Emarsys vs. Ontraport

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emarsys
Score 7.5 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
Ontraport
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
ONTRAPORT offers customer relations management services that help with content management (creating and hosting webpages), lead tracking, traditional marketing approaches (e-mail, SMS, social media, direct mail), managing online payments, and workflow automation.
$29
per month
Pricing
EmarsysOntraport
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EmarsysOntraport
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsOntraport offers a variety of plans to choose from based on the features needed. Pricing adjusts with the number of contacts in the database and users in the account. Monthly or annual plans are available, and all plans start with a 14-day free trial. Ontraport offers a Done-With-You Setup and Training Package for getting set up in the account quickly. Users can also access a free video library with step-by-step instructions on getting started and using every feature of the platform.
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Features
EmarsysOntraport
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
6.6
8 Ratings
16% below category average
Ontraport
9.0
17 Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.06 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Dynamic content8.06 Ratings10.014 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content4.17 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Landing pages8.03 Ratings10.016 Ratings
A/B testing7.17 Ratings9.912 Ratings
Mobile optimization6.17 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting6.58 Ratings6.016 Ratings
List management4.68 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.75 Ratings9.813 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
6.5
5 Ratings
17% below category average
Ontraport
5.5
17 Ratings
34% below category average
Lead nurturing automation6.05 Ratings7.115 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading7.04 Ratings2.413 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings2.614 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings10.016 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
6.9
8 Ratings
8% below category average
Ontraport
9.3
16 Ratings
21% above category average
Dashboards7.58 Ratings10.015 Ratings
Standard reports7.08 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Custom reports6.17 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
6.8
7 Ratings
11% below category average
Ontraport
7.3
15 Ratings
4% below category average
API6.57 Ratings3.011 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals6.14 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Customizability5.57 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com7.14 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.02 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
-
Ratings
Ontraport
7.7
8 Ratings
1% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Emarsys
-
Ratings
Ontraport
7.1
4 Ratings
6% below category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
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User Ratings
EmarsysOntraport
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(11 ratings)
10.0
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(2 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
EmarsysOntraport
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Ontraport
Here are some cases where Ontraport is well suited : - When writing emails, you can easily access to preview, manage the changes and go back to what you did before - When using automations, if there's an error, you can go back to a previous version of it. There are also some super tools that allows to see where a clients is on an automation without having to go through the all automation. It is less appropriate when you are several colleague that are addressing an issue on an email/automation as it doesn't allows you to be multiple person on the item.
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Pros
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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Ontraport
  • Dashboards for our daily stats.
  • The email follows up and broadcasts are simple and easy.
  • Sales and marketing can now see the impact they have working together. Nobody can point finger anymore.
  • They have the best customer support. I can't tell you how many times they have walked me through the problems that I created.
  • Amazing email inboxing.
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Cons
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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Ontraport
  • Wish they had more options for their forms. Would really like to use multi-step forms.
  • A lot of times their forms load slowly on the website. Would like to see them speed up their services.
  • Their broadcasting options are legacy. There are better options out there for sending broadcast messages.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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Ontraport
My client was already using Ontraport and had a decent investment in the tool. As soon as we turn around the revenue situation with my client's products, we will be ditching OAP immediately, despite the significant re-implementation cost we are going to face moving to a new system. I am part of a high-end, professional marketing group, and the overwhelming sentiment with these other professionals is that one should run away from this as fast as humanly possible. I thought their words were just ungrounded opinion, and I deeply regret that I did not heed them more closely before sinking still more time and effort into OAP.
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Usability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
The software is just easy to use. The UI is fairly intuitive. The help system is pretty good. I find it is pretty quick to get my work completed and if I don't document my things well, I can always figure out how I did something when I need to make changes. When I have a problem the tech support is easy to deal with and when things need to get escalated they are resolved quickly.
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Performance
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
Most of the time OP runs fine. But I've had to submit more support tickets this year do to messages, seq.'s or rules not running correctly. Also experienced slow response times moving in and around OP.
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Support Rating
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
The techs are reasonably savvy, highly courteous and want to do right by their customers. Unfortunately, the product they are supporting is so deeply flawed that there's only so much they can do when your legitimate business requirements are simply not supported.
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In-Person Training
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
I went to their Ontrapalooza event, and it opened my mind as to how the software can be used.
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Implementation Rating
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
If you know your business, ONTRAPORT is easy
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Alternatives Considered
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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Ontraport
Task management was the main thing that separated ONTRAPORT for me. Keeping things accountable. As well, I felt the campaign builder was slicker, and that the contact management was more robust. Custom fields are very customizable.
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Scalability
SAP
No answers on this topic
Ontraport
With the new lower priced options, it's now easier for newer businesses to start with a more basic version and upgrade as they need more features.
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Return on Investment
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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Ontraport
  • We are providing better customer service as a direct result of Ontraport. We can track where all of our customers are, what pages/sites/modules they are visiting with ease and tailor our communication accordingly.
  • Our marketing funnel has become vastly improved, meaning that our ROI for marketing has gone up. Sales this April are double what they were last year.
  • Our team works better together because we all have a better idea of what the other needs and when. The tasks that we can assign in Ontraport mean nothing gets missed, creating a better customer and employee experience.
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