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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

    Zoho Campaigns

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZoho Campaigns is an email marketing and social networking campaigning tool for smaller companies that helps create, send, and track effective email campaigns. It features list management and segmentation, A/B Testing, tracking and reporting, automation, and mobile campaign management.

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    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Forever Free
    $0
    Standard Plan
    $3 for 500 contacts
    per month
    Professional Plan
    $4.5 for 500 contacts
    per month
    Pay as you go
    $14 for 500 contacts
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and Zoho Campaigns
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Campaigns
    4.7
    25 Ratings
    51% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings5.022 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings3.017 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings4.021 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.023 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings3.025 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.019 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and Zoho Campaigns
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Campaigns
    5.3
    25 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.025 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and Zoho Campaigns
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Campaigns
    3.7
    3 Ratings
    73% below category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    6.2
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Journey OptimizerZoho Campaigns
    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
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    Zoho
    It is well suited in scenarios:
    1. Well-defined static list with proper info.
    2. Not building email templates from scratch
    3. Litmus testing involved
    4. Easy to use simple automation journeys involved
    Not well-suited scenarios:
    1. Complex Customer journeys
    2. Dynamic content involved
    3. Integration with other products other than the ZOHO suite
    4. Testing API limits
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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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    Zoho
    • The best thing about this software is its integration with G-suite.
    • It's user interface is so easy that any user can learn it quickly. And it is very easy to operate.
    • It helps users to engage subscribers via various social media platforms.
    • It allows users to compare various email campaigns.
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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
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    Zoho
    • Zoho should start by throwing this tool in the trash and then recreate it from scratch. There are so many flaws I would be here all year trying to list them all. Start by the fact that creating templates is an absolute nightmare. You'll find over and over again that something that should be easily executed can't be done. It is NOT a plug and play program. Everything is trial and error.
    • The reporting SUCKS bad. It gives you basics, but if you want any real insights... I have to export all my data into my own spreadsheets to compare results from multiple campaigns.
    • Customer service is B.A.D. You'll spend HOURS upon HOURS with a tech support team that knows less than you. The only time anything gets accomplished is when you work with a programmer. BUT, you'll seriously waste 1-2 hours explaining a problem to someone who is only taking notes. You'll get so frustrated when they try to show you how they think it works and you respond with... "I know how this works because I have used it for a year - the problem is that it stopped working the way it always did before. They will argue with you. You will respond accordingly. They will close tickets without resolution. Speaking of tickets, you'll never get one. They say they will take care of it and a week later you will follow-up and no one will have any idea what is going on. You'll start from scratch and be even more frustrated. You will learn to "fix" it on your own or deal with it, broken.
    • After two years, I'm still not sure if my emails even make it to an inbox. When asked, you'll be told that you need to write better subject lines. I call bull****. Don't rely on this product to deliver your email. And don't question Zoho, as it will always be your fault.
    • You can't use this tool to send to ANY group email addresses. You can't even override the system. I have a lot of clients that use info@xxx.com or sales@xxx.com, etc. and I have to send them personal emails since this will not allow them to be sent. They say it is to protect them from getting blacklisted. I call bull**** again.
    • The templates offered by the system are crap - unless you only send holiday emails. Not a large selection of just generic templates. You'll be pulling your hair out trying to use their builder to create your own. In the end, you'll end up sending emails with nothing "pretty" about them.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Because I am a single user organization and the subscription is free for up to 3 users.
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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
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    Zoho
    Zoho Campaigns is not for beginners to email marketing, but it’s an excellent choice for those who want to send out a lot of emails with few restrictions and great reporting. It’s a no-brainer if you’re already a Zoho user, as Campaigns is included in Zoho One subscriptions and integrates nicely with other Zoho apps.
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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
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    Zoho
    • It allows us to communicate with all our customers or lists together or individually, and to track how successful our campaigns are.
    • Customer Service is a target area of why we use Zoho Campaigns, and it meets our needs greatly.
    • To date we have not really measured the ROI or impact that Zoho Campaigns has on our marketing efforts but with this product it certainly has the means to do such.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Journey Optimizer Screenshots

    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

    Zoho Campaigns Screenshots

    Screenshot of Template editorScreenshot of Real-time analyticsScreenshot of List managementScreenshot of Send time optimizationScreenshot of Automation—WorkflowsScreenshot of Dashboard