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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PathFactory

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/APathFactory enables you to unlock B2B revenue with AI-powered content intelligence which allows you to generate personalized, engaging, and conversion-focused experiences across the entire B2B buyer journey. Per the vendor, you can accelerate deal velocity and grow your pipeline by recommending the next-best assets for individual buyers and target accounts alike.N/A

    Persado

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APersado in New York offers their "Message Machine" natural language technology, which leverages a comprehensive marketing language knowledge base of over one million words and phrases, powered by AI and data science. Persado is designed to unlock the power of words to engage consumers like never before, one by one, moment by moment, across every marketing channel, driving improvements in brand engagement and revenue performance.N/A
    Pricing
    PathFactoryPersado
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PathFactoryPersado
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PathFactoryPersado
    Considered Both Products
    PathFactory
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    Persado
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    67 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    PathFactoryPersado
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of PathFactory and Persado
    Feature
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Persado
    -
    Ratings
    Content hub8.4150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content7.5150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.0135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation7.0120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of PathFactory and Persado
    Feature
    PathFactory
    8.2
    158 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Persado
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    Ratings
    Audience profiling and targeting7.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting7.8125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics8.3157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
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    PathFactoryPersado
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PathFactoryPersado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (158 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    PathFactoryPersado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PathFactory
    It's a great tool if you want to create experiences on web and share content with your audience - especially if you want to create bingeable content. For a microsite, I would like to see more modules that build up a page, and great examples for inspiration
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    Persado
    Persado is an excellent tool for a small marketing team seeking to "work smarter, not harder." The tool itself is simple to use and generates instant results, all while learning and reporting at a deeper level than a human on a marketing team could. We have been able to reach the right eyes within our audience at the right time, improving open rates and generating more revenue from our promotional emails.
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    Pros
    PathFactory
    • Create Visually appealing performance report
    • Give more in-depth information about performance metrics than most alternatives
    • Ability to track performance over time and compare this performance across time periods
    • Provide and send auto-run reports to top level management based on predefined criteria and timeframes
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    Persado
    • They know way more than me on how to create effective subject lines that actually get people to open. We have solid creative and cool emails, but without the hook, it means nothing. Persado is that hook. (Side note, they are also customizable so if your company has specific guidelines/tone, you can set those parameters.)
    • The analytics are amazing! It's so cool to see the responses to various emotions ebb and flow over time. We have a few that consistently perform well (and some that consistently underperform, which makes sense for them to), and a few others that seem to react to the season somehow. How would I know this on my own? (That's right, I wouldn't.)
    • Creating these subject lines and exporting them to Listrak (our ESP) is insanely quick and easy. It takes more time for me to set up the split test in our ESP than it does to set up the subject lines in Persado.
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    Cons
    PathFactory
    • Microsite was very hard to build ourselves. Changing the site can be really confusing and is not always intuitive. We have trouble knowing how to update items to get it to work the way we want it to.
    • Better instructions on how to customize tracks and use the different tools.
    • Users that come in without UTM parameters should still be included in all data reporting.
    • The reporting is confusing.
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    Persado
    • Not so much a con, but area for improvement: an option to have reports generated automatically and sent to me weekly or similar. It would automate my learning and understanding of how the tool is working.
    • When we write control subject lines that include emojis, I have to go outside of Persado to find the emoji I want to use, copy, and come back to Persado. However there is a button to add emojis to the Persado generated subject lines.
    • Since Persado integrates with our ESP, Bronto, we'd really like to see more to the connection such as sharing conversion and revenue data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PathFactory
    We have seen a lot of value from our team's use of Path Factory. We also like working with this vendor as they actually take our feedback and implement it on their roadmap. A great vendor with a great product
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    Persado
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    Usability
    PathFactory
    Overall, I think the tool is fairly easy to use to get a basic content uploaded to create a track and even the more complicated features become easier once you become familiarised with the process
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    Persado
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    Reliability and Availability
    PathFactory
    I think there was only one time where we had issues reaching our account manager, otherwise PathFactory was always willing to hop on the phone to talk through strategy, to work through issues, and help build custom solutions to fit our needs. Customer service is a big selling point of PathFactory.
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    Persado
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    Performance
    PathFactory
    The analytics and reports feature is fairly new and have proved very popular with many areas of our business and is growing in popularity. The metrics that are attainable are very insightful and provides a clear picture on the performance of the track.
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    Persado
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    PathFactory
    We meet weekly with Jennifer and I can't say enough about her. When issues have happened or we need help, she jumps on it quickly. If she doesn't know the answer, she pulls in Reggie or another on her team that can help. She goes above and beyond and has been very supportive, even when we had a lot of hard questions to answer from higher-ups. All this is on top of just being an awesome person.
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    Persado
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    In-Person Training
    PathFactory
    I was able to browse around the tool quite easily once some basic training was given. I learnt much from using those method and only needed further help when wanting to learn about Reports, External codes and adding forms.
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    Persado
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    Online Training
    PathFactory
    The customer service, from technical through to customer success, is one of the biggest reasons I'd recommend PathFactory. This is true of their training. It can be as bespoke as you like, at least in my experience, and the team is always willing (where possible) to incorporate your suggestions.
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    Persado
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    Implementation Rating
    PathFactory
    The PathFactory team was very helpful when implementing the product. They gave us a lot of recommendations on best moving forward. As a note to new users, when implementing I would make sure that you create with your team a system to make sure that the platform is scalable. My team was able to do this through creating a foldering structure, naming conventions for tracks and assets, and ensuring tagging is used on all content uploads. I would also make sure when implementing that you have an understanding of how your team will track success and that your brand team is involved to make sure that there is consistency in the look and feel of the tracks
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    Persado
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    Alternatives Considered
    PathFactory
    I used Uberflip in a past company. I think they are pretty comparable. From what I remember, Uberflip was more intuitive to use, but I think PathFactory might have more capabilities. Although this was years ago, I am not aware of Uberflip's functionality now. I have had good experiences with both.
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    Persado
    Phrasee wasn't an option to select, but we did evaluate them after hearing about them at a digital marketing summit. I liked what they were doing and the emails they were sending, but the pricing structure was outrageous! There was a 0% chance our CFO would approve the budget. To add salt to the wound, they also charged outrageously for a trial period. Ugh - as much as I wanted it, there was no way I could justify the ROI. Enter Persado. I got an email from a sales rep which accompanied a resource. I got excited but hesitated. I then saw they offered a free 14-day trial. Wait - what?? Free?! Yes. Wendy gave me the grand tour and holy cannoli I was immediately impressed with the results of our very first send. And it's only gotten better. Sorry Phrasee, I'm with Persado now.
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    Scalability
    PathFactory
    Pathfactory is growing in popularity amongst individuals from different parts of the organisation and it would be difficult to forecast how scalable this can become
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    Persado
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    Return on Investment
    PathFactory
    • We saw ROI within the first 9 months of using PathFactory.
    • Our onboarding team saw quicker adoption of our product while using PathFactory to engage them during the onboarding process.
    • We've been able to more accurately understand our content needs and what works best when prospecting for specific segments. (eg. SMB, mid-market, and enterprise)
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    Persado
    • Granted these numbers are driven by a number of other factors as well, our email marketing program has grown by 44% and 35% in the last 2 years respectively. More email opens from Persado subject lines has certainly contributed to this growth.
    • Open rate improvement of 11% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
    • Click rate improvement of 27% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
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    ScreenShots

    PathFactory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Netflix-like home screen for B2B buyers with personalized resource centers.Screenshot of Gives sales visibility into the content consumption data of leads & accounts, inside a CRM.Screenshot of Content Tracks - Gives B2B buyers bingeable content journeys that accelerate their purchase decisions, whenever and wherever they click.Screenshot of Path Analytics - Gives access to a new class of content consumption data on the level of the visitor, account, and content asset.Screenshot of Guide - Gives buyers spot-on content recommendations, anywhere on a website.Screenshot of Content Track Analytics - Shows how visitors binge content in specific Content Tracks, and assess how particular sequences of content perform.