiveCampaign is pricing itself out. Best alternatives? r/Emailmarketing · 10 points · Jul 8, 2025

    Hey all, I've been using AC for about a decade. Aweber before that, which I now find too clunky. AC is honestly great, but with my \~14K list, which is now more of an occasional newsletter, it's hard to justify $350/mo at my current…

  • Towards the end of 2020, we approached ActiveCampaign about growing our integration partnership. We had over a hundred mutual users with them and a native integration we had built on our end. Today we have over 2000 mutual users. Here was…

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OpinionDeck found 195 recent threads mentioning ActiveCampaign across 6 subreddits, of which 6 are framed as complaints. Data refreshed 2026-05-17.
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