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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Siebel CRM

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAn enterprise grade CRM solution featuring customization and integration capabilities, and an open architecture for a personalized user experience. It can be deployed either on-premises or in the cloud.N/A

    Quadient Inspire

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Quadient Inspire offers a customer experience management portfolio that provides human-centric communication solutions that span the entire customer lifecycle, to help organizations to create meaningful connections with their customers, wherever, whenever they prefer.N/A
    Pricing
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The solution is highly modular. Pricing may differ a lot depending on usage and configuration.
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Quadient
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    33 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    23 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.3
    20 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management10.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.5
    19 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.4
    14 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management9.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.4
    18 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects9.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.2
    17 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.3
    10 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Social data9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement9.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.5
    13 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management9.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Oracle Siebel CRM and Quadient Inspire
    Feature
    Oracle Siebel CRM
    9.6
    12 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Quadient Inspire
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access9.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    GoTo Connect
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    GoTo Connect
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    9.5
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle Siebel CRMQuadient Inspire
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    As an end user, I would not recommend this solution for enterprise deployment. Lack of support for modern browsers, slow performance, and poor searchability - these things set Siebel CRM in the rear of the pack. There was no great mobile solution either, so that can be bothersome especially for road warriors like myself.
    Incentivized
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    Quadient
    Scenarios where Quadient Inspire is well suited - When we want to create some content which can be reused, as we create blocks in Quadient which has some data in it, and these blocks can be reused. When we want to create consistent content and want to deliver it through omni-channel medium in large volume, as Quadient Inspire makes delivery of large volume communications possible, and it does so in mere seconds. Scenarios where Quadient Inspire is less appropriate - sometimes it feels like editing in a Word document is easier than Quadient Inspire, e.g., when we need to add bullet points in the content.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Great data model: the out of the box version comes with standard objects that support most of the industries business models: Finance, Communications, Utilities, Public Sector, Life Sciences to name a few.
    • Ease of implementation: implementation is done by configuring standard objects or creating new objects; additional level of customization via script is also possible.
    • Lots of resources available on the product
    • Supported by Oracle one of the world leader in IT
    • Multiple developers can configure and test concurrently in their own workspace and then merge the result in the main application.
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    Quadient
    • Highly flexible data ingestion
    • Clear and powerful workflow design that makes support easy to understand as teams evolve
    • Great internal debugging tool that simplifies and accelerates the development cycle
    • Powerful scripting structure available at nearly every aspect of data management, composition, and finishing allowing for specialized requirements not available in the standard toolset to be met
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Migrations between environments is one area that could be improved, with tools to compare and move data elements (source vs target).
    • Easier ways to identify, through email or a web page, the health of the overall system (components, marketing campaigns, tasks, servers, etc).
    • The UI seems to be improved with the newer versions of Siebel, but I believe it requires a lot of new features. It seems that other CRM solutions that are cloud-based are putting a lot of emphasis on the Usability and presentation, things where Siebel may need to catch up...
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    Quadient
    • Within CJM: Not easy to share maps with a large group of people, still needs to be done on an individual basis which is time-consuming.
    • Not able to unload all file types into maps. It would be great to have video.
    • There are a lot of third-party suppliers that make up the full services in Inspire. This limits the development that Quadient can do to.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    We are using Quadient Inspire products since last 5 years. And we are able to achieve everything with respect to the customer's needs and desired output. Quadient is adding new very important features every day that make document structure very easy for developers and end users. We would like to stick with Quadient for a long time.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    Oracle Siebel CRM is an older Sales CRM, so many of it's features aren't as current as ones used today. However, it has a smoother and easy-to-use UI. We're glad that we can still access Oracle Siebel CRM because it's easier to find older information that we can't easily find in our Salesforce Lightning CRM tool.
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    Quadient
    There are parts of the product that are extremely easy to use, but it can be hard to build it up to get to that point. I'm a power user and I know I've only barely scratched the surface, but the transactional users barely have to lift a finger to get their letters out. There's a lot more that can be done if I had the time and resources to devote to improving our letters more and there are times when the interface is in my way as to meeting those goals, but by and large, it's a swift and easy to use program.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    I am giving this rating because Quadient products are highly available. Most of the time all Quadient products are available. In some cases Quadient always follows the planned schedule and maintenance. They always inform all the partners and clients a day or two in advance so that the clients can work accordingly.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    I want you to rate the performance of the Quadient Inspire 9 out of 10. Because every time we work with Quadient products I never feel any sluggishness and any performance issue. Along with this, one thing that we all should understand is that the performance of any application also depends on the computer hardware. So along with the software application, your hardware should also meet the minimum requirements.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    We no longer have support for our Oracle Siebel CRM. When we did, the support was slow to get some things fixed, therefore, there was a lot of downtime. Of course, this slowed down our overall productivity and increased our overall frustration with the tool. However, it would be nice if we still had some support with it since we still do access it from time to time.
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    Quadient
    Overall Quadient team is very responsive and willing to come to the table and provide valuable information and resolution for problems. What tier of support you have would defiantly impact the experience you have. Had some challenges with a few members of the support team , but when brought up with the vendor it was quickly resolved
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    In-Person Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    I had a couple of weeks of training back in 2005 on the Quadient premises in Hradec Kralowe. The instructor was just great! Besides showing as normal functionalities, he went so far to solve our concrete challenges. He actually encouraged me to become a "real" programmer. I have written my first lines of code in Inspire (GMC PrintNetT) and never looked back.
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    Online Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    Quadient offers online training for all of its products (paid service). You can choose your pace and go through the material and then solve real challenges. At the end, you can choose to take a final assignment and get certification which is a really good thing to do. If you get stuck, the training team will answer any of your questions and give you guidance.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    As you consider your digital transformation, think of the people who may object. They have valid criticisms, valuable insights and information critical to your success. Quadient’s advice is to build a strong internal team and confront these questions early. When everyone understands the project from their perspective, the project has a better chance of success.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    We also connect to Oracle Business Intelligence, which is not even an option of the list of products above (that's always encouraging when products are missing from lists!) This connects to campaigns in Siebel along with users writing reports based on data from Siebel. I don't think OBIEE stacks up that great with other systems because it seems to be lacking in reports, and those who can make them have to be quite technical. Oracle Database I think stacks up because of how robust and speedy (at times) it can be
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    Quadient
    The above drop down would not allow me to pick the similar products that I have used previously. Planet Pres : Good in its time. Now very slow compared with Quadient. Compart: As quick... If not slightly quicker than Quadient. This does not counteract how difficult this software is to use. It has no GUI interface and even advanced programmers struggle to use it. Both of these products are inferior to Quadient when it comes to implementing within a normal organisation.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    Not really. It's not cheap, but it's a great value for what you get. This is enterprise-level software and the cost reflects that. The pay-per-page aspect makes sense too. We get a lot of sheets included in our contract and we use them all. It's a good contract with pricing that makes sense.
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    Scalability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    I am giving this rating because Quadient products are very reliable. Quadient products can be deployed across multiple departments and sites as needed. We can integrate Quadient products with other applications and tools in a very effective, efficient and flexible way. We can deploy Quadient products in Cloud as well.
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    Professional Services
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Quadient
    The PSO team is very involved and knowledgeable. Some times there are availability issues due to the number of companies they are supporting but they do their best to deliver on time. PSO cost aren't cheap, but they deliver a big bang for the buck especially on critical projects or involving them in strategic approaches/decisions.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • This has all my company needs for sales analytic. It has helped our call center and the sales portal become more lean and require less resources for their day-to-day.
    • We use its research and direct email capabilities and use it to target specific groups of potential clients. We have seen an improvement of nearly 20%.
    • We have clients who have used a few modules like bill summary, campaign management and customer information. Oracle Siebel CRM has helped them reap ROI within a year from going live.
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    Quadient
    • Since purchasing Inspire we have won many business opportunities as it enables us to create documents we couldn't do before, for example: Council Tax Bills.
    • It is a lot faster at processing than our previous software. We had one job we had to extract addresses from, it was 56,000 records from a 5.5million line text file. Our previous software took 26 hours to pull out the addresses, Quadient Inspire took 43 seconds!
    • We are able to automate processes through Inspire via CLI batch files, where a job would normally take 30 minutes to set up and process, a bit of time spent on the workflow and automation script means we can just double click a batch file for repeat jobs and the print file is created in seconds.
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    ScreenShots

    Quadient Inspire Screenshots

    Screenshot of Inspire's customer journey mapping , used to identify gaps and pain points in the customer journey.Screenshot of the Quadient Digital Advantage Suite, which enables users to develop personalized mobile and web experiences that are integrated with core systems and aligned with non-digital communication channels.Screenshot of Inspire’s omnichannel preview, which lets users see how the communication will look on a variety of devices and screens.Screenshot of the Inspire Interactive interface used to create personalized ad-hoc communications with pre-approved blocks of content.Screenshot of where users can accept or reject content changes via a ‘change tracking feature that maintains a real-time audit trail.Screenshot of Quadient-hosted public Container Registry, which allows users to download and configure pre-built container images of Inspire Flex, saving dev time.