Keap alternative
A Keap alternative with AI that texts and books your leads.
Keap is an email and sales-automation CRM from $299 a month plus required setup. Zuops answers every new lead by AI text and phone, books the appointment and makes the ads, from $19 a month with no setup fee.
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Price it for your setup
Keap
- Keap2 users, 1,500 contacts$299
+ $500 required setup
$249 a month if paid yearly, with a $299 early termination fee. No AI texting or AI calls.
Zuops Access
- 1 sub-account, unlimited team seats, white-label
- A phone number and 500 texts: 78 credits
- AI texting that books appointments, replies free
- No setup fee
$19 plan + $6 in credit packs
You keep $274 a month, $3,288 a year.
Keap prices from their pricing page, checked October 2026. Zuops on monthly billing.
The part Keap leaves out
A real conversation with every lead. Not a templated text.
Keap's AI writes emails, summarizes leads and scores them, and its automations can send a templated text. Zuops' AI holds the conversation: it answers questions, handles the back and forth and books the appointment on your calendar.
- Every new lead gets a text back in seconds, day or night
- AI answers from your FAQ and offers open times
- An AI receptionist answers the phone and books too
- AI replies are free; you pay only for the texts
The short answer
Zuops or Keap? Here's who each one is for.
Zuops is the better fit if your leads come from ads and need a fast text or call back, and if you want to start small without a setup fee. Keap fits businesses built around email marketing and sales pipelines that want guided onboarding.
Zuops is the better pick if
- You want AI to text and call new leads back in seconds and book them
- You'd rather not pay for required setup or $299/mo to start
- You run ads and want the creative tools built in
- You're an agency and need sub-accounts for clients
Keap is the better pick if
- Email marketing and sales automation are the core of your business
- You want guided onboarding with an implementation team
- You want to try it free first (Keap's trial needs no card)
Side by side
Zuops vs Keap
Every Keap row checked on their own website and help docs in October 2026, including where they come out ahead. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Price
- Starting price$19/mo$299/mo
- Setup feeNoneRequired (about $500)
- Users included2, 3 or unlimited by plan2, then $39/mo each
- CancellingAnytime$299 to leave a yearly plan
AI
- AI text conversations that book appointmentsTemplated texts
- AI receptionist and AI calling
- AI writes your email campaigns
CRM
- Email marketing
- Pipelines and automations
- Online booking
- Invoices and payments
- Landing pages
Ads and agencies
- AI ad generator and ad library
- Client sub-accounts and white-label
Why people switch
What Keap customers run into. And what Zuops does instead.
From Keap's own pricing and help pages, and themes that come up again and again in public reviews. Follow the links to read them.
- 01
Expensive to start
Keap is $299 a month for 2 users and requires paid implementation before you start. Zuops starts at $19 with no setup fee.
- 02
Hard to cancel
Keap needs cancellation at least 10 days before your invoice and doesn't accept it by email. Reviewers describe billing disputes after asking to cancel.
- 03
Speed to lead
Ad leads go cold in minutes. Keap's automations can send a template; Zuops' AI replies in seconds, answers questions and books the appointment.
- 04
Changes under Thryv
Keap is now a Thryv brand, and recent reviews describe slower support and unexpected price increases.
Pricing
What Keap costs. What Zuops costs.
Keap
- Keap2 users, 1,500 contacts; $249/mo paid yearly$299/mo
- Extra users$39/mo each
- ImplementationAmount not published; about $500 reportedRequired
- Free trialNo card; 25 emails, no texting$0
On top of the plan
- Text marketing$24–$279/mo (500 texts included)
- Leaving a yearly plan early$299
Zuops
- Access1 sub-account · 75 credits a month$19/mo
- Growth5 sub-accounts · 300 credits a month$49/mo
- ScaleUnlimited sub-accounts · 700 credits a month$99/mo
- AgencyUnlimited sub-accounts · 1,500 credits a month$199/mo
- VIPUnlimited sub-accounts · 4,000 credits a month$499/mo
Access is $19/mo and Growth $49/mo, with no setup fee. Every Zuops plan includes the whole platform with white-label branding. Usage (texts, phone numbers, AI minutes, ads) comes out of the plan's monthly credits.
What credits pay forWatch
See Zuops in action. Then decide.
A walkthrough of the ad studio, the white-label CRM and the AI that answers your leads.
Real results
Real businesses. Real bookings. Real revenue.
Campaign numbers from owners and agencies who run their ads and leads through Zuops.
400+ new clients for less than a coffee each
“I'm still shocked we got over 400 new client conversations for less than a fancy coffee each. Their DM strategy didn't just get us bookings, it built a community. Our appointment book has never been this full.”
From headache to $13 quality architecture leads
“Getting qualified architecture leads used to be our biggest headache. They brought in over 200 at a cost of just $13 a piece. The quality of their creative is top-notch. Finally, a consistent flow of real projects.”
1,000+ leads at $10 each
“Over 1,000 leads at just $10 a pop? We couldn't believe it. This campaign was a massive success for filling the gaps in our booking calendar during what used to be our slow weekdays.”
Video campaign delivers 114 leads at $12 each
“Video is tough, but they nailed it. 114 leads for around $12 each is a number we didn't think was possible. They understood our service model perfectly and delivered creative that actually converts.”
Local window cleaning gets 14 high-quality jobs
“We're a local window cleaning biz, so we weren't sure what to expect. They managed to pull in 14 high-quality jobs from a single video campaign. The way they presented our service made us look like the pros we are.”
Switching
Moving from Keap. Step by step.
- 1
Export your contacts
Export contacts, tags and pipeline stages from Keap as CSV files.
- 2
Import them
Imports skip automations, so nobody gets texted or emailed by accident.
- 3
Rebuild your sequences
Recreate your key email campaigns and automations, and connect your sending domain.
- 4
Add a phone number
Buy a number, forward your line to it, or connect your own Twilio account, then turn on AI texting.
- 5
Connect your calendar
AI offers your open times and books the appointment.
- 6
Cancel Keap in time
At least 10 days before your next invoice, and not by email.
How much does Keap cost?
Keap is $299/mo for 2 users and 1,500 contacts ($249/mo paid yearly), plus $39/mo per extra user and required implementation, which Keap doesn't price publicly (about $500 is reported). Leaving a yearly plan early costs $299.
Does Keap have AI?
Keap's AI writes emails and builds campaigns, and Thryv's AI Lead Flow (March 2026) summarizes and scores leads and triggers templated texts. It doesn't hold AI text conversations or answer calls.
Does Zuops do email marketing?
Yes. Send email campaigns and automated emails from your own sending domain, alongside texts and calls.
Can I move my contacts from Keap?
Yes. Export your contacts as CSV and import them into Zuops. Imports skip automations, so nobody is messaged by accident.
Is there a setup fee on Zuops?
No. Plans start at $19/mo, month to month, and you can cancel anytime.
Sources, checked October 2026
- Keap pricing
- Keap billing policies
- Keap 2025 product recap
- Thryv launches AI Lead Flow
- Keap on Trustpilot
Keap is a trademark of its owner, used here only to name the product being compared. Zuops isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Keap. Prices and features are as listed publicly in October 2026 and can change, so check Keap's site for current details. Review themes are paraphrased; the links go to the originals.
Turn ad clicks into booked appointments.
Start with your own business or bring every client. Your first ads take minutes, and every new lead gets a reply in seconds.
- Plans from $19/mo
- White-label on every plan
- Cancel anytime