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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

    Google Analytics

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Analytics is perhaps the best-known web analytics product and, as a free product, it has massive adoption. Although it lacks some enterprise-level features compared to its competitors in the space, the launch of the paid Google Analytics Premium edition seems likely to close the gap.

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    Pricing
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Google Analytics 360
    150,000
    per year
    Google Analytics
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    ClickDimensions
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    100 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    104 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    87 Answers
    Features
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickDimensions and Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    3.9
    10 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Google Analytics
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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 Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.7
    10 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Google Analytics
    -
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    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 Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.5
    7 Ratings
    101% below category average
    Google Analytics
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    Calendaring4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ClickDimensions and Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Google Analytics
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    Social sharing and campaigns8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration3.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClickDimensions and Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.6
    9 Ratings
    97% below category average
    Google Analytics
    -
    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 Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.4
    10 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Google Analytics
    -
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    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
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of ClickDimensions and Google Analytics
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    -
    Ratings
    Google Analytics
    8.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Lead Conversion Tracking00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting00 Ratings9.311 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking00 Ratings9.111 Ratings
    Event Tracking00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
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    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Matomo Analytics
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Lead Forensics
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Chartbeat
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (193 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (51 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.4
    (19 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (42 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickDimensionsGoogle Analytics
    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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    Google
    Google Analytics is particularly well suited for tracking and analyzing customer behavior on a grocery e-commerce platform. It provides a wealth of information about customer behavior, including what products are most popular, what pages are visited the most, and where customers are coming from. This information can help the platform optimize its website for better customer engagement and conversion rates. However, Google Analytics may not be the best tool for more advanced, granular analysis of customer behavior, such as tracking individual customer journeys or understanding customer motivations. In these cases, it may be more appropriate to use additional tools or solutions that provide deeper insights into customer behavior.
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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.
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    Google
    • Multiple reports to see website use and behavior
    • Allows you to customize reports with days, weeks, months, and years
    • You can build out a dashboard to easily view stats from multiple websites in one place
    • You can share analytics reports via the dashboard, automatically emailed PDFs or in other formats
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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.
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    Google
    • Data sampling is somewhat inaccurate on the free tier - this is addressed in premium but is expensive.
    • Some of the UI is very similar in naming when presenting different data, some in-situ information might be useful.
    • Gotchas around filtering and data validation.
    • Implementation can be tricky, it can take a lot of time and expertise to get a full, accurate picture of your metrics.
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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.
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    Google
    We will continue to use Google Analytics for several reasons. It is free, which is a huge selling point. It houses all of our ecommerce stores' data, and though it can't account for refunds or fraud orders, gives us and our clients directional, real time information on individual and group store performance.
    Incentivized
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    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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    Google
    Google Analytics provides a wealth of data, down to minute levels. That is it's greatest detriment: find the right information when you need it can be a cumbersome task. You are able to create shortcuts, however, so it can mitigate some of this problem. Google is continually refining Analytics, so I do not doubt there will be improvements
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    Reliability and Availability
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We all know Google is at top when it comes to availability. We have never faced any such instances where I can suggest otherwise. All you need is a Google account, a device and internet connection to use this super powerful tool for reporting and visualising your site data, traffic, events, etc. that too in real time.
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    Performance
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    This has been a catalyst for improving our site's traffic handling capabilities. We were able to identify exit% from our sites through it and we used recommendations to handle and implement the same in our sites. We have been increasing the usage of Google Analytics in our sites and never had any performance related issues if we used Analytics
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    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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    Google
    The Google reps respond very quickly. However, sometimes they can overly call you to set up an apportionment. I'm very proficient and sometimes when I talk to reps, they give beginner tutorials and insights that are a waste of time. I wish Google would understand my level of expertise and assign me to a rep (long-term) that doesn't have to walk me through the basics.
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    Online Training
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    love the product and training they provide for businesses of all sizes. The following list of links will help you get started with Google Analytics from setup to understanding what data is being presented by Google Analytics.
    1. How to Use Google Analytics for Beginners – Mahalo’s how-to guide for beginners.
    2. A beginner’s guide to Google Analytics – A free eBook walking you through Google Analytics from setup to understanding what data is being presented.
    3. Getting to Know Your Google Analytics Dashboard – The title says it all! This is a brief post with one goal: to introduce you to the Google Analytics dashboard.
    4. Google Analytics for Beginners: How to Make the Most of Your Traffic Reports– This guide doesn’t cover setup, but it does a great job of helping you to better understand the data being presented.
    5. Google Analytics Video Tutorial 1: Setup – A video presentation that walks you through Google Analytics setup.
    6. Google Analytics Video Tutorial 2: Essential Stats – A video presentation that introduces you to some of the most important data being presented in Google Analytics.
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    Implementation Rating
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I think my biggest take away from the Google Analytics implementation was that there needs to be a clear understanding of what you want to achieve and how you want to achieve it before you start. Originally the analytics were added to track visitors, but as we became more savvy with the product, we began adding more and more functionality, and defining guidelines as we went along. While not detrimental to our success, this lack of an overarching goal resulted in some minor setbacks in implementation and the collection of some messy data that is unusable.
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    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.
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    Google
    I have not used Adobe Analytics as much, but I know they offer something called customer journey analytics, which we are evaluating now. I have used Semrush, and I find them much better than Google Analytics. I feel a fairly nontechnical person could learn Semrush in about a month. They also offer features like competitive analysis (on content, keywords, traffic, etc.), which is very useful. If you have to choose one among Semrush and Google Analytics, I would say go for Semrush.
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    Scalability
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Google Analytics is currently handling the reporting and tracking of near about 80 sites in our project. And I am not talking about the sites from different projects. They may have way more accounts than that. Never ever felt a performance issue from Google's end while generating or customising reports or tracking custom events or creating custom dimensions
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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.
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    Google
    • It has helped us gain understanding of what is going on on our website.
    • It has helped us determine areas that need fixing (i.e. pages with extremely high bounce rates may need to be redone).
    • It has helped us understand our biggest avenues for bringing traffic to the website and business in general.
    • It has helped guide our website redesign.
    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