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IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics vs Salesforce comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Watson Customer Experie...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
13th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (2nd), Web Analytics (32nd)
Salesforce
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce is 4.9%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Salesforce4.9%
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics1.9%
Other93.2%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

MC
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.
JG Lee - PeerSpot reviewer
Has helped manage opportunities but limits flexibility for users with technical skills
I lead the Vertica team in APAC and manage the team members. I am a light user primarily viewing the current status of existing opportunities and generating reports to monitor team activities. The solution is provided by Salesforce, and I simply use what is available. As a very light user, I may not be the best person to provide comprehensive advice about the solution. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution a 6.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories."
"The most valuable feature of Salesforce is its convenient way to book orders."
"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."
"I can get live reports on our traffic every day. I log into the dashboard of Salesforce."
"The tool's most valuable features are email campaigns, WhatsApp campaigns, and the CRM system."
"One of the most impactful Salesforce features for business efficiency currently is its ability to ensure customer risk assessment throughout the sales process."
"The solution is pretty easy to access and has good customization."
"We have our offers in one place, which allows us to see what offers we have provided to our customers."
"The tool's most valuable feature is performance."
 

Cons

"The technical side requires development skills during implementation. This could be simplified."
"There's potential for further improvements to enhance the complexity of processes, especially for B2B evaluations and detailed negotiations."
"The part related to analytics within Salesforce is not very user-friendly."
"When you click on the lightning interface, it opens a tab inside. It's like a browser within a browser. It should open in its browser tab."
"Our customers wants more enterprise-level capabilities. Currently, we specialize in Salesforce, but many customers want us to support other platforms like SAP."
"Salesforce has no integration with social media platforms except Facebook and WhatsApp."
"The most valuable feature for me in Salesforce is the reporting functionality."
"The solution’s performance could be improved."
"The initial setup of Salesforce was quite challenging for us. It initially took less than a year to deploy Salesforce, but it stretched to two years because of timeline delays."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The license is yearly."
"Salesforce's licensing costs are yearly. It is expensive."
"Salesforce is a solution meant for enterprise-sized businesses because it falls under the higher pricing spectrum. For an enterprise-sized business, the product is reasonably priced."
"The tool is expensive."
"The tool is quite pricey compared to other products."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely cheap, and ten is very expensive."
"The product is pretty expensive."
"We need to procure a separate license for every module."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Performing Arts
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Salesforce?
The solution's analytics reporting features are quite good.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce?
The system is not particularly easy to use, but there are no alternatives available to me.
What needs improvement with Salesforce?
As a person who knows SQL, it would be very helpful if there were tools that could leverage my SQL knowledge. Instead, they only allow me to click, drag, and follow their predetermined workflow. I ...
 

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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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