Bluecore vs. WebEngage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bluecore
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Following $6 million in series A funding from FirstMark Capital and others in 2013, the rapidly growing company along with its rapidly and broadly adopted product known as TriggerMail became Bluecore. But its function is as it was before the rebrand: an ecommerce focused trigger marketing product that uses email to retarget vacillating or distracted customers and grow online sales. Essential to Bluecore is customer behavior, assimilated in an automated fashion across disparate sources. Once…N/A
WebEngage
Score 4.4 out of 10
N/A
WebEngage calls itself a multi-channel user engagement platform. It automates communication across a user's lifecycle and helps companies send messages via these channels: Web Messages In-app Messages Push Notifications Web Push Notification Email Marketing SMS Marketing Facebook Remarketing According to the vendor, cross-device tracking helps keep communication coherent and contextual, making the…N/A
Pricing
BluecoreWebEngage
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BluecoreWebEngage
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is customised according to the customer usage and requirement. Contact support@webengage.com to know more about pricing plans.
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Community Pulse
BluecoreWebEngage
Features
BluecoreWebEngage
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bluecore
-
Ratings
WebEngage
7.4
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Dynamic content00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
List management00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluecore
-
Ratings
WebEngage
6.1
5 Ratings
25% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Bluecore
-
Ratings
WebEngage
6.9
6 Ratings
7% below category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bluecore
-
Ratings
WebEngage
7.2
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Bluecore
-
Ratings
WebEngage
7.1
6 Ratings
5% below category average
API00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
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User Ratings
BluecoreWebEngage
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(2 ratings)
7.3
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
BluecoreWebEngage
Likelihood to Recommend
Bluecore
Bluecore is fantastic for building and sending email campaigns. They're also spectacular at providing insight on where your subscribers actively are vs predictive behavior. This is particularly helpful in sending the right message at the right time to the right person, all with product recommendations. I don't think they would be particularly appropriate for building something in SMS (we've found a lot of success with Attentive) and I don't think Bluecore helps much with social media analytics
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WebEngage
WebEngage can easily reduce turnaround time for product and marketing teams to execute marketing campaigns for specific user segments as well as remove any dependency on internal tech teams for the development and maintenance of automation journeys. Further, A/B tests can be executed to measure the performance of message variants in real-time directly from the panel. But WebEngage lacks a robust Analytics platform. While basic metrics such as open rate and click-through rate for messages being sent can be considered for reporting, attribution is still not the strongest suit in case the marketing team relies on multiple Ad networks for acquisition. Thus, as per experience, it's better to use the automation suite offered by WebEngage with a different data analytics platform.
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Pros
Bluecore
  • Triggered emails
  • Audience segmentation
  • Integration with Facebook and Adwords
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WebEngage
  • Ease in creating user journeys.
  • Easy implementation of APIs.
  • Good reporting dashboard and scheduling features.
  • Segmentation of the users is easy.
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Cons
Bluecore
  • Embedded functionality for social media live preview
  • Heat maps don't always show up
  • More flexibility in navigation bar, can get uneven in proportion
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WebEngage
  • Relays
  • Onsite should have more options of templates.
  • Backend support for better reachability of the channels.
  • Cohort studies should be more customizable.
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Alternatives Considered
Bluecore
Bluecore impressed us from the start because of their focus on the email. I got the sense from SmarterHQ that they viewed themselves more as a segmentation tool. While also very useful, Bluecore made it easier to close the circle and take that segmented list all the way through creative process to the actual send, with a consciousness of how we secure the conversion. Since becoming a customer, Bluecore has continued to blow me away with their innovation and professionalism, leaving no doubt that we made the right choice.
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WebEngage
WebEngage's dashboard is relatively more intuitive and easy to understand. Further in terms of cost as well it is value to money as it delivers excellent ROI. The after-sales support is also better in terms of responsiveness and helps in case of issues with the execution of campaigns. The account managers also ideate and help in the optimization and creation of new user journeys.
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Return on Investment
Bluecore
  • We've seen increased ROI through product personalization purchasing
  • We've been able to individualize our campaigns based on highest category affinity
  • We've seen engagement with our automated campaigns to help figure out exactly what blocks to include in these messages.
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WebEngage
  • Helped in lowering cost of marketing.
  • Driving higher volume of Direct Sales.
  • Increasing conversion rate on the website.
  • Increasing lead to sale ratio.
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ScreenShots

WebEngage Screenshots

Screenshot of Webengage dashboard - User AnalyticsScreenshot of Webenagge dashboard - User DetailsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating Mobile notificationsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating EmailsScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey DesignerScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey Designer (2)