Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform vs. Zaius (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Real-Time CDP
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
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
Zaius (discontinued)
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Zaius, or Optimizely Data Platform after being acquired by Optimizely in March 2021, was a a customer data platform, or as the vendor describes it, B2C CRM. It helped B2C marketers grow revenue from their existing customer base using segmentation, personalization, marketing automation, and attribution tools. It is discontinued.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Real-Time CDPZaius (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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 PlatformZaius (discontinued)
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
7.7
25 Ratings
6% below category average
Zaius (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Tag library7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags7.524 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring7.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Page load times7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app tagging7.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
8.3
28 Ratings
2% above category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation8.228 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization8.327 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform
7.8
30 Ratings
5% below category average
Zaius (discontinued)
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Ratings
Account Scoring7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Governance8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Connectors8.029 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Enhancement7.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Ingestion8.229 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Storage7.829 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Visibility7.429 Ratings00 Ratings
Event Data8.229 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Resolution7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
Bloomreach
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformZaius (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(29 ratings)
6.7
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(29 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(29 ratings)
2.7
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.7
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Real-Time Customer Data PlatformZaius (discontinued)
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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Optimizely Data Platform is a great tool for teams who look to use open-source tools over tools with white glove service. You do get a dedicated customer success manager and access to their (almost) 24/7 support team via chat, but the real benefits of the platform stand to be unlocked by teams who enjoy getting their hands dirty.
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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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  • It's relatively simple to use
  • Segment building is quick and can be easily customized with field data
  • Chat support is generally fast to respond
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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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  • Automation of data from other platforms such as our ERP.
  • The approval process needs work. I should be able to flag fields that have issues and give users feedback if a product is rejected.
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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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There's so much that needs to be improved and it seems like not much has happened since Optimizely first took over. When Optimizely did take over, they reduced the UX of campaign reporting.
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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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  • Creating reports can be difficult and they aren't very visual.
  • There is not much control you can have with your imported product catalog. Product filters can be difficult to use.
  • Manually importing customers is a more difficult process from when I was using Mailchimp 10 years ago.
  • Figuring out how to inject a module onto a page is difficult.
  • Figuring out how to get off an email blacklist is near impossible even with ip warming. Very little help here.
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Support Rating
Adobe
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Discontinued Products
Positive - Onboarding was quick and easy. Positive - Access to a Zaius data analyst has been wonderful. Negative - I don't know who our CSM is if we even have one.
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Implementation Rating
Adobe
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Discontinued Products
We have a home built CRM. From start to finish our implementation was a nightmare loaded with problems that destroyed my initial trust with the platform.
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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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Discontinued Products
Oh my goodness, there were many, including:
  • Klaviyo
  • Salesforce Email Marketing Cloud
  • Bronto
  • Marapost (the worst experience we ever had. We used them for the longest year on earth).
  • Silverpop (IBM)
  • I forgot their name but they are based in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania.
  • Exact Target
  • Active Campaign
  • Get Response
  • Drip
  • SendInBlue
  • And more I cannot remember. We spent over six months looking at everything.
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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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Discontinued Products
  • We hit record numbers this year in regards to sales which is attributed to the launch of our new e-commerce website.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Real-Time CDP Screenshots

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