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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Iterable

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AIterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A

    Agentforce Marketing

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMarketing Cloud is a cloud-based digital marketing platform, used by marketers can segment their audience, deliver personalized messages, track campaign performance, engage leads and accounts, and optimize strategies based on real-time insights.

    $1,250

    per month per installation

    Pricing
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Account Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Engagement
    $1,250
    per month
    Intelligence
    $3,000
    per month
    Loyalty Management
    $20,000
    per month
    Personalization
    $100,000
    per year
    Data Cloud for Marketing
    $108,000
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Considered Both Products
    Iterable
    Chose Iterable
    When we were benchmarking CRM platforms, we analyzed many of them. Mailchimp's transactional solution, mandrill, was our previous provider, but we needed the Developer team's assistance in all our campaigns. Salesforce was a more complex platform, but it proved too complex for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Not well. Not my choice. Would prefer Salesforce.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable has plug-in capabilities with Movable Ink, in which Movable allows for dynamic content to plug into HTML, text, messages, and utilizes data within Iterable to send dynamic personalized content to customers, great tool in addition to Iterable!

    Previously we've used Sales…
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    If you're still using SFMC do yourself a favor and explore some of the newer options available. Iterable is a strong competitor unless you need the B2B and account based marketing/support teams all in a single platform.
    Klaviyo is great and best for small-medium size companies …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is way more user-friendly, eazy to learn and use, overall much better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Far and away, Iterable is easier to use and more cost-effective. While Iterable may not have the bells and whistles or integrations that some of their competitors offer, Iterable can still meet the large majority of business use cases and is easy to use for marketers. As I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is the best in terms of user interface, innovation and customer service.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is so much easier to understand in terms of the UI and is a joy to use everyday. This is huge especially if you're in the operations/more technical area of the marketing team. Again, the support you get is a huge factor with Iterable!
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Great in terms of the factors that we assessed against including functionality, ease of implementation, and the ease of which new journeys and campaigns can be created.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is much more user-friendly and cost-effective than Salesforce. It is simple, straightforward, and helpful when it comes to segmenting, automating, and analyzing marketing campaigns.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable has a clean easy to use, user interface similar to Emarsys in that it’s very easy to use, but Iterable has a lot more capabilities than Emarsys. Iterable has many of the same functionalities as Salesforce except Salesforce is super expensive and has a terrible user …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is a complete cross-channel customer engagement platform. Use it to message your customers across various channels (email, SMS, push, in-app messages, and web push notification) and grow your customer base, boost engagement, and increase user lifetime value.Iterable …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    103 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    84 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    102 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    89 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    58 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    Features
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    8.1
    119 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.3
    171 Ratings
    6% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor8.9106 Ratings7.4122 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.8113 Ratings8.2153 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.5111 Ratings6.3112 Ratings
    A/B testing8.6115 Ratings7.0151 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.9110 Ratings6.7111 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting7.0115 Ratings7.2132 Ratings
    List management7.1115 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.1102 Ratings7.295 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings7.6121 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    5.7
    116 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.6
    124 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Dashboards6.1116 Ratings8.1118 Ratings
    Standard reports5.5114 Ratings7.3123 Ratings
    Custom reports5.4105 Ratings7.2100 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.6
    124 Ratings
    0% below category average
    API7.9102 Ratings6.790 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.196 Ratings6.689 Ratings
    Customizability7.4103 Ratings6.8111 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM4.75 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations7.120 Ratings7.624 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.6113 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings8.711 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    8.1
    124 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.9109 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings8.1110 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings7.3116 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings8.2101 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.3
    114 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings7.3103 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.497 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Iterable and Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    Feature
    Iterable
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
    7.4
    88 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.283 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings7.539 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (120 ratings)
    8.2
    (329 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.1
    (114 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (37 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (36 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (17 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IterableAgentforce Marketing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Iterable
    - Scalability: as I mentioned, Stayforlong serves more than 3 Million travellers in 40 markets and 32 languages. We managed to build a robust CRM strategy with only 2 members on the CRM team, which helped us expand the channels with a really small, lean team. - Real-time relevance: for us, having the latest available offer is a must; we need to offer the rooms that are available in real time, because the inventory is live.
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    Salesforce
    I think the product, by definition, is meant for marketing — and we use it exactly for that, for running campaigns. That’s the best-suited use case for the product. I don’t think it’s really meant to be used for anything else — that’s just not how it’s designed.
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    Pros
    Iterable
    • Customer Journey creation - the platform easily creates a visual path for the marketing team to curate messaging based around timing, channel, behavior as well as add split testing logic and exit criteria so we target only the audiences we want.
    • Customer Success - one of the best teams I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I'm able to move so much quicker because they really create a helpful partnership.
    • Audience segmentation, the platform is easy to work with even if you're a first time user, they do a great job of visually showing the logic and the and/or/none type rules.
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    Salesforce
    • Filter relevant content so you can priorize those that are more relevant and resolve it first
    • Measure the traffic in the different social networks, as well as the response rate, average response time and other relevant metrics
    • Configure automation rules to order the work of those who must interact with the customer
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    Cons
    Iterable
    • In-app channel, although it works, has some shortcomings in UI functionality or system backend logic, which suggests it is built on an email send-out architecture.
    • Drag and drop editor has its own limitations - it isn't perfect. You can't create some basic designs.
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    Salesforce
    • The email builder does not offer any way to catch/check bugs across different email service providers
    • Creating SQL is not as easy as drag-and-drop; a lot of technical knowledge is required
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud is sold as a marketing tool, but to be honest, you need a LOT of technical IT support to run the tool
    • Einstein metrics are across the board; if you have multiple audiences in one instance of Salesforce Marketing Cloud you can't segment the data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Iterable
    Its a robust platform that can serve complex business needs. Current and futures. It tries to adapt an newest trends and has good CS and CSM specialists.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    As of right now we have not seen any other program that integrates as seamlessly into our Salesforce platform. We have barely scratched the surface of all the features and use cases. It would be irresponsible to make a move to another platform in the near future. We have not come up against any limitations that would prompt a need to switch
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    Usability
    Iterable
    Iterable very easy to learn and use. It's a great platform for both a new email marketer and a marketer that's been working in email for 20+ years.
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    Salesforce
    You won't find another solution that has as many features as Salesforce Marketing Cloud Interaction Studio. We all know Salesforce, we all know how big they are and it's not for nothing... Their tools do most of the things you want, need and even imagine. Using it is complicated, but the usability is infinite.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Iterable
    Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
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    Salesforce
    Upgrades and timing of the upgrades were communicated well and planned during off hours for our work. If we did have a campaign scheduled during that time, it would kick-off after the system was back active. There were a few unplanned system down times, but it was a rare occurrence and those times were also short in duration.
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    Performance
    Iterable
    The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
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    Salesforce
    Though the make up of MA apps is not built this way today, it would be nice to see them become more real-time. The integration between Salesforce and Pardot is not a true real-time integration. If I modify something in Salesforce, those changes are not automatically reflected in Pardot immediately. There is a delay of about 15 minutes before the systems sync. This delay, although not long, is less than ideal We would love the systems to be integrated real time such that changes are propagated from one system to the other immediately.
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    Support Rating
    Iterable
    I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
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    Salesforce
    They are really responsive and more than not solve the problem or give you insight to how you can manage the solution yourself. I do find however sometimes a long delay on the more complex issues when they need to loop in other departments. but overall a good experience with support
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    In-Person Training
    Iterable
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    The trainers at the Pardot user conference (Elevate and Connections) were very knowledgeable and presented the material well. Again, the content was targeted to more of a new user audience, and was not really relevant for folks who had been using the product for 2+ years.
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    Online Training
    Iterable
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Pardot's online training touches on all topics briefly and vaguely without much indepth exploration into how a final outcome could look, such as Nurturing Campaigns, Email templates, landing page templates, etc... The only true way to uncover Pardot's full capabilities is to have Front End design and coding experience. Without this key skill set, I would not recommend Pardot to another business.
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    Implementation Rating
    Iterable
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    From an IT perspective, once you set up the Javascript beacon and start collecting data there is a waiting game. During this time you can start labeling your site actions which can be labor intensive for a single person, but you don't really have the final end-users on the platform yet. We did a lot of training so users were experienced, but it wasn't until they had their first tasks to accomplish that they started using the system and had questions. I'd recommend setting up some immediate goals for an end-user to start segmenting for the purpose of displaying message campaigns so you can jump start end-user action.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Iterable
    My understanding is that Mailchimp has evolved a lot since we moved to Iterable 4 years ago, so any comparison is legacy. Keeping that in mind, Iterable is far more sophisticated, especially the journey builder, personalised STO by user and segmentation.
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    Salesforce
    We use Salesforce Marketing Cloud for lead management, generating reports, tracking customer and dealer information, inputting orders, and more. I prefer HubSpot for email marketing and automation because it is easier to use and the emails are designed much better. We currently use Salesforce and HubSpot, and we are very happy to have both, as they have different pros/cons.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Iterable
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    was not involved with this part but i have not heard about clompaints
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    Scalability
    Iterable
    We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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    Salesforce
    Prior to this, we had no solution and literally were doing things on paper in a world where technology is outpacing paper. Having this process optimized has made it easier for the sales and marketing people to change information. From the training perspective, it has allowed us to see holes in where we could create additional support training, so the ROI here has been a lot more than just the optimization of a process.
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    Return on Investment
    Iterable
    • I do not have hard numbers, as I am not in the department that deals with those kinds of quantifications of impact. However, I do believe the use of Iterable has been a positive thing for us in providing more comprehensive data that is useful when dealing with customer tickets.
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    Salesforce
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to more efficiently reach out to a higher number of prospects.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to nimbly communicate important messages in a timely fashion to facilitate conversion.
    • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to track who is opening our messages so that we can stop sending to those not interested and focus on the most engaged audiences.
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    ScreenShots

    Agentforce Marketing Screenshots

    Screenshot of Pardot Analytics - Pardot's reporting and analytics can be used to perform true revenue impact analysis and closed-loop reporting.Screenshot of Pardot Email Analytics - The reach and impact of  email marketing efforts are displayed in real-time with advanced reporting and analytics by device, and email client.Screenshot of Pardot Forms and Landing Pages - Pardot's form and landing page builders are used to turn online traffic to leads with targeted offers and content marketing.Screenshot of Pardot Email Marketing - Lead nurturing flows are defined via an interface that enables definition of the simplest or most complex segmented and targeted campaigns.