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Action Network
What it is
Action Network is an online organizing platform for individuals and groups advancing progressive causes. Organizers can publish petitions, event RSVPs, surveys, fundraising forms, ticketed event pages, and letter campaigns, alongside mass email and mobile texting tools. List data can be downloaded. Email capabilities include A/B testing, custom templates, automated workflows, drip campaigns, personalization, targeting, and analytics. Event features cover RSVP management, reminders, self check-in, ticketing, and maps; fundraising pages support recurring giving and donor management. SMS and MMS campaigns are offered only as an add-on to an email partnership. Integrations include a full Salesforce sync, Catalist, SpeechifAI, ActBlue, CallHub, Zapier, Make, and n8n. The REST API can retrieve and post data and sync systems, but API access is for paying partners. Plans include unlimited email support, a getting-started training series, and help articles. The free plan is available; paid plans start at $15/mo, with usage-based email charges for Movement and Network.
For and against
For
- Creates petitions, events, surveys, and letter campaigns
- Includes email automation, targeting, and analytics
- Event tools include reminders and self check-in
- Fundraising pages support recurring giving and donor management
- Free plan available
Against
- Mobile SMS and MMS require a separate add-on
- API access is limited to paying partners
- Does not provide websites or offline organizing
- Activist records require an email address or phone number
The verdict
Action Network brings campaign publishing, email, events, and fundraising into one organizing platform. Consider its stated scope limits and separate mobile-messaging add-on before choosing it.
Who it suits
It suits grassroots and established progressive organizations that need campaign, event, fundraising, and email tools. It is not described as a general CRM or website provider.
Plans and prices
Free
free tools for grassroots activists · advocacy tools, data uploads, help articles
Read 15 Oct 2026 · actionnetwork.org
Movement
single, small to midsize organizations · $1.25 per 1,000 emails · $15 minimum
Read 15 Oct 2026 · actionnetwork.org
Network
federated or multi-group organizations · $2.50 per 1,000 emails · $125 minimum
Read 15 Oct 2026 · actionnetwork.org
Boost
Add-on · advanced tools and features
Read 28 Sep 2026 · actionnetwork.org
Enterprise
organizations with 1M+ monthly emails
Read 15 Oct 2026 · actionnetwork.org
On the record
- Actions
- Organizers can publish petitions, event RSVPs, surveys, fundraising forms, ticketed event pages, and letter campaigns.help.actionnetwork.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- API
- A REST-style API and webhooks support synchronizing people, email addresses, action histories, subscriptions, embeds and near-real-time event notifications.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- API access
- Most API access requires a partner-issued API key; helper POST endpoints can be used without a key for some browser-based forms.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The API uses HAL+JSON, generally follows OSDI, is limited to four calls per second and webhooks typically arrive within five minutes.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automation
- The platform includes visual Ladders for automated drip campaigns and workflows.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company reach
- The official about page reports more than 12,000 progressive groups using Action Network, 55 million letters sent and 5 million event attendees.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists the nonprofit as having 11–50 employees.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company status
- Action Network is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, and it is the sole shareholder of Action Squared Inc., identified as the maker of the Action Network toolset.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company structure
- Action Network says it is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit and the sole shareholder of Action Squared Inc., the maker of its toolsets.actionnetwork.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- The help center covers getting started, billing, groups, actions, emails, mobile messaging, design, data, networks, FAQs and API integrations.help.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Email and mobile
- The platform includes mass email and mobile texting tools, and organizers can download their list data.help.actionnetwork.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Email features
- Email tools include A/B testing, custom templates, automated workflows, drip campaigns, personalization, targeting, and analytics.actionnetwork.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Email marketing
- The platform provides visual or code-based email creation, personalization, targeting, automated drip workflows, analytics and A/B testing.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Events
- Event management includes RSVP handling, calendar integration, reminders, self check-in and in-person or virtual events.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Events and fundraising
- Event tools include RSVP management, reminders, self check-in, ticketing, and maps, while fundraiser pages support recurring giving and donor management.actionnetwork.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Forms and surveys
- Custom forms support conditional logic and validation, while surveys provide multiple question types and branching.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Fundraising
- Fundraising campaigns provide customizable donation pages, recurring giving, donor management, payment integrations and progress tracking.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Action Network reports more than 20 integrations, including Salesforce, Catalist, SpeechifAI, ActBlue, CallHub, Zapier, Make, n8n, Inbox Monster and Mobile Commons.help.actionnetwork.org · read 15 Oct 2026
