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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Data.com (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce launched Data.com in 2011, in partnership with D&B, but has since decided to gradually sunset the platform. Data.com offered a store of company and customer data for use in sales and prospecting.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
    Data.com (discontinued)PathFactory
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Data.com (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
    Data.com (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
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    Features
    Data.com (discontinued)PathFactory
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    11% below category average
    PathFactory
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting6.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access6.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    PathFactory
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.0
    25 Ratings
    6% below category average
    PathFactory
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration7.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders6.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene5.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags6.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.6
    10 Ratings
    2% above category average
    PathFactory
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    Sales email templates7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content hub00 Ratings8.4150 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content00 Ratings7.5150 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs00 Ratings8.0135 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Content automation00 Ratings7.0120 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Data.com (discontinued) and PathFactory
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.8125 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings8.3157 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Data.com (discontinued)PathFactory
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Data.com (discontinued)PathFactory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (25 ratings)
    8.5
    (158 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (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
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Data.com (discontinued)PathFactory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    There are many scenarios that make data.com well suited, but most specifically, it works very well when looking for contacts within a certain zip code. You can sort and find information about these contacts and pay by points. This helps because you are able to pick and choose which you want to pay for.
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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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    • Data.com is a great way to find out accurate revenue and employee numbers for companies across various industries.
    • Data.com's filtering capabilities allow our team to quickly find the ideal prospects to reach out to.
    • Data.com, being owned by Salesforce, allows for a seamless integration into our CRM. This saves us an incredible amount of time and ensures data accuracy.
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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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    • Some contacts can be old. Perhaps they could consider validating some that are older than 5 years.
    • They don't always detect duplicate companies. For example, I've added the same company twice before, I don't understand how they allow that, or prevent others from adding duplicates. It doesn't happen very often,, only occasionally.
    • Sometimes data.com will "autocorrect" a job title incorrectly. For example, entering "Director of People & Culture" will autocorrect it to "Director of peopleandculture" If you don't catch it, it looks pretty bad for the next person who wants to view the contact.
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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
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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
    Very intuitive to use and I've never had any confusion with features. Anyone can create an account and use the platform simply by adding a contact or company into the database to earn points. It's a great option if you don't have budget for lists or pay services. It is easy to use and anyone can benefit from it.
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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
    Whenever I've had a question their support has responded pretty quickly and gives me exactly what I am looking for. I have not had any technical issues so I can't speak to issues there, but as far as general questions from a free user they have impressed me with how quickly they get back to me and the thoroughness of their answers.
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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
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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
    Adobe Workfront may not be the direct competitor of Data.com, but for the services I was using, Workfront looked a little better when it comes to the user interface. But Data.com definitely had more powerful features & better integration capabilities. Also, it was easier to play around with the customer journey in Data.com as compared to other tools I have used in the past.
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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
    • The positive impact is gaining more direct contact information for hiring managers.
    • Another positive factor is that it is completely free. You gain points for contact information when you add contact information.
    • Since it is a free resource, there are no real negative impacts.
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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

    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.