Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform vs. BlueConic

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Adobe's Real-Time Customer Data Platform allows marketers to collect, normalize, and unify known and pseudonymous consumer and professional data into real-time profiles. These person or account-based profiles then power B2B, B2C, and hybrid customer experiences at scale.N/A
BlueConic
Score 7.0 out of 10
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BlueConic, the a pure-play customer data platform, designed to liberate companies’ first-party data from disparate systems and makes it accessible wherever and whenever it is required to transform customer relationships and drive business growth. The vendor states over 300 companies use BlueConic to unify data into persistent, individual-profiles, and then activate it across customer touchpoints and systems in support of a wide range of growth-focused initiatives, including customer…N/A
Pricing
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformBlueConic
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Real-Time CDPBlueConic
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsAdobe offers three tiers of Real-Time CDP tailored for any type of business wanting to power their customer experience management strategy with unified customer data. The Business-to-Consumer Edition is for B2C brands wanting to personalize experiences for consumers. The Business-to-Business Edition is for B2B brands wanting to personalize experiences for leads and accounts. The Business-to-Person Edition is for combined B2C and B2B brands wanting to personalize experiences for the same person across all lines of business.
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Community Pulse
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Features
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformBlueConic
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
7.7
24 Ratings
6% below category average
BlueConic
7.0
1 Ratings
16% below category average
Tag library7.723 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags7.523 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution7.923 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring7.621 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Page load times7.721 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Mobile app tagging7.521 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
8.3
27 Ratings
2% above category average
BlueConic
7.0
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation8.327 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation8.227 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Website personalization8.326 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Traffic allocation control00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
7.8
29 Ratings
5% below category average
BlueConic
7.0
1 Ratings
16% below category average
Account Scoring7.924 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Customer Data Governance8.027 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Data Connectors8.028 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Data Enhancement7.328 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Data Ingestion8.228 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Data Storage7.828 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data Visibility7.428 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Event Data8.328 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Identity Resolution7.527 Ratings7.01 Ratings
User Ratings
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformBlueConic
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(28 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(28 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformBlueConic
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
In any scenario where we have a unique offline and online 'Person ID,' we are able to see great results with profile stitching within CDP. In cases where we do not have a unique Person ID between datasets, we find ourselves at a point where we would need to change our architecture to have the same Person ID to see results.
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BlueConic
Where you are looking for agility and product placement - this is a great product. We were able to move $750k in product in a month due to the pure agility in offering more targetted discounts to users at the right moment. If you use the software correctly - this is like giving your core website experience steriods to offer users the right products at the right time. This shouldn't, however, replace comprehensive funnel testing. Think of it more like hyper offer-management service
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Pros
Adobe
  • Real time segmentation and profiling on high volume of customer data
  • Integration of various customer data sources, ranging from CRM, Web Analytics, EDL and other custom sources
  • Data governance of customer data in the platform, down to attribute based access controls
  • Activation across paid media, marketing automation and experience optimization platforms
  • Easy to use interface for marketers
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BlueConic
  • BlueConic's technology and interface is second to none. They excel at taking potentially difficult tasks and making them easy for users to accomplish without having to stretch the platform's limits or reach out to customer support.
  • The way BlueConic integrates with websites almost seems like magic; by placing a single tag you're able to track almost everything and deploy website personalization.
  • BlueConic releases frequent updates to the platform, like new integrations to other platforms and different tools for tracking data.
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Cons
Adobe
  • Some features that are not yet released to all customers are necessary to manage cases like device sharing
  • The methodology of how data is stored and manage is relatively unique and requires some ramp-up to fully understand
  • There are some areas, like deduplication, where the platform doesn't provide the flexibility one would expect
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BlueConic
  • They should have the ability to port data beyond O&O properties. This is likely more complex than I make it seem, but a deal w/ a DMP to be able to do so would likely solve the issue.
  • Could have some more "out of the box" APIs.
  • WOuld be great if they had in-house consultants that could come and help set-up best practices with your other existing partnerships (this would be a HUGE ask though; places like Salesforce charge thousands for such services).
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
It helps faster deal cycles, higher win rated and a lot better prioritisation of leads. The churn rate is low this leads to a higher lifetime value. All decisions are now impacted with the real time data provided by Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform. It is very useful in increasing average revenue per customer hence this rating is well justified for the product
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BlueConic
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Usability
Adobe
Activation - great Segmentation - in UI, there should be the possibility of writing advanced code Tags. Both Mobile and Desktop Data Ingestion - might be pain in the ass. Changing one customer attribute is time-consuming. It should be some super admin or some feature. One user can change some customers' attributes easily. Data Transformation - Maybe there are some modules for that in AJO?
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BlueConic
I think without a bit of training and knowledge it would be hard to walk right into a role or a task inside of BlueConic - it is kind of hard to comprehend everything that is available and all of the options. The language inside of BlueConic is also very different than other things in the industry, so it was hard to understand what it would line up with.
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
Real time access of data Very popular so no need of marketing Customer profiles are updated immediately and easy to access multiple customer data Apt for both business to customers and business to business accounts Maintains strong focus on customer growth and standard profiles Privacy and confidentiality is better when compared to other customer data profile softwares
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BlueConic
BlueConic is more lightweight and allows for more unique experiences at the same time. Again - this isn't meant to perfect the core UX of your site, but sit on top to deliver unique experiences to control offer management and close rates.
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Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Improved ability to target users across different marketing DSPs
  • Increased click and conversion rate for Adobe Target
  • Lowered opt out and bounce rates for email
  • Decreased time to value on audience segmentation
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BlueConic
  • BlueConic has lead to a deeper understanding of how customers engage with our content
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ScreenShots

Adobe Real-Time CDP Screenshots

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