ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… vs Drip for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
ActiveCampaign – The autonomous…
40K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Drip for WordPress has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… leads in active installations (40K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… has accumulated 1.4M+ total downloads while Drip for WordPress has 53K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… | Drip for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 29 | ◄ | 4 |
| Active Installs | 40K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M+ | ◄ | 53K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2013 | |
| Age | 17 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 2.0+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 8.1.21 | 1.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
ActiveCampaign – The autonomous…
Drip for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… averaged approximately 166 daily downloads while Drip for WordPress averaged 3.
Recent Reviews
ActiveCampaign – The autonomous… Reviews
Please fix your count() usage
Ever since we upgraded this plugin screams about count errors every other minute. Its almost unusable.
Attention: Big GDPR Issue!
At least in Germany it is not allowed to send the Users IP to some google server in the US without asking (cookie consent). But when you install this plugin, this is what is happening since it uses go
Active Campaign is usefull
It is a very nice tool, that allow to make automations and more things. I recommend to use Active Campaign.
Drip for WordPress Reviews
Does exactly what it says
The plugin does it exactly what it says. As always, the Drip team make life on WP easy by developing seemingly sophisticated tools in way that makes life easy. We used this plugin to add Drip tags an
Painless, fast integration with my Drip account
Makes it so easy on WordPress to integrate Drip into the site. The Drip configuration took longer than this integration.
Love it
Best email marketing WordPress plugin available. Makes life easy, does what it says. Greatly improves conversion rates. Recommended.
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