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HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Netcore Cloud vs Pardot comparison

 

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Sadiq H - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful for drip campaigns, social media, and marketing automation
I use HubSpot Marketing Hub for various tasks. It's easy to use and adaptable. After a little training, anyone can handle it efficiently. We use it for drip campaigns, social media, and marketing automation. We're not fully using marketing automation yet for smart content. I like the drag-and-drop feature for editing images and content in email templates. I don't need a developer to create designs. I can quickly test how emails look on different devices.4 The tool has built-in tools for creating marketing automation flows. I don't need other tools for this. The interface has improved, with dropdowns now on the left side toolbar. It's easier to use and access. Reporting is faster now. I can get lists in my Gmail within minutes. Creating properties and automation for smart content is easier, too. I can use smart tokens in subject lines now, which is impressive.
FP
Improves our marketing efficiency in a consolidated platform, with features such as behavior-based email triggers
Interface and design consistency are my two significant cons for this platform. Like most, once you know the platform and its interface, you can be very successful. There is no difference here except that the design process between creating emails, pages, and forms all have their unique process. I believe it would improve user efficiency if the page and email creator, for instance, had a standard procedure and the same layout of tools. The platform has a lot of features with more coming, so you have to know where all the pieces are between the settings, marketing, and sales menu layout.
Vikram Rawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers an easy initial setup phase and good ROI
With Pardot, users can do the segmentation based on their requirements. You can segment your prospects based on their interests, locations, companies, or the sales cycle. You can also use the engagement studio to create a journey for the people you have segmented with the help of automation feature of the tool. The aforementioned area consists of the most useful features I found in the tool apart from its out-of-the-box features. The integration between Pardot and Salesforce is beneficial if you know how to share the leads that a company finds useful so that they don't have to invest in manual work or do anything blindly to reach out to leads. Users can segment the leads using the features that the tool provides. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. If a business is into B2B marketing and can afford to purchase Pardot, then they should buy it. If the product of a company is good, then Pardot can help multiply such an organization's ROI. Based on the product and how the sales and marketing team works, the tool can be useful. In short, the tool can be as good as the person who is using it. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Ease of editing and creating templates after initial development with the Design Manager."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has positively impacted our organization by getting our message out there, having the designs look nice, and also just increasing our brand awareness."
"The tool is very stable and very reliable."
"The most valuable feature is probably automating the system. I can send mass emails to pretty much all my contacts or certain ones that meet the demographic requirements. I've used this one and one other CRM with an auto sales company. From my experience, just the ease of use and the user interface on HubSpot is phenomenal. It's really simple and easy to navigate the program. The functionality is phenomenal, and not just the Microsoft Office part but also with LinkedIn Sales Navigator. It's pretty nice."
"Technical support is helpful and responsive."
"The product's initial setup phase was pretty easy."
"We are now able to manage and measure content (blogs, CTAs, and landing pages)."
"There are customizable templates and we can easily make the templates more dynamic."
"We can trigger emails and actions based on their behaviors, which is very beneficial."
"It's easy to create email templates and landing pages."
"The product is stable."
"Pardot directly integrates with CRM, specifically Salesforce, which has an excellent R&D team."
"It has made email marketing quicker and easier."
"Campaign tracking is a valuable feature."
"For me, the best thing is the Custom Redirect. That's one key thing I like because using that particular Custom Redirect, I can track a link wherever I'm sharing it. I can track how and when people are accessing it."
"The most valuable feature is the customization of the solution."
"The tracking and automation of outbound messaging is the solution's most valuable aspect."
 

Cons

"The solution is not recommended for launching investment."
"Increase the CRM size for sole proprietors before increasing the fee."
"The way the staff uses the system sometimes leads to processes not being followed."
"One thing I'd like to see added is better link tracking. I want to see traffic coming to links I embed in my emails, whether from social media, email, or ads. This would help me understand how many visitors come to my website from different channels."
"I've had some issues with granting access to third-parties to our data in a way that's still GDPR compliant. It would be better if it had a better way of creating user profiles where I can easily see who has data access to what and why."
"It would be ideal if there was a way to forward a notification or create notifications for non-HubSpot users."
"HubSpot is mainly for enterprise clients and there is a lot of competition. There are better solutions, such as Eloqua and Marketo. This solution needs to improve the analytics for social media monitoring to a level that it can compete with other solutions available in the market. There are some limitations with the features compared to other solutions."
"The search and questions aren't as intuitive as I would expect from a platform like this."
"Interface and design consistency are my two significant cons for this platform."
"Pardot must be synced with Salesforce."
"The solution lacks integration with Instagram, which is our top problem with the product."
"The solution is quite expensive, at least, for smaller teams."
"When it comes to integration with third-party tools, Pardot's APIs are not that robust."
"The user interface could be made more intuitive and user-friendly."
"​Technical support has been quick and helpful every time."
"Needs to improve list building."
"Lacks sufficient free custom fields."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is cheaper than its competitors."
"For our organization, HubSpot was pretty affordable compared to Google Analytics."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub provided me with the startup package with 90% off, but it's still hundreds of dollars a month instead of thousands of dollars a month. There is an additional cost for training and onboarding which is hundreds of dollars. It is expensive and should be reduced."
"The platform itself will typically cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 per year."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"The licensing costs are around $4,800 per month. Initially, there's an onboarding fee of around $10,000 or $5,000, but after that, it's just the licensing fee."
"Based on the number of contacts we have, Smartech is more cost-effective than other solutions."
"In terms of pricing, Pardot is cheaper than Marketing Cloud."
"The price of this solution is expensive. However, you are going to receive good value for money. They could improve by reducing the price."
"It is a competitively priced product, considering what it provides."
"We pay about $4000 a month."
"​Make sure you do not pay for features that you may not need​."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
51%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Real Estate/Law Firm
3%
Media Company
22%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
42%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HubSpot Marketing Hub?
I find HubSpot Marketing Hub's user interface very intuitive and easy to navigate, which is something I really apprec...
What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
One of the main improvements needed is in the preview process for emails. There is a discrepancy between how emails l...
What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?
My main use case with HubSpot Marketing Hub ( /products/hubspot-marketing-hub-reviews ) is email marketing. I primari...
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What do you like most about Pardot?
It has no limit for sending marketing emails.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pardot?
Pardot was somewhat costly for our requirements, nonetheless, the capacities of the item were limited.
What needs improvement with Pardot?
Pardot needs many improvements in terms of email design and design studio functionalities. It lacks a robust design s...
 

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