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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

    Ortto

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Ortto is presented as a product-led growth engine that helps businesses acquire and retain customers. Since 2015, Ortto has supported over 10,000 companies with their software. Ortto allows online businesses to unify their customer data with their CDP, segment key audiences across the customer lifecycle; activate these audiences with personalized, omnichannel experiences, and analyze their business for growth with a suite of BI tools. The vendor states teams at Microsoft, Bltly, Typeform,…

    $199

    per month month-to-month commitment with 10,000 contacts

    Pricing
    HCL UnicaOrtto
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $199
    per month month-to-month commitment with 5,000 contacts
    Professional
    $599
    per month month-to-month commitment with 10,000 contacts
    Enterprise
    Custom
    per month annual commitment, paid monthly with 10,000 contacts
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HCL UnicaOrtto
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details10% discount for quarterly billing. 15% discount for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    HCL UnicaOrtto
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Ortto
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.73 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.24 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content9.24 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Landing pages9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing9.73 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.73 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.73 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    List management9.53 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.02 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Ortto
    9.2
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation9.73 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.73 Ratings8.910 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks9.73 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Ortto
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Calendaring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.73 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Ortto
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration9.73 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Ortto
    8.9
    12 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Dashboards9.73 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Standard reports9.73 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Custom reports9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of HCL Unica and Ortto
    Feature
    HCL Unica
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Ortto
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    15% above category average
    API9.73 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.73 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com9.73 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HCL UnicaOrtto
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    Vbout
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    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HCL UnicaOrtto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HCL UnicaOrtto
    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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    Ortto
    Autopilot has a friendly and bright appeal offering a code-free automation experience that makes it easy to build complex automated workflows. Anyone can start creating workflows using the drag-and-drop builder even without technical knowledge. Teams utilize the notes and graphics feature to collaborate on automation workflows providing a much easier way to understand workflows created by someone else.
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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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    Ortto
    • Very easy to use automation builder with many great options and integrations. Lets us tailor incredibly precise campaigns through use of Autopilot's own features, plus its tight integrations with data from sources like Segment.
    • Easy and powerful email editing and creation built-in. No need for email template coding.
    • Autopilot allows marketers to have full control and implement new web forms to capture leads quickly with its automatic form detection. No need to save custom form data to our own backend saves our development team time.
    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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    Ortto
    • Limited Design Customization: If you're an experienced marketer and are used to the unlimited customization capabilities of larger platforms (or coding your own templates), you might find Autopilot's options to be limiting. It's great for a beginner user who shouldn't be encumbered with those options, but I could see if being frustrating for others.
    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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    Ortto
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Ortto
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    HCLSoftware
    I didn't use the Unica support since it is with IBM, only before.
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    Ortto
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Ortto
    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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    Ortto
    How would I say this, for me Autopilot is a whole other tool then the other MA tools I use. Most other MA tools focus on a lot of options and things you can do with it. But Autopilot seems to mainly focus on the visual builder to make automations, and they do that really well! The other tools are also great but more a "complete package solution" with a lot of options. And that can be overwhelming. So if you want a great easy-to-use workflow/automation builder and less of all the other options Autopilot is a great start.
    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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    Ortto
    • Not sure. I cannot put a $ on it for ROI as I was the administrator and not part of the team that procured it. Time-wise I would say I spent less time using it than I previously had used in CloudPortal Services Manager.
    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.

    Ortto Screenshots

    Screenshot of a single view of the customer journey to create more meaningful connections with an audience in the moments that matter.Screenshot of custom activities that represent product-qualifying actions or behaviors that lead to growth, that can be used to enter people into customer journeys, create target audiences, or build reports and dashboards.Screenshot of pop-ups, forms, bars, notifications, screen takeovers, banners, reactions, spin wheels, surveys, videos, countdowns and collect feedback. Contacts captured from tracked forms can be added to customer journeys.Screenshot of event-based journeys can be built in minutes and help to create connections with customers. Journeys can include email, SMS, and in-app messaging for critical customer moments.Screenshot of business Intelligence reporting, not just open and click rates. Ortto gives businesses instant, real-time access to simplified business intelligence, reporting, and dashboard tools with built-in revenue attribution to track the metrics that matter.