Dotdigital vs. SAP Emarsys

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dotdigital
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Dotdigital is a customer engagement platform that helps digital marketers and developers deliver communications across the customer journey. It uses customer data to drive engagement, conversion, and loyalty for brands as they grow and scale. The platform connects first party data across systems to surface insights and automate predictive cross-channel messages.N/A
SAP Emarsys
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Emarsys is a customer engagement platform that allows users to automate personalized campaigns across channels, based on each individual consumer’s behavior. The suite's capabilities include marketing automation, email marketing, customer engagement, customer intelligence and predictive recommendations. Emarsys is now part of SAP, since the December 2020 acquisition.N/A
Pricing
DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Features
DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
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Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.5
8 Ratings
16% 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 Ratings6.48 Ratings
List management00 Ratings4.48 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.5
5 Ratings
18% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
6.9
8 Ratings
6% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Dotdigital
-
Ratings
SAP Emarsys
7.0
7 Ratings
6% below category average
API00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings5.97 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(6 ratings)
7.6
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Usability
7.4
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DotdigitalSAP Emarsys
Likelihood to Recommend
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital has a drag-and-drop email builder and many good templates. Using automation, I was able to send out emails with ease. During the onboarding process, you will also be able to speak with real people. We use it to create modern and engaging emails for customers, whether abandoned cart or post-purchase. It has excellent reporting modules, but it lacks a few fundamentals, which can be frustrating. As a whole, the partnership has been a success so far.
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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
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • Email Campaigns are simple and easy to crease
  • We use the SMS to alert our customers to any technical issues
  • Good support from account managers
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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
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • API limits: There is a hardcoded limit on how many API calls you can make per hour, and to raise it, you have to pay.
  • The API set is very limited in general.
  • The API set is very limited in general
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  • 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
dotdigital EMEA Limited
No answers on this topic
SAP
We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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Usability
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital is not difficult to use, however, the user interface could use some optimization. There are certain elements that can be challenging to find, and the menus are not always intuitive. However, the tool makes up for that with easy to use features, like creating segments, and allowing many rules to specify these particular groups.
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SAP
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Alternatives Considered
dotdigital EMEA Limited
DotDigital's platform is simple to use for essential email marketing campaigns. Setting up Programs (action-driven automation) is simple. It gives you the ability to design stunning campaigns with a wide range of customizability. To better understand our customer base, it analyzes each email sent out. In every situation, the support team has been responsive and helpful.
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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
dotdigital EMEA Limited
  • Maintenance costs due to integration limits.
  • API tiers (now formalized in the documentation) were discovered after the initial purchase, so there are more recurring costs.
  • In general, a raise of costs in the IT compartment, while it can benefit marketing.
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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.
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