Iterable vs. SAP Engagement Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Iterable
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Iterable 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
SAP Engagement Cloud
Score 6.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys) helps organizations power unique customer engagement experiences by connecting real-time customer insights with the operational signals that run the business.N/A
Pricing
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
Considered Both Products
Iterable
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.
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 …
Chose Iterable
Iterable has more list management, segmenting, automation, and campaign building capabilities than the other 3 products we evaluated. Iterable makes it very easy to build emails that are mobile optimized.
SAP Engagement Cloud

No answer on this topic

Features
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Iterable
8.0
119 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
6.5
8 Ratings
17% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.8106 Ratings7.36 Ratings
Dynamic content8.7113 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.5111 Ratings4.07 Ratings
A/B testing8.5115 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Mobile optimization7.9110 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting6.8115 Ratings6.38 Ratings
List management7.1115 Ratings4.38 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.0102 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Iterable
5.7
116 Ratings
25% below category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
6.9
8 Ratings
6% below category average
Dashboards6.2116 Ratings7.78 Ratings
Standard reports5.6114 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Custom reports5.4105 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Iterable
7.1
113 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Engagement Cloud
7.0
7 Ratings
7% below category average
API7.9102 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.196 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Customizability7.5103 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM4.75 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Third-party software integrations7.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Iterable
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Ratings
SAP Engagement Cloud
6.5
5 Ratings
19% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
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User Ratings
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(120 ratings)
7.7
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IterableSAP Engagement Cloud
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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SAP
Emarsys is well suited for any company with an established list of contacts and an interest in email marketing. It's easy to manage, scalable, and has plenty of customization features to make your emails your own. If you're ever stuck, the responsive customer service team will help you out. I recommend Emarsys for medium to large size companies.
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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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SAP
  • It has the ability to reach maximum market chains.
  • It helps to keep our customer’s data confidential in any means.
  • It encourages one-to-one customer engagement which has helped us developing more trust in our customers.
  • It is targeting the required and interested audience for the organization.
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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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SAP
  • The email and content builder is significantly worse than other email marketing platforms I've used
  • Emails campaigns cannot be used in more than one automation flow
  • Amount of emails collected and being sent for smart insight are inaccurate
  • I've rarely completed a task without some type of user interface error
  • Customer service mostly directs you to help center on website
  • You have to pay extra for training
  • You have to pay extra for reporting in which the system cannot provide
  • Lengthy contract with a high price tag
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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.
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SAP
We have no intention of changing Emarsys
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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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SAP
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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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SAP
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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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SAP
No answers on this topic
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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SAP
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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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SAP
Emarsys is the email specialist service giver for our whole association. We use it to send custom and mass messages to our clients across three distinct business divisions. Email advertising is one of our greatest income driving channels due to focusing on limitations from deals regions. We can arrive at our clients through email with pertinent data and advancements, all driving income for the business. I have not used any other product marketing automation services.
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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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SAP
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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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SAP
  • From proficient and fast information assortment and converging to changing crude data into significant experiences, Emarsys gives you an answer that allows you to associate with your clients at an extremely close to home level and utilize that to additionally develop your business.
  • Reliable and giving cost effective services.
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