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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Akamai Identity Cloud

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AAkamai Identity Cloud (formerly Janrain, acquired January 2019) supports the collection of customer identity data through social and traditional registration and login as well as diverse engagement capabilities like Commenting, Ratings and Reviews and Live Chat. The customer identity data is stored in one unified individual-level profile, making it available for use across a marketing organization and broader enterprise through out of the box integrations with the most common technology…

    $0

    up to 2,500 users

    SAP Customer Data Solutions

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe 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

    Zaius (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AZaius, 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
    Akamai Identity CloudSAP Customer Data SolutionsZaius (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Free Basic Social Login
    $0
    up to 2,500 users
    Enterprise
    $5,000
    100k users
    Pro
    $1,000/$2,250
    10k/25k users
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Akamai Identity CloudSAP Customer Data SolutionsZaius (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFor full platform pricing, please contact us.
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    Community Pulse
    Akamai Identity CloudSAP Customer Data SolutionsZaius (discontinued)
    Considered Multiple Products
    Akamai
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP Customer Data Solutions
    The three names that we were given to evaluate against Gigya by our tiger team were Bitium, OneLogin, and Janrain. The last one was just too new to the game, so after a brief review, we passed. We moderately considered Bitium, but OneLogin seemed to win against them more than …
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    Chose SAP Customer Data Solutions
    We shortlisted a number of other providers, including Janrain.
    Chose SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Disqus, Echo, Janrain (primarily commenting infrastructure only...we we already using Gigya for social media). Cost savings was the biggest factor but we'd already worked with Gigya and had a solid relationship as well. Also, Gigya's strategic road map was good and inline with …
    Chose SAP Customer Data Solutions
    I was not here when the system decision was made. However, I evaluated Janrain at another organization and felt that the product did not have a robust enough feature set.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    67%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Akamai Identity CloudSAP Customer Data SolutionsZaius (discontinued)
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Akamai Identity Cloud and SAP Customer Data Solutions and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Akamai Identity Cloud
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    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Tag library00 Ratings7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings7.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings7.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page load times00 Ratings7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app tagging00 Ratings7.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Akamai Identity Cloud and SAP Customer Data Solutions and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Akamai Identity Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.5
    28 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings4.327 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings9.926 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Data Management
    Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Akamai Identity Cloud and SAP Customer Data Solutions and Zaius (discontinued)
    Feature
    Akamai Identity Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    6.5
    29 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Zaius (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Account Scoring00 Ratings8.027 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Data Governance00 Ratings8.928 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Connectors00 Ratings4.329 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Enhancement00 Ratings5.229 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Ingestion00 Ratings6.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Storage00 Ratings2.529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Visibility00 Ratings8.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Data00 Ratings6.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identity Resolution00 Ratings8.927 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Auth0
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Auth0
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    Treasure AI
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Identity CloudSAP Customer Data SolutionsZaius (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (58 ratings)
    6.7
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    -
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    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
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    9.1
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    Online Training
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    9.1
    (7 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    2.7
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
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    9.1
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    Vendor post-sale
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    4.5
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    4.5
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    It helps to store our data online and also they provide security to our data. We can access our data anytime and anywhere. The Initial setup was heavy it could have been much better. To overcome this they do provide good customer support where we can call them to clear our concerns. It is not suitable for small business people where the cost is high inside many can't afford their plans.
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    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
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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
    Akamai
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    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.
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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
    Akamai
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    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.
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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
    Akamai
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    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
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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
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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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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    Reliability and Availability
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The platform pulls data from multiple sources, cleaning, and restructuring it allowing us to expand our growth opportunities by providing highly tailored suggestions on each page for our visitors which made it tremendously simple for us to provide rich and customized experiences to our visitors in the best way possible.
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    Performance
    Akamai
    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.
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    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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    In-Person Training
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    because it was made directly in the company
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    Online Training
    Akamai
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    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.
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    Implementation Rating
    Akamai
    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
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    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
    Akamai
    We are using Janrain to protect our data from internet attacks and they also have good customer support to cover critical instances. Customer data can be accessed easily. They also have an MFA facility to stop unauthorized persons [from] accessing the data. They also provide a 30-day basic plan to experience their facility which can be useful to know the features and facility of that product.
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    SAP
    Resources and specialized IT personnel is needed for the effective administration and deployment of Informatica Customer 360. This resource-intensive for smaller organizations. Although Informatica has the ability to integrate, the process of setting up and establishing these integrations can be difficult and may call for programming experience.
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    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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    Scalability
    Akamai
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Customer data can be easily accessed
    • we have protected our data which can also be accessed anywhere without worrying [about] internet attacks
    • Pricing is bit high for what we get
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    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
    Incentivized
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    • 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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    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