Adobe Audience Manager vs. SAP Customer Data Solutions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Audience Manager
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Audience Manager is a data management platform (DMP) that is integrated into the Adobe Marketing Cloud.N/A
SAP Customer Data Solutions
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
Pricing
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Features
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Data Collection
Comparison of Data Collection features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
8.6
16 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
Collection of first-party data8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Collection of third-party data8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Access to Third-party Data Providers9.616 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Classification
Comparison of Data Classification features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
7.3
16 Ratings
12% below category average
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
Audience taxonomy7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag Management6.215 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Analysis Dashboard7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
8.9
16 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
Data Transfer8.916 Ratings00 Ratings
DSP integration8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
DMP Analytics
Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
6.8
16 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
Campaign Analytics5.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Analytics8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.8
28 Ratings
5% below category average
Tag library00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
Page load times00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Mobile app tagging00 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.6
29 Ratings
7% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Traffic allocation control00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
Website personalization00 Ratings9.527 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Audience Manager
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
6.8
30 Ratings
19% below category average
Account Scoring00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Customer Data Governance00 Ratings8.729 Ratings
Data Connectors00 Ratings5.130 Ratings
Data Enhancement00 Ratings5.830 Ratings
Data Ingestion00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
Data Storage00 Ratings3.730 Ratings
Data Visibility00 Ratings7.930 Ratings
Event Data00 Ratings6.528 Ratings
Identity Resolution00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Small Businesses
MediaMath
MediaMath
Score 7.4 out of 10
Bloomreach
Bloomreach
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Score 8.3 out of 10
Bloomreach
Bloomreach
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Score 8.3 out of 10
Bloomreach
Bloomreach
Score 9.0 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(16 ratings)
8.5
(58 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(10 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(57 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(10 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Audience ManagerSAP Customer Data Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
If you are already using multiple other pieces of the Adobe Experience Cloud stack, adobe audience manager is an easy choice. It allows for quick and easy data activation for your first and potentially brokered 2nd party data. However this product will likely be absorbed into the adobe experience platform (AEP) soon. In the end I would wait to see where adobe is truly headed with this product before investing heavily without additional heavy adobe investments.
Read full review
SAP
It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
Read full review
Pros
Adobe
  • We are able to generate reports that provide valuable insights into potential customer behavior, allowing us to better focus our marketing efforts.
  • By allowing us to understand who are key audiences are and how they overlap with other brands and products, AAM allows us to get a fuller picture of how we should target our audience.
  • Reporting in AAM is wonderful in that it is easy to understand and exportable. The use of graphics and updates make it easier to share insights with various team members--even those with minimum experience in marketing and analytics.
Read full review
SAP
  • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
  • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
  • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
Read full review
Cons
Adobe
  • Biggest challenge we faced is teaching the use of it to our employees how to use it. The UI Should be easy and to understand for all fields.
  • The AdWords integration is not easy to do.
  • UI is sometimes slow and doesn't load Analyticals for more than 24 hours.
Read full review
SAP
  • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
  • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
Read full review
Usability
Adobe
Overall usability is great, as are most of Adobe's software. Maybe a UI refresh could make it a bit easier to do advanced functions or reporting but, overall, it works very well. This is something you take for granted with Adobe solutions because when you try another vendor you realize how bad it can be.
Read full review
SAP
We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
Customer Data Solutions availability has been pretty good, anytime there has been any issues like I mentioned before, support staff has been quickly avialable to help trouble shoot things. Customer data solutions has had very few outages during out time using it as well and when they happen it's a quick resolution.
Read full review
Performance
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
Read full review
Support Rating
Adobe
AAM has good support, but the support is not as available, due to waiting time and queue. The instructions presented are available, but it navigation is not easy between pages. However, instructions are usually direct and straightforward, but any underlying thoughts or questions won’t be easily answered without support from their service.
Read full review
SAP
We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
Read full review
In-Person Training
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
because it was made directly in the company
Read full review
Online Training
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
Read full review
Implementation Rating
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Adobe
I personally like the Adobe Audience Manager interface and it's easier to use for beginners. It also has some features that Google does not, nor do its other competitors. It is worth the money and time spent, overall. I feel like it gives a bigger and more in-depth picture to our company's audience than other programs.
Read full review
SAP
There is a dedicated team for SAP setup that helps in providing specialized or customized services to the user. The platform's accessibility lets us obtain reports and information in real time so we reach clients at the proper moment by optimizing delivery time appealed to us the most.
Read full review
Scalability
Adobe
No answers on this topic
SAP
because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
Read full review
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Overall a Positive Return for Business who go All in on the Adobe Stack
  • Solid work for brokering and anonymously sharing data between first and second parties
  • The death of TRUE 3rd party data has lessened the effectiveness of all DMPs
Read full review
SAP
  • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
  • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
  • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
Read full review
ScreenShots

SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform