Emma by Marigold vs. WebEngage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Emma by Marigold
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Emma by Marigold is an email marketing solution. Its key features include mobile-ready design templates, email automation, audience segmentation, and dynamic content. The software includes integration with third-party CRM solutions, ecommerce platforms, and social networks.
$500
per year per user
WebEngage
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
WebEngage calls itself a multi-channel user engagement platform. It automates communication across a user's lifecycle and helps companies send messages via these channels: Web Messages In-app Messages Push Notifications Web Push Notification Email Marketing SMS Marketing Facebook Remarketing According to the vendor, cross-device tracking helps keep communication coherent and contextual, making the…N/A
Pricing
Emma by MarigoldWebEngage
Editions & Modules
Basic
$500
per year per user
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emma by MarigoldWebEngage
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is customised according to the customer usage and requirement. Contact support@webengage.com to know more about pricing plans.
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Features
Emma by MarigoldWebEngage
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Emma by Marigold
9.1
31 Ratings
12% above category average
WebEngage
7.4
6 Ratings
5% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content9.025 Ratings7.36 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content9.024 Ratings7.76 Ratings
A/B testing9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.029 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.031 Ratings7.16 Ratings
List management10.031 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences9.021 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Emma by Marigold
10.0
31 Ratings
26% above category average
WebEngage
7.2
6 Ratings
4% below category average
Dashboards10.030 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Standard reports9.931 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Custom reports10.019 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Emma by Marigold
-
Ratings
WebEngage
6.1
5 Ratings
24% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Emma by Marigold
-
Ratings
WebEngage
6.9
6 Ratings
10% below category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Emma by Marigold
-
Ratings
WebEngage
7.0
6 Ratings
8% below category average
API00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
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User Ratings
Emma by MarigoldWebEngage
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(32 ratings)
7.3
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
2.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Emma by MarigoldWebEngage
Likelihood to Recommend
Marigold
Using Emma for weekly templated email use with minimal changes is awesome. If you want you can create a master and make minor graphic edits quickly and easily from your smartphone. Any edit is possible as long as the artwork is on the online server. Only time I hit a bump in the road is when I was asked to change the style sheet and did not know that the pricing plan I was on did not include this feature. Client had to wait to send new format until Emma performed the requested changes.
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WebEngage
WebEngage can easily reduce turnaround time for product and marketing teams to execute marketing campaigns for specific user segments as well as remove any dependency on internal tech teams for the development and maintenance of automation journeys. Further, A/B tests can be executed to measure the performance of message variants in real-time directly from the panel. But WebEngage lacks a robust Analytics platform. While basic metrics such as open rate and click-through rate for messages being sent can be considered for reporting, attribution is still not the strongest suit in case the marketing team relies on multiple Ad networks for acquisition. Thus, as per experience, it's better to use the automation suite offered by WebEngage with a different data analytics platform.
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Pros
Marigold
  • Enterprise-level email marketing with multi-level account structure allowing for multiple users at different levels to send campaigns
  • Easy-to-use WYSIWYG email template editors to create dynamic emails with enhanced personalization through merge-fields
  • A large API index that connects to many different platforms and the ability to work with Emma support to create new connections to new platforms as needed
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WebEngage
  • Ease in creating user journeys.
  • Easy implementation of APIs.
  • Good reporting dashboard and scheduling features.
  • Segmentation of the users is easy.
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Cons
Marigold
  • Their customer service leaves something to be desired. We ran into an issue with one of our campaigns, and we decided to reach out to support, but they didn't get back with us until 3 hours later! Time is money!!
  • We don't like that their photo editing capabilities are limited, you can only choose small, medium or large photos with no way to resize to exact dimensions. Makes emails a bit of a pain
  • The upgraded premium tools are buggy and leave something to be desired as well – it's a shame.
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WebEngage
  • Relays
  • Onsite should have more options of templates.
  • Backend support for better reachability of the channels.
  • Cohort studies should be more customizable.
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Likelihood to Renew
Marigold
Emma has been a great tool for our marketing. It's easy to use and I've had no issues in the almost two years we've been with them. It's really been a great way for us to stay connected with customers that takes no time to setup and send
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WebEngage
No answers on this topic
Usability
Marigold
While every WYSIWYG software will experience glitches, Emma handles them well. Keep in mind they rarely happen, but they do, it can be of annoyance. Regardless, Emma allows my organization to create seamless email campaigns using fresh data. Emma makes coming up with strategic decisions very easy. The list segmentation that Emma feature allows us to easily manage a large list without issues. Overall, Emma is extremely usable with nearly no learning curve!
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WebEngage
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Marigold
I hate that to get support I have to submit a question to a public forum and wait for a response. I just want the ability for a quick live chat to answer my simple help questions quickly or at the very least submit a ticket via email and get a status update.
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WebEngage
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Marigold
At the time we made the decision to move to Emma, my organization was using both MailChimp and Constant Contact. Emma's drag-and-drop template editor surpassed both, and even editing the pre-made template HTML in Emma was easier. List management was much smoother than the clunky Constant Contact and MailChimp lists we had. From a design perspective, we chose Emma for its ease of use in creating templates and modifying existing ones, as well as the ability to push out branded templates and brand assets through its master admin/subaccount capabilities. Emma's analytics and reporting were much less frustrating to navigate and understand, such that, rather than spending all of our time trying to make sense of the metrics from a campaign (which we were definitely doing), we were attracted to being able to report easily and then move on to determining how to make real improvements
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WebEngage
WebEngage's dashboard is relatively more intuitive and easy to understand. Further in terms of cost as well it is value to money as it delivers excellent ROI. The after-sales support is also better in terms of responsiveness and helps in case of issues with the execution of campaigns. The account managers also ideate and help in the optimization and creation of new user journeys.
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Return on Investment
Marigold
  • Stores using the platform have seen good deliverability stats. Open rates and click-through rates are high with the templates that Emma creates. We still face the challenge of getting more users on the platform.
  • User satisfaction is high for our users who are regularly using the platform.
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WebEngage
  • Helped in lowering cost of marketing.
  • Driving higher volume of Direct Sales.
  • Increasing conversion rate on the website.
  • Increasing lead to sale ratio.
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ScreenShots

Emma by Marigold Screenshots

Screenshot of dynamic content used to send unique, personalized content to each subscriber based on the data stored about them from a single email.Screenshot of the editor's drag & drop layouts and inline text editing, that help to keep the creative process fast and flexible.Screenshot of a display of account activity, email performance and recent mailings in one place right after login.Screenshot of insights on the go using Metric, the included iPhone and Android app.Screenshot of response results that give insights into what's working and provide next steps.Screenshot of customizable, mobile-optimized templates to show off a brand and content in the template gallery.

WebEngage Screenshots

Screenshot of Webengage dashboard - User AnalyticsScreenshot of Webenagge dashboard - User DetailsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating Mobile notificationsScreenshot of Webengage dashboard - Creating EmailsScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey DesignerScreenshot of Webengage Dashboard - Journey Designer (2)