Shape - Top Competitors (Sep 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Sep 07, 2022

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Shape vs. Alternatives in 2024

Shape vs. ActiveCampaign

Shape and ActiveCampaign both provide features such as Lead Capture & Scoring, Marketing & Campaign Insights, and Custom Reporting. Shape offers features like Pipeline Management, Built-in Calling, and Bi-directional Texting that ActiveCampaign does not. ActiveCampaign offers features such as site and event tracking, landing page templates, and custom domains that Shape does not. ActiveCampaign begins at $29 per month when paid annually, whereas Shape starts at $99 per user per month. Both systems are CRM cloud solutions.

ActiveCampaign is best for small and medium-sized companies in Education, Entertainment & Events, Travel & Hospitality, Non-Profit, and others wanting to expand via stronger customer interactions. In contrast, Shape targets Customers requiring user-friendly intelligent automation in Mortgage, Sales, Solar, Education, Warranty, Real Estate, Legal, and others.

Shape (established in 2007) and ActiveCampaign (established in 2003) are privately owned firms. While ActiveCampaign has over 180,000 clients in 170 countries, Shape has attracted the confidence of 21,000 users and counting.

Shape vs. Freshsales

Pipeline Management, Sales Automation, and Integrations are all provided by Shape and Freshsales. Shape offers features such as Template Library, Video Marketing, and Drip Campaigns that Freshsales does not. Freshsales has features such as Contact Management, Deal Management, and Governance that Shape does not.

Compared to Freshsales, which begins at $15 per user per month when paid yearly, Shape starts at $99 per user per month. Both systems are CRM cloud solutions. While Shape focuses on Mortgage, Sales, Solar, Education, Warranty, Real estate, Law, and other industries, Freshsales targets Real estate, Manufacturing, SaaS, Hospitality, Insurance, Logistics, Agency, Retail, Finance, Healthcare, and other industries.

Freshsales by Freshworks (established in 2010) is publicly listed on the NASDAQ under the FRSH symbol and is trusted by over 50,000 firms worldwide, whereas Shape (formed in 2007) is a privately owned company that has 21,000 users and is expanding.

Shape vs. HubSpot Sales Hub

Shape and HubSpot Sales Hub provide sales CRM, Reporting & Analytics, and Sales Automation features. HubSpot Sales Hub has features such as Quote & CPQ capabilities, Document Management & Tracking, and Conversation Intelligence, but Shape does not. Shape offers features like bi-directional texting, IVR & routing, and survey-style lead funnels that HubSpot Sales Hub does not.

Compared to HubSpot Sales Hub, which begins at $45 per month with a free trial and free edition, Shape starts at $99 per user each month. Both systems are CRM solutions that are hosted in the cloud. While the HubSpot CRM is designed for expanding teams, Shape is aimed at clients who would benefit from sophisticated, user-friendly automation.

While the privately owned Shape (established in 2007) has 21,000 and increasing users who trust it, the publicly listed HubSpot Sales Hub (launched in 2006) is quoted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker code HUBS and has over 100,000 and growing clients in more than 120 countries who trust it.