SAP Cloud for Social Engagement vs. Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Platform designed to listen for brand mentions and then engage with customers regarding customer service issues. Includes tools for collaboration within teams or across organizations to resolve issues efficiently.N/A
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Actiance was a social media compliance and archiving platform acquired by Smarsh in November 2017. It is now part of the technology underlying the Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform. Actiance products Vantage and Socialite are now Connected Capture. Actiance Alcatraz is now Connected Archive.N/A
Pricing
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform
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
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
9.5
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Boolean keyword searches10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
10.0
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Content planning and scheduling10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience targeting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
9.7
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
10.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Lead generation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Paid media management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
9.4
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Twitter10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Facebook10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
LinkedIn10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Google+8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Instagram10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Pinterest8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
YouTube10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
10.0
2 Ratings
24% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Real-time tracking10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitor analysis10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Cloud for Social Engagement
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Smarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
-
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Role-based user permissions & privileges10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile access10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Cloud for Social EngagementSmarsh Communications Intelligence Platform (with Actiance)
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
My company exists within the Hospitality & Tourism industry where we provide Marketing and Event Planning services. SAP Cloud for Social Engagement helps me gain insight into how my vendors and clients feel about my company's brands, categories, products and services while remaining up-to-date with current market issues and trends.
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Smarsh
This appliance is well suited for organizations that have a need to monitor, moderate, or log social networking site use or the use of any website. It is a very solid tool for any information security department to have at their disposal.
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Pros
SAP
  • Communication with multiple social media accounts including Facebook,Twitter and LinkedIn.
  • Utilize social preconfigured templates to respond quickly to current and potential clients.
  • Go above and beyond the number of Twitter followers and Facebook likes. Gain real-time insight into key trends and topics being discussed.
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Smarsh
  • Discovery: It allows for easy discoveries by the compliance and cyber security departments.
  • Ethical walls: This keeps certain departments from talking to each other.
  • Very granular control. This is a big product meaning you can get very detailed with it.
  • Once it's configured and running, we hardly ever have any issues.
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Cons
SAP
  • Include more social network standard integrations
  • Include more ready to use templates
  • Add more metrics within reports being pulled
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Smarsh
  • Its configuration options were very large and required a good deal of time to learn all of the various settings.
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Likelihood to Renew
SAP
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Smarsh
It's the only product at this time that meets all of our requirements.
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Usability
SAP
I gave SAP Cloud for Social Engagement this rating because of the success I have seen personally within my company. I gave a rating of '10' because I highly recommend this product to others. Having better insight into my client's and vendor's opinion of my company's brand and services has allowed us to market ourselves better
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Smarsh
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Support Rating
SAP
I provided SAP Cloud for Social Engagement this rating since the product has such a great backing along with the SAP brand itself. There is a lot of support behind this product as it connects with a variety of social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. The support provided by SAP in terms of tech help is wonderful as well. There is a lot of support from all angles
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Smarsh
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
The SAP solution is more complete than others because it includes capabilities for social media listening, real-time social media message response, social profiles and history, and analytics in one system.
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Smarsh
This was the only appliance of its kind that I have used. Other devices have different capabilities for web filtering such as the checkpoint firewalls, but none of them offered the overall solution that was deployed with this product at that time.
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Return on Investment
SAP
  • Rapid deployment.
  • SAP Cloud for Social Engagement allows you to listen to your customers by locating social media messages that mention key words such as a specific product and prioritize them according to urgency and relevance.
  • Analytics capabilities.
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Smarsh
  • Faster investigative work has led to increased employee efficiency when working on security investigations.
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