Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Braze
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Braze is a customer engagement platform that enables relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and the brands they love. With Braze, global brands can ingest and process customer data in real time, orchestrate and optimize contextually relevant, cross-channel marketing campaigns and continuously evolve their customer engagement strategies.N/A
SAP Emarsys
Score 4.8 out of 10
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Emarsys is a customer engagement platform that allows users to automate personalized campaigns across channels, based on each individual consumer’s behavior. The suite's capabilities include marketing automation, email marketing, customer engagement, customer intelligence and predictive recommendations. Emarsys is now part of SAP, since the December 2020 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
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Braze
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Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.5
Ratings
16% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
List management00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Lead Management
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Braze
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.5
Ratings
18% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
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Braze
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.9
Ratings
6% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
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Braze
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
7.0
Ratings
6% below category average
API00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
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7.7
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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9.9
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Usability
8.8
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Support Rating
4.5
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Ease of integration
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User Testimonials
BrazeSAP Emarsys
Likelihood to Recommend
Its really well suited to brands with a mobile app. And from what I can glean from the features my org isn't able to take advantage of, its best suited for: - B2C brands that use social media - ecommerce (i.e. CPG) Otherwise, I am not convinced it is the tool I would recommend for users that do not have a mobile app. You're not getting most of the value from it.
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Emarsys is highly recommended to every new or old organization for planned and well-managed marketing. If you want to reach the maximum market chains or to keep your data under highly confidential supervision or if you want many clients for your product or services, then Emarsys is the best option of all.
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Pros
  • Well looked after - Braze itself are always on hand to answer any questions and help us make our work better.
  • Great tool - We use a fair bit of Braze but there
  • are so many exciting features we're slowly incorporating, Braze is always building on what they have and this keeps us top of our game.
  • Fantastic learning - I have advanced quickly in my work in Braze due to their support and learning programs. This has been key for me.
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  • The CRM functionality is a great tool for adding in targeted paid advertising campaigns to complement email campaigns.
  • The ability to segment contacts and create custom lists allows us to send hyper-targeted email campaigns that deliver more efficient and effective results.
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Cons
  • Enabling GIF/videos to be directly uploaded on to Braze's platform
  • Easier way of creating canvases; right now it is too complex for someone new who is starting off in the company to understand what things do and where things are
  • Ability to track duplicate user profiles within the entire audience segment
  • Automated deduplicating email addresses/phone numbers in each targeting segment; right now it's done manually after extracting csv files
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  • The email and content builder is significantly worse than other email marketing platforms I've used
  • Emails campaigns cannot be used in more than one automation flow
  • Amount of emails collected and being sent for smart insight are inaccurate
  • I've rarely completed a task without some type of user interface error
  • Customer service mostly directs you to help center on website
  • You have to pay extra for training
  • You have to pay extra for reporting in which the system cannot provide
  • Lengthy contract with a high price tag
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Likelihood to Renew
We are on a mission for an omnichannel experience for our customers and are already making good progress with Braze able to fully support and optimise this
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We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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Usability
It is an easy-to-understand platform, thanks to its design and accessibility. You can, for example, easily find any users and their data, check exact volumes of segments, follow the history of messages sent, and create reports. We can connect Braze with other platforms for analysis or email design (Snowflake, Hightouch, Stripo...).
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Support Rating
Very responsive and helpful on simple questions, but not great other than that. They do not have a way for the customer/user to escalate a ticket. You have to contact your rep and in some cases, they don't respond within 24 hours so you have no idea if they have escalated it. There is no phone number for an urgent issue - you have to rely on email
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Alternatives Considered
Braze has its own strengths and weaknesses compared to Bloomreach and Hubspot. Personally I prefer Bloomreach for lifecycle journey and orchestration however I've felt integration and scaling to be more straightforward with Braze. Other platforms have been reviewed but for value for money at scale and quality of platform, Braze came out as the chosen one.
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Emarsys stacks up well against other email marketing platforms I've used. It doesn't particularly excel in any area, so it isn't heads and shoulders above other options, but it's solid in all areas. If you're looking for a safe option without too much dynamic content or advanced customizations, Emarsys will meet your needs.
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Return on Investment
  • We saved a couple of million by switching from Salesforce to Braze.
  • We increased our engagement for a limited-time promo by 33% by simply running a 4-variant subject line test.
  • We managed to reduce our unsubscribe volume by 18% by excluding dormant users.
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  • From proficient and fast information assortment and converging to changing crude data into significant experiences, Emarsys gives you an answer that allows you to associate with your clients at an extremely close to home level and utilize that to additionally develop your business.
  • Reliable and giving cost effective services.
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