# RunMags Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 RunMags Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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RunMags

## What is RunMags?

Modern magazine publishers use RunMags Magazine Publishing Software to sell advertising, attract subscribers, manage production and get paid.

## What is RunMags used for?

[Publishing and Subscriptions](https://www.capterra.com/publishing-and-subscriptions-software/)[CRM](https://www.capterra.com/customer-relationship-management-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 7 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$300

Per Feature, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### RunMags

4.0 (7)

VS.

[4.4 (201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/178598/QuarkXPress/reviews/)

Starting Price

$300

Per Feature, Per Month

Starting Price

$279

Flat Rate, Per Year

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.7 (7)

Ease Of Use

4.3 (14,902)

Value For Money

4.8 (6)

Value For Money

3.9 (11,150)

Customer Service

4.6 (7)

Customer Service

4.0 (9,926)

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Starting price

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Per User, Per Month

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[4.6 (14,967)](https://www.capterra.com/p/131687/WordPress/reviews/)

Starting price

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Per User, Per Month

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Activity Dashboard

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Advertising Management

Manage advertising space and its sales within your network or publication

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Calendar Management

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Campaign Management

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Circulation Management

Overseeing distribution of published materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, etc.

RunMags 20 features

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Manage advertising space and its sales within your network or publication

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Create a collection of marketing actions to complete specific goals and plan and analyze campaign results

Overseeing distribution of published materials, such as books, newspapers, magazines, etc.

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps

Create and send email blasts/campaigns

Pre-made examples and templates for emails

Configure publication's layout before publishing

For magazine publishers

For newsletter publishers

Used by newspaper publishers

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Reports specific to sales analysis for trends and strategies

Process of managing customer subscription lifecycle for a recurring service or a product

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Features

4.2 (6)

4.2

Based on 6 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.8 (6)

Free Trial

Basic

$300.00

Per Feature,Per Month

Value for money

4.8 (6)

4.8

Based on 6 reviews

## Integrations

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.6 (7)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.6 (7)

4.6

Based on 7 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 7 reviews

Filter by rating

5(2)

4(3)

3(2)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

Publisher

Semiconductors

### "Very functional for my needs"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

May 15, 2020

Pros

I use the software to send out proposals, contracts, invoices, and for mapping. I have other systems for the other functions. I find it to be very helpful for the functions I've listed and everything appears seamless and professional to my clients. I also like that my clients have their own portal to see the agreements, sign the agreements and also see their invoices and pay them via credit card if they want. I prefer they don't, but it's good to have that option.

Cons

I don't really find any features missing, but I do find it to be a little quirky at times and not intuitive. Once I learn the logic behind the different functions I get used to it. If there are ever any issues the customer service is excellent and super responsive!!!

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Response from Vendor

May 22, 2020

Thank you very much for that feedback!

CS

Christian S.

CEO & Co-Founder

Sports

### "For us it is one of the best "CRM" software for publishing but it´s much more than this. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 20, 2017

Pros

We really like the automatic process from creating an proposal till sending reminders for missing ads. This helps us to optimize the whole sales and production process.

Cons

Mobile usage is not really good. The Flatplan could be more flexible and the look & feel could be a bit more modern.

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Response from Vendor

December 21, 2017

Thanks for your feedback Chris. We¿ll touch base on your thoughts on mobile. Have been thinking about making a simplified mobile responsive interface in 2018. Robert

Adrian B.

Owner, Ceo And Founder

### "Very compelling proposition "

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

October 9, 2017

Pros

Some great features such as flat planning which means the WHOLE team has a real-time view and the ability to send contracts out from the system is very streamlined.

Cons

It can take a while to pull detailed filtered reports

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Response from Vendor

October 11, 2017

Thanks for the feedback Adrian!

JM

Janice M.

Publisher

### "My team has had a very positive experience working with the runmags team."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

October 6, 2017

Pros

The comprehensive functionality potential and ability to interface with relevant apps. The software offers several features to not only to publish a magazine but to also run your business-just as the name indicates! The CRM allows each member of your team to automate their tasks and then collaborate with each other to increase efficiencies. The system sets and monitors goals and targets and provides status reports with automatic updates. One great feature is the billing and fulfillment. This feature is fully customizable and offers automatic workflow, so once you set it up, your work is essentially done with invoicing. Overall, this is a great software tool to help run a successful magazine business.

Cons

Not all of the potential features are fully functional at this point, and when there is an issue, reaching tech support can be delayed, which creates downtime and frustration for users. Also getting some of the features fully functional has taken more time than expected. However, overall we have been very satisfied with the program.

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Response from Vendor

October 9, 2017

Thanks for the feedback Janice!

CW

Cara W.

Editor-in-Chief

Publishing

### "customer service excellence"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

September 29, 2017

I love how easily I can visualize my magazine before production using RunMags software.

Pros

They continue to help it work for us and it does help streamline our otherwise rudimentary editorial system. The program really does create ease in production mode, and in the case of strange errors with the software, the team is fast to help.

Cons

There are some little flaws, but the team always addresses them directly. There have also been some updates so I'm finding the page to look a bit different when I log on.

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Response from Vendor

October 5, 2017

Thank you for your feedback Cara! Yeah, we're developing RunMags with such speed that we've been struggling to keep up some of the little flaws you mention. We're seeing the light in the end of the tunnel :-)

RB

Ricki B.

Owner

Publishing

### "Finally a Publisher Specific CRM Program (and more)"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 4, 2016

My company has been in the publishing business for almost 20 years. We are a small company with a team of 5 people. We have tried many CRM programs before that work ok for sales, but have found nothing that is Publishing specific. We were introduced to the RunMags program in July of this year and have been extremely happy with the features we are using so far. Their customer service is amazing. We have worked directly with their owners who have gone out of their way to make sure we understand each feature before training us on the next. Many of the other programs we have tried, we have been told to "go watch videos". At least with RunMags, we get to speak to a real person to assist with training. We have a lot more to learn, but I'm confident that as we learn more, the managing of our database needs will be met with the all tools provided by the RunMags program. From managing our subscriptions, to providing us with the actual tools to produce the book, to designing contracts, we are very happy so far :)... Thank you Robert :) Our team looks forward to a long term relationship with you.

Pros

Still learning all of the features, but so far the subscription part which I'm using the most has been very easy to manage.

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Response from Vendor

October 4, 2016

Thanks Ricki! I appreciate your feedback. Let me know when you want to take the next step to use RunMags to its fullest potential. Robert

KB

Katrina B.

Publisher

### "Runmags is a great solution for CRM needs."

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

0.0

0.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

November 24, 2015

As a small magazine company, Runmags has taken me from pen and paper and Excel spreadsheets to a more automated system. Allowing me to quickly see where I am within all areas of my business. Within a few months I have been able to scale up by offering more publications. I love that I am able to create flat plans for layouts, which makes production faster. I can automatically create and email contracts and invoices, send out reminders for artwork. I can also see who my sales reps will be meeting and when as well as the outcomes and they no longer need to ask me about contracts, invoices or if an ad is in as they can find out for themselves within Runmags. Runmags has been a game changer for my business. There is a slight learning curve as with everything, but I was given a complete walk through. If there are any hiccups the team is on it right away as if they are part of my team. Thanks Runmags

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Response from Vendor

November 25, 2015

Thanks Katrina! We're looking forward to seeing you grow your business!

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