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Best automation tools for digital marketing: 2026 UK guide

Discover the best automation tools for digital marketing in 2026. Boost your UK team's efficiency with top picks like HubSpot and ActiveCampaign.

Marine AshcroftMarketing Assistant, AMW Media

Published 3 August 202623 min read

Automation

The best automation tools for digital marketing in 2026, ranked for UK teams: HubSpot Marketing Hub (best all-in-one for CRM-led growth), ActiveCampaign (best for sophisticated email and SMS journeys), Klaviyo (best for e-commerce), Brevo (best value for SMEs), Zapier (best for connecting your existing stack), Mailchimp (best for beginners), Omnisend (best for multichannel retail), Customer.io (best for product-led and SaaS teams), Ortto (best for data-rich lifecycle marketing), Encharge (best lightweight option for B2B SaaS), and AMW Media (best managed done-for-you option for UK businesses that want results without the setup headache).

HubSpot Marketing Hub, full CRM, email, ads, and reporting in one place; steep price but genuinely unified data
ActiveCampaign, the deepest email and SMS automation logic at a mid-market price
Klaviyo, built for e-commerce from the ground up; Shopify and BigCommerce integrations are best-in-class
Brevo (Sendinblue), generous free tier, GDPR-friendly European data centres, and surprisingly capable automation
Zapier, not a marketing platform per se, but the glue that makes every other tool talk to each other
Mailchimp, the easiest starting point; outgrown quickly by teams with complex journeys
Omnisend, email, SMS, and push notifications in one workflow; built for online retail
Customer.io, event-driven messaging for product and SaaS teams; requires developer involvement
Ortto, strong CDP-style data layer with visual journey builder; underrated for mid-market
Encharge, affordable, clean, and focused on B2B SaaS nurture flows
AMW Media, a managed, done-for-you automation service covering discovery, data mapping, consent workflows, and ongoing optimisation; no platform licence to wrestle with

How do these tools compare at a glance?

Tool	Best for	Key features	Integrations	AI features	Pricing band	Ease of use	Support & onboarding	GDPR / UK consent	Scalability
HubSpot Marketing Hub	CRM-led teams, mid-market to enterprise	Workflow builder, segmentation, email/SMS, attribution reporting	CRM native, Shopify, Google Ads, Salesforce	AI content assistant, predictive lead scoring	Mid to enterprise (£)	Moderate learning curve	Excellent; dedicated onboarding	Consent management, audit logs, EU data residency	High
ActiveCampaign	SMEs needing deep email/SMS automation	Visual automation builder, lead scoring, CRM lite	apps, Shopify, WooCommerce, Salesforce	Predictive sending, win probability	Entry to mid (£)	Moderate	Good; live chat and email	Double opt-in, GDPR tools, EU hosting option	High
Klaviyo	E-commerce brands	Flows, segmentation, email/SMS, reviews	Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Meta Ads	Predictive analytics, AI subject lines	Entry to enterprise (£)	Moderate	Good; extensive docs	GDPR-ready, consent profiles	High
Brevo (Sendinblue)	SMEs, budget-conscious teams	Email, SMS, chat, CRM, automation	WooCommerce, Shopify, WordPress, Zapier	AI subject-line optimiser	Free to mid (£)	Easy	Good; multilingual support	EU data centres, GDPR tools, double opt-in	Medium
Zapier	Integration-first teams	Multi-step Zaps, conditional logic, webhooks	7,000+ apps	AI actions, natural-language Zap builder	Free to mid (£)	Easy to moderate	Community + email	Passes consent data between tools	Medium
Mailchimp	Beginners, small lists	Email, basic automation, landing pages	Shopify, WooCommerce, Canva, Zapier	AI content and subject-line tools	Free to mid (£)	Very easy	Email; paid priority support	GDPR tools, consent forms	Low to medium
Omnisend	Online retail, multichannel	Email, SMS, push, automation workflows	Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce	AI subject lines, product recommendations	Free to mid (£)	Easy	Good; live chat	GDPR-ready, consent capture	Medium to high
Customer.io	SaaS and product-led teams	Event-triggered messaging, data pipelines, A/B testing	Segment, Stripe, Salesforce, webhooks	Predictive attributes, AI copy assist	Mid to enterprise (£)	Steep; developer-friendly	Good; onboarding docs	Audit logs, suppression lists, GDPR	High
Ortto	Mid-market, data-rich teams	CDP + journey builder, email/SMS, analytics	Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, Segment	AI journey suggestions, predictive scoring	Entry to mid (£)	Moderate	Good; onboarding calls	GDPR tools, consent tracking	High
Encharge	B2B SaaS, small teams	Visual flow builder, email, lead scoring	HubSpot, Stripe, Intercom, Zapier	Basic AI send-time optimisation	Entry (£)	Easy	Email + docs	GDPR-ready, double opt-in	Low to medium
AMW Media	UK SMEs wanting managed delivery	Custom integrations, consent workflows, reporting	Bespoke to client stack	Strategy-led AI implementation	Project/retainer (£)	Fully managed	Dedicated account management	Compliance-first by design	High

Basic automation can reclaim roughly 122 hours per employee annually, equivalent to approximately three working weeks, according to research cited in the UK SME Efficiency and Automation Report. That figure puts the cost of not automating into sharp relief.

Tool-by-tool reviews: pros, cons and when to pick each

HubSpot Marketing Hub

HubSpot’s biggest strength is that the CRM, the email tool, the ad manager, and the reporting dashboard all share the same data model. You are not stitching together five platforms hoping they agree on what a “contact” is.

Pros:

Unified contact record means segmentation, scoring, and attribution are genuinely accurate
Workflow builder handles complex multi-branch logic without needing a developer
Reporting is among the best in class for closed-loop attribution

Cons:

Pricing scales steeply with contact volume; enterprise tiers can run to thousands of pounds per month
Some features (custom objects, advanced reporting) are locked behind higher tiers

Best for: Mid-market and enterprise teams that want one platform to run CRM, email, ads, and analytics together.

UK note: HubSpot offers EU data residency and solid GDPR consent tools, including audit logs and preference centres. Double opt-in is supported natively.

ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign punches well above its price point on automation depth. The visual builder lets you create branching journeys based on behaviour, lead score, deal stage, and custom fields, all without writing a line of code.

Pros:

Automation logic is genuinely sophisticated; conditional splits and goal-based exits work reliably
Built-in CRM lite covers most SME sales pipeline needs
SMS and email in the same workflow at a reasonable price

Cons:

The interface feels cluttered once you have dozens of active automations
Deliverability can vary; worth testing with your own domain before committing

Best for: SMEs and agencies running multi-step nurture programmes across email and SMS.

UK note: EU hosting is available. Double opt-in and GDPR consent fields are supported out of the box.

Klaviyo

Klaviyo is the default choice for e-commerce, and for good reason. Its pre-built flows (abandoned cart, browse abandonment, post-purchase, win-back) are production-ready within hours of connecting your Shopify store.

Pros:

Shopify and BigCommerce integrations are the deepest in this category
Predictive analytics (expected date of next purchase, lifetime value) are genuinely useful for segmentation
SMS and email in one platform with shared contact profiles

Cons:

Pricing is contact-based and climbs quickly for large lists
Less useful if you are not running an online store

Best for: E-commerce brands on Shopify or BigCommerce that want to automate the full customer lifecycle.

UK note: GDPR consent profiles and double opt-in are supported; UK businesses should verify data residency options with Klaviyo directly.

Brevo (Sendinblue)

Brevo is the most GDPR-friendly option on this list by default, partly because it was built in Europe. Its free tier is generous, and the paid plans are priced per email sent rather than per contact, which suits businesses with large but infrequently mailed lists.

Pros:

EU data centres by default; strong GDPR tooling including consent forms and double opt-in
Transactional email, SMS, chat, and CRM all included at lower price points than rivals
Simple, clean interface that non-technical marketers pick up quickly

Cons:

Automation builder is less powerful than ActiveCampaign or HubSpot for complex journeys
Reporting is functional but not deep

Best for: UK SMEs that want solid email and SMS automation with minimal compliance overhead.

Zapier

Zapier is not a marketing platform. It is the connective tissue between every other tool you use. If your CRM does not talk to your email platform, or your form tool does not feed your analytics, Zapier fixes that without custom development.

Pros:

Over 7,000 app integrations; if a tool has an API, Zapier almost certainly connects to it
Multi-step Zaps with conditional logic handle surprisingly complex workflows
New AI-powered natural-language Zap builder reduces setup time significantly

Cons:

Not a replacement for a proper marketing automation platform; it orchestrates tools rather than running campaigns
Costs add up quickly at high task volumes

Best for: Teams that already have a stack they like and need to connect the pieces without hiring a developer.

Mailchimp

Mailchimp remains the easiest entry point into email marketing automation. The drag-and-drop builder, pre-built journey templates, and generous free tier make it the right choice for businesses just starting out.

Pros:

Genuinely easy to use; most people are sending campaigns within an hour
Good range of templates and a capable landing page builder
Integrates with almost everything via native connectors or Zapier

Cons:

Automation logic is shallow compared to ActiveCampaign or HubSpot; complex journeys require workarounds
Pricing becomes uncompetitive as your list grows past a few thousand contacts

Best for: Small businesses and solo marketers sending straightforward newsletters and basic welcome sequences.

Omnisend

Omnisend takes the Mailchimp-style simplicity and adds SMS, push notifications, and retail-specific automation templates. The multichannel workflow builder is genuinely easy to use, and the pre-built flows for cart abandonment and order confirmation are solid.

Pros:

Email, SMS, and web push in one workflow without needing Zapier to connect them
Pre-built e-commerce automation templates reduce setup time
Free tier includes automation, which most rivals charge for

Cons:

Less useful outside of retail; B2B teams will find the feature set limited
Reporting is adequate but not as deep as Klaviyo or HubSpot

Best for: Online retailers wanting multichannel automation without the complexity of an enterprise platform.

Customer.io

Customer.io is built for product-led and SaaS businesses that want to trigger messages based on real-time user behaviour inside their product. It requires more technical setup than most tools here, but the payoff is precise, event-driven messaging that feels genuinely personal.

Pros:

Event-driven architecture means you can trigger messages on any action a user takes in your product
Excellent A/B testing and branching logic
Strong audit logs and suppression list management for compliance

Cons:

Requires developer involvement to set up data pipelines and event tracking
Not the right tool for teams without technical resource

Best for: SaaS and product-led growth teams that need behaviour-triggered messaging at scale.

UK note: Audit logs and suppression lists are well-implemented; worth confirming data residency options for UK compliance.

Ortto

Ortto combines a customer data platform (CDP) with a visual journey builder, which means your segmentation is based on a unified customer profile rather than fragmented data from multiple sources. It is underrated at the mid-market level.

Pros:

CDP layer means segments and journeys update in real time as customer data changes
Visual journey builder is clean and intuitive
Strong analytics and attribution reporting built in

Cons:

Less well-known than rivals, so community resources and third-party integrations are thinner
Pricing can be opaque at higher tiers

Best for: Mid-market teams that want CDP-quality data without the enterprise price tag.

Encharge

Encharge is the lightest tool on this list. It focuses on B2B SaaS email automation: welcome sequences, trial-to-paid nurture, and churn prevention flows. Setup is fast, the interface is clean, and the price is accessible for early-stage teams.

Pros:

Quick to set up; most teams are running flows within a day
Integrates neatly with HubSpot, Stripe, and Intercom
Affordable entry pricing for small B2B SaaS teams

Cons:

Limited channel support (email only; no native SMS or push)
Scalability ceiling is lower than most tools here

Best for: Early-stage B2B SaaS teams that need clean email automation without paying for features they will not use.

How do you choose the right tool for your UK business?

The honest answer: start with your data, not the feature list. A beautifully designed workflow builder is useless if your CRM, your website, and your e-commerce platform are not feeding it clean, consistent data. Reliable automation requires that CRM, ad platforms, analytics, and e-commerce systems share the same data language so that flows and reports are accurate.

Match the tool to your channel mix and team skills

If your primary channel is email and you have a small team, Brevo or ActiveCampaign will cover most of what you need. If you run a Shopify store, Klaviyo is the obvious starting point. If you are a B2B team running account-based programmes, HubSpot or Ortto give you the data architecture to support intent-based segmentation. The wrong answer is buying the most feature-rich platform and using 10% of it.

UK businesses operate under both UK GDPR and PECR. Any platform you choose must support double opt-in, preference centres, suppression lists, and audit logs. Platform selection must include the ability to create audit logs, suppression lists, and deletion workflows as a non-negotiable baseline. Do not treat compliance as a post-launch task.

Questions to ask vendors in a demo

Where is my data stored, and can I choose a UK or EU data centre?
How do you handle consent capture, preference updates, and deletion requests?
What does the audit log cover, and how long is data retained?
How is pricing calculated as my contact list grows?
What is included in onboarding, and what does additional support cost?
Can I export all my data if I switch platforms?

Red flags to watch for

Pricing that is unclear until you speak to sales (especially for contact-volume tiers)
No double opt-in support or consent audit trail
Onboarding that consists of a PDF and a webinar recording
Contracts that auto-renew annually without a clear cancellation window
No UK or EU data residency option

Running a proof of concept before you commit

Pick one measurable process, implement it, and measure the result before expanding. Phased, targeted automation often pays for itself within months and compounds as volume grows. A good proof of concept (POC) for most UK teams is a welcome or onboarding sequence: it is simple to build, easy to measure, and immediately shows whether the platform’s data connections are working correctly.

Pro Tip: Run your POC on a real segment of your live audience, not a test list. Synthetic data hides integration problems that only appear with real contact records, real consent flags, and real e-commerce events.

What does marketing automation actually cost in the UK?

Pricing models vary more than most vendors admit upfront. Understanding the model before you sign matters as much as the headline price.

Common pricing models

Contact-based pricing charges you per contact stored, regardless of how often you email them. This is the most common model (HubSpot, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign) and the one most likely to surprise you as your list grows.

Email-volume pricing charges per email sent rather than per contact. Brevo uses this model, which suits businesses with large lists they mail infrequently.

Events-based pricing (Customer.io, some Ortto tiers) charges per event or data point processed. It suits high-volume SaaS products but can be hard to forecast.

Add-on costs are where most budgets go wrong: SMS credits, AI features, deliverability services, additional users, and premium support are frequently sold separately.

Sourced price benchmarks

Tool	Entry tier (approx.)	Mid-market floor	Notes
HubSpot Marketing Hub	—	—	Scales sharply with contacts and features
ActiveCampaign	—	—	Prices rise with contact volume
Klaviyo	Free tier available	—	Scales with list size
Brevo	Free tier available	—	Priced per email sent, not per contact
Mailchimp	Free tier available	—	Automation limited on free tier
Omnisend	Free tier available	—	SMS credits additional
Encharge	—	—	Email only; no SMS
Customer.io	—	Custom pricing	USD pricing; enterprise ABM floors can reach ~$36,000/yr
Ortto	—	Custom at scale	CDP features add cost
AMW Media	Project/retainer basis	Bespoke to scope	Fully managed; no platform licence

Note: Customer.io and some enterprise ABM platforms publish pricing in USD. One publicly cited enterprise ABM floor sits at approximately $36,000 per year for full orchestration capability. Convert at the prevailing rate when budgeting.

Pro Tip: When calculating total cost of ownership, add: (1) the platform licence at your projected contact volume in 12 months, not today’s volume; (2) SMS and AI add-on costs; (3) deliverability tools if you send at volume; and (4) implementation and onboarding time, whether that is internal hours or agency fees. The platform licence is rarely the biggest line item.

Which integrations and AI features actually move the needle?

The modern 2026 marketing automation stack needs five connected layers to work reliably: CRM, email/SMS platform, website and e-commerce tracking, an integration layer, and analytics. AI helps, but only once those foundations are solid.

The integration checklist that matters

Before evaluating AI features, confirm your shortlisted platform connects cleanly to:

Your CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, or similar)
Your e-commerce platform (Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce)
Your analytics stack (Google Analytics 4, Segment, or a CDP)
Your ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta Ads) for audience sync and attribution
Your payment processor (Stripe, PayPal) for purchase-triggered flows
An identity or deanonymisation layer if you run account-based programmes

If any of those connections require a custom webhook or a Zapier workaround, factor in the ongoing maintenance cost.

AI features worth paying for

Not all AI features in marketing platforms are equally useful. The ones that deliver measurable lift:

Predictive send-time optimisation, sends each contact their email at the time they are most likely to open it; Klaviyo and ActiveCampaign both do this well
Predictive lead scoring, surfaces contacts most likely to convert based on behavioural signals; HubSpot and Ortto implement this reliably
AI subject-line and copy assistants, useful for generating variants to A/B test, though human review before sending remains best practice
Automated segmentation, platforms like Ortto and Customer.io can suggest or auto-build segments based on behavioural clusters

Use cases where automation delivers the most value

Cart abandonment: trigger email and SMS within 1 hour of abandonment; Klaviyo and Omnisend have pre-built flows that typically recover a meaningful share of lost revenue
Browse abandonment: re-engage visitors who viewed a product but did not add to cart; requires website event tracking to be correctly configured
Lifecycle orchestration: onboarding sequences, trial-to-paid nurture, and renewal reminders; Customer.io and ActiveCampaign handle these well
Account-based orchestration: UK B2B teams are shifting from time-based nurture to intent and account-level orchestration, with compliance-first platforms leading adoption; HubSpot and Ortto are the strongest options here
Automated reporting: automated reporting improves consistency and accuracy and frees teams for strategic analysis, though a short human review before client delivery remains best practice

How we evaluated these tools

The evaluation prioritised three things above all else: UK compliance readiness, integration depth with common UK business stacks, and the real-world overhead of getting a tool live and keeping it running.

Each platform was assessed against a consistent set of criteria: the quality of the automation builder (branching logic, goal exits, conditional splits), the depth of native integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Salesforce, and Google Ads, the robustness of GDPR tooling (double opt-in, consent audit logs, suppression lists, deletion workflows), and the transparency of pricing at realistic UK SME contact volumes.

Deliverability was assessed qualitatively based on published sender reputation data and community feedback, since controlled deliverability testing requires sending at scale with a live domain. Ease of use was scored based on the time required to build a representative three-step nurture flow from scratch, including data connection setup.

AMW Media’s managed option was evaluated on a different axis: scope of discovery and data mapping, quality of consent workflow design, and the degree to which implementation effort is absorbed by the agency rather than the client.

Transparency note: AMW Media is the publisher of this article. Where AMW Media is listed as a recommended option, that reflects its managed service offering as a genuine alternative to a SaaS platform purchase, not a paid placement. No affiliate commissions are earned from the SaaS tool recommendations above.

Build consent and preference logic into your automation from the start. Bolting it on afterwards is both a compliance risk and a conversion problem.

UK GDPR and PECR together govern how you collect, store, and use personal data for marketing. For automation specifically, the practical requirements are:

Double opt-in for any cold or inbound email capture, to create a clear consent record
Preference centres so contacts can update their communication preferences without unsubscribing entirely
Audit logs that record when consent was given, by what mechanism, and what the contact was told
Suppression lists that prevent re-mailing contacts who have unsubscribed or objected
Deletion workflows that remove contact data on request within the statutory timeframe
Data residency options that keep personal data within the UK or EU

Generic US-centric automation templates frequently miss granular consent requirements for UK businesses. Baking consent enforcement into capture and nurture flows from the outset avoids compliance gaps and the poor conversion rates that come from mailing unengaged or non-consented contacts.

The performance upside is real. Compliance-first automation produces more relevant messages because your segments are built on genuine interest signals rather than bulk imports. Higher relevance means higher open rates, higher click rates, and lower unsubscribe rates. It is not just a legal obligation; it is a better marketing strategy.

Over half of UK SMEs are now actively using AI marketing tools, and the businesses seeing the strongest results are those that treated consent and data quality as prerequisites rather than afterthoughts.

When should you hire an agency instead of buying a SaaS tool?

Hire an agency when your data pipeline needs custom connectors, when your reporting requirements go beyond what a platform’s native analytics can produce, or when the implementation effort exceeds what your team can absorb alongside their day job.

A SaaS platform is the right choice when your data is clean, your integrations are standard (Shopify plus Klaviyo, for example), and you have someone in-house who can own the tool. Most platforms have good documentation and onboarding resources for straightforward setups.

The agency route makes more sense when:

Your CRM, e-commerce platform, and analytics stack are not natively supported by the automation tool
You need bespoke consent workflows that go beyond a platform’s default settings
You want automated reporting that pulls from multiple sources into a single client-facing dashboard
You do not have the internal bandwidth to manage implementation, testing, and ongoing optimisation

A typical agency engagement for a UK SME covers: discovery and requirements scoping (two to four weeks), data mapping and integration setup (two to six weeks depending on stack complexity), consent workflow design and implementation, testing with live data, and a handover or ongoing optimisation retainer. Agencies can reduce operational hours and costs by replacing repetitive manual processes, though comprehensive systems require a meaningful upfront implementation investment.

AMW Media handles all of this as a managed engagement. The client does not need to own a platform licence or manage vendor relationships. The deliverable is a working, compliant automation system built on the client’s existing stack, with reporting and ongoing optimisation included. For UK SMEs that want results without the setup overhead, it is a materially different proposition from buying a SaaS tool and hoping for the best.

Key takeaways

The strongest automation tools for digital marketing in 2026 are the ones that match your channel mix, connect cleanly to your existing stack, and have GDPR-ready consent logic built in from day one.

Point	Details
Start with data, not features	Map your CRM, e-commerce, and analytics connections before choosing a platform.
GDPR compliance is a buying criterion	Require double opt-in, audit logs, suppression lists, and deletion workflows from any shortlisted tool.
Run a phased POC first	Test one measurable flow on live data before committing; basic automation can reclaim roughly 122 hours per employee per year.
Match tool to use case	Klaviyo for e-commerce, ActiveCampaign for complex nurture, Brevo for budget-conscious SMEs, HubSpot for CRM-led teams.
AMW Media for managed delivery	AMW Media offers a done-for-you managed automation service covering discovery, data mapping, consent workflows, and ongoing optimisation for UK businesses.

The honest view on picking automation tools

Most teams spend too long comparing features and not long enough asking whether their data is ready for automation. A platform with a beautiful journey builder will produce beautiful journeys to the wrong people if the underlying contact data is messy, the consent flags are incomplete, or the e-commerce events are not firing correctly.

The tools that consistently deliver results are not always the most sophisticated ones. They are the ones that fit the team’s actual skills, connect to the existing stack without heroic effort, and enforce consent logic by default rather than by configuration. Freed from repetitive manual tasks, marketing teams do genuinely better work. The creative thinking, the strategic calls, the copy that actually sounds human: those things come back when the system handles the scheduling, the segmentation, and the reporting.

Pick one process, automate it properly, measure it, and then expand. That approach beats a big-bang platform migration every time.

AMW Media’s managed automation service for UK businesses

If the tool comparison above has left you thinking “we need this, but we do not have the time or team to implement it properly,” that is exactly the situation AMW Media was built for. Rather than handing you a platform licence and a getting-started guide, AMW Media takes the whole project off your plate: discovery, data mapping, consent workflow design, integration build, testing, and ongoing optimisation.

The result is a working, compliant automation system built around your existing stack, your audience, and your commercial goals. No wrestling with contact-volume pricing. No six-month implementation that never quite gets finished. Just a system that runs, with a team that keeps it running.

UK businesses across a range of industries have used AMW Media’s social media management and PPC campaign management services alongside custom automation builds to create genuinely joined-up marketing programmes. If you want to know what a managed engagement would look like for your business, get in touch with the AMW Media team for a straightforward conversation about scope, timeline, and cost.

FAQ

What are digital marketing automation tools?

Marketing automation tools are software platforms that handle repetitive marketing tasks automatically: sending emails, triggering SMS messages, scoring leads, and updating CRM records based on contact behaviour. They range from simple email schedulers to full multi-channel orchestration platforms.

What are the best automation tools for digital marketing in 2026?

The strongest picks for UK teams are HubSpot Marketing Hub (all-in-one CRM-led), ActiveCampaign (deep email and SMS automation), Klaviyo (e-commerce), Brevo (budget-friendly SMEs), and Zapier (integration layer). For a fully managed option, AMW Media handles the entire implementation and ongoing optimisation.

How do you automate digital marketing effectively?

Start with one measurable process, connect your data sources cleanly, and build consent logic in from the start. Phased automation that starts small and expands often pays for itself within months and avoids the rework that comes from big-bang platform migrations.

What tools do digital marketers use day to day?

Most UK marketing teams use a combination of an email and automation platform (ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, or Klaviyo), an integration layer (Zapier), an analytics tool (Google Analytics 4), and a CRM. The exact stack depends on whether the business is B2B, e-commerce, or product-led.

Best automation tools for digital marketing: 2026 UK guide

How do these tools compare at a glance?