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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Desk.com (discontinued)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADesk.com was a helpdesk, ticketing, and customer support product offered by Salesforce, and oriented towards the needs of small businesses. It is no longer sold and support has been discontinued. Salesforce recommends its modern Service Cloud as a replacement.N/A

    SAP Engagement Cloud

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys) helps organizations power unique customer engagement experiences by connecting real-time customer insights with the operational signals that run the business.N/A
    Pricing
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Desk.com (discontinued) and SAP Engagement Cloud
    Feature
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    Ratings
    SAP Engagement Cloud
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.07 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.38 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Desk.com (discontinued) and SAP Engagement Cloud
    Feature
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    Ratings
    SAP Engagement Cloud
    6.5
    5 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Desk.com (discontinued) and SAP Engagement Cloud
    Feature
    Desk.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Engagement Cloud
    6.9
    8 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Desk.com (discontinued) and SAP Engagement Cloud
    Feature
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    Ratings
    SAP Engagement Cloud
    7.0
    7 Ratings
    9% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (38 ratings)
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Desk.com (discontinued)SAP Engagement Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Once I had to search the logs to find cases and data on a particular keyword, but I was not able to do so as there was no search tool available, nor was there a sort or filter tool. I was totally frustrated as I had to skim through the data to complete my task manually.
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    SAP
    Emarsys is well suited for any company with an established list of contacts and an interest in email marketing. It's easy to manage, scalable, and has plenty of customization features to make your emails your own. If you're ever stuck, the responsive customer service team will help you out. I recommend Emarsys for medium to large size companies.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Desk.com automatically tracks analytics on all cases coming in and going out.
    • Desk.com helps prevent multiple people from working on the same case. However, it does allow us to assign the case to someone else if we feel that person is more qualified to address the case.
    • Desk.com has very few bugs or server issues that we've seen. This helps prevent any delays in communicating with our customers.
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    SAP
    • It has the ability to reach maximum market chains.
    • It helps to keep our customer’s data confidential in any means.
    • It encourages one-to-one customer engagement which has helped us developing more trust in our customers.
    • It is targeting the required and interested audience for the organization.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Internal knowledge tools are clunky and annoying to access, outside the regular workflow of everyday staff
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in business rules and custom fields
    • Arbitrary and confusing limitations in case handling - for example, if you begin a case as a phone call you CANNOT email the customer from the case. As though no one working at Desk has ever sent a follow-up email...?
    • Not very good for B2B, mid-to-large businesses. Difficult to set business rules based on company information (for example, service level/tier) and nearly impossible to track key stakeholders and get clear insight into the relationship at a high level
    • Reporting tools are clunky, slow, and just all-around pretty useless
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    SAP
    • The email and content builder is significantly worse than other email marketing platforms I've used
    • Emails campaigns cannot be used in more than one automation flow
    • Amount of emails collected and being sent for smart insight are inaccurate
    • I've rarely completed a task without some type of user interface error
    • Customer service mostly directs you to help center on website
    • You have to pay extra for training
    • You have to pay extra for reporting in which the system cannot provide
    • Lengthy contract with a high price tag
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    We will be very likely to renew our contract with Desk.com. It is easy to use, and provides us with everything we need to keep our customers and employees happy. They have also been very helpful in catering the application to our specific and unique needs, including working across brands and adding specific content for our products
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    SAP
    We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Desk.com and Salesforce Service Cloud's usability is seamless to get up and running, administer, and scale across the organization. It allows us to get up and running in days rather than weeks and has transformed our customer support teams globally into efficient, world-class teams. The best practices that the Salesforce and Desk.com teams provide are also very valuable, as we have the right case studies and tips to implement right away in our organization.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    We've never had a problem with Desk.com's availability.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    Fast, responsive, gorgeous, and fun. It's always run like a thoroughbred for me.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Their support leaves much to be desired. They do not respond quickly and do not follow up with feature requests. There is also a lack of on-demand or live training available for the teams to use as they learn a new tool. Because there is so much customization, a lot of questions do come up regularly.
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    SAP
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    As I stated earlier, implementation of Desk.com went more smoothly than most. The resources in the "Support Center" are fantastic, and I never ran into anything that left me stumped, angry, or disappointed.
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    SAP
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Overall, it performs a lot better than all three combined, with a lot fewer glitches and a lot more user-friendly and user experience efficiency. Any new link that needs to be done, takes a lot less time to execute on desk compared to the three others. Simply advanced when it comes to execution this platform is.
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    SAP
    Emarsys is the email specialist service giver for our whole association. We use it to send custom and mass messages to our clients across three distinct business divisions. Email advertising is one of our greatest income driving channels due to focusing on limitations from deals regions. We can arrive at our clients through email with pertinent data and advancements, all driving income for the business. I have not used any other product marketing automation services.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Better customer service and employee efficiency when dealing with cases
    • It's so universal, meaning that everyone can use it and it's easy to understand.
    • The only negative impact is that our IT department who is assigned tickets has responded to customers instead of to the local reps and we have to ensure they know to change the email if it's assigned to them.
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    SAP
    • From proficient and fast information assortment and converging to changing crude data into significant experiences, Emarsys gives you an answer that allows you to associate with your clients at an extremely close to home level and utilize that to additionally develop your business.
    • Reliable and giving cost effective services.
    Incentivized
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