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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClickDimensions

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AClickDimensions is an email marketing and marketing automation platform for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Features include email marketing, web tracking, lead scoring, social discovery, campaign tracking, and form capture.N/A

    Discourse

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ADiscourse is a community management and moderation product.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $20
    per month unlimited members and 2 staff
    Pro
    $100
    per month unlimited members and 5 staff
    Business
    $500
    per month unlimited members and 15 staff
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    3.9
    10 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Discourse
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor5.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content4.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content1.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages1.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing3.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization1.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting4.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.7
    10 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading5.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks4.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.5
    7 Ratings
    101% below category average
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration3.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.6
    9 Ratings
    97% below category average
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports3.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ClickDimensions and Discourse
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.4
    10 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Discourse
    -
    Ratings
    API1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Higher Logic Vanilla
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
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    User Ratings
    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickDimensionsDiscourse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClickDimensions
    ClickDimensions is great for SMB companies looking for an easy to use, robust platform especially in situations where there are only a few people within the Marketing Department.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    [Discourse is by] far the best online forum platform in the industry. It may be a little pricey for people looking for a cheap option for their hobby forum, but for any type of business that relies on a forum, the pricing is more than fair.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ClickDimensions
    • The nurture campaign builder was great. Easy to use and to follow along with.
    • The drop and drag editor was easy to use and you could start using it with no training.
    • I always like when a service offers a certification for their product. ClickDimensions training was easy to follow, gave good content/tips/tricks and really helped me learn the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • User Privileges : Teams, Trust Levels, Moderation, Private and Public Threads make it possible to have as much transparency, privacy or power decentralization as one wishes.
    • Gamification: Badges and Achievements can be customized for User Activity and frequent readers and writers.
    • Mailing List mode: Users can choose to use forum threads without the User Interface by subscribing via mailing list mode.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ClickDimensions
    • Creating lists based on customer email behaviour was technically possible, but in practise nearly impossible
    • Managing customer preferences and subscriptions felt extremely convoluted
    • Interfaces generally not intuitive
    • Reporting was not in the class of competitors
    • Deliverability - seems like in onboarding basic things weren't checked off. We really needed a platform expert to implement.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • Some configuration UIs are difficult to follow
    • Not well-suited for managing workflows (grant management as an example)
    • Bulk operations across multiple threads either impossible or difficult to figure out
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClickDimensions
    I see no reason for us to deprecate use at this point. It is important for us as a business to maintain our partnership with them and keep on the pulse of leading technology. ClickDimensions is a marketplace leader for the world of marketing automation, and in coordination with CRM, it's all the more relevant.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    ClickDimensions
    I want to stay neutral. It's not that this product doesn't have appealing features or capabilities, it's that they aren't consistent and stable. So you lose data or your data is not accurate. Or some connection fails and the workflow doesn't trigger as it is supposed to, or the visits or clicks or other metrics contain bad data one month, then the next they're back to normal. This company needs to focus on getting their core product right and not on new features.
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ClickDimensions
    You submit a ticket and they will always come back asking for more information. So the next time you try to be proactive and add that information to the original ticket, but then they come back and ask for something else. It gets to the point where you have to believe it is a stall tactic. You ask for more detail into their processes and you get the runaround. 9 times out of ten they will point the finger at Dynamics 365 as the culprit. It is like pulling teeth to get to Tier 2 support and then the questions start all over again, even if you send screenshots.
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ClickDimensions
    Clickdimensions is severely impeded by its integration into Dynamics CRM. Consequently it lacks the Intuitiveness of HubSpot, and the straightforward usability of MailChimp. It is a perfect system if you want to exist entirely within Dynamics, but it requires a high degree of expertise in Dynamics to get maximum value out of it. We're currently migrating to HubSpot, and while the initial integration is proving challenging, I already sense we will be able to deliver a lot more of our marketing goals much more easily, and see an ROI.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    Vanilla's mobile functionality was downright awful and it felt like it was stuck in the 2000s. While they have similar features, Discourse blows them away in almost every department. We don't regret switching at all.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ClickDimensions
    • Tracking Email Engagement by customer is much easier. Real Time Stats/Email Engagement Report already built in.
    • Lead scoring helps develop more qualified leads.
    Incentivized
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    Civilized Discourse Construction Kit Inc.
    • Community Members are eager to jump into the discussion.
    • Conversations can be tracked easier without the risk of being lost in a sea of messages as people tend to construct their posts more carefully than on any workspace messenger.
    • It's open source and configurable with many other add-ons to help integration with other services.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ClickDimensions Screenshots

    Screenshot of Create email templates inside Dynamics CRM with our drag and drop email editorScreenshot of Collect contact and lead data through web forms and landing pagesScreenshot of Build multi-channel, automated campaigns using an easy drag and drop interfaceScreenshot of View your marketing performance at a glance right inside DynamicsScreenshot of Use reporting to accurately measure your sales and marketing campaigns