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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is a customer journey analytics tool, providing audience insights to unify customer data to generate AI-powered insights in real time, and understand customer behavior using digital and cross-channel analytics.

    $1,500

    per month

    Salesforce Data Cloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Data Cloud (formerly Salesforce Genie) is a solution to put data to work for customers. It is deeply embedded in the Einstein 1 Platform, which means any external data lake or warehouse can now drive actions and workflows inside of the Salesforce CRM.

    $108,000

    per year per org

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer InsightsSalesforce Data Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
    from $1,500
    per tenant, per month (includes 100,000 profiles)
    Data Cloud for Marketing
    $108000
    per year per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer InsightsSalesforce Data Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer InsightsSalesforce Data Cloud
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Salesforce Data Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data Cloud
    5.5
    2 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Salesforce Data Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data Cloud
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Salesforce Data Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data Cloud
    7.2
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights and Salesforce Data Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data Cloud
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer InsightsSalesforce Data Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer InsightsSalesforce Data Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I think it's well suited to help employees be efficient and devote time to other areas of the business. Having a platform that is power-packed with so much customer data is so helpful as an account manager. It allows me to understand how to approach customers based on their partnership and engagement levels.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    I would recommend Salesforce Data Cloud as an 8 because it is great for keeping track of customer and sale information, it is easy to use, it is easy to generate reports and it is user friendly. However, it is very expensive and does not integrate with other CRMs well
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Customer behaviour in apps
    • Compile and share customer data
    • Create summaries and dashboard to extract insights
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    Salesforce
    • Ingest data from various sources
    • Reporting an Analysis
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Only setting the interface for the new user.
    • Collecting insights across platforms for the beginner.
    • Integration with some packages.
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    Salesforce
    • Better UI for naive users
    • More comprehensive reports for end users
    • Maintenance is high for now
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I would rate Salesforce Data Cloud's usability a 9 because I do think it is very easy to use. You can easily create new contacts, add notes to contacts, add house information, generate reports, create workflows, etc. You can even have it schedule marketing emails to customers to auto send an email for holidays like Christmas, New Years, etc. It is very user friendly and helps to create a nice customer journey with it all in once place.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I believe this is the only product I have used in this category. I've used different CRM platforms (Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot, Salesforce); however, none of these stack up against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights. Information in CRM is more informational than insightful and customer-driven. CRM [has] been used more to house client data and not in any reports that are beneficial.
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    Salesforce
    They are quite similar but it was a decision made amongst other stakeholders as well so I can’t justify the reason from my own department but as I understand salesforce allows better integration and since our CRM is already on salesforce it makes sense for us to unify at all.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Increase inowledge
    • Avoid lose of information
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Faster analytics gains market
    • Reporting can be more comprehensive
    • Impressive security
    • Maintenance is slower
    • Not suitable for startups
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