Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud vs. Mailchimp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Bloomreach personalizes the e-commerce experience. Its data engine unifies real-time customer and product data so businesses understand what customers really want. By connecting that understanding to every channel, the e-commerce experience becomes limitless — reflecting a changing customer as they shop. Amplified by the speed and scale of Loomi, Bloomreach's AI for e-commerce, this creates endless new paths to purchase. Bloomreach products include:N/A
Mailchimp
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Mailchimp is the email marketing and marketing automation platform. Most email marketing platforms tell you how your campaigns perform, but Mailchimp goes a step beyond and tells you why by analyzing the data from half a billion emails sent through the platform every day to offer personalized recommendations for improving content, targeting, automations, and driving revenue using emails
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Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bloomreach Commerce Experience CloudMailchimp
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBloomreach pricing is quote-based.
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Community Pulse
Bloomreach Commerce Experience CloudMailchimp
Considered Both Products
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
I prefer using Bloomreach Engagement, it is a lot more sophisticated tool that allows my company to create a lot better email campaigns compared to Mailchimp. The reporting is much more robust and useable and overall it is a lot easier to use.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach [Engagement] has a lot more features [than] Mailchimp does.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
I've used Mailchimp for email newsletters before, and Bloomreach Engagement's email campaign in part is fairly similar to the equivalent [part] of Mailchimp's. Of course, we have lots more capabilities for user targeting and segmentation [now] with Bloomreach Engagement.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
It's way more comprehensive than any other mail provider I've used and has a lot more functionality. A huge step change for our business that has brought us to the forefront of personalized marketing. Mailchimp is lightyears behind this approach in particular. The other two …
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
The flexibility in Bloomreach can't be beaten by the other platforms. The customer service and the software
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach definitely has a lot more options and functionalities
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
In my opinion, Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is by far much better than other platform I've used before, the level of customisation you can do within the platform both from a marketing point of view but also from an analytics point of view is incredible.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach has better email editing capabilities, has great analytics, and allows us to leverage customer data in our campaigns.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach Exponea enables better work with data in emailing scenarios and the UX/UI is more friendly.
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach is much much easier to use, it has quick loading times, user friendly interface and more features
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
A much more in-depth platform [than] what I was used to when using Mail Chimp. The Bloomreach [Engagement] platform is a quick and easy switch over from the previous platform, Bloomreach [Engagement] seems to offer much more in terms of functionality as well as a much easier …
Chose Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
Bloomreach Engagement insights you reveal. No other tools has this out of the box integration of analytics and campaings.
Mailchimp

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Bloomreach Commerce Experience CloudMailchimp
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.5
53 Ratings
4% below category average
Mailchimp
8.0
475 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.748 Ratings8.1440 Ratings
Dynamic content7.749 Ratings7.8423 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.448 Ratings7.9404 Ratings
Landing pages6.722 Ratings7.5327 Ratings
A/B testing7.851 Ratings8.0358 Ratings
Mobile optimization7.341 Ratings8.1434 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting7.652 Ratings8.5462 Ratings
List management7.141 Ratings8.1462 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.135 Ratings7.7319 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.4
40 Ratings
4% below category average
Mailchimp
9.1
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Lead nurturing automation8.133 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading6.933 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Data quality management7.436 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks7.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.1
34 Ratings
7% below category average
Mailchimp
8.1
50 Ratings
6% above category average
Calendaring7.132 Ratings8.445 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing7.123 Ratings7.836 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.2
29 Ratings
4% below category average
Mailchimp
8.2
44 Ratings
9% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns7.526 Ratings8.342 Ratings
Social profile integration6.816 Ratings8.135 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.4
53 Ratings
1% below category average
Mailchimp
7.6
460 Ratings
1% above category average
Dashboards7.553 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
Standard reports7.150 Ratings8.0458 Ratings
Custom reports7.550 Ratings7.250 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud
7.6
80 Ratings
0% above category average
Mailchimp
7.4
44 Ratings
2% below category average
API7.875 Ratings7.833 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals6.936 Ratings6.57 Ratings
Customizability7.543 Ratings5.62 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com7.25 Ratings8.421 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.34 Ratings7.618 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM7.53 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Third-party software integrations7.425 Ratings7.639 Ratings
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User Ratings
Bloomreach Commerce Experience CloudMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(144 ratings)
8.0
(499 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(7 ratings)
8.5
(51 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(54 ratings)
8.4
(373 ratings)
Availability
8.5
(14 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(13 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(107 ratings)
7.9
(15 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.8
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.8
(4 ratings)
7.5
(22 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.7
(2 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(14 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.7
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bloomreach Commerce Experience CloudMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
Bloomreach
Bloomreach has great support. So when you feel a bit lost or stuck on a problem, there is always somebody to help you out with your problem. Not just in a chat, but also on zoom call where you can explain or show your problem. Also they always check if the problem is solved the other day and if everything is working as I need.
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Mailchimp
With Mailchimp we are able to revive and enhance our personal connect with the customers. The easy-to-use tools allows us to personalize the email content, segregate and target important leads & send relevant messages. Also, it offers interactive analysis on the performance of a particular campaign. We can judge the effectiveness of our mailers in real time.
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Pros
Bloomreach
  • All in one. We have experience working with other CDP/Marketing suites and it is really difficult to connect their different modules. Bloomreach Engagement has been built to be a single product which makes everything easy to use
  • Fast and real-time. Other platforms struggle with getting real-time volumes or segmenting based on real-time events, that is not the case with Bloomreach Engagement
  • GCP partnership. Being deployed over GCP and having BigQuery as raw data export makes really easy to expand and connect with existing stacks
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp allows you to manage your mailing list really well. You can subscribe people, unsubscribe people manage the mailing list directly into segments, and what not.
  • Mailchimp has features where you can create campaigns based on your mailing lists and send out newsletters to your subscribers based on a multitude of parameters that you can setup. Such as send email daily, weekly, monthly and they also have event based mails that you can send out.
  • Mailchimp also has a feature where you can design your emails. The look and aesthetics are very important when sending emails to your subscribers and all those needs are addressed here.
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Cons
Bloomreach
  • While Importing the offline data, sometimes the auto detection is failed to detect the csv file
  • While we import with wrong mapping, even after pressing escape before the import starts, its not cancelling the import. it start running. It would be great if it stops the import
  • it would be great if we receive email for successfully finished imports too
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Mailchimp
  • The interface remains a cluttered, non-intuitive mess. That's true from the haphazard way features are organized to the actual email layout.
  • Analytics have never been a priority, and I don't see that changing with Intuit's new ownership. I'm very frustrated over the limited choices for reporting, even when using third-party solutions. If I needed that function, I would not use MailChimp.
  • I would love to develop a workflow screen that lets me focus on the things that I use all the time. Customizing the interface where the content actually goes into the software would help.
  • I never understood why we couldn't import a document into a MC template. At best, we're spending time copying-and-pasting from one app into MC.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bloomreach
So far, Hippo is our ideal tool given its use of open standards which helps us to have a clear overview of what's coming next in the future Hippo releases. We are very confident in the future-readiness of the product
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Mailchimp
We've had Mailchimp for about ten years, I want to say. I started with the company about four years ago, and I don't see us ever diverting to another source. It's easy for us to use, and we have all our clients already built into the database. I imagine we'll use them for as long as we have the company.
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Usability
Bloomreach
In my time working with Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud, I always liked to work with it. It is crucial that you get support from experts from the beginning to show you how to work with the vast amount of options and activities to choose from. The learning curve is also well-rounded because of its user-friendly interface and highly skilled customer support.
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Mailchimp
Our team use Mailchimp almost every week. Overall UI is simple for anyone to get started with it. The resource library around using particular features is also there, so we don't have to train our team on this product. We also used a lot of other features as well.
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Reliability and Availability
Bloomreach
99% of the time the site is available for when we need to use. With any cloud based software there will be occasion that there is an outage but this is communicated effectively and dealt with quickly. This has never got in the way of what we need to do in our day to day work and wouldn't be thought of as a problem
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Mailchimp
I have, in the 4+ years that I've used Mailchimp, never seen an issue that restricted the use of their software/tools. I don't know of a single time when they're system crashed or went down. I could be wrong, but I honestly haven't experienced any issues with outages, errors or unplanned downtime
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Performance
Bloomreach
The search API is very fast (150ms), even considering we have nearly 2 million products in our catalog. The console pages where you do your configuration, add ranking rules and synonyms are sometimes a bit slower to load, but your customer would not notice any of that. The reports pages are also not the fastest, but definitely okay
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Mailchimp
I haven't noticed any slow speeds from Mailchimp or their tools. I think the landing pages load quickly and look nice. The email reports and editing operates smoothly and doesn't take time to load. Additionally, when I use Mailchimp in conjunction with Zapier + Hubspot I don't notice any drag between any of these tools
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Support Rating
Bloomreach
When I get through to support they are absolutely amazing but I think sometimes the wait can be too long. From experience I also know HubSpot and Dotdigital allow for live calls or call-backs which gives you that extra layer of support and satisfaction. That alone would have taken this score to a 9.
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Mailchimp
Website tools were easy to use and understand so a novice can easily meet or exceed their client's expectations! Loved that we were able to totally customize so that the e-mail we created conveyed our client's overall messaging consistent with their branding! Client love that we can provide turnkey services to support their sales and marketing teams!
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In-Person Training
Bloomreach
The team was really helpful in explaining
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Mailchimp
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Online Training
Bloomreach
It gives clear overview in each and every concepts
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Mailchimp
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Implementation Rating
Bloomreach
None it went smoothly
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Mailchimp
It's pretty easy to get up and running! There's a slight learning curve on a few things, but once you find where everything is located, you can import your list and send your first email. It really makes our clients feel great to see how quickly they can get that first email out.
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Alternatives Considered
Bloomreach
Bloomreach is a really easy to use platform compared to other CRM systems and allow faster integration to the other data sources. It allowed deduping services and the ammonization feature for data protection is really easy to set up which fields contain personal information and therefore remove the data when a customer request it.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a means to an end and a way to stay within GDPR laws. We may not use it if this wasn't a requirement. Other platforms are better for design or management of contacts, but Mailchimp offers that secure storage of data that is required. I have not tried other bulk mail applications, so am unable to compare these.
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Scalability
Bloomreach
there is an option of multiple projects per organisation, customers and assets can be copied across. Multiple sites can be managed in one project, different activities organized under initiatives. Splitting work into sensible units is therefore well possible. The billing is based on number of tracked and number of stored events, no package-based deals. It should therefore be well scalable from a small e-store to a large corporation.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp over the years I've used it has grown in leaps and bounds. They have added so many additional features than were previously available. They are truly an all-in-one marketing platform now. If you're a small operation and just want to add email to your marketing efforts, they're there for you. If you're a larger operation and want to start sending postcard advertisements, they can do that. If you'd good with that and want to kick up your marketing by going social, you can do that on their platform. They are truly able to be as small as you need, but also get quite large in whatever it is you'd like to do through their system.
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Return on Investment
Bloomreach
  • Emails, banners, and weblayers brought us an increase in conversion and additional profit.
  • From a marketers perspective, it allows us to reach far and wide and see how well a campaign is doing in real-time.
  • Knowing the customer allows improved communication and personalize our recommendations.
  • Bloomreach Engagement has created revenue uplift with acquisition and conversion.
  • The most effective tool out there when ROI is in question.
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp has allowed us to communicate effectively with thousands of customers with ease.
  • Mailchimp's use during our second year of business helped us expand our list of brands considerably (almost 30% YTD) because of regular interactions that we've launched.
  • Mailchimp ramp-up time is minimal for new users so I can turn things over to junior staff - saving me time and money.
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ScreenShots

Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Funnels that simplify targeting.Screenshot of Retention provides insights about impact of changes in a product and the impact of major marketing campaigns.Screenshot of Web layers with A/B testingScreenshot of Drag and drop campaign editorScreenshot of WYSIWYG Email editor & Fully customisable Email templatesScreenshot of CRM with 360° customer behaviour history

Mailchimp Screenshots

Screenshot of Mailchimp's advanced analytics and reporting tools. These are used to monitor trends, track performance, and get actionable insights that help users to create better campaigns and drive customer engagement.Screenshot of Mailchimp's precise audience segmentation. Its AI simplifies the workflow by generating complex customer segments for highly personalized campaigns.Screenshot of omnichannel marketing. Campaigns can be built across multiple channels, and then managed from one convenient place.Screenshot of marketing automations with the Customer Journey Builder. This is used to reach the right people with the right message at exactly the right time, which helps to drive more repeat business, increase customer retention, and see more orders.Screenshot of Mailchimp's SMS marketing. SMS can be integrated into email, automations, and social campaigns.Screenshot of Mailchimp's AI, used to deliver relevant content faster. It can generate professionally written, on-brand marketing emails with the press of a button. The user only needs to review, edit, and send.