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Based on 7 reviews and ratings
Top Rated
788 Ratings
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Based on 788 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Email & Online Marketing, Lead Management, Reporting & Analytics, Platform & Infrastructure
Email & Online Marketing
8.7
Netcore Smartech
87%

7.5
Pardot
75%
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 5/9 features
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 5/9 features
WYSIWYG email editor
9.0
90%
2 Ratings

6.1
61%
88 Ratings
Dynamic content
8.5
85%
2 Ratings

7.1
71%
79 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content
9.0
90%
2 Ratings

7.6
76%
76 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

7.9
79%
178 Ratings
List management
8.5
85%
2 Ratings

8.6
86%
91 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences
9.0
90%
1 Rating

8.3
83%
62 Ratings
Landing pages
N/A
0 Ratings

7.3
73%
87 Ratings
A/B testing
N/A
0 Ratings

7.9
79%
80 Ratings
Mobile optimization
N/A
0 Ratings

6.5
65%
76 Ratings
Lead Management
9.0
Netcore Smartech
90%

7.6
Pardot
76%
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 3/4 features
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 3/4 features
Lead nurturing
9.0
90%
1 Rating

7.6
76%
84 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading
9.0
90%
1 Rating

7.9
79%
85 Ratings
Data quality management
9.0
90%
1 Rating

7.1
71%
85 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks
N/A
0 Ratings

7.9
79%
80 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
8.0
Netcore Smartech
80%

7.0
Pardot
70%
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 3/3 features
Netcore Smartech ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
8.0
80%
2 Ratings

7.2
72%
86 Ratings
Standard reports
8.0
80%
2 Ratings

6.9
69%
89 Ratings
Custom reports
8.0
80%
1 Rating

7.0
70%
67 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
7.5
Netcore Smartech
75%

7.4
Pardot
74%
Pardot ranks higher in 5/6 features
Pardot ranks higher in 5/6 features
API
6.4
64%
2 Ratings

7.3
73%
64 Ratings
Customizability
8.5
85%
2 Ratings

7.0
70%
81 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
70%
61 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
94%
82 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
N/A
0 Ratings

8.3
83%
3 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM
N/A
0 Ratings

5.4
54%
4 Ratings
Campaign Management
Netcore Smartech
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.6
Pardot
76%
Pardot ranks higher in 2/2 features
Pardot ranks higher in 2/2 features
Calendaring
N/A
0 Ratings

7.6
76%
75 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing
N/A
0 Ratings

7.6
76%
72 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Netcore Smartech
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.0
Pardot
70%
Pardot ranks higher in 2/2 features
Pardot ranks higher in 2/2 features
Social sharing and campaigns
N/A
0 Ratings

6.4
64%
63 Ratings
Social profile integration
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
75%
21 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Netcore Smartech is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
Netcore Smartech
80%
2 Ratings

7.7
Pardot
77%
149 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

1.4
Pardot
14%
86 Ratings
Usability
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

8.5
Pardot
85%
17 Ratings
Availability
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
Pardot
75%
16 Ratings
Performance
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

8.3
Pardot
83%
10 Ratings
Support Rating
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

6.4
Pardot
64%
28 Ratings
In-Person Training
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Pardot
90%
3 Ratings
Online Training
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
Pardot
81%
7 Ratings
Implementation Rating
Netcore Smartech
N/A
0 Ratings

8.2
Pardot
82%
22 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Netcore Smartech
It is the best product for marketing with different channels. Mailing and SMS'ing become easy. Targetted customer engagging. Branding, Campaining with NetCore for business growth. It can manage a huge database of emails, contacts etc. It helps you to schedule your campaigns too. Reporting of the performance of campaigns and brands is great and you can customize too. They provide API's for downloading your database. Before starting with the product you should have a proper training as parts can be cumbersome

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPardot
I want to start mentioning some features that make Pardot the best option on the market, I mainly recommend this tool because at present it is necessary that all the tools I use can work together, my use of Salesforce is of vital importance and I have the possibility Being using these two tools that have surprising integration for many people, I feel that it is my duty to recommend Pardot to everyone and I recommend it without thinking twice
Automation specialist
techneticsMechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Netcore Smartech
- Multiple features like API, Social media integration, Campaign management, Scheduling Campaigns, Lead Management, Data analytics, Google Apps integration etc. helps for the growth of a business.
- Email Integration, SMS Integration also connects us with customers on one to one basis.
- All marketing solution on one platform makes it more useful, we do not have to log in to multiple dashboards for marketing.
- It's a cloud-based product and can be accessed from anywhere at any time.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPardot
- Pardot enables you to set up different environments via the Pardot Business Unit feature, this is helpful for when decentralization is still needed, but you want all business units working with the same tool.
- Pardot enables you to quickly and easily create automation rules that can clean the database retro-actively.
- Pardot has the ability to have multiple lead scoring models run at the same time.
Marketing Automation Specialist
Wolters KluwerInformation Services, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Netcore Smartech
- It can be tricky while creating campaigns.
- You will need proper training to utilize the program efficiently.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPardot
- Email templates and drafts are really confusing. I trained various people to create their own templates, but they consistently got confused between publishing a template or just saving a draft, and where they needed to go back to find it.
- Their help process is broken, at least for our particular use case. Because we have an enterprise license for Salesforce (even though we had a separate license for Pardot) whenever I needed help with something, I'd get stuck down a rabbit hole and couldn't submit a ticket.

Verified User
Manager in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Netcore Smartech
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Netcore Smartech Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Pardot
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$1,250 per month
Pardot Editions & Modules
Edition
Growth | $1,2501 |
---|---|
Plus | $2,5001 |
Advanced | $4,0001 |
Premium | $15,0001 |
- /month/up to 10,000 contacts billed annually
Additional Pricing Details
Salesforce Engage, an additional offering for sales and marketing alignment, is priced at $50 per month per user.Likelihood to Renew
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 1.4
Based on 86 answers
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
Marketing Manager
Soilworks, LLC - Soil Stabilization & Dust ControlEnvironmental Services, 11-50 employees
Usability
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 8.5
Based on 17 answers
The system has so many features that it does take a while to get spun up on what they all do and how they interact with each other. Once you dedicate the time to training to reach that crucial level of understanding however, it is easy to creatively apply the varied functionality of the program to address issues that would have previously seemed to mandate the use of another system.
Sales Optimization Specialist
Stock & Option Solutions51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 7.5
Based on 16 answers
There have been a couple of service incidents over the past few months. I'm not sure if it has to do with Pardot integrating their infrastructure with ExactTarget. However, they responded well with proactive communication and a debrief as to what happened.
Lumina MarketingComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Performance
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 8.3
Based on 10 answers
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.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Telecommunications Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 6.4
Based on 28 answers
Pardot support is tremendous. The knowledge base and in-application targeted help articles and videos are thorough and straightforward. If those don't do it, Pardot has office hours every business day with members of the team available to answer anything. I've called twice and they are incredibly helpful.

Verified User
Administrator in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 11-50 employeesIn-Person Training
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 9.0
Based on 3 answers
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.
Lumina MarketingComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Online Training
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 8.1
Based on 7 answers
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.
Digital Business Developer
Quarsh CreativeComputer Software, 11-50 employees
Implementation Rating
Netcore Smartech
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Pardot
Pardot 8.2
Based on 22 answers
Love the tool, so much easier to see what our visitors are doing, creating campaigns etc. One recommendation about forms in campaigns etc is to make sure the form is not shared between countries. To send out notifications to responsible, you should have one form per country or question.
Web- & Community Manager
IFS in ScandinaviaInformation Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Netcore Smartech
NetCore Smartech is the most stable product. SMS and email are on a single platform which makes it a better product. It also uses browser notification, push notifications to attract customers to your campaigns. The conversion rates become higher using Netcore Smartech as the percentage of delivered emails. SMS is higher than any other software. It almost delivers instant emails and SMS seeing campaigns rise almost instantly.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPardot
We moved from Act-On to Pardot almost a year ago. The way Pardot integrates with Salesforce and is able to report on the communications really drew us to change. We enjoyed the customization of the emails and the easier set up of the emails. Both products are similar but as stated, the reporting and processes were positive to my organization. The upside of Act-On is the ability to make lists and learn the system on your own. Pardot requires much more training on the front end.
Development Manager- Corporate Partnerships
Young Survival CoalitionNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Netcore Smartech
- Customer engagement with multiple options of marketing like mailing, SMS, voice etc. and social media integration.
- Proper analytics of targeted customers.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesPardot
- We spent several months and lots of money working with a outside integration partner, only to find out the journey we were trying to automate couldn't really be done and was better suited for Marketing Cloud. We ended up cancelling and switching to Marketing Cloud.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Financial Services Company, 11-50 employees