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10 Best Account Based Marketing Software in 2026, Compared

10 best account based marketing software tools compared on price, free plans and ABM features. Seven publish no price — here is what each one really costs.

Shamim Mia, Founder, SerpAstraLast verified November 4, 202612 min read

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Key takeaways

  • HubSpot Marketing Hub is the cheapest way in at $20 per seat a month, Salesforce Account Engagement is the only published enterprise price at $1,250 a month, and 6sense and Demandbase One lead the field — both custom-quoted.
  • Seven of the ten tools publish no price at all: budget on third-party medians ($25,000–$69,000 a year per Vendr) and expect a sales conversation.
  • The single most important buying factor is intent data: without a reliable in-market signal, ABM is just expensive display advertising.
  • Free ways in exist — 6sense's free plan, ZoomInfo Lite and AdRoll's retargeting tier — but a real ABM program starts at five figures a year.
  • Every price below was checked on the vendor's own pricing page on November 4, 2026, or marked as a custom quote where the vendor publishes none. Ratings are G2, with review counts shown.
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Quick comparison

Starting prices checked November 4, 2026
ToolBest forStarting priceFree plan
6senseEnterprise B2B teams with a mature ABM program who want predictive AI to rank and prioritize target accountsCustom quoteYes (50 credits/mo)
Demandbase OneEnterprise revenue teams that want one platform for account identification, intent, advertising and orchestrationCustom quoteNo (demo only)
HubSpot Marketing HubSmall and mid-size B2B teams already on HubSpot who want ABM features without buying a second platform$20/mo per seatYes (free tier)
Adobe Marketo EngageEnterprise B2B marketing teams on Salesforce or Dynamics that need deep automation and account-based journeysCustom quoteNo (demo only)
Salesforce Account EngagementB2B teams that already run Salesforce and want marketing automation living on the same records as sales$1,250/moNo (demo only)
ZoomInfo MarketingB2B teams that need contact data, intent signals and ABM advertising from one databaseCustom quoteYes (Lite, 10 credits)
AdRoll ABMMid-market B2B teams that want account-based advertising running fast, without an enterprise platform projectCustom quoteYes (retargeting)
Metadata.ioMid-market demand-gen teams spending $20,000+ a month on paid ads who want AI to run the campaigns$5,650/moNo (demo only)
Bombora Company SurgeB2B teams that already run an ABM platform and need a trusted intent feed to tell them which accounts are researchingCustom quoteNo (free trial)
Influ2Enterprise teams with small, known buying committees who want ads served to named people, not just accountsCustom quoteNo (demo only)

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The best account based marketing software

#1

6sense

Best for: Enterprise B2B teams with a mature ABM program who want predictive AI to rank and prioritize target accounts

4.2/5 on G2 (1,580 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit 6sense.com
Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing; free plan with 50 data credits/month)
Free planYes — free plan (50 data credits/month)

6sense is the predictive engine of this list. Its AI models score every account in your market by buying stage, then combine first-party behaviour with third-party intent, technographics and psychographics into one prioritised list. Sales stops guessing which accounts to call, and marketing stops advertising to companies that were never going to buy.

The free plan is a genuine way in: 50 data credits a month, company and people search, sales alerts and a Chrome extension. The catch is the paid side. Every bundle is custom-quoted, data credits do not roll over, and most contracts land in five or six figures a year. Buy 6sense when you have a defined target account list and a RevOps owner to run it.

What we like

  • Predictive AI scores and ranks accounts by buying stage, so sales focuses on the accounts most likely to buy
  • Intent data combines first-party signals with third-party intent, technographics and psychographics in one view
  • Free plan includes 50 data credits a month, company and people search, sales alerts and a Chrome extension
  • Native account-based advertising and orchestration workflows keep ads, email and sales plays on the same account list

Watch out for

  • No published price — every paid bundle is a custom quote, and contracts commonly run into six figures a year
  • Data credits do not roll over between periods, so unused credits are lost
  • Reviewers note a real learning curve and that the platform needs dedicated RevOps time to run well
#2

Demandbase One

Best for: Enterprise revenue teams that want one platform for account identification, intent, advertising and orchestration

4.4/5 on G2 (2,023 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
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Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing; platform fee plus a flat fee per user)
Free planNo — demo only

Demandbase One is the most complete ABM platform here. Account identification, intent data, advertising, website personalisation and sales intelligence sit in one system, and Pipeline Predict AI scores accounts and forecasts pipeline from the same data the campaigns run on. For an enterprise team that wants ABM as one motion rather than five tools, nothing else in this list covers as much ground.

The price is the barrier. There is no published figure — a platform fee plus a flat fee per user, quoted annually — and reviewers warn about the learning curve, the setup effort and the ad spend minimums on top. With a 4.4 out of 5 rating across more than 2,000 G2 reviews, it is also the most reviewed dedicated ABM platform here. Buy it when the budget and the team match the scope.

What we like

  • The fullest ABM suite here: account identification, intent data, advertising, web personalization and sales intelligence in one platform
  • Pipeline Predict AI scores accounts and forecasts pipeline from the same data the campaigns run on
  • G2 rates it 4.4 out of 5 across more than 2,000 reviews, the largest review base of any dedicated ABM platform here
  • Named a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for ABM platforms five years running

Watch out for

  • No published price — a platform fee plus a flat fee per user, all custom-quoted on annual contracts
  • Reviewers consistently cite a steep learning curve and a complex setup that needs dedicated admin time
  • Ad spend minimums and onboarding fees sit on top of the platform fee, so the first-year bill runs higher than the quote
#3

HubSpot Marketing Hub

Best for: Small and mid-size B2B teams already on HubSpot who want ABM features without buying a second platform

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Starting price$20/month per seat (Starter; promotional pricing from $7/month per seat for new customers)
Free planYes — free CRM tools (Marketing Hub free tier)

HubSpot is the accessible entry point to ABM. Starter costs $20 per seat a month and includes the CRM, email automation, landing pages and ad management, so a small B2B team can start account-based work without a second platform. Target account dashboards, company scoring and account-based reporting arrive on Professional at $890 a month, which is where ABM gets serious.

The pricing catch is the contact ladder. Costs climb as marketing contacts grow, and Professional and Enterprise add mandatory onboarding fees of $3,000 and $7,000. G2 reviewers rate HubSpot the easiest tool in this list to learn, and its support scores are the strongest among the suites. Buy HubSpot when your team already lives in it — or when $20 a seat is the budget reality.

What we like

  • The only paid plan here under $25 a month: Starter at $20 per seat, with the CRM included at every tier
  • ABM tools on Professional and above: target accounts, company scoring, account-based reporting and LinkedIn ads
  • Rated the easiest platform in this list to learn, with the strongest support scores on G2
  • One login covers email, automation, landing pages, ads and reporting, so small teams avoid a second tool

Watch out for

  • Real ABM features — target account dashboards and company scoring — start on Professional ($890/month), not Starter
  • Costs climb fast as marketing contacts grow: extra contacts are sold in blocks on top of the base price
  • Professional and Enterprise carry mandatory one-time onboarding fees of $3,000 and $7,000
#4

Adobe Marketo Engage

Best for: Enterprise B2B marketing teams on Salesforce or Dynamics that need deep automation and account-based journeys

4.1/5 on G2 (3,149 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit business.adobe.com
Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing; Growth, Select, Prime and the top tier quoted by database size)
Free planNo — demo only

Marketo Engage is the enterprise automation standard, and it shows in the depth: lead and account scoring, nurture programs, revenue-cycle modelling and journey analytics, with native two-way sync to Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics. The Prime package adds the account-based marketing itself, plus AI personalisation, on top of that automation core.

Everything is quoted by database size, and Adobe publishes no price — Growth, Select, Prime and the top tier are all custom annual contracts. The ABM features sit in Prime, not in the entry Growth package, so the cheapest quote buys no ABM at all. Reviewers also rate setup well below HubSpot, and most teams need a dedicated marketing-ops specialist. Buy Marketo when automation depth matters more than a quick start.

What we like

  • The most mature B2B automation engine here, with lead and account scoring, nurture programs and revenue-cycle modelling
  • Prime adds account-based marketing, journey analytics and AI personalization on top of the automation core
  • Native two-way sync with Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics, plus webhooks for the rest of the stack
  • Four packages (Growth, Select, Prime and the top tier) let large teams scale users and API calls without changing vendors

Watch out for

  • No published price — all four packages are quoted annually by database size
  • ABM features sit in the Prime package, not the entry Growth package, so the cheapest quote buys no ABM
  • Reviewers rate ease of setup well below HubSpot, and most teams need a dedicated marketing-ops specialist
#5

Salesforce Account Engagement

Best for: B2B teams that already run Salesforce and want marketing automation living on the same records as sales

4.0/5 on G2 (2,403 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
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Starting price$1,250/month per organization (Growth+, billed annually; 10,000 contacts)
Free planNo — demo only

Account Engagement — the product most people still call Pardot — is the default when Salesforce is the system of record. Prospect activity, scoring and pipeline live on the same records sales already works from, and Engagement Studio builds visual nurture journeys without code. Growth+ costs $1,250 per organisation a month billed annually, the only published ABM-capable price in this list.

The honest total is higher: it needs an active Salesforce CRM licence on top, and Einstein AI and B2B Marketing Analytics wait behind Advanced+ at $4,400 a month. Reviewers praise the Salesforce integration and flag the learning curve and the dated interface. Buy it when your sales team already lives in Salesforce — anywhere else, the pairing tax is hard to justify.

What we like

  • The only ABM-capable automation platform here with a published price: Growth+ at $1,250 per organisation a month
  • Runs natively on Salesforce records, so prospect activity, scoring and pipeline live where sales already works
  • Engagement Studio builds visual nurture journeys, and Growth+ now includes Marketing Cloud Next Growth Edition
  • Four editions scale from 10,000 contacts to 75,000, with business units and a dedicated IP on the higher tiers

Watch out for

  • Requires an active Salesforce CRM licence on top of the $1,250 a month, so the real bill is higher
  • Einstein AI and B2B Marketing Analytics are gated behind Advanced+ ($4,400/month), not the entry plan
  • Reviewers note a steep learning curve and an interface that feels dated next to HubSpot and Marketo
#6

ZoomInfo Marketing

Best for: B2B teams that need contact data, intent signals and ABM advertising from one database

4.5/5 on G2 (9,036 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit zoominfo.com
Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing; Marketing Demand, ABM Lite and ABM Enterprise packages)
Free planYes — ZoomInfo Lite free (10 credits/month)

ZoomInfo Marketing is the data-first entry in this list. Behind the ABM tools sits one of the deepest B2B databases anywhere — 500M+ professional profiles with verified emails and direct dials — plus intent topics and ad audiences. Marketing Demand includes 75,000 credits and 25 intent topics, and ABM Enterprise adds unlimited topics and predictive account scoring.

Nothing is published on price: every package is custom-quoted by seats, credits and add-ons, on annual contracts. The recurring complaint in more than 9,000 G2 reviews is stale contact data, and the ABM tiers are the expensive end of ZoomInfo — the cheaper plans are sales prospecting, not ABM. ZoomInfo Lite, free with 10 credits a month, is the honest way to test the data first.

What we like

  • One of the deepest B2B databases anywhere: 500M+ professional profiles, verified emails and direct dials behind the ABM tools
  • Marketing Demand includes 75,000 credits and 25 intent topics; ABM Enterprise adds unlimited topics and predictive account scoring
  • Highest G2 score in this list at 4.5 out of 5, across more than 9,000 reviews
  • ZoomInfo Lite is a permanent free tier with 10 monthly credits, so the data can be tested before any sales call

Watch out for

  • No published price — every package is custom-quoted by seats, credits and add-ons, on annual contracts
  • Reviewers flag stale contact data as the top complaint, with outdated records appearing in hundreds of reviews
  • The ABM tiers (ABM Lite and ABM Enterprise) are the expensive end of ZoomInfo; the cheaper plans are sales prospecting, not ABM
#7

AdRoll ABM

Best for: Mid-market B2B teams that want account-based advertising running fast, without an enterprise platform project

4.3/5 on G2 (661 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
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Starting priceCustom quote (ABM packages by demo; retargeting has no platform fee)
Free planYes — free retargeting tier (pay only for media)

AdRoll ABM — the RollWorks platform, folded back into the AdRoll brand in August 2025 — is the fastest way into account-based advertising. The retargeting tier has no platform fee: you pay only for media. Guided Playbooks launch multi-channel campaigns in weeks, and the bundled price covers audiences, integrations and measurement with no add-on fee per audience.

The ABM packages themselves are quote-only, and all three need a sales demo to price. There is no contact database, so targeting is account-level only and sales outreach needs a separate data tool, and connected TV campaigns carry a $10,000 a month minimum. Reviewers rate it the easiest ABM platform here to set up. Buy it when advertising is your ABM channel and you want to start small.

What we like

  • The lowest-friction way into ABM here: the retargeting tier has no platform fee, you pay only for media
  • Bundled pricing covers audiences, integrations and measurement with no add-on fee per audience
  • Guided Playbooks launch campaigns in weeks, and reviewers rate it the easiest ABM platform to set up in this list
  • RollWorks became AdRoll ABM in August 2025, so the product keeps the RollWorks account-based advertising engine under the AdRoll brand

Watch out for

  • No published price for the ABM packages — all three require a sales demo to get a quote
  • No contact database: account-level targeting only, so sales outreach needs a separate data tool
  • Connected TV campaigns carry a $10,000 a month minimum budget, and cross-channel attribution is a paid add-on on lower tiers
#8

Metadata.io

Best for: Mid-market demand-gen teams spending $20,000+ a month on paid ads who want AI to run the campaigns

4.6/5 on G2 (300 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit metadata.io
Starting price$5,650/month (Scale; third-party sourced — Metadata.io publishes no price)
Free planNo — demo only (MetaMatch 14-day trial)

Metadata.io is the paid-media autopilot of this list. Seven AI agents build, launch and optimise campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta, Google and nine more channels, running multivariate experiments and reallocating budget to what converts. MetaMatch, a patented identity graph covering 1.5B+ profiles, lets you target B2B audiences on consumer channels like Facebook.

It publishes no price — the $5,650 a month figure comes from third-party directories, not the vendor — and it is paid media only, with no intent data of its own and no visitor identification. It also needs volume: the vendor's own guidance is at least $20,000 a month in ad spend for meaningful experiments. Buy it when your ad budget is large enough for the AI to learn from.

What we like

  • Seven named AI agents build, launch and optimize campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta, Google and nine more channels
  • MetaMatch, a patented identity graph covering 1.5B+ profiles, targets B2B audiences on consumer channels like Facebook
  • Highest support score in this list on G2 (9.5 out of 10), with reviewers praising hands-on onboarding
  • Ties every campaign back to pipeline and revenue using CRM outcomes, not just clicks

Watch out for

  • Metadata.io publishes no price — the $5,650 a month figure comes from third-party directories, not the vendor
  • Built for paid media only: no intent data of its own, no visitor identification and no outbound or chat
  • Needs serious ad volume to work — the vendor's own guidance is at least $20,000 a month in ad spend for meaningful experiments
#9

Bombora Company Surge

Best for: B2B teams that already run an ABM platform and need a trusted intent feed to tell them which accounts are researching

4.4/5 on G2 (157 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit bombora.com
Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing)
Free planNo — free trial available

Bombora is the intent-data layer underneath half this list. Its B2B Data Co-op spans more than 5,000 publisher sites, and Company Surge flags when an account's research on your topics spikes above its baseline. It covers 12,000+ topic clusters, with weekly Surge reports, CRM integrations and LinkedIn audience syncing on paid plans.

It is a feed, not a platform: it names the company researching, never the person, so sales still needs contact data from elsewhere. There is no published price — third-party procurement data puts the median contract near $24,750 a year — and Surge reports refresh weekly, not daily. Buy Bombora when you already run an ABM platform and need a trusted signal for which accounts are actually in market.

What we like

  • The original intent-data product: a B2B Data Co-op of 5,000+ publisher sites flagging when an account's research spikes
  • Covers 12,000+ topic clusters, with weekly Surge reports and LinkedIn audience syncing on paid plans
  • Feeds intent into the platforms above it — 6sense, Demandbase and ZoomInfo all integrate Bombora data
  • Reviewers rate it higher than Demandbase on ease of use, ease of setup and quality of support on G2

Watch out for

  • No published price — custom-quoted annual contracts, with third-party data putting entry around $30,000 a year
  • Account-level only: it names the company researching, never the person, so sales still needs contact data
  • Surge reports refresh weekly, not daily, and the entry tier limits users to 25 topics
#10

Influ2

Best for: Enterprise teams with small, known buying committees who want ads served to named people, not just accounts

4.6/5 on G2 (155 reviews, checked Nov 2026)
Visit influ2.com
Starting priceCustom quote (no published pricing; about $5 per engaged contact)
Free planNo — demo only

Influ2 is the only person-based platform in this list. Instead of targeting accounts, it serves ads to the named individuals on your list across LinkedIn, Meta and display, then reports engagement at the contact level — which person clicked which ad, on which platform, at what time. For a small buying committee, that precision beats account-level targeting outright.

The economics are the catch: about $5 per engaged contact, with platform and media bundled into one flat fee, and third-party data puts the median contract near $60,000 a year. There is no free trial and no self-serve tier, and a stale CRM list burns budget on people who changed jobs. Buy Influ2 when you know exactly who the buyers are and each deal is worth five figures or more.

What we like

  • The only platform here that targets named individuals, not just accounts — ads reach the exact people on your list
  • Reports engagement at the contact level: which person clicked which ad, on which platform, at what time
  • Joint-highest G2 score in this list at 4.6 out of 5, with reviewers praising precise targeting and support
  • No separate platform fee: the price bundles software and media into one flat fee per contact list

Watch out for

  • No published price — bundled platform-plus-media fees, with third-party data putting the median contract near $60,000 a year
  • About $5 per engaged contact, so a stale CRM list burns budget on people who changed jobs
  • No free trial and no self-serve tier; evaluation runs through a sales conversation and implementation takes about a month

What account based marketing software actually does

The best account based marketing software flips the funnel: instead of catching whoever shows up, you pick the accounts you want and aim every campaign at them. That is the whole job — a named list of target accounts, ads and nurture journeys built for those accounts, and reporting that shows pipeline per account instead of leads per channel. The tools in this list split into three jobs: full ABM platforms (6sense, Demandbase One), automation suites with ABM features (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce Account Engagement), and point tools that do one job well (ZoomInfo for data, AdRoll and Metadata.io for ads, Bombora for intent, Influ2 for person-based targeting).

One number shows why the signal matters more than the software: Bombora's B2B Data Co-op spans more than 5,000 publisher sites, and its Company Surge model flags when an account's research on your topics spikes above its baseline. Without a signal like that, ABM is just expensive display advertising aimed at a list you guessed. The platforms differ in where they get the signal, what they do with it, and what they charge — which is why seven of the ten publish no price at all.

How to choose the best account based marketing software

  • Start with the intent signal. Ask where the in-market data comes from and how fresh it is. Bombora refreshes weekly; 6sense, Demandbase and ZoomInfo refresh daily. A stale signal means you advertise to accounts that already bought.
  • Count your target accounts, not your seats. Most enterprise platforms price by account volume, credits or contacts. A 500-account list and a 5,000-account list are different purchases on the same tool.
  • Decide platform or point tool. If you already run HubSpot or Salesforce, their ABM features may be enough. Buy a dedicated platform only when you need predictive scoring or intent your suite does not have.
  • Check what the entry plan actually includes. On HubSpot, Marketo and Salesforce, the ABM features start on a higher tier than the entry price. The headline number can buy you a tool with no ABM in it.
  • Price the whole first year. Onboarding fees ($3,000 on HubSpot Professional, $7,000 on Enterprise), ad spend minimums and required CRM licences all sit outside the subscription.
  • Trial the data before you buy the platform. 6sense's free plan, ZoomInfo Lite and AdRoll's retargeting tier let you test the signal and the ads before any sales conversation.

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Quick comparison: tool type by need

BuyerBest pickWhy
Enterprise team, predictive ABM6senseAI-ranked accounts and intent, with a free plan to test
Enterprise team, one platformDemandbase OneIdentification, intent, ads and orchestration in one suite
Small team on a budgetHubSpot Marketing HubReal automation from $20 a seat, ABM from Professional
Salesforce shopSalesforce Account EngagementNative on Salesforce records, published $1,250 a month
Data-led teamZoomInfo MarketingDeepest contact database plus intent, free Lite tier
Ad-led ABM, fast startAdRoll ABMRetargeting with no platform fee, Playbooks launch in weeks
Big paid-ad budgetMetadata.ioAI agents run campaigns across 12 channels toward pipeline
Intent feed onlyBombora Company SurgeThe co-op intent signal behind other ABM platforms
Small known buying committeeInflu2Ads to named people, engagement tracked per person

Account based marketing software pricing: what you will actually pay

Only three tools in this list have a number you can check: HubSpot Starter at $20 per seat a month, Salesforce Account Engagement Growth+ at $1,250 per organisation a month billed annually, and Metadata.io at $5,650 a month — and that last figure comes from a third-party directory, not the vendor. Everything else is a custom quote, so the honest way to budget is the worked example below, for a 10-person B2B team targeting 300 accounts.

On HubSpot Professional, the maths is $890 a month, which is $10,680 over 12 months, plus the $3,000 one-time onboarding fee — $13,680 in year one, before extra contacts. On Salesforce Account Engagement Growth+, it is $1,250 a month, or $15,000 over 12 months, plus the Salesforce CRM licences the product requires. On the custom-quote tier, third-party procurement data (Vendr) puts the median annual contract at about $62,220 for 6sense and $68,591 for Demandbase One, with Bombora's median at about $24,750 a year. Those medians exclude onboarding, implementation and ad spend, so treat them as the floor, not the total.

Bar chart of starting prices billed monthly: HubSpot Marketing Hub $20, Salesforce Account Engagement $1,250, Metadata.io $5,650
Starting prices, billed monthly. Seven of the ten tools publish no price, so they do not appear here — the comparison table at the top shows the full list.

Know the difference: ABM platforms, intent data and ad automation

The biggest buyer confusion in this category is treating three different products as one. An ABM platform (6sense, Demandbase One) runs the whole motion: it picks the accounts, orchestrates the campaigns and reports the pipeline. Intent data (Bombora Company Surge) is only the signal — it tells you which accounts are researching, and it needs a platform or a CRM to act on. Ad automation (Metadata.io, AdRoll ABM) is only the execution — it runs the ads, but it does not find the accounts or score them.

That is why the stack matters more than the single tool. A team on HubSpot can add Bombora's intent feed and AdRoll's ads and have a working ABM motion for a fraction of a 6sense contract — but three vendors, three logins and three bills. A team that buys Demandbase One gets all three jobs in one contract and pays for it. Neither is wrong; the mistake is buying the platform when you needed the signal, or buying the signal when you needed someone to run the ads. If you want the automation side explained on its own, our guide to marketing automation for small business covers what the suites do outside ABM.

Matrix showing what each entry plan includes: daily updates, free plan, AI visibility and white-label reporting
What the entry plan includes, checked November 4, 2026. A dash means the feature is not included on the entry plan.

How we chose

We checked each vendor's own pricing page on November 4, 2026 and recorded the starting price exactly as shown — which, for seven of the ten tools, means recording that the vendor publishes no price and the product is custom-quoted. The one exception is Metadata.io: its $5,650 a month starting price comes from Software Advice, a third-party directory, because Metadata.io publishes no price of its own, and we say so on the card. The contract medians quoted in this guide ($62,220 a year for 6sense, $68,591 for Demandbase One, $24,750 for Bombora) are third-party procurement data from Vendr, reported by independent pricing guides — useful for budgeting, not vendor prices. Ratings come from G2, with review counts shown. We ranked the tools by fit for the most common buyer — a mid-market B2B team running its first serious ABM program — not by brand size. We left Terminus out: it merged into DemandScience in November 2024 and is no longer sold as a standalone platform. No vendor paid for a place in this list, and none of the links here are affiliate links.

What to do next

Start with the decision path above: pick your signal, count your accounts, and decide platform or point tool. Then take the free way in — 6sense's free plan, ZoomInfo Lite or AdRoll's retargeting tier — and run your real account list for a month before any sales call. If the signal picks out accounts your sales team recognises, you have your tool. If the accounts on your list are already searching for what you sell, our monthly SEO service makes sure they find you first. Once your tools are in place, find out what's holding your rankings back.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best account based marketing software in 2026?

6sense is the strongest predictive ABM platform and Demandbase One is the deepest all-in-one suite, but neither publishes a price. For teams that want a published price, HubSpot Marketing Hub is the best value: real automation from $20 per seat, with ABM features from Professional at $890 a month.

How much does account based marketing software cost?

From $20 per seat a month (HubSpot Starter) to custom quotes in the tens of thousands a year. Salesforce Account Engagement is the only published enterprise price at $1,250 a month. Third-party procurement data (Vendr) puts median contracts at about $62,000 a year for 6sense and $69,000 for Demandbase One.

Is there a free account based marketing software?

Not a full platform, but there are free ways in. 6sense has a free plan with 50 data credits a month, ZoomInfo Lite is free with 10 credits a month, HubSpot has a free CRM tier, and AdRoll's retargeting tier has no platform fee — you pay only for media. Real ABM programs still start at five figures a year.

What is the difference between ABM software and intent data?

ABM software runs the program: it picks target accounts, serves ads, runs nurture journeys and reports pipeline. Intent data is the signal that feeds it: it tells you which accounts are actively researching your topics. Bombora sells the signal on its own; 6sense, Demandbase and ZoomInfo bundle it into the platform.

Do I need 6sense or Demandbase if I already use HubSpot?

Usually not at first. HubSpot Professional already covers target accounts, company scoring and account-based reporting, which is enough for most mid-market ABM programs. Add 6sense or Demandbase when your account list passes a few thousand, or when you need predictive scoring and intent data that HubSpot does not provide.

What should I check before paying for ABM software?

Four things: whether the entry plan actually includes ABM features (on HubSpot, Marketo and Salesforce they start on higher tiers), whether pricing is published or custom-quoted, what counts as a billable unit (seats, contacts, credits or accounts), and whether the first-year total includes onboarding and ad spend minimums.

Can small businesses use account based marketing software?

Yes, but not the enterprise platforms. A small team should start with HubSpot Starter at $20 per seat, or AdRoll's retargeting tier, which has no platform fee. 6sense, Demandbase and Marketo are built for enterprise budgets and dedicated operators, and will cost more than a small team can use.

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