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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAdobe's Customer Journey Analytics is a service built on Adobe Experience Platform that lets the user join all data from every channel into a single interface for real-time, omnichannel analysis and visualization, allowing users to make better decisions with a holistic view of the business and the context behind every customer action.N/A

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMarketing Cloud is an AI-powered, cloud-based digital marketing platform within the Salesforce Customer 360 ecosystem. Marketers can segment their audience, deliver personalized messages, track campaign performance, engage leads and accounts, and optimize strategies based on real-time insights.

    $1,250

    per month per installation

    Pricing
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Account Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Intelligence
    $3,000
    per month
    Loyalty Management
    $20,000
    per month
    Personalization
    $100,000
    per year
    Data Cloud for Marketing
    $108,000
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    It is a far superior solution when it comes to out-of-the-box reports and dashboards. However, it needs improvement around visualization and connectivity.
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    24 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    76 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    64 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    81 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    76%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    7.9
    167 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.1118 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.6149 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.7108 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings7.8117 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings7.9147 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.3107 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.2128 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.6125 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.191 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    8.3
    121 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.3107 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings8.2108 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings8.1113 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings8.699 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    7.8
    111 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings8.3100 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.394 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    8.2
    85 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.480 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    8.2
    121 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.4115 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.4120 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.997 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Adobe Customer Journey Analytics and Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    7.6
    121 Ratings
    2% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.087 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.586 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings7.4108 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.3110 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings6.921 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    8.1
    (325 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (114 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    4.1
    (35 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (36 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (34 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsSalesforce Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics is great at combining offline (e.g call center data) and online (web data) as long as you have IDs that can be stitched together. If you have data that does not collect an ID, you can't combine that data. Account level data combined with person level data is very difficult to analyze in Adobe Customer Journey Analytics. They are coming out with a Adobe Customer Journey Analytics B2B edition but now its another thing to pay for/manage instead of updating the current Adobe Customer Journey Analytics edition to be more robust.
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    Salesforce
    I rated this a seven because I love Salesforce, and it is excellent on the sales side. However, the marketing side has some pros and cons. It is terrific for keeping track of lead, customer, and dealer information, but it is not easy to automate workflows, integrate other software, or create well-designed emails. It is also straightforward to generate reports, which is very helpful in keeping track of lead progression to better market those leads and turn them into customers.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Customer journey analytics can be used to analyse data from a range of data sources and the data can be visualised, filtered etc. by users.
    • It also allows users to handle custom data to handle their specific needs and the data can be catered as per users need its like your own customised platform.
    • The best part is the integration users can connect this to various other platforms with one ID. This helps the user with easier usage and less hassle as everything is kind off a click away.
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    Salesforce
    • Filter relevant content so you can priorize those that are more relevant and resolve it first
    • Measure the traffic in the different social networks, as well as the response rate, average response time and other relevant metrics
    • Configure automation rules to order the work of those who must interact with the customer
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Journey Canvas UI, when using a mouse with scroll wheel, it defaults to zooming in or out of the map, and not up and down if the map is very extensive.
    • When trying to break down a dimension by a second dimension and third dimension. If you are replacing the 2nd dimension breakdown, it would be beneficial to keep the 3rd breakdown instead of wiping it out.
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    Salesforce
    • The email builder does not offer any way to catch/check bugs across different email service providers
    • Creating SQL is not as easy as drag-and-drop; a lot of technical knowledge is required
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud is sold as a marketing tool, but to be honest, you need a LOT of technical IT support to run the tool
    • Einstein metrics are across the board; if you have multiple audiences in one instance of Salesforce Marketing Cloud you can't segment the data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It's the most customizable and flexible analytics tool I've used. While the tool can be slow and clunky at times, the value it provides far outweighs those issues. Being able to bring offline data and merge with web data to combine in one place is where clients need to be get the most success out of their data
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    Salesforce
    As of right now we have not seen any other program that integrates as seamlessly into our Salesforce platform. We have barely scratched the surface of all the features and use cases. It would be irresponsible to make a move to another platform in the near future. We have not come up against any limitations that would prompt a need to switch
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Users of Adobe Analytics will be pleased to note Adobe Customer Journey Analytics's ability to perform non-destructive changes to data variables (so long, processing rules). Users familiar with Adobe Analytics will immediate adopt Adobe Customer Journey Analytics without a large amount of onboarding or training. That said, users without prior exposure to Adobe products will face a steep learning curve if they are migrating from another BI tool.
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    Salesforce
    You won't find another solution that has as many features as Salesforce Marketing Cloud Interaction Studio. We all know Salesforce, we all know how big they are and it's not for nothing... Their tools do most of the things you want, need and even imagine. Using it is complicated, but the usability is infinite.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    For the most part, CJA is available. There are instances where the product is experiencing an outage but I haven't found this to be super frequent to the point where it really impedes my work
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    Salesforce
    Upgrades and timing of the upgrades were communicated well and planned during off hours for our work. If we did have a campaign scheduled during that time, it would kick-off after the system was back active. There were a few unplanned system down times, but it was a rare occurrence and those times were also short in duration.
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    Performance
    Adobe
    You can integrate online and offline data into one platform. help to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies while the customizable dashboards and reports make it easy to interpret complex datasets it’s possible to merge data from various customer touchpoints (i.e. web interactions, mobile app usage, and in-store visits) into one cohesive platform
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    Salesforce
    Though the make up of MA apps is not built this way today, it would be nice to see them become more real-time. The integration between Salesforce and Pardot is not a true real-time integration. If I modify something in Salesforce, those changes are not automatically reflected in Pardot immediately. There is a delay of about 15 minutes before the systems sync. This delay, although not long, is less than ideal We would love the systems to be integrated real time such that changes are propagated from one system to the other immediately.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    Good enough tools and offline support. We had a model of "hypercare" that was mostly good, sometimes not good. But that was more personality/people based, rather than established processes. Overall the support was timely and effective
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    Salesforce
    They are really responsive and more than not solve the problem or give you insight to how you can manage the solution yourself. I do find however sometimes a long delay on the more complex issues when they need to loop in other departments. but overall a good experience with support
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    Should be staged differently. It should be Do online stuff, get basic skills/qual. Then do "homework" type tasking, then come to class with an instructor. We got the traditional "start from 0, then step 1, then step 2..." training. This usually saps energy/focus. All training should be like a lab/practice session. If someone needs information or basic knowledge ... put it in a elearning, FAQ, job aid, or resource page.
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    Salesforce
    The trainers at the Pardot user conference (Elevate and Connections) were very knowledgeable and presented the material well. Again, the content was targeted to more of a new user audience, and was not really relevant for folks who had been using the product for 2+ years.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Should have more of this for the 101-level stuff. No one needs a Zoom class covering the basics. I need a "guide on the side" when I'm learning new stuff. I want support while I practice.
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    Salesforce
    Pardot's online training touches on all topics briefly and vaguely without much indepth exploration into how a final outcome could look, such as Nurturing Campaigns, Email templates, landing page templates, etc... The only true way to uncover Pardot's full capabilities is to have Front End design and coding experience. Without this key skill set, I would not recommend Pardot to another business.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Get trained up early, get your people in it and using/testing it.
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    Salesforce
    From an IT perspective, once you set up the Javascript beacon and start collecting data there is a waiting game. During this time you can start labeling your site actions which can be labor intensive for a single person, but you don't really have the final end-users on the platform yet. We did a lot of training so users were experienced, but it wasn't until they had their first tasks to accomplish that they started using the system and had questions. I'd recommend setting up some immediate goals for an end-user to start segmenting for the purpose of displaying message campaigns so you can jump start end-user action.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    So far, it is hard to see the advantage of CJA over GA4. However I have not had enough experience and training yet to be sure. Also, we have not taken full advantage of CJA yet. Another tool we use is Microsoft Clarity, which (for a free service) is quite powerful.
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    Salesforce
    I think that all of the marketing platforms I have evaluated and used in the past serve different markets and purposes. Salesforce Marketing Cloud was more palatable to our team because of our existing tech stack where we had Salesforce CRM already deployed and in use. Compared to Marketo and Hubspot, Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a bit dated in terms of the UI/UX and the overall experience but still meets the needs of our organization. Mailchimp, however, isn't even playing in the same arena and is meant for small organizations and companies that don't have a need for a full fledged offering that SFMC brings to the table.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    was not involved with this part but i have not heard about clompaints
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    You have the ability to create 'user groups' with different levels of access in CJA. We helped set this up for a large organiztion where they had marketers, executives, devs and analysts all having different levels of access to use CJA but with the appropriate guardrails in place for each user group. It worked out really well for their organization.
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    Salesforce
    Prior to this, we had no solution and literally were doing things on paper in a world where technology is outpacing paper. Having this process optimized has made it easier for the sales and marketing people to change information. From the training perspective, it has allowed us to see holes in where we could create additional support training, so the ROI here has been a lot more than just the optimization of a process.
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    Good offline/non-human resources (guides, FAQs, vids) Great support from people
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Currently, the ROI is a bit extended as our use cases are a bit more complex than the average use case (but we are in active discussions with Adobe Product to improve)
    • The Adobe Customer Journey Analytics implementation has directly contributed to our company's ability to speak to enterprise orientation, we have seen customer omni-channel presence go up 5% in just one year
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    Salesforce
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to more efficiently reach out to a higher number of prospects.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to nimbly communicate important messages in a timely fashion to facilitate conversion.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to track who is opening our messages so that we can stop sending to those not interested and focus on the most engaged audiences.
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Customer Journey Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of Graph-Based Stitching in Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsScreenshot of Derived Fields in Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsScreenshot of Data Views in Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsScreenshot of Data Governance in Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsScreenshot of AI Assistant in Adobe Customer Journey AnalyticsScreenshot of Attribution Models in Adobe Customer Journey Analytics

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Pardot Analytics - Pardot's reporting and analytics can be used to perform true revenue impact analysis and closed-loop reporting.Screenshot of Pardot Email Analytics - The reach and impact of  email marketing efforts are displayed in real-time with advanced reporting and analytics by device, and email client.Screenshot of Pardot Forms and Landing Pages - Pardot's form and landing page builders are used to turn online traffic to leads with targeted offers and content marketing.Screenshot of Pardot Email Marketing - Lead nurturing flows are defined via an interface that enables definition of the simplest or most complex segmented and targeted campaigns.