SAP Customer Data Solutions vs. SAP Engagement Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Customer Data Solutions
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
SAP Engagement Cloud
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP 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
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Considered Both Products
SAP Customer Data Solutions
Chose SAP Customer Data Solutions
Other tools are more marketing oriented and not suitable for Identity Management.
SAP Engagement Cloud

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Features
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.8
28 Ratings
5% below category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
-
Ratings
Tag library7.827 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag variable mapping7.725 Ratings00 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
Page load times8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app tagging7.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.7
29 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
-
Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation7.929 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation8.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Traffic allocation control5.528 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization9.227 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.0
30 Ratings
16% below category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
-
Ratings
Account Scoring7.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Governance8.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Connectors5.630 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Enhancement6.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Ingestion6.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Storage4.630 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Visibility7.930 Ratings00 Ratings
Event Data6.728 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Resolution8.728 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
SAP Engagement Cloud
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
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
SAP Engagement Cloud
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
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
SAP Engagement Cloud
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
SAP Customer Data Solutions
-
Ratings
SAP Engagement Cloud
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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SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Small Businesses
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(58 ratings)
7.6
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(10 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(57 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Customer Data SolutionsSAP Engagement Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
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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
SAP
  • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
  • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
  • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
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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
SAP
  • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
  • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
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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
SAP
On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
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SAP
We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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Usability
SAP
We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
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SAP
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Reliability and Availability
SAP
Customer Data Solutions availability has been pretty good, anytime there has been any issues like I mentioned before, support staff has been quickly avialable to help trouble shoot things. Customer data solutions has had very few outages during out time using it as well and when they happen it's a quick resolution.
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SAP
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Performance
SAP
There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
SAP
We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
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SAP
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In-Person Training
SAP
because it was made directly in the company
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SAP
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Online Training
SAP
They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
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SAP
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Implementation Rating
SAP
There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
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SAP
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
There is a dedicated team for SAP setup that helps in providing specialized or customized services to the user. The platform's accessibility lets us obtain reports and information in real time so we reach clients at the proper moment by optimizing delivery time appealed to us the most.
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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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Scalability
SAP
because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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SAP
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
  • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
  • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
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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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ScreenShots

SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform