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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

    Nimble

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ANimble is a social customer relationship management (CRM) system with features such as contact management and data-driven analytics.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    HCL UnicaNimble
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Business
    $19.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HCL UnicaNimble
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HCL UnicaNimble
    Considered Both Products
    HCLSoftware
    No answer on this topic
    Nimble
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    HCL UnicaNimble
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    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 Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    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 Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    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 Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    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 Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Nimble
    -
    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 Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.5
    30 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.128 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.429 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings6.621 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.1
    22 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.321 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.7
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.2
    29 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.9
    27 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.923 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.6
    29 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.424 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.324 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.4
    29 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.8
    25 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.919 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of HCL Unica and Nimble
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.3
    27 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.327 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HCL UnicaNimble
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    7.0
    (33 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HCL UnicaNimble
    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
    Read full review
    Nimble
    This tool is suitable for all sizes of organizations since it has the capacity to manage customer relations in the best possible way. Its features like task management, reports, social collaboration, and forecasting are always considered important for CRM and they all work without causing any trouble. But its Reports need to be more elaborate and its interface should be made easier and less tricky.
    Incentivized
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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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    Nimble
    • Importing contacts in the CRM is very much consist of easy steps.
    • It allows me to create, edit and view contacts records anywhere from the web.
    • It is helping me to stay organized in terms of marketing needs and providing real-time information automatically.
    • it is playing an excellent role in managing our all relations.
    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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    Nimble
    • Nimble's storage space is very sparse, but we have found that it can be expanded at an additional cost.
    • Their mobile application is not as good as some of us expected, and we strongly recommend improving it to make it work effectively.
    Incentivized
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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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    Nimble
    It's truly a great system if you get it for the right reasons. Don't expect it to do everything a mid market organization would require but for any small business or mid to large organizations which would like to integrate to it for the social insights capabilities this is a leading solution which can add value immediately
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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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    Nimble
    The platform has more advantages and positives as compared to challenges or negatives in comparison to other comparable products and platforms available in the marketplace. It was extremely easy to get started with the initial deployment which makes the choice much clearer. Finally its tight integration not just with Microsoft O365 suite, but also with [the] most popular social media platforms available makes it a very favorable platform in its domain.
    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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    Nimble
    It was productive to be able to access remote support sessions from nimble employees, whom we decided to contact to have one of the features mentioned above explained to us. They were methodical and easy to explain solutions, so we recommend them for any kind of doubt.
    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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    Nimble
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Nimble
    Nimble has proven to be a positive and well-respected application within our company for setting us up for success at building personal and meaningful associations with decision makers. It has been a significant reason why we have gained acceptance and trust from those who we have introduced ourselves to over time. The ability to feel a true understanding of our prospects and customers as real human beings with unique interests and common aspirations opens up doors of valuable conversation. The other options that were reviewed and considered provided many of the common ways from the past that stored CRM information. This method was much more of a static representation of the real interactions made between a company or salesperson with the prospects and customers. Nimble has brought back what should never have been lost - being like neighbors who spoke to each other about more things than just business.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Nimble
    • Time-Saving is one of the biggest ROIs for me. 30-60 minutes a day means I can focus on more marketing, sales, or client work.
    • A soft ROI is in better contact relationships. People are often impressed that I follow-up after meetings, and especially when they say to contact them in 6 months or next year.
    Incentivized
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    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.