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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Compendium (discontinued)

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AFormerly Oracle Content Marketing of the Oracle Marketing Cloud, Compendium was a content marketing solution to create and distribute compelling content across multiple channels to a targeted audience. Users could plan, produce, and deliver content across multiple personas and channels throughout the customer life cycle. Oracle acquired the product in 2013. A legacy product, Compendium is now end of sale.N/A

    PathFactory

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/APathFactory enables you to unlock B2B revenue with AI-powered content intelligence which allows you to generate personalized, engaging, and conversion-focused experiences across the entire B2B buyer journey. Per the vendor, you can accelerate deal velocity and grow your pipeline by recommending the next-best assets for individual buyers and target accounts alike.N/A
    Pricing
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    PathFactory
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    67 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Compendium (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    PathFactory
    -
    Ratings
    Ideation6.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Compendium (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    17% below category average
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content hub6.56 Ratings8.4150 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content6.14 Ratings7.5150 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs7.15 Ratings8.0135 Ratings
    Content distribution7.25 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Content promotion6.14 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Content automation6.75 Ratings7.0120 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Compendium (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    11% below category average
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Audience profiling and targeting6.15 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting6.14 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
    Content performance analytics8.26 Ratings8.3157 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard6.45 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Competitive analytics6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (158 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Compendium (discontinued)PathFactory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Oracle is great for a very basic blog. The look of ours was designed and built on the back end/code side, so I'm not sure if there are a lot of clean, modern templates like you see in a lot of blogs today to choose from or not. It has been great having a number of authors who can write content directly in the platform and then submit it to our content managers for scheduling and publishing. I think the biggest issue people may have with it is the look of the interface. It needs an update.
    Incentivized
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    PathFactory
    It's a great tool if you want to create experiences on web and share content with your audience - especially if you want to create bingeable content. For a microsite, I would like to see more modules that build up a page, and great examples for inspiration
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    Pros
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    • Permission levels are also nice so a random user cannot just post without a certain level of access.
    • I also like being able to update the code if necessary.
    • It's easy for users to access and write, and there's a nice workflow to review any content before it gets published.
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    PathFactory
    • Create Visually appealing performance report
    • Give more in-depth information about performance metrics than most alternatives
    • Ability to track performance over time and compare this performance across time periods
    • Provide and send auto-run reports to top level management based on predefined criteria and timeframes
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    Cons
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    • Templates are a good thing, but hard to set up and require a lot of work. (Other Oracle tools are more user-friendly when it comes to template design.)
    • While they did a good job updating the interface, I still believe more work can be done to make it more user-friendly.
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    PathFactory
    • Microsite was very hard to build ourselves. Changing the site can be really confusing and is not always intuitive. We have trouble knowing how to update items to get it to work the way we want it to.
    • Better instructions on how to customize tracks and use the different tools.
    • Users that come in without UTM parameters should still be included in all data reporting.
    • The reporting is confusing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to use, and supporting several permutations, the CM suite is an excellent solution for a mid to large size business. It's meant to be used by a team, and the functionality can work across websites and landing pages. There's also the high benefit of translation management, providing support for localized products.
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    PathFactory
    We have seen a lot of value from our team's use of Path Factory. We also like working with this vendor as they actually take our feedback and implement it on their roadmap. A great vendor with a great product
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It has never been down since we have used this software.
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    PathFactory
    Overall, I think the tool is fairly easy to use to get a basic content uploaded to create a track and even the more complicated features become easier once you become familiarised with the process
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    Reliability and Availability
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    PathFactory
    I think there was only one time where we had issues reaching our account manager, otherwise PathFactory was always willing to hop on the phone to talk through strategy, to work through issues, and help build custom solutions to fit our needs. Customer service is a big selling point of PathFactory.
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    Performance
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    PathFactory
    The analytics and reports feature is fairly new and have proved very popular with many areas of our business and is growing in popularity. The metrics that are attainable are very insightful and provides a clear picture on the performance of the track.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    To be perfectly honest, every one of my concerns and problems has been handled by the support team in a very timely manner. If they could not fix my issue they assured me it be addressed in future updates.
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    PathFactory
    We meet weekly with Jennifer and I can't say enough about her. When issues have happened or we need help, she jumps on it quickly. If she doesn't know the answer, she pulls in Reggie or another on her team that can help. She goes above and beyond and has been very supportive, even when we had a lot of hard questions to answer from higher-ups. All this is on top of just being an awesome person.
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    In-Person Training
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    PathFactory
    I was able to browse around the tool quite easily once some basic training was given. I learnt much from using those method and only needed further help when wanting to learn about Reports, External codes and adding forms.
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    Online Training
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    PathFactory
    The customer service, from technical through to customer success, is one of the biggest reasons I'd recommend PathFactory. This is true of their training. It can be as bespoke as you like, at least in my experience, and the team is always willing (where possible) to incorporate your suggestions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Don't forget about customer service once you have a closed the sale with a customer. Oracle seemed to not care about our needs/timeline after we gave them our Purchase Order
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    PathFactory
    The PathFactory team was very helpful when implementing the product. They gave us a lot of recommendations on best moving forward. As a note to new users, when implementing I would make sure that you create with your team a system to make sure that the platform is scalable. My team was able to do this through creating a foldering structure, naming conventions for tracks and assets, and ensuring tagging is used on all content uploads. I would also make sure when implementing that you have an understanding of how your team will track success and that your brand team is involved to make sure that there is consistency in the look and feel of the tracks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    While OCM was a lot more money, they were able to prove to us that they are a much better solution to use and worth the extra cost. The reporting, capabilities along with the analytics that was easy to download was a big discussion factor for us.
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    PathFactory
    I used Uberflip in a past company. I think they are pretty comparable. From what I remember, Uberflip was more intuitive to use, but I think PathFactory might have more capabilities. Although this was years ago, I am not aware of Uberflip's functionality now. I have had good experiences with both.
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    Scalability
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    PathFactory
    Pathfactory is growing in popularity amongst individuals from different parts of the organisation and it would be difficult to forecast how scalable this can become
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Everyone had their own plan and executed them without taking into consideration the impact of another ongoing project. Compendium has created communication between teams that were not communicating before.
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    PathFactory
    • We saw ROI within the first 9 months of using PathFactory.
    • Our onboarding team saw quicker adoption of our product while using PathFactory to engage them during the onboarding process.
    • We've been able to more accurately understand our content needs and what works best when prospecting for specific segments. (eg. SMB, mid-market, and enterprise)
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    ScreenShots

    Compendium (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content marketers can see every aspect of their content production process at a glance, which is essential for a successful content marketing strategy.Screenshot of Leveraging Oracle Content Marketing’s Business Units feature results in improved marketing alignment by empowering marketing leaders to view one unified content calendar, content repository, and analytics dashboard across the entire organization. Corporate executives can drill down on content creation, distribution, and impact for individual business units in order to make necessary changes to drive success at the divisional level.

    PathFactory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Netflix-like home screen for B2B buyers with personalized resource centers.Screenshot of Gives sales visibility into the content consumption data of leads & accounts, inside a CRM.Screenshot of Content Tracks - Gives B2B buyers bingeable content journeys that accelerate their purchase decisions, whenever and wherever they click.Screenshot of Path Analytics - Gives access to a new class of content consumption data on the level of the visitor, account, and content asset.Screenshot of Guide - Gives buyers spot-on content recommendations, anywhere on a website.Screenshot of Content Track Analytics - Shows how visitors binge content in specific Content Tracks, and assess how particular sequences of content perform.