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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ex Libris campusM

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACampusM's mobile UX, hyper-connected systems and deep personalization helps universities focus on delivering an impactful student experience. The campus app solution helps students engage, succeed, and get the most out of their time at university.N/A

    Salesforce Experience Cloud

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement (formerly Salesforce Experience Cloud or Salesforce Community Cloud) is an online forum powered by Salesforce that enables businesses to connect with their employees, customers, partner organizations, and prospects. Designed to help facilitate communication and information sharing, customers can ask questions and request help, administrators can integrate data from third-party apps, and employees can collaborate across projects and…N/A
    Pricing
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Clarivate
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    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Ex Libris campusM
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    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.2
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Test reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Funnel Analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Segmentation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Digital Experience Platform
    Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Ex Libris campusM and Salesforce Experience Cloud
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    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Campaign management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud enablement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content aggregation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-channel content personalization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer data analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    DXP Third-Party Integrations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-website management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Digital asset management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Editorial workflows and task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
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    Yext
    Score6.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Sitecore Digital Experience Platform
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Progress Sitefinity
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.2
    (15 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ex Libris campusMSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Clarivate
    It has been extremely helpful in working on papers and projects for business school. I can always find my sources and links to other areas to explore. The functionality is clear and easy to use. I would definitely recommend this software to others.
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    Salesforce
    For well-suited, this product is great for your external clientele groups that you would not necessarily want to have a high user fee rate for. So basically general public or a group that will be authorized to come in and just do a few things here and there, but you don't necessarily want them access to all of your systems and your data points for groups that it would not be a great use for. I'd say probably your high level internal staff, they're going to be using a lot of the backend functionality automations, evaluating data, managing data, and doing custom inputs. That's just not what's intended for.
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    Pros
    Clarivate
    • Search for scholarly articles
    • Organize sources
    • Offer options to find information related to your searched
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Easy to use, just like Salesforce's other products. Many users can sit down and figure it out in no time, and with a little training become power users.
    • Fast and secure - Salesforce is a leader in the cloud world so you get consistently fast results and security that is top notch in the industry.
    • Accessible from anywhere - if you use cloud CMS already this is a no-brainer, but for those that do in-house CMS still, this is a major difference. Mobile access from anywhere on the planet without a VPN is something you just can't do without the cloud.
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    Cons
    Clarivate
    • I have not found anything that I would improve
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Unlike other CMS platforms like Wordpress and Adobe Experience Manager, Salesforce does not provide a fully featured editor with a drag-and-drop design tool.
    • Our content creators and marketing team often struggle with permissions and how to distribute content across different experience cloud sites.
    • Also, there is no side-to-side comparison view for content editors to update the content easily.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Clarivate
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Renewal exercise is already underway. Platform is to ubiquitous to not leverage, especially at a Fortune 50 firm
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Clarivate
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Strengths: - Intuitive for Salesforce Users – If you’re already working within the Salesforce ecosystem, the Salesforce CMS is easy to navigate, with a clean UI, drag-and-drop content management, and reusable assets for quick updates. - Seamless Integration – Since it connects natively with Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and CRM, it allows for efficient multi-channel content distribution without needing extra third-party tools. - AI-Powered Personalization – The ability to deliver dynamic content based on user profiles and engagement data is a huge plus, making content delivery more relevant and impactful. Challenges: - Learning Curve for New Users – If you're not already familiar with Salesforce, the interface can feel overwhelming, requiring training to fully leverage all features. - Limited Customization & Workflow Automation – While it works well for structured content, advanced approval workflows and deep editorial customization are limited compared to enterprise CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. - Media & Design Limitations – Salesforce CMS is not as robust for managing rich media-heavy content, which can be frustrating for teams needing more flexibility in multimedia presentation.
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    Performance
    Clarivate
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Again, since we provide and recommend solutions, I can't speak to every client's individual experience, but can offer general reflections as to keep their collaborations private, that they are satisfied with the experience. We hear a lot about how this system helps to encourage collaborations between their own business partners, customers, and internal members, and enables quality integrations with other products that help drive revenue.
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    Support Rating
    Clarivate
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Although support from Salesforce itself can be quite unresponsive sometimes, the community hub is incredibly helpful. The large user base of Salesforce products contribute to troubleshooting and the forums are a powerful tool for finding solutions and possible bugs and response times can be quite fast compared to your regular support channels.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Clarivate
    I have not used other products like Ex Libris.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce Experience Cloud was selected due to its tight integration with our existing Salesforce CRM platform. Customization of the portal was much, much simpler compared to Sharepoint - especially with role-based security parameters that are ultimately inherited based on attributes within the Salesforce CRM platform. Salesforce Experience Cloud was a natural fit for this customer-facing purpose.
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    Return on Investment
    Clarivate
    • Students seem happy with it
    • Staff and faculty are happy as well
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Time savings for our customer success team - no need to continually follow up on tickets as customers have access to see status themselves
    • In the future, it will also allow us to create more impactful knowledge articles that will increase self-service over ticket creation
    Incentivized
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