Opal vs. SAS 360 Plan

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Opal
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Opal is a platform for brands, used to plan, create, and calendar their content - across teams and channels. Opal aims to enable tight alignment and high levels of efficiency. Marketing teams from companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and Target use Opal to collaborate, plan, and visualize, while ensuring an always-unified brand voice. Users can: Plan every facet of the brand experience, to ensure consistency throughout every moment and across every…
$8.29
per month
SAS 360 Plan
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Formerly SAS Marketing Operations Management, a solution to integrate and manage all marketing processes for greater consistency, efficiency and effectiveness – from marketing strategy development and planning to content creation, campaign execution and post-campaign analysis.N/A
Pricing
OpalSAS 360 Plan
Editions & Modules
Opal Pro
$8.29
per month
Opal
Free Forever
Teams Pro
Custom Pricing
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpalSAS 360 Plan
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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OpalSAS 360 Plan
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
OpalSAS 360 Plan
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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User Testimonials
OpalSAS 360 Plan
Likelihood to Recommend
If a team can afford to pay for Opal and dedicate resources to properly onboard everyone and maintain organization, I'd absolutely highly recommend it.
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Pros
  • Allows me to present visuals of content that's easy to understand.
  • Review processes are made simple and are streamlined.
  • Helps me stay within character count when planning content.
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  • Create and manage a detailed plan for a marketing campaign: when you create detailed project plans and then task and role levels, SAS Marketing Operations Management (SAS MOM) makes it easier to coordinate between projects with very little, if any, issues.
  • Share, reuse and leverage existing marketing assets: Like some marketing tools, SAS MOM allows you to create and reuse assets across various channels.
  • Manage project collaboration and execution: You are allowed to set up a workflow that helps move processes along without having to manage each step of the project.
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Cons
  • I would love it if Opal integrated social publishing into their tool.
  • It would be beneficial if at least some basic analytics were brought back into the tool so we could then review content performance within the same tool as creative teams.
  • I've felt like at times the process of creating and sharing presentations was a bit tedious. It'd be nice if was a bit simpler.
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  • It would be good to have a Storyboard feature to summarize and tie together some of the dashboard metrics.
  • Missing feature: Hubspot CRM integration.
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Alternatives Considered
I've used Percolate and it's said to be a competitor of Opal, but in reality, it's a tool I've struggled with. It's fine for day-to-day scheduling and publishing, but lacks the flexibility and functionality of Opal. Opal really feels like it was built by storytellers where Percolate feels like it was built purely by an engineering team.
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Return on Investment
  • Always ahead of the game when it comes to planning
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ScreenShots

Opal Screenshots

Screenshot of Preview content exactly as it will appear in market to the audience. Collaborate with teammates and track changes in the  Chat & Activity window.Screenshot of View scheduled Moments across all campaigns on the Calendar -- by day, week, or month.Screenshot of Plan marketing content and campaigns using Boards, a free-form space for brainstorming, briefing, and scenario planning.