RingCX vs. Salesforce Agentforce Marketing

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RingCX
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
RingCX, based on the former Dimelo, is an AI customer interaction tool built to power digital customer engagement.N/A
Agentforce Marketing
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Marketing Cloud is a cloud-based digital marketing platform, used by marketers can segment their audience, deliver personalized messages, track campaign performance, engage leads and accounts, and optimize strategies based on real-time insights.
$1,250
per month per installation
Pricing
RingCXSalesforce Agentforce Marketing
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Account Engagement
$1,250
per month
Engagement
$1,250
per month
Intelligence
$3,000
per month
Loyalty Management
$20,000
per month
Personalization
$100,000
per year
Data Cloud for Marketing
$108,000
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingCXAgentforce Marketing
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
RingCXSalesforce Agentforce Marketing
Features
RingCXSalesforce Agentforce Marketing
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
7.5
171 Ratings
2% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.6122 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings8.0153 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings6.8112 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings7.6121 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings7.3151 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.8111 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.5132 Ratings
List management00 Ratings8.2129 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.595 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
8.1
124 Ratings
4% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings8.6109 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings8.1110 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings7.5116 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings8.3101 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
7.5
114 Ratings
1% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings7.6103 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.497 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
7.5
88 Ratings
2% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings7.583 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings7.539 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
7.8
124 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.2118 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.5100 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Agentforce Marketing
7.6
124 Ratings
2% above category average
API00 Ratings6.990 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.989 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings7.0111 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.814 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.324 Ratings
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User Ratings
RingCXSalesforce Agentforce Marketing
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(7 ratings)
8.0
(328 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(114 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(5 ratings)
8.4
(37 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(36 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(17 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(39 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
RingCXSalesforce Agentforce Marketing
Likelihood to Recommend
RingCentral
RingCX solved a lot of problems we had as an organization. Being able to have easy tracking, easily managing call queues, setting up call rotations, and more is really awesome. The app is also very user friendly and we all appreciate how great the integration with Salesforce. If I had to make any complaint, or note where they could improve is turning off the call queue via a better calendar integration (Eg: if I am in a meeting automatically turning off call queues). We mainly use RingCX for troubleshooting/support calls and it's so easy to log and track (for accountability) in Salesforce.
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Salesforce
I think the product, by definition, is meant for marketing — and we use it exactly for that, for running campaigns. That’s the best-suited use case for the product. I don’t think it’s really meant to be used for anything else — that’s just not how it’s designed.
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Pros
RingCentral
  • Reporting. The analytics and reporting is very detailed and customizable.
  • Call Queues. We have the option of having all phones ring at once, in a certain order or the person who has been idle the longest. This helps spread the work amongst the departments.
  • Retrieving recorded calls!
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Salesforce
  • Filter relevant content so you can priorize those that are more relevant and resolve it first
  • Measure the traffic in the different social networks, as well as the response rate, average response time and other relevant metrics
  • Configure automation rules to order the work of those who must interact with the customer
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Cons
RingCentral
  • We've had instances where items that we insisted on was not fulfilled.
  • We wanted more detailed reports for our matrixes.
  • Very sensitive to our virtual environments.
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Salesforce
  • The email builder does not offer any way to catch/check bugs across different email service providers
  • Creating SQL is not as easy as drag-and-drop; a lot of technical knowledge is required
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud is sold as a marketing tool, but to be honest, you need a LOT of technical IT support to run the tool
  • Einstein metrics are across the board; if you have multiple audiences in one instance of Salesforce Marketing Cloud you can't segment the data.
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Likelihood to Renew
RingCentral
We've had a really solid experience with RingCX so far, which is why I'd rate our likelihood to renew fairly high. Overall, it has been a very good product for our team with no major complaints. The biggest standout for us is the ease of use, the simple, web-based access makes it incredibly easy for our staff to just log in and get straight to work. It reliably handles our day-to-day needs without any steep learning curves.
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Salesforce
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
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Usability
RingCentral
Very intuitive and user friendly. All you need is a quick tutorial and you can make your way around the tool. Even the more in depth functionality is easy to learn and in easy to use.
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Salesforce
You won't find another solution that has as many features as Salesforce Marketing Cloud Interaction Studio. We all know Salesforce, we all know how big they are and it's not for nothing... Their tools do most of the things you want, need and even imagine. Using it is complicated, but the usability is infinite.
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Reliability and Availability
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Upgrades and timing of the upgrades were communicated well and planned during off hours for our work. If we did have a campaign scheduled during that time, it would kick-off after the system was back active. There were a few unplanned system down times, but it was a rare occurrence and those times were also short in duration.
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Performance
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
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.
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Support Rating
RingCentral
I rated them an 8 because their support team is highly responsive and reliable. Whenever we need to reach out with a problem, they are quick to respond and do an excellent job of keeping the ticket updated. I really appreciate that they make sure to keep us posted throughout the entire troubleshooting process, so we are never left in the dark wondering what is going on. Most importantly, they consistently resolve our issues in a timely manner, which is crucial for minimizing downtime and keeping our daily operations running smoothly.
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Salesforce
They are really responsive and more than not solve the problem or give you insight to how you can manage the solution yourself. I do find however sometimes a long delay on the more complex issues when they need to loop in other departments. but overall a good experience with support
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In-Person Training
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
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.
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Online Training
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
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.
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Implementation Rating
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
From an IT perspective, once you set up the Javascript beacon and start collecting data there is a waiting game. During this time you can start labeling your site actions which can be labor intensive for a single person, but you don't really have the final end-users on the platform yet. We did a lot of training so users were experienced, but it wasn't until they had their first tasks to accomplish that they started using the system and had questions. I'd recommend setting up some immediate goals for an end-user to start segmenting for the purpose of displaying message campaigns so you can jump start end-user action.
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Alternatives Considered
RingCentral
There are far more features in the RingCX platform than in our exploration of the other platforms. Additionally we utlized another service that had stability issues along with higher costs for overall local phone services that we were able to consolidate when we made the switch to RingCX along with 3rd party services to handle various Omnichannels that were all avaiable in the RingCX platform.
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Salesforce
We use Salesforce Marketing Cloud for lead management, generating reports, tracking customer and dealer information, inputting orders, and more. I prefer HubSpot for email marketing and automation because it is easier to use and the emails are designed much better. We currently use Salesforce and HubSpot, and we are very happy to have both, as they have different pros/cons.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
was not involved with this part but i have not heard about clompaints
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Scalability
RingCentral
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Prior to this, we had no solution and literally were doing things on paper in a world where technology is outpacing paper. Having this process optimized has made it easier for the sales and marketing people to change information. From the training perspective, it has allowed us to see holes in where we could create additional support training, so the ROI here has been a lot more than just the optimization of a process.
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Return on Investment
RingCentral
  • Provided the service we required based upon an assumed initial level of customer engagement
  • Increased social media engagement for the client - positive impact
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Salesforce
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to more efficiently reach out to a higher number of prospects.
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to nimbly communicate important messages in a timely fashion to facilitate conversion.
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud allows us to track who is opening our messages so that we can stop sending to those not interested and focus on the most engaged audiences.
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ScreenShots

Agentforce Marketing Screenshots

Screenshot of Pardot Analytics - Pardot's reporting and analytics can be used to perform true revenue impact analysis and closed-loop reporting.Screenshot of Pardot Email Analytics - The reach and impact of  email marketing efforts are displayed in real-time with advanced reporting and analytics by device, and email client.Screenshot of Pardot Forms and Landing Pages - Pardot's form and landing page builders are used to turn online traffic to leads with targeted offers and content marketing.Screenshot of Pardot Email Marketing - Lead nurturing flows are defined via an interface that enables definition of the simplest or most complex segmented and targeted campaigns.