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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Express

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Creative Cloud Express (formerly Adobe Spark) is a task-based, web and mobile product used to create and share rich multimedia content – from social media posts and stories to invitations to marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.

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    Adobe Marketo Engage

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Marketo Engage (acquired by Adobe in 2018) is a marketing automation platform whose basic features include email marketing, drip nurturing, landing pages, and lead scoring, but other editions offer additional advanced features. Typical customers are B2B firms with complex sales cycles.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0.00
    Premium
    $9.99 / $99.99
    per month
    Teams
    $9.99
    per month per user
    Growth
    Pricing based on database size.
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    Pricing based on database size.
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    Pricing based on database size.
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsContact Adobe directly for Enterprise pricing plan details.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Express
    Adobe Express seems to be slightly inferior design wise, but has greater integrations with the Adobe ecosystem
    Incentivized
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    238 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    283 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    219 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    239 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    235 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    291 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    158 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    189 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    178 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    Features
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    7.6
    1074 Ratings
    1% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.8976 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.3955 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.0927 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings7.2995 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings7.8979 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.0939 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.61037 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.51032 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.5931 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    8.2
    1036 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.51009 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings8.4985 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings7.5983 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings7.8930 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    6.9
    962 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings6.1785 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.6918 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    6.8
    614 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings6.4606 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings7.2375 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    6.5
    1036 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.2978 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.81018 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.4962 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Adobe Express and Adobe Marketo Engage
    Feature
    Adobe Express
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Marketo Engage
    7.6
    1026 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.9890 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.4759 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings7.5908 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.4883 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings7.4316 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings6.5210 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.348 Ratings
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (254 ratings)
    8.7
    (1244 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (17 ratings)
    4.5
    (147 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (29 ratings)
    5.0
    (99 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.6
    (92 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (29 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (37 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.1
    (9 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe ExpressAdobe Marketo Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Every team I work with gets the Express welcome and walkthrough and becomes a permanent Adobe Express user. I have my own workflow when creating content for social, and it is great when others I am working with can hop on and follow the same workflow. We can collaborate on projects, schedule posts, and manage brand assets easily from our own devices. As long as we have access to the same files, we can build campaigns faster and more easily, onboard new designers, and scale our impact on social media.
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    Adobe
    Adobe Marketo Engage is an excellent tool for hosting registration forms and sending out tokenized emails based on a particular person's information within your database. For example, if someone attends an event or webinar and indicates that they'd like to learn more about your product, then Adobe Marketo Engage can easily trigger a specific email template to that person that will be personalized with tokens about them. The pixel tracking that can be applied to any web page is also very helpful. If you want to focus on a more 1:1 type of follow up with a Lead, then the automated emails are not going to be as useful.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • I have used Adobe Express to help maintain my creative catalogs and files, brand management by saving my color scheme palettes, to have full access to its free assets and huge template library.
    • The main business issue is brand consistency and accessibility, and Adobe Express helps greatly with both of those by providing an option to create brand libraries for various projects, and it has a huge Adobe font catalog to accommodate basically every brand and project scope.
    • I like how I am able to create a project folder for storing various iterations of a graphic or logo, and being able to view thumbnails of each iteration below the current graphic that I am working on. Plus, it also allows for easy thumbnail rearrangement for exporting selected images in the order of my choice. And it has many editing tools such as a generative AI tool using prompts to help create original art, and both the Effects and Animation tools have many options for colorations and animations. Plus other awesome and easy to use tools such as the Quick Action tool that easily removes backgrounds, and other tools like the Resizing, Quick Replace, Translate, Bulk Create.
    • Another feature of Adobe Express that I like is its ability for video creation and editing which is available via a mobile device or desktop computer. The footage editing process is very easy and allows for only one track for both video and audio.
    • Adobe Express allows for the project assets to be either imported via ones on file systems or straight from the Adobe Royalty-Free assets which includes; videos, audio/music, graphics, photos and even a voice overs capability using a "Text-to-Voice" option. And after the video has been created Adobe offers its very easy "Download" option, where you can select what file type that you want the project to export as.
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    Adobe
    • Adobe Marketo Engage excels at automating complex marketing workflows and delivering personalized customer experiences at scale.
    • Adobe Marketo Engage enables marketers to create targeted campaigns, schedule automated email sequences, and personalize content based on user demographics and interactions, resulting in more relevant customer engagement.
    • Adobe Marketo Engage provides robust analytics and reporting, allowing teams to track campaign performance, monitor conversion rates, and measure return on investment(ROI).
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It could have a search bar which searches through other Adobe products (esp for Stock images, videos, audio) from within Adobe Express.
    • It could make it so switching between Adobe products from within Adobe Express almost like a tab function is smooth.
    • It could partner with other companies to allow for company specific events in exchange for valuable products or programs.
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    Adobe
    • The most important thing is the UI; it still looks very old and should be updated to meet current market design standards.
    • Admin Complexity: It should be easy to setup at the first go.
    • Tool Navigation: Navigation should be more easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    I foresee Adobe Express becoming the "go-to" platform for everyone except professional, high-level designers. It is a relatively easy-to-use tool that allows users to create a wide variety of visuals quickly. Because it is a template-driven tool, the in-house design team has the ability to make brand kit available to keep visuals on point
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    Adobe
    We're likely to renew for several reasons:
    • Now that it's been implemented, I can't imagine not having marketing automation and the easy interface that Marketo provides to run our campaigns
    • Marketo's community and customer service is fantastic; I know that when I need help, I'll get it
    • Marketo continues to improve the product, so I know that I can expect it to be even more useful in the future
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    Usability
    Adobe
    The user interface is pretty straightforward to use. It has easy to navigate navigations, and the canvas UX is also pretty good. One thing i would like to add it to use shortcuts to add elements on canvas. Like if I am on canvas and I press 'T' on my keyboard the text box should be added automatically
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    Adobe
    In some aspects, the tool can feel quite clunky in parts. But with the rich feature set it has, it's understandable. There is a lot of room for improvement for the user interface. The system itself doesn't have a slick or modern feel, so the usability could feel nicer to use with these areas considered.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    Marketo provides different way and abilities to connect. If you are having product support or unexplained errors you can get someone on Marketo support 24 hours a day. One of Marketo's greatest assets in my opinion however would be the community. Often times our company is just looking for case success stories from someone else. In the community you can search for problems you are currently facing and see others having the same issue and solutions for those issues. If not, you can pose a question to the whole community and champions of the product and others can chime in to provide suggestions to fix your needs. The community is truly a 24/7 place to get your answers quickly.
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    Performance
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    There are times when it is slightly slow for us, where we sit on a screen waiting for it to load. This could be our internet since we have had the same issue occasionally with other systems, but it is enough to make you crazy.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    Overall, the Adobe Creative Cloud Express is worth a try and may be a good fit for many organizations and businesses. At a monthly rate, the cost is not prohibitive, but the tools are somewhat limited and not necessarily worthwhile when compared to standard applications and software that are often available free or through a package of services commonly found on workplace computers.
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    Adobe
    On multiple occasions we've had Marketo support (technical and license based) issues. Technical issues were minor and resolved within a day. License based issues (even things encouraged by Marketo for partners, like provisioning another license) took WEEKS. They actually took so long to respond that the client we were working with withdrew from the contract because they were no longer convinced Marketo was capable of supporting their business. As an agency trying to sell the software, you can only explain away so much before they just made us look silly.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    Our account rep stopped out in Lincoln, NE to ensure we were properly set up and running. This was very much appreciated. I was very, very new at this point, so I can't comment very much on the extent of what was taught because I was still brand new to the company and the system
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    I had never used Marketo prior to taking this job so online training was my starting point. I was able to follow along, it was interesting and quickly and efficiently taught me what I needed to know without a lot of fluff. It was far from boring and really helped me get my hands dirty with Marketo.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    1. Have a content marketing plan to run in parallel with the marketing automation installation--you'll need a lot of content to make full use of Marketo's capabilities. 2. Work with sales (and ISRs) to define and document a workflow--build your Marketo installation around how you do business--not figure out how to apply your business to the tools 3. Spend time of data cleaning--both an initial project as well as a strategy for ongoing data management. We found some change manaement issues (no more appending ZZZ to the first name to identify contacts who have left the company, for example, or prohibiting the entry of "info@company.com" email addresses). 4. Find some champions in the sales and ISR teams. You'll have both fans and detractors--work with the fans to build some success stories
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    I think Adobe Express is a bit behind Canva, but as an Adobe Community Expert, I try to provide as much feedback as I can to help improve Adobe Express. ADobe Express does a better job than InShot and a few other apps, but isn't quite there against Canva, I'm sorry to say!
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    Adobe
    Adobe Marketo Engage is one of the best email sending platforms I have worked with, because there is so much you can do on a lead scoring area and also then connect this to other platforms such as Salesforce. It allows for seamless reporting and working alongside sales colleagues. We chose Adobe Marketo Engage because it allows for more sophisticated audience segmentation and management of ongoing large scale nurture flows across a number of complex criteria.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    Adobe Creative Cloud Express is included with an Adobe Creative Cloud account. Our company has a corporate team membership so it is nice to have a professional and powerful tool that anyone on our team can use for free. The pricing structure of giving the tool away for free will be fundamental to users utilizing the tool. Similar tools, such as Canva, cost significantly more but do not offer the same features
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    Adobe
    The total cost is a little bit higher than we expected.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    We look at scaleability in a few different ways. First, the speed while using Marketo has remained relatively the same as our database has grown. Though I would say Marketo is slow at times, it has not gotten slower over the last few years. If anything, it has improved, and they are working to improve it. Second, the amount of programs we have developed in Marketo has exponentially grown as well. Marketo has allowed us to drastically increase our output without having to drastically increase our headcount.
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    The professional services for Adobe Creative Cloud Express is top notch and should be highly commended. I am thoroughly impressed with how far Adobe has come. In the past, I had several issues with how something were handled, but in the past few years things have been better than ever and they get no complaints from me
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    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Positive: Time and working for a nonprofit with minimal staff this is essential.
    • Negative: There are certain features that I need to find in other Adobe products like layer masking.
    • Positive: It makes content creation less intimidating for our newer staff.
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    Adobe
    • Adobe Marketo Engage automation capabilities have reduced the amount of manual work required to execute campaigns, allowing our marketing team to focus more on strategy and customer engagement rather than repetitive administrative tasks.
    • The platform has helped us generate more qualified leads through personalized campaigns and lead scoring, enabling our sales team to focus on prospects with the highest likelihood of converting.
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    Adobe Marketo Engage Screenshots

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