One draft, every subscriber's own language
Set a language on a contact and they receive the campaign translated from the same draft. No copies per audience, no translation bill.
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Zinn® Campaigns vs ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign is an automation platform with a CRM attached. If all you want is to write a good campaign and send it at the right moment, you may not need all of it.
What you get with Zinn® Campaigns that others charge extra for, or do not offer
Each of these is switched on in the product today. Nothing here is a roadmap item.
AI writing on every plan
From a one-line brief, the AI writer drafts two subject lines, a preheader and the body. It is not held back for a higher tier.
Sent at each contact's best hour
Smart send time delivers to each contact when they usually open, and an A/B subject test sends the winner to the rest.
Your brand, read from your website
The brand kit takes your logo, colours and font from your own site, so the first campaign already looks like you.
A check before every send
The pre-send check reads the campaign before it goes and lists what to fix, what to review and what is only for information.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC written for you
When we host your DNS, we write the sending records for your domain after you confirm. No copying records between tabs.
Already included with your hosting
Every Mainstream hosting plan includes 500 contacts and 2,000 emails a month, with no second bill.
24/7 enterprise-grade support, at no extra charge
Every customer on every plan reaches our expert team around the clock. Enterprise-grade support is part of the product, never a paid upgrade or a higher tier.
Side by side, briefly
ActiveCampaign's strength is deep multi-step automation, and its plans are priced per 1,000 contacts, billed yearly. Predictive sending arrives with Pro and generative AI with Plus. Zinn® Campaigns sends at each contact's best hour and writes with AI on every plan. Our flows are simpler.
| Feature | Zinn® Campaigns | ActiveCampaign |
|---|---|---|
| Free or included plan | 500 contacts and 2,000 emails a month, included with every Mainstream hosting plan | No free plan; 14-day free trial1 |
| Paid plans start at | $4.99 a month for 1,000 contacts | Starter $15, Plus $49, Pro $79, Enterprise $145 a month, billed yearly for 1,000 contacts1 |
| WhatsApp campaigns | No | Sold as separate WhatsApp plans1 |
| AI writing | Subject lines (A and B), preheader and body from one brief, on every plan | Generative AI for content and images from Plus1 |
| Send at each contact's best time | Yes, on every plan | Predictive sending from Pro1 |
| Automated flows | Welcome and drip flows on a list join, plus a yearly date. No store-triggered flows yet | Multi-step marketing automation from Starter1 |
ActiveCampaign's cells are what ActiveCampaign's own pricing page showed on November 12, 2026, in US dollars. Plans change, so check their page before you decide.
Where their figures come from
Where Zinn® Campaigns makes life simpler
Best-time sending without the Pro price
ActiveCampaign keeps predictive sending for Pro, listed at $79 a month billed yearly. Zinn® Campaigns can hold each email until the hour that contact usually opens, on every plan.
Monthly, and part of your hosting
ActiveCampaign's listed prices are billed yearly. Ours are monthly, and Mainstream hosting already covers 500 contacts and 2,000 emails a month.
Written for you, in each reader's language
Write one brief and the AI drafts the campaign. Then each contact receives it in the language on their record.
Where ActiveCampaign is stronger
ActiveCampaign is built around multi-step automation, with AI-powered automation builders from its first plan. It adds conditional content, landing pages and site messages, an optional CRM with pipelines, and sells WhatsApp plans. If complex lifecycle automation is the heart of your marketing, ActiveCampaign does more than we do today.
Who should choose Zinn® Campaigns
Teams who send regular campaigns and a welcome series, want good timing and AI drafting included, and would rather manage their newsletter in the same dashboard as their website, domains and email.
Leaving ActiveCampaign
Export contacts and tags
Export contacts from ActiveCampaign. Tags and custom fields arrive as contact attributes when you import.
Rebuild the essentials
Most accounts run a welcome series and a newsletter. Set the welcome as a flow on a list join, and keep complex multi-step automations where they are until you are sure.
Verify and send a test
Verify your sending domain and send a test campaign to yourself. The pre-send check flags anything that could hurt delivery.
ActiveCampaign switchers ask
Zinn® Campaigns or ActiveCampaign: which fits a small team?
Zinn® Campaigns, when you want predictive send time and AI drafting from the first plan instead of ActiveCampaign Pro and Plus. ActiveCampaign wins on long, branching automations and its CRM.
Does Zinn® Campaigns include a CRM?
No. Zinn® Campaigns keeps contacts, lists and consent, but it is not a sales CRM. ActiveCampaign is the better choice if you need sales pipelines in the same tool.
Can I build multi-step automations?
Not yet. Our flows send a welcome or drip series on a list join, or an email on a yearly date. ActiveCampaign's multi-step automation goes much further.
Is there a long contract?
No. Zinn® Campaigns is billed monthly. ActiveCampaign's listed prices were billed yearly on the day we checked.
How much does it cost for 1,000 contacts?
$4.99 a month with Zinn® Campaigns. ActiveCampaign listed Starter at $15 a month, billed yearly, for 1,000 contacts.
Is support included, or is it a paid tier?
Included. Every Zinn® Campaigns customer gets 24/7 enterprise-grade expert support at no extra charge, on every plan, from the team that runs the platform.
Already hosting with Zinn Digital®?
Every Mainstream hosting plan already includes 500 contacts and 2,000 emails a month of Zinn® Campaigns. See what it does before you pay anyone else for a newsletter.
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