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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

    HCL Unica

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AHCL Unica is available as a cloud or on-premise solution that provides fully integrated marketing automation software for enterprise. It includes enterprise marketing automation tools that optimize marketing activities, to ensure excellent customer experiences and data privacy.N/A
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    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    ClickDimensionsHCL Unica
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    ClickDimensionsHCL Unica
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    3.9
    10 Ratings
    66% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor5.38 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Dynamic content4.010 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content1.410 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Landing pages1.710 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    A/B testing3.710 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Mobile optimization1.710 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting4.610 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    List management6.09 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences6.39 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.7
    10 Ratings
    51% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation7.09 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading5.09 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Data quality management3.08 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks4.07 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.5
    7 Ratings
    101% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Calendaring4.05 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing1.06 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns8.03 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Social profile integration3.13 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    2.6
    9 Ratings
    97% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards2.09 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Standard reports2.09 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Custom reports3.87 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ClickDimensions and HCL Unica
    Feature
    ClickDimensions
    4.4
    10 Ratings
    54% below category average
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    API1.05 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals1.05 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Customizability2.07 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com7.02 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.310 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ClickDimensionsHCL Unica
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickDimensionsHCL Unica
    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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    HCLSoftware
    I think it is wel suited for a business with a lot of one on one relations in the database. For example a supermarket that sells products to a client and gives a reduction on that product. It is nice if the selection process is not to complex and does not involve to many calculations. It is also nice if it is very clear what you want to follow up. In our environment we have lots of many-to-many relations. for example one product is held by more then one client. And that client might have more of those products with other clients. These kind of situation demands for a lot of calculations with derived fields(*), and there things go far too slow. Unica is probably not such a good solution for us, because our environment is too complex, and so is to process of creating the selection, we often have to change things in the selection flows. Because of the complexity it is difficult to see what the flow is exactly doing afterwoods, it also takes to much time to modify existing campaigns. The interface is not handy to work with, if you have long lists of variables, of tables or derived fields(*) you have to scroll through trough them, you can not really search them or reorder them. You can not drag and drop fields or other objects like derived fields in the flow, what would be easy if you have to make frequent changes to the proces flow. When you copy objects something the content of the object changes because the links with other objects or lost. (*) derived field: field to calculate something
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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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    HCLSoftware
    • Ability to translate Multiple SQL queries into a very easy to use visual GUI.
    • Provides the ability to pre-define segments, run them once in off hours, store them in their own system tables for quick youth and a significant reduction in CPU utilization on the database.
    • It’s use of Reusable objects. Including user variables to pre-define calculations one time, macros that you can create and pass values to parameterize the SQL code And the creation of templates to easily replicate work.
    • It’s ability to bring in external data on the fly that can very easily be mapped into any flowchart.
    • It’s flexibility and creating UNIX script via triggers to automate sending of files to multiple vendors with different FTP sites
    • It’s flexibility in the output layouts that it can create.
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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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    HCLSoftware
    • Greater integration of real time (Interact) capabilities with outbound channels, in particular IBM eMessage Email & SMS delivery.
    • Additional outbound channels to be integrated into eMessage, including Facebook Fanpage & Twitter DM broadcasts. At the moment these are possible only through custom additional integration.
    • Support for additional marketing database technology, e.g. MySQL, Exasol, ParAccel, WX2.
    • Provision of database technology with software purchase, as Web technology (IBM WebSphere Express) is supplied for free, but no database is supplied - since IBM also market DB2, which is a supported technology it seems a shame.
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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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    HCLSoftware
    There are three main factors to renew a licence: 1) Cost to migrate to another platform would be rather expensive and time consuming, plus the requirement of retraining employees to use a new tool 2) It has been proven time and time again that it is a market leader in the space (10 years +) 3) It can be built upon, with the addition of additional IBM EMM modules - despite theories it does have very strong digital capabilities.
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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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    HCLSoftware
    Unica provides functionality that is very simple and easy to use. For reporting, we can see Unica system tables. Contact history table, response history tables. We have all the information in one place. Performance-wise, Unica also handles large volumes of data and can run a 5-million-record campaign within minutes. This is something great.
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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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    HCLSoftware
    I didn't use the Unica support since it is with IBM, only before.
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    Implementation Rating
    ClickDimensions
    No answers on this topic
    HCLSoftware
    - We had to rebuild a part of the datamart afterwards to tighten up and simplify the selection process. But as it was too time consuming to rebuild all the existing campaigns, we no run campaigns on different versions of the datamart. - The response tracking of the campaigns never worked out well, it was impossible to implement a direct response where there is a link between the lead and the response in our operational process
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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.
    Incentivized
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    HCLSoftware
    The contact history and the response history are so powerful. You can track whatever you want to help the call center to push relevant offers to our customer. In addition, predictive models can be built, with patience, in IBM Campaign. If you have some complaints from the call center about any campaigns, you can easily validate it into the contact or response history.
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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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    HCLSoftware
    • It helps my clients drive their business which in turn, drives more profit for them.
    • It helps my clients determine what works, and what doesn't work, in terms of their social marketing campaigns.
    • It helps navigate proper budgeting through determining what clients' users respond to, and what they find unique.
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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

    HCL Unica Screenshots

    Screenshot of HCL Unica Deliver is the email marketing and messaging execution module of the HCL Unica platform.

Its scalable digital messaging engine helps enterprise marketers design, personalize, and send high-volume, data-driven communications across multiple customer engagement channels.

It’s built for complex and compliant omni-channel campaigns with advanced segmentation, behavioral triggers, and real-time customer data.

Key channels supported include:
• Email — for personalized bulk and trigger-based mailings.
• SMS — send text messages to mobile subscribers.
• WhatsApp — conversational and promotional messaging.
• In-app and Push notifications — mobile push alerts via apps.