SAP Emarsys vs. Iterable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Iterable
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Iterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP EmarsysIterable
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
SAP EmarsysIterable
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Emarsys
6.5
Ratings
16% below category average
Iterable
7.2
Ratings
5% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.30 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Dynamic content8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content4.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Landing pages8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing7.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Mobile optimization6.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting6.30 Ratings5.20 Ratings
List management4.30 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.70 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Emarsys
6.5
Ratings
18% below category average
Iterable
-
Ratings
Lead nurturing automation6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Emarsys
6.9
Ratings
6% below category average
Iterable
6.2
Ratings
16% below category average
Dashboards7.70 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Standard reports7.00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Custom reports6.00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
SAP Emarsys
7.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Iterable
8.2
Ratings
9% above category average
API7.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals6.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Customizability6.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP EmarsysIterable
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
9.9
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9.1
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Usability
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9.1
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Availability
-
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8.6
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Performance
-
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8.5
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Support Rating
-
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9.1
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Online Training
-
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6.4
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Ease of integration
5.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
-
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9.1
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User Testimonials
SAP EmarsysIterable
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Iterable is great for any marketing team looking to ramp up the capabilities on lifecycle marketing specifically if you're a company with a lot of data and/or SKU's the product makes handling a lot of complexities much simpler and enables my team to move much faster even as a small team
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Pros
  • 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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  • It is easy to onboard new users with building communications. The drag and drop editor is very intuitive to use.
  • Allows for complex data structures on user profiles and in events. This is a key reason we onboarded to Iterable and have stayed with it.
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Cons
  • 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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  • Locale management: being able to copy and past a template section/row/content from a locale to another. Also, be able to duplicate any locale to any locale. So far we can just duplicate the default locale into the rest of the locales
  • Outages - I feel in the last 1 and half, more outages are happening, impacting their clients
  • Image library
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Likelihood to Renew
We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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Extremely easy to use, deeply integrated into our infrastructure
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Usability
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Iterable is super easy to use. I have experience with competing platforms, but Iterable is by far the most intuitive platform to use. I also really appreciate the way the product team is willing to accept product requests
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Reliability and Availability
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Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
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Performance
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The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
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Support Rating
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I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
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Alternatives Considered
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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As mentioned previously, I was hired to do a migration from ActiveCampaign, and I stayed for 2 years as a power user of Itearble. Since leaving OneVision Resources, I have continued to volunteer my time in a regional user group, which I would not do if the platform, product, and company were not so strong and so marketer-forward.
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Scalability
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We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • I do not have hard numbers, as I am not in the department that deals with those kinds of quantifications of impact. However, I do believe the use of Iterable has been a positive thing for us in providing more comprehensive data that is useful when dealing with customer tickets.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of how Iterable unifies customer, product, business, and martech ecosystem data to create integrated marketing.Screenshot of Iterable’s AI Suite, that helps to build personalized campaigns quickly, predicts what customers need next, and fine-tunes every message for maximum impact.Screenshot of some of the tools and support available through Iterable that support scale and tomorrow’s growth.Screenshot of how Iterable unifies all engagement channels into one platform for consistent, personalized communication, connecting with customers wherever they are: SMS, email, in-app, push, embedded messaging, and beyond.Screenshot of how to create highly-personalized communications that listen to, react to, and anticipate customer needs.Screenshot of an example of how AI can be used to influence the most important metrics and achieve key business goals.