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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Journey Optimizer

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Journey Optimizer is a customer engagement solution, enabling brands to orchestrate and deliver personalized customer engagement across all channels — including email, web, app, mobile, and more — in the moments that matter to customers.N/A

    MessageGears

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMessageGears is a hybrid email marketing service built around deliverability, actionable customer data, and audience segmentation and targeting.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    MessageGears
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MessageGears
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MessageGears
    3.3
    3 Ratings
    83% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings1.52 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings2.23 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings2.73 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings2.13 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings2.23 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MessageGears
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MessageGears
    1.1
    3 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MessageGears
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MessageGears
    3.7
    3 Ratings
    73% below category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings2.83 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    5.9
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMessageGears
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    AJO is best suited for advanced Martech teams who are already bought into the Adobe ecosystem through the use of RTCDP, AA, AAM, etc. Organizations that are starting their Martech journey are good candidates, as well as those who are reevaluating all of their marketing channel vendors near the same time. Success in AJO is highly dependent on the number of marketing channels added. Close coordination with database teams is essential for success. Many of the offline data requirements benefit from modeling of the data. Having dedicated resources developing AJO (RTCDP)-specific views will reduce the amount of QA required to bring the solutions to market
    Incentivized
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    MessageGears
    MessageGears can be a solid, inexpensive email solution and you can be able to send millions of emails per year. In 2020, we delivered over 235 million emails at a fraction of what that would cost with any other email service provider. We worked with MessageGears on a custom solution with our database.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • pre built use case playbooks provide a basis for various trips
    • provides customized messaging
    • custom actions let different systems and databases be easily integrated
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    MessageGears
    • The MessageGears Support team is very helpful.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It doesn´t keep the last search you sis in the journeys and you have to enter the search parameter every time
    • there is a window of time during the day that the audiences give out errors and you can´t see the estimates
    • I should be able to select STO in campaigns, not only in journeys
    • I should be able to select the email parameters when using campaigns
    Incentivized
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    MessageGears
    • Multivariate testing
    • WYSIWYG email builder
    • SQL audience error report
    • Native reporting
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Adobe
    At times, Adobe Journey Optimizer offers too many options, making things less user-friendly than I would personally prefer. As mentioned earlier, there is a tendency to encounter decision paralysis with the increase in available options. While having options is excellent, in typical Adobe fashion, too many can be overwhelming for users
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    MessageGears
    Our situation is unique so I believe we are working on a semi-outdated UI which needs a tune up / version upgrade. Similarly, our custom connection means that we do not have access to the full feature set so I've never experienced MessageGears' best functionality
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    MessageGears
    MessageGears support is always quick to respond when we have an issue, which is rare. Gail has been our main rep and she has been great. We don't have many issues so luckily, we don't need to lean on their customer support team much. That said, it would be beneficial to hear from upper management more.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    They both have their pros and cons, I feel it depends on the users that the products are targetting, SFMC is has more specialized customizations, Adobe does offer similar but require a higher technical knowledge which is not something that is provided bt the other product
    Incentivized
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    MessageGears
    MessageGears doesn't come close to Salesforce Marketing Cloud. We chose MessageGears based on how data was accessed. We never really got a good preview of how the system works or what was available, so we didn't know everything that it was lacking until we started using it.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Multichannel onboarding journey improving the engagement of freshmen in the business, resulting in a decrease in the dropout rate.
    • Separate business of anticipation of receivables from suppliers that used to be manual and now I have connected this entire operation via the S3 connector, less manual work and significant gains in conversions and payments
    Incentivized
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    MessageGears
    • Sending more email!
    • Onboarding handoff was a little rough
    • Great control on who we are sending to
    • Dynamic content is very easy!
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Channel Setup in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of Content Accelerator in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of In App Message Designer in Adobe Journey OptimizerProduct screenshotScreenshot of Profiles Dashboard in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of SMS Journey in Adobe Journey Optimizer