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IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics vs Salesforce comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Watson Customer Experie...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
14th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (2nd), Web Analytics (23rd)
Salesforce
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics is 2.1%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce is 3.1%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce3.1%
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics2.1%
Other94.8%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

MC
Techincal Pre-sales Specialist - Collaboration & Customer Engagement Solutions at GBM
Great granular DOM level with excellent analytics and reporting
There are three valuable areas: One of them is the granular DOM level where it captures behaviors on the application. Another is the analytics, because you don't need to provide it with a rule to identify the issues, it will analyze the usage of all the customers accessing that site and see if there are any abnormalities and it will identify unexpected changes in the pattern and that there is something wrong that needs to be checked out. That is extremely useful. Finally, the ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories. The reports enable you to re-target customers if they've had any problems.
Sara Shapiro - PeerSpot reviewer
Leads Delivery Associate at PeerSpot
Has improved cross-team collaboration and streamlined case-based workflows
Salesforce can be improved as it runs a little slow, which can be frustrating, and there have been times where the case view page deletes items that are completed in order to make room for new items, but occasionally we still want to refer to those completed items, especially if we're working on a renewal program. So we just have to find a workaround to be able to find those cases again, but it was frustrating to not be able to have them easily accessible in that moment. I chose an eight because being able to move between cases and products more easily would improve the score, and also improving the UI on a product level would make it better for me.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can let your imagination think about a use case and if it's related to customer behavior on the district channels, it can most probably be done."
"The ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories."
"The CRM feature is good. For me, it could be like tracking a customer's entire sales journey, and you can also record their buying behavior and make an effort to upsell on a larger scale."
"One of the best features Salesforce offers is the ability to design custom workflow processes."
"As a manager, the dashboard is valuable for me."
"The solution's analytics reporting features are quite good."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the lightning interface."
"We use the solution to map the sales pipeline and see how it is going and where it is pending."
"I can get live reports on our traffic every day. I log into the dashboard of Salesforce."
"The reporting parts and knowledge capabilities of Salesforce have helped us make more informed business decisions. Because when we have a clear picture of the current activity, we can have a better view of the project. Today, everything is going fast. So, if we have a system that helps us collect information quickly, it's a big value for employees."
 

Cons

"The technical side requires development skills during implementation. This could be simplified."
"An area that can be improved is on the technical side where you identify an event."
"The product needs to improve integration."
"In order to use Salesforce, we have to have a tailor-made program. Because sometimes, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector, it's difficult to obtain the right layout without paying extra for a tailor-made system. This is something that Salesforce could improve."
"Salesforce has no integration with social media platforms except Facebook and WhatsApp."
"The tool must provide better reporting and dashboard capabilities."
"The product must provide more insights and analytics."
"Price is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"The tool needs to improve its UI."
"Salesforce could provide more alerts and more notifications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We need to procure a separate license for every module."
"The license is yearly."
"The solution's pricing is competitive."
"Though Salesforce is more expensive than the other products on the market, it does provide you with more functionalities."
"Salesforce is overpriced."
"Salesforce is an expensive solution."
"The product is neither expensive nor cheap."
"The product is pretty expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
9%
Legal Firm
8%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
 

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Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce?
I'm not involved in the pricing, setup cost, or licensing, so I couldn't tell you about that.
What needs improvement with Salesforce?
I have no frustrations regarding Salesforce, but I think it can be improved by making it visually more user-friendly, though in general, I believe it's very customizable, and you can make everythin...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce?
I use Salesforce daily, which keeps a log of all my opportunities, helps me manage my accounts, lets me see my team's status, shows where I'm at in the team, how much pipeline I have, and what my c...
 

Also Known As

IBM Coremetrics Digital Marketing Optimization aSuite, IBM Tealeaf, IBM Coremetrics Web Analytics
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Sample Customers

IMM, Whogohost Ltd., Stonyfield, Grupo WTW, Big Scary Cranium, Brockenhurst College, SiteMinis, RCI Banque Espana
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