CRM Comparison

Act! vs. Streak

At a glance

Best for

Best for small businesses that want CRM and email marketing from one vendor, with the option of a self-managed desktop edition.

Freelancers
Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

Streak

Best for

Best for small teams and startups that live in Gmail and want a CRM with pipelines, email tracking and mail merge without leaving the inbox.

Freelancers
Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion	Act!	Streak
Starting price	lower value From $30 / user / month Act! Advantage Standard, billed annually. Act! Premium Desktop is $40 per user/month and the Enterprise Engagement tier is quoted by the vendor. Prices in US dollars.	From $49 / user / month Pro plan billed annually ($59 per user/month billed monthly). A free plan offers Gmail email tools. Prices in US dollars.
Free trial	14-day free trial, no credit card required	Free plan with Gmail email power tools; 14-day trial of the Pro+ plan
API	Yes, the Act! Web API, a JSON REST API with OData querying and an OpenAPI (Swagger) 2.0 description, plus a .NET native SDK	Yes, a documented API on every plan, with webhooks on Pro+ and Enterprise
Hosting	Cloud (SaaS) on AWS, or self-managed on-premises with Act! Premium Desktop	Cloud (SaaS)
Made in	United States	Not stated
Contacts and companies	Yes, contacts with notes, history, documents and activities, plus companies, secondary contacts, call lists ranked by engagement and an AI history summary	Yes, a shared contact and company database inside Gmail
Deal pipeline	Yes, opportunity management with a drag-and-drop pipeline view, in-context KPIs, an interactive sales funnel and a configurable sales process	Yes, customizable pipelines with deal stages shown in the Gmail inbox
Email and calendar	Yes, two-way contact, calendar and email integration with Microsoft Outlook, Office 365 and Google, on Windows and Mac	Yes, built into Gmail, with email and link tracking and mail merge
Workflow automation	Yes, a visual workflow designer for drip and nurture campaigns on every plan; marketing automation with lead scoring, progressive profiling and prioritised activity scheduling on Act! Advantage Ultimate	Yes, workflow automation with automated email logging and AI-powered data entry
Reporting and forecasting	Yes, reports and interactive dashboards on every plan, plus a welcome-page productivity dashboard showing top deals and key activities	Yes, customizable funnel reports; advanced reports on Pro+ and above
Integrations and API	Yes, the Act! Web API on every plan (JSON REST with OData and OpenAPI 2.0) plus Microsoft Office, Outlook and Google integrations and .csv data import	Yes, a documented API on every plan, with webhooks on Pro+ and Enterprise
AI features	Yes	Yes
Deployment	more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat	Not stated
Onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting	Not stated
Company size	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations	more entries Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Gmail, Google Contacts, Google Calendar	Google Workspace, Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, Zapier

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Act! From $30 / user / month Streak From $49 / user / month
Free trial Act! 14-day free trial, no credit card required Streak Free plan with Gmail email power tools; 14-day trial of the Pro+ plan
Deployment Act! Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Streak Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Company size Act! Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Streak Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Hosting Act! Cloud (SaaS) on AWS, or self-managed on-premises with Act! Premium Desktop Streak Cloud (SaaS)

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Act!

Strengths

Cloud and self-managed on-premises editions from the same vendor
CRM, email marketing, web forms, surveys, website chat and appointment booking in one subscription
Act! Web API included on every plan, with OData querying and an OpenAPI description
14-day free trial without a credit card

Limitations

Prices are quoted per user billed annually
The entry tier includes 2,500 email sends a month; larger allowances require a higher tier
SMS text messaging is a paid add-on starting at $19 per month

Streak

Strengths

Runs entirely inside Gmail as a browser extension, with no separate app to switch to
Free plan with email and link tracking, mail merge and snippets
A documented API on every plan
AI deal summaries, Q&A and autofill, with monthly AI credits on every plan

Limitations

Requires Gmail and a supported browser (Chrome, Safari or Edge)
Advanced reports, integrations and automations are reserved for Pro+ and above

Plans

Pricing

Act!

Act! Advantage Standard $30 Per user/month billed annually. Full CRM and mobile app, basic email marketing with 2,500 sends a month, Office 365 and Gmail integration, standard forms, surveys, website chat and event management, reports and dashboards, 15 GB cloud storage.
Act! Advantage Professional $45 Per user/month billed annually. Adds Email Marketing Plus with 25,000 sends a month, turnkey and nurture campaigns, AI history summary and AI writing assistant, accounting integration, project management and 25 GB storage.
Act! Advantage Ultimate $60 Per user/month billed annually. Adds marketing automation with 50,000 sends a month, lead scoring, progressive profiling, an additional email domain, custom industry tables, an online customer portal, enhanced support and 35 GB storage.
Act! Premium Desktop $40 Per user/month billed annually. Self-managed on-premises deployment with networked and offline access, self-managed security and full control of updates.
Enterprise Engagement Not stated Quoted by the vendor. Private hosting and custom deployment, a dedicated project manager, custom scoping and enhanced security and compliance.

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Streak

Free $0 Email power tools inside Gmail: email and link tracking, snippets, mail merge (up to 50 per day) and Thread Splitter.
Pro $49 Per user/month billed annually ($59 monthly). Core CRM, mail merge, shared pipelines and 20 AI credits per user/month.
Pro+ $69 Per user/month billed annually ($89 monthly). Adds advanced reports, integrations and automations and 150 AI credits per user/month.
Enterprise $129 Per user/month billed annually ($159 monthly). Adds custom roles, data validation and dedicated support; 10-user minimum and 500 AI credits per user/month.

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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Act!

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Streak

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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Where this comes from

Act! https://www.act.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-12

Streak https://www.streak.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.