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HubSpot Marketing Hub vs SAS Marketing Automation comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

HubSpot Marketing Hub
Ranking in Marketing Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Marketing Automation
Ranking in Marketing Automation
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of HubSpot Marketing Hub is 9.6%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Marketing Automation is 1.5%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Anika Gaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing efficiency with automation and exceptional support
The major reason for switching from Marketo to HubSpot Marketing Hub was the ease of use and customer care service. HubSpot offers native integrations with over three hundred third-party tools, which is a significant advantage. The platform provides various automation tools, such as AI chatbots and auto-generated emails, which enhance efficiency in marketing tasks. These features help our company use resources efficiently and achieve ROI.
Trini Olivan - PeerSpot reviewer
It's good at visualizing large amounts of data
You need to buy connectors to integrate Marketing Automation with various suppliers. For example, if I want to see the data through Power BI, I need a connector to see the data directly. Otherwise, you need to do everything manually. You have to download information from SAS and then save a text file, and then I can import it into Power BI. I would like Marketing Automation to have this native functionality without the need to pay more for connectors.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has eased managing the sales team and the sales journey right from setting up appointments."
"HubSpot offers native integrations with over three hundred third-party tools, which is a significant advantage."
"The solution helps me to structure and track marketing and sales emails."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is a straightforward process."
"The biggest reason why I like this solution is the fact that it has so much functionality. It's all contained in one product, so you don't have to use multiple products."
"We can choose the necessary stages as per the lead, and update it accordingly, then proceed it further."
"The most valuable features are the reports, overall usability, and ease of use."
"I find HubSpot Marketing Hub's user interface very intuitive and easy to navigate, which is something I really appreciate."
"SAP Marketing Automation is user-friendly. The interface is nice and clear. You can see the different diagrams and define various filters and targets. You can also export the customer information you collect to make the campaign. It's easy to understand how this information is entered. There are also a lot of platforms that show the results of campaigns. You can customize your data and define different reports, but SAS also provides a standard report."
"You can enable it for business users or marketing users to use it in a self-service way. So, the technical team is needed to build the features or processes, and then those processes can be used in a self-service way by your non-technical users."
 

Cons

"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."
"The way the staff uses the system sometimes leads to processes not being followed."
"The user interface could be made less complicated to enhance the end-user experience. It will create a difference."
"The solution is not recommended for launching investment."
"The solution does not enable one to know with certainty if another opened an email he had sent."
"It can be disorienting when they put out a new release/beta test without informing us. It can be a bit disorienting to have to figure out how to access and adjust things in a new layout unexpectedly."
"API capabilities (including the performance) are minimal and the email workflow capabilities are too rigid, which results in very complicated workflow management."
"An expensive solution."
"The product is highly customizable, but the marketing and business teams want a lot of things to be built out of the box. A lot of features that could be out of the box aren't there. The main concern is to keep the system in such a way that it provides you with some out-of-the-box features and some customizable features as well."
"You need to buy connectors to integrate Marketing Automation with various suppliers. For example, if I want to see the data through Power BI, I need a connector to see the data directly. Otherwise, you need to do everything manually. You have to download information from SAS and then save a text file, and then I can import it into Power BI. I would like Marketing Automation to have this native functionality without the need to pay more for connectors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The solution is cheaper than its competitors."
"I'd rate the solution's pricing in the middle range. I want more regular communication from our customer service manager to help us improve our use of HubSpot Marketing Hub."
"I believe an individual license costs $50 per month."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"The platform itself will typically cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 per year."
"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."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"I'm not aware of the full cost. The financials are not with me. In terms of additional costs, there are always OpEx and CapEx. That's one way to look at it. You also need separate hardware to deploy the product."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Educational Organization
8%
Performing Arts
6%
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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 appreciate.
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 look in the HubSpot Marketing Hub preview inbox and how they appear when a test e...
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 primarily focus on segmenting lists, creating emails, drafting them in the platform, an...
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