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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HCL Unica

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AHCL Unica is available as a cloud or on-premise solution that provides fully integrated marketing automation software for enterprise. It includes enterprise marketing automation tools that optimize marketing activities, to ensure excellent customer experiences and data privacy.N/A

    Insightly

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AInsightly is presented as a modern, affordable CRM that is easy to use, simple to customize, and that scales with companies as they grow, designed to solve common pain points that legacy CRMs can't. Available in any vertical, Insightly CRM customers can add companion products for marketing automation, customer service, and integrations in the same platform. Insightly has more than a million users worldwide.

    $348

    per year per user

    Pricing
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Plus
    $29
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Professional
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Enterprise
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Considered Both Products
    HCLSoftware
    No answer on this topic
    Unbounce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Would buy again
    117 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    Features
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    API9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.4
    423 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.2405 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.2372 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.390 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.2368 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.3379 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.275 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.2333 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.1
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.2
    330 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings6.8314 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.7263 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    6.8
    406 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings7.1392 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.3342 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.6
    367 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.092 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings7.9344 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.8331 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.5
    369 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.4368 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.7126 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings6.86 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.3195 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.6
    316 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.4217 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.4
    90 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings6.825 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.078 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    6.4
    159 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings7.7159 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of HCL Unica and Insightly
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    5.9
    328 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings5.9328 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    7.8
    (444 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.7
    (36 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    7.5
    (180 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (34 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HCL UnicaInsightly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HCLSoftware
    I think it is wel suited for a business with a lot of one on one relations in the database. For example a supermarket that sells products to a client and gives a reduction on that product. It is nice if the selection process is not to complex and does not involve to many calculations. It is also nice if it is very clear what you want to follow up. In our environment we have lots of many-to-many relations. for example one product is held by more then one client. And that client might have more of those products with other clients. These kind of situation demands for a lot of calculations with derived fields(*), and there things go far too slow. Unica is probably not such a good solution for us, because our environment is too complex, and so is to process of creating the selection, we often have to change things in the selection flows. Because of the complexity it is difficult to see what the flow is exactly doing afterwoods, it also takes to much time to modify existing campaigns. The interface is not handy to work with, if you have long lists of variables, of tables or derived fields(*) you have to scroll through trough them, you can not really search them or reorder them. You can not drag and drop fields or other objects like derived fields in the flow, what would be easy if you have to make frequent changes to the proces flow. When you copy objects something the content of the object changes because the links with other objects or lost. (*) derived field: field to calculate something
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    There are a lot of things Insightly is great with for Career Services but much of my job is updating things manually because Insightly doesn't have a way to help me manage the database the way we need to. We have multiple academic records per students but needed to have fields that are multiselect on our contacts. These are all manually updated which are very tedious and not the best for what we need it to be able to do
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    Pros
    HCLSoftware
    • Ability to translate Multiple SQL queries into a very easy to use visual GUI.
    • Provides the ability to pre-define segments, run them once in off hours, store them in their own system tables for quick youth and a significant reduction in CPU utilization on the database.
    • It’s use of Reusable objects. Including user variables to pre-define calculations one time, macros that you can create and pass values to parameterize the SQL code And the creation of templates to easily replicate work.
    • It’s ability to bring in external data on the fly that can very easily be mapped into any flowchart.
    • It’s flexibility and creating UNIX script via triggers to automate sending of files to multiple vendors with different FTP sites
    • It’s flexibility in the output layouts that it can create.
    Incentivized
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    • The ability to set up filters to generate lists based on just the categories I am interested in.
    • It's integration with our sales data so we can see customer spending trends across multiple years and seasons.
    • The ability to circle back to previous email correspondence to refresh on past conversations with individual clients.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    HCLSoftware
    • Greater integration of real time (Interact) capabilities with outbound channels, in particular IBM eMessage Email & SMS delivery.
    • Additional outbound channels to be integrated into eMessage, including Facebook Fanpage & Twitter DM broadcasts. At the moment these are possible only through custom additional integration.
    • Support for additional marketing database technology, e.g. MySQL, Exasol, ParAccel, WX2.
    • Provision of database technology with software purchase, as Web technology (IBM WebSphere Express) is supplied for free, but no database is supplied - since IBM also market DB2, which is a supported technology it seems a shame.
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    • Once you are immersed in the platform, for all of its integration kudos, the platform became "intuitive" if that is the right word for it. There was some push back from staff on deployment.
    • The service and support team at Insightly was very responsive, but it seemed as if they had fielded similar complaints, and slower learning curves than we expected.
    • Unfortunately, while all has worked out nicely now and we are very happy with the platform, we had to have additional instruction time for all the staff during onboarding as workflows, dashboards, and pipelines were more time intensive than expected on the demo.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HCLSoftware
    There are three main factors to renew a licence: 1) Cost to migrate to another platform would be rather expensive and time consuming, plus the requirement of retraining employees to use a new tool 2) It has been proven time and time again that it is a market leader in the space (10 years +) 3) It can be built upon, with the addition of additional IBM EMM modules - despite theories it does have very strong digital capabilities.
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    Unbounce
    Insightly offers a great product; it's the right fit for our company at this time. We were, however, considering moving to Contactually due to their cost effective automation features. However, they lacked the project management capabilities of Insightly. As our company grows, we would love to stay with Insightly - and if they can nail the automation and add the ability to customize a little bit more, it would be the perfect solution for us. For a larger company with a more involved sales team, you might find the metrics/reporting to be a bit basic. Insightly offers great customer service even to free customers
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    Usability
    HCLSoftware
    Unica provides functionality that is very simple and easy to use. For reporting, we can see Unica system tables. Contact history table, response history tables. We have all the information in one place. Performance-wise, Unica also handles large volumes of data and can run a 5-million-record campaign within minutes. This is something great.
    Incentivized
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    Unbounce
    Anyone with any experience with a working knowledge of Facebook or using a Windows computer will be able to quickly adapt to Insightly and use it to suit their needs. It can become more difficult to use as a company might have custom workflows or Insightly customer service might need to customize the program to better suit a company's need. A slow introduction to the system is better than having to learn the program quickly. Parts and knowledge build on each other so it hard to grasp all at once. The learning curve for Insightly is 2-3 weeks while mastery comes with time and exposure to the program
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    Reliability and Availability
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    The provider is 100% available, with no downtime, maintenance, or unexpected outages. We have been able to perform solid continuous services for 12 months without any interruptions. We have backups as well, unlike the in-house backup that they keep on their end. I believe they have a very good redundancy and backup infrastructure in case they get any outages.
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    Performance
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    Pages normally load quickly, but every now and then, as entering updates to fields, it take a while to update. Sometimes even after refreshing the screen, we have to exit and go back in to get the fields or queries to update.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    HCLSoftware
    I didn't use the Unica support since it is with IBM, only before.
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    Unbounce
    We have used Insightly for almost 2 years now. We have always been able to get in touch with support for a variety of reasons and they have never disappointed us. The support staff have always been very understanding. They have assisted with answers to our questions and have provided great tech support. We would highly recommend them.
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    In-Person Training
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    Well, we didn’t get the chance to do this in-person training but rather one-on-one online training with HR in-house. There were PowerPoints to discuss as well as video instructions on how to use the app, so it was okay. We were able to play around with it during the training or onboarding session.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    I've used Insightly's online training &/ or learned as I went. I've found the blogs and online written material helpful. I've also attended a few webinars, which can be useful if you use a J-I-T approach so as not to overwhelm you (or your staff) with functionality that you are using just yet. The fact that it's all available on their website and you can learn at your own pace is invaluable
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    HCLSoftware
    - We had to rebuild a part of the datamart afterwards to tighten up and simplify the selection process. But as it was too time consuming to rebuild all the existing campaigns, we no run campaigns on different versions of the datamart. - The response tracking of the campaigns never worked out well, it was impossible to implement a direct response where there is a link between the lead and the response in our operational process
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    did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product
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    Alternatives Considered
    HCLSoftware
    The contact history and the response history are so powerful. You can track whatever you want to help the call center to push relevant offers to our customer. In addition, predictive models can be built, with patience, in IBM Campaign. If you have some complaints from the call center about any campaigns, you can easily validate it into the contact or response history.
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    Unbounce
    Insightly is significantly better than Zendesk. It is easy to use, pleasant to look at, and makes sense. However, I don't think Insightly is fair now compared to Salesforce. Insightly can do many of the same things as Salesforce, but I've only started on some of these features. Insightly has excellent potential, and its support team drives me to make it what I believe it can be. For the price, I believe Insightly is worth it.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    I don’t have the exact answers for this, but our accounting or finance department negotiates this. They always handle this kind of stuff and negotiate yearly licenses. Usually, they purchase 10 licenses in bulk and ask for a discount in bulk. Other than that, if there are any issues encountered on the app, they account for that. If it’s broken, that’s also taken into consideration when renewing the contract.
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    Scalability
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    (+) Being able to download my LinkedIn connections was a huge benefit. (+) I use the task function to stay on top of my follow-up activity which is another positive feature. (+) The sorting capabilities also help me pinpoint the contacts that I need to stay on top of. (-) When I add a new lead from an existing organization, I would like the organization's information to automatically populate the fields like address, website, description. I enter all that information manually. (-) My mass mailing experience has been tedious due to the email function being interrupted and crashing due to bad email addresses in some of my records. (-) Many of my leads do not have current email addresses. I wish Insightly offered a tool to help find email addresses. I spend too much time researching to find email addresses.
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    Professional Services
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Unbounce
    Our Customer Success Manager was great. A real professional and knowledgeable about the features and how they worked with our requirements
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    Return on Investment
    HCLSoftware
    • It helps my clients drive their business which in turn, drives more profit for them.
    • It helps my clients determine what works, and what doesn't work, in terms of their social marketing campaigns.
    • It helps navigate proper budgeting through determining what clients' users respond to, and what they find unique.
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    Unbounce
    • Positive Impact>Visibility is critical when it comes to taking proactive measures within the organization. The Insightly Tool has helped use with that which minimizes costs when it comes to rework. We can proactively plan for upcoming growth and identify areas of improvement.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    HCL Unica Screenshots

    Screenshot of HCL Unica Deliver is the email marketing and messaging execution module of the HCL Unica platform.

Its scalable digital messaging engine helps enterprise marketers design, personalize, and send high-volume, data-driven communications across multiple customer engagement channels.

It’s built for complex and compliant omni-channel campaigns with advanced segmentation, behavioral triggers, and real-time customer data.

Key channels supported include:
• Email — for personalized bulk and trigger-based mailings.
• SMS — send text messages to mobile subscribers.
• WhatsApp — conversational and promotional messaging.
• In-app and Push notifications — mobile push alerts via apps.

    Insightly Screenshots

    Screenshot of Insightly's lead status and activity tracking, available so that nothing falls through the cracks.Screenshot of the reporting feature, which provides insight into sales and productivity performance.Screenshot of the Insightly Opportunities dashboard.Screenshot of Insightly on mobile.Product screenshotProduct screenshot