Drip vs SharpSpring

Written by Marcus Taylor - CEO
Updated 12/02/2026

5 minute read

Who is this software for?

Drip is ideal for small eCommerce businesses looking for a marketing automation platform.

Pros

  • Add events with metadata to contacts for advanced email campaigns
  • Drip.js lets you show custom CTA to you website visitors
  • Free plan for up to 100 subscribers

Cons

  • Complicated campaigns and funnels can get messy

Screenshots

Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$39 / month
For 10k contacts
$154 / month
For 25k contacts
$369 / month
For 100k contacts
$1199 / month
Full feature pricing
$99 / month
Starting price
Free
Setup fee
Starting # of users
Cost per extra user
Refund policy
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
United States
Founded in
2012

About Drip

Drip is a marketing automation software that helps businesses increase their revenue by automating their email marketing campaigns. It allows users to segment their audience, personalize their emails, and track the performance of their campaigns. Drip also includes features such as lead scoring, web tracking, and e-commerce integrations. Additionally, it provides a visual workflow builder that makes it easy to create complex automation sequences. Drip also offers a range of integrations with popular e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce. This makes it a great choice for eCommerce stores that are looking for an easy-to-use, yet powerful email marketing automation solution.

Who is this software for?

SharpSpring is ideal for marketing agencies and SMBs

Pros

  • 1/10th the cost of comparable platforms
  • Month-to-month contracts - no long term commitment
  • Agencies features: special pricing model, rebrandable platform, single sign-on, easy client management.

Cons

  • Relatively expensive
  • No SEO recommendations for blogs

Screenshots

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Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$999 / month
For 10k contacts
$999 / month
For 25k contacts
$1449 / month
For 100k contacts
Contact sales
Full feature pricing
$400 / month
Starting price
$400 / month
Setup fee
Starting # of users
Cost per extra user
Refund policy
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
United States
Founded in
2011

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About SharpSpring

SharpSpring is a cloud-based marketing automation provider offering a next-generation marketing automation solution rivaling the industries top platforms in terms of features, functionality and performance. SharpSpring is one of the most flexible platforms on the market, offering native or 3rd party CRM integration, fully integrated call tracking, universal CMS compatibility, in addition to integration with hundreds of applications. With SharpSpring, see every lead that comes in, whether by phone or form, and compare all data side by side to get a full picture of end-to-end ROI. SharpSpring also offers unlimited support, and a super-responsive development team, and rock-solid email deliverability. SharpSpring is usually less than 1/3 the cost of other competitors, yet powerful enough to be trusted by hundreds of agencies and thousands of businesses around the world.