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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Marketing is an integrated marketing management solution for marketing operation, planning, execution, and analytics across all channels—digital, social, and traditional. Capabilities include marketing resource management, multichannel campaign management, lead management, sales collaboration, social marketing, and marketing analytics. Microsoft acquired MarketingPilot, an SMB-focused marketing automation product, in 2012. MarketingPilot IMM (integrated marketing…

    $1,200

    per month

    Bonterra OneCause

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AOneCause supports fundraising with online and event fundraising solutions that help nonprofits reach more and raise more. Since 2008, OneCause states they have helped 14,000 cause-driven organizations to raise over $8B through more than 90,000 fundraising events and campaigns.

    $200

    per year

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 MarketingBonterra OneCause
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 MarketingBonterra OneCause
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Microsoft Dynamics 365 MarketingBonterra OneCause
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    145 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    138 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    143 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    127 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 MarketingBonterra OneCause
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (148 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    7.8
    (137 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (136 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 MarketingBonterra OneCause
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Having used both Salesforce and Microsoft Marketing, the integration is much tighter and the automation and workflow is much tighter using PowerAutomate. Reporting on tasks is better in Salesforce, but the ability to fully and quickly integrate into the Microsoft Azure stack is well worth the hassle of quickly generating reports.
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    Bonterra
    OneCause is great for managing online and mobile bidding, managing event registration and ticket sales, processing donations during the event, handling checkout and payment collection after the auction, and significantly reducing manual work for event staff. On the other hand, OneCause does not handle complete donor history or constituent relationships, which would be super helpful to have
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Builds dynamic audiences using real-time CRM and behavioral data without manual list maintenance.
    • Triggers communications based on actions such as purchase, visit date, or post-visit timing.
    • Manages high-volume transactional and lifecycle emails with consistent governance and compliance.
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    Bonterra
    • The onsite staff support is amazing for troubleshooting issues.
    • They assist with our raise a paddle fundraising.
    • They assist with messaging for our attendees before and during the event.
    • They assist with Auction close out at the end of the event.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Currently marketing is more contact centric, should add the flexibility of doing segmentation as well as customer journey on leads without associating with contact
    • Pricing is based on number of contact, even if you are not marketing all of them.
    • Cannot reuse the existing marketing lists created in CRM for marketing as seamlessly as in ClickDimensions, even though both uses the same Dataverse
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    Bonterra
    • OneCause could improve their messaging - the fact that custom emails are not as easy as custom texts can be frustrating. I wish all the automated messages were possible over email as most of our professionals that we work with, they prefer email over a text.
    • OneCause could make it easier to copy and paste text into site design or other features. Having to re-type out the text is a time-suck, when it would be easier to adjust the text to the font default without having to type it in the HTML editor on it's own.
    • PLEASE make it easier to resend the "assign tickets email". The fact that the main way to do that is when you first enter them into OneCause, but then are not able to resend that message to ticket owners at a later date makes it difficult for them to find what they need when they are ready to assign their tickets.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I wouldn't even think of renewing our use of Marketing 365. It's worthless
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    Bonterra
    We are a very small non-profit and are actually looking to use another service just to cut costs, but we may not stay with them and will coming running back to OneCause if we can't make the other option work! The ONLY reason to move would be to reduce the over-head cost of the platform.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing is extremely usable in order to manage all of my organization's customer information across the organization. Further we use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing to manage all of our marketing campaigns from beginning to end. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing makes my organization more able to run a professional marketing strategy.
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    Bonterra
    Use of the software is generally fine, but the setup and implementation are not always intuitive. Though the knowledgebase is robust and covers a lot of areas (and the support team is pleasant and knowledgeable), the event setup process (particularly when setting up payment and bank information) can be a bit cumbersome and should really be streamlined
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    Support staff is there to help out and it is nice knowing there are available on event day as well
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    This feature is amazing. Nice to have reports immediately when the event (auction) is over
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Like all Microsoft corporation products, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing comes with the extremely high-quality customer support that Microsoft corporation has become well known for. Whether it is the availability of twenty-four/seven customer support or the highly-trained, very friendly customer support personnel, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing has the support you are looking for.
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    Bonterra
    Shelbe was my point person and she was available for me at absolutely anytime. No question was stupid or obvious in her eyes and she always gave me the exact responses and resources I needed to succeed. Could not be more complimentary of this software! Just have to convince my team to use it for more areas now!
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    We hired OneCause to guide us through our first event after we signed up with them. The staff they sent were pros. They gave us professional guidance and support. Once we had been shown the ropes, we knew we could take the reins and confidently run our next event
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    Very thorough and nice to have a refresher when needed. Nice to see when I haven't used in a little while and refresh my mind how to update.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    I don't know if my insights are key but I can say that implementation was done in-house without any outside support for the solution. The staff influencing the solution had very little technical expertise and ability as well which showed just how easily the software was to implement.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    While the cost was significantly more than other vendors we looked at, the tools are similar to our previous tool so conversion would be (somewhat) easy. We chose it because it directly integrates with Microsoft Dynamics CRM - which we integrated at the same time.
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    Bonterra
    We looked at Auctria and GiveSmart, though we didn't go into great detail with either. We ultimately selected OneCause based on the recommendation of another local school that used it for its auction software. The customer service and support as we made this decision and transition was a confirmation for us.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    The product has everything I need
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It took a few months to get things in order and I believe I could’ve gotten started sooner, but I had to learn about it first
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    Bonterra
    • It has had an extremely positive impact on our Online Auction, with more items available, and the user-friendly platform makes our donors bid more.
    • It has elevated our events with the easy check in features to keep the event smoth.
    • It has saved so much time and stress with the customer service support accessibility and knowledge.
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    Bonterra OneCause Screenshots

    Screenshot of peer-to-peer fundraising, in OneCause.Screenshot of the event management platform.Screenshot of a donor solution, to maximize fundraising potential.Screenshot of the OneCause mobile app.