BlueConic vs. Simon AI

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Simon AI
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Simon AI (formerly Simon Data) is a Customer Data Platform (CDP) designed to improve marketing campaign performance through faster, more precise segmentation and personalization. The CDP is built on Snowflake.N/A
Pricing
BlueConicSimon AI
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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BlueConicSimon AI
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
BlueConicSimon AI
Considered Both Products
BlueConic
Chose BlueConic
I think the overall experience and customer service was better on the BlueConic side of things which is what swayed us in their direction. The GAM connection was also another huge plus for us. We ultimately chose BlueConic as our final CDP and we are very happy with that …
Chose 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.
Chose BlueConic
BlueConic is definitely a leader in the CDP and marketing data space. After looking at several similar tools they stood apart due to the tools intuitiveness and power, along with their great customer support.
Chose BlueConic
BC is by far and large the most affordable, but definitely requires more 'in-house' data knowledge. Its capabilities are far less, but the others focus more on a data-overall approach, whereby blueconic is 1st party-focused. I found that all the bells and whistles of the …
Simon AI

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Features
BlueConicSimon AI
Tag Management
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BlueConic
7.0
Ratings
16% below category average
Simon AI
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Tag library7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag variable mapping7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page load times7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app tagging7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
BlueConic
7.0
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15% below category average
Simon AI
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Standard visitor segmentation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Traffic allocation control7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
BlueConic
7.0
Ratings
15% below category average
Simon AI
-
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Account Scoring7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Governance7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Connectors6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Enhancement7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Ingestion7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Storage8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Visibility7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Event Data7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Resolution7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BlueConicSimon AI
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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Usability
5.0
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User Testimonials
BlueConicSimon AI
Likelihood to Recommend
BlueConic works well as a central customer database and for building detailed customer profiles. If you want to learn how customers are engaging with your brand and then act on that data, BlueConic is the perfect choice.
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Pros
  • First Party Data Collection
  • First Party Data Targeting
  • First Party Data Analysis
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Cons
  • The software was a bit glitchy at times and the beta products were launched a little too prematurely. I didn't feel like it was tested thoroughly and caused headaches at times.
  • Qualifying the product was and is still probably hard for them. They could easily be confused as testing software (which it works well for) but their go-to-market is personalization... which I don't believe is their strength. It's more like a "real-time Ecomm optimization".
  • Their connections with other providers was left a little more desirable. Would love to have seen them have more connections into CRM that the 4-5 they offered.
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Usability
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
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
  • Too early to tell. Will report back in a month. If all goes to plan though, massive. We hope subs make up the vast majority of revenues by 2020, which will be powered by BC.
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