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Marketo vs SAS Customer Intelligence 360 vs Salesforce Marketing Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Marketo9.3%
Salesforce Marketing Cloud11.6%
HubSpot Marketing Hub9.2%
Other69.9%
Marketing Automation
Social CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Marketing Cloud6.0%
Sprinklr12.2%
HootSuite10.1%
Other71.7%
Social CRM
Marketing Resource Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Customer Intelligence 3606.4%
Aprimo14.1%
BrandMaker10.8%
Other68.7%
Marketing Resource Management
 

Featured Reviews

Anika Gaur - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Digital Solutions Analyst at Rich Products
Effective lead management and useability with room for reporting improvements
Customer support could be more helpful. The reporting could be better, with more engaging reports and the ability to collaborate more objects, like opportunities. Incorporating AI features similar to tools like HubSpot and Salesforce account engagement would be beneficial. Additionally, Marketo should work on automating tools and updating the product since it looks similar to how it did five years ago.
GauravSingh2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Targeted email journeys have boosted campaign insight and now need better data access and support
I feel that Salesforce Marketing Cloud can be improved in how the data views are accessed; it would be better to have something more physical. With data extensions, you can view them directly, but for data views, it is very difficult as you can only send it out or load it into data extensions. Improvements can also be made in the connections to different external tools such as Azure or AWS. Customer support can be improved in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, as sometimes it is not clear what the issue is or how to approach solving it, and it also takes time to resolve issues.
reviewer2845779 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Automated insights have increased personal loan conversions and improved customer follow-up
The best features offered by SAS Customer Intelligence 360 are the automatic actions that are generated in real time without manual intervention. Since there is no need to intervene manually with SAS Customer Intelligence 360, those actions are generated automatically, which increases the number of actions in a day and the acquisition of customers. SAS Customer Intelligence 360 has positively impacted my organization very well, as times have been reduced and the number of acquired customers who want personal loans has increased. The specific data about the reduction in times and the increase in customer acquisition since I implemented SAS Customer Intelligence 360 shows that the time savings have been 40% and customer acquisition increased by 70%.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most important things about Marketo is its focus on GDPR compliance. It helps you follow GDPR and CAN-SPAM rules. For example, with Marketo, I won't accidentally target audiences without their consent. Firstly, the Marketo Insights system will highlight new customer segments that I should engage with."
"This is the best marketing automation solution out there, for the ease of use, the amazing metrics, the integration to SFDC, and the price."
"With Marketo as the core strength, I have led numerous Marketing Automation projects from end to end."
"One feature I like is the user interface. Compared to other tools I've used, it's much more friendly and easy to navigate. Additionally, it offers a wide range of features, which makes tasks like segmenting data much simpler."
"Considering the features it offers, it provides value for money."
"Marketo is excellent in terms of hands-on usability and lead database management."
"Automated customer outreach from sign up to upgrade"
"The main feature of Marketo is sending out emails, so that would be the most valuable feature."
"The user interface is easy to use, especially for my staff who use assistive technology."
"The most valuable feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the seamless conversion of lead to opportunity, in relation to orders is good. That seamless connection is beneficial and simple."
"The most valuable feature is the 'Accelerators', which are expert-taught subject matter webinars on items such as personalization of emails and SMS to contacts and prospects."
"Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a stable solution."
"It is a great solution. I like its stability, scalability, and performance."
"The most valuable features of Salesforce are the automation and the ability to create dashboards which provide a wider picture of what is going on."
"The scalability of the solution is perfect."
"Offers many great features and is intuitive."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 has positively impacted my organization very well, as times have been reduced and the number of acquired customers who want personal loans has increased."
 

Cons

"I had an issue while integrating JavaScript with forms. When you embed JavaScript, you can either embed it in a landing page or some other self-contained management system like WordPress. Currently, it provides you access to CSS, where you can customize your form design, but there is no option for JavaScript modification for a particular form. This area needs to be improved where you can integrate JavaScript, and it has the JavaScript functions for that particular form. There are a lot of other areas of improvement. In the design area, they can give us more testing options instead of relying on email testing alone. It would be great if they can provide responsive testing where email clients can be tested within Marketo. It would be also helpful if they can implement some in-built options for users or forms for blocking a generic email ID such as Yahoo or Gmail. Similarly, it would be helpful to have JavaScript features and forms as well as the option to add Google analytics and a header and footer for the landing pages."
"In terms of scalability, the more leads you have, the longer it takes to sync with Salesforce."
"Segmentation in Marketo is limited to a maximum of 20 segments. Depending on the company's specific needs, these segments can be based on various attributes such as company, industry, or other values. Sometimes, there's a lag when sending data from Marketo to any CRM. It can take around five to fifteen minutes for the report to sync."
"This solution also doesn't scale for the large enterprise - a huge downside for them."
"Marketo should give more power to the users for data manipulation."
"Wish it had a better user interface"
"Changing a campaign in progress (i.e. changing the wait period between emails) is unnecessarily complicated."
"Customer Service: This is where Marketo falls short. Their customer service is awful."
"The encryption and decryption have room for improvement."
"A few of our clients found using Salesforce Marketing Cloud challenging after they upgraded, they were finding it difficult to just move to the newer version of Salesforce and they were complaining about the customer support because they did not help them out."
"The UA could be better designed for a mobile connection."
"The product could use a little bit of BI in the sense of rule-based building."
"I've noticed on one-to-one leads, the customer objection option is not available."
"In terms of improvements, it would be beneficial to enhance the Copilot actions. The issue lies with the internal language setup."
"The general setup and understanding of how to use it can be improved. There should be easier self-service for setting up dashboards. Currently, we have someone setting them up for us. I wish it was easier."
"Salesforce could benefit by implementing further integration with more platforms."
"I think SAS Customer Intelligence 360 could be improved because the interface can feel a bit heavy and not very intuitive for new users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The initial pricing was excellent, but the pricing for renewals is not as good."
"The pricing is not cheap, but it's not that expensive either."
"It is expensive. We have a yearly license."
"Marketo is too expensive for a small-sized company but more affordable for a larger-sized company."
"I'm not sure about the cost because I don't get into this aspect. Clients normally take care of that. I only know that it is costly, and I don't think there are any additional costs to the licensing."
"Marketo is used a lot because it's cheaper and preferred by many firms."
"The licensing cost usually depends on the users."
"The solution is expensive compared to others."
"Salesforce Marketing Cloud is affordable, considering the significant improvements it brings to our campaign results."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"The licensing cost for the solution is on a yearly basis."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The solution is paid for monthly."
"Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a highly expensive solution, it needs to be less expensive. We are on an annual license to use the solution."
"It's not cheap, which is why I recommend that you use Marketing Cloud to create automated journeys. If you plan to use Marketing Cloud just to send emails, use another tool."
"It is a license per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise34
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Marketo?
The user interface could be improved. I would like to see an updated UI for 2025.
What is your primary use case for Marketo?
As a seasoned Marketo Expert with a decade of experience and a deep understanding of Adobe's ecosystem, I can confide...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Marketo?
The solution is cheaper than Alacor. That said, I do not know the exact price.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
I did not work on any pricing or implementation aspects but learned on my own when dealing with Revenue Cloud products.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
Regarding areas for improvement, the realization of value from Salesforce Einstein's predictive AI features is a nota...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
As a consultant, I partner with organizations to optimize their use of Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC). My engageme...
What needs improvement with SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
I think SAS Customer Intelligence 360 could be improved because the interface can feel a bit heavy and not very intui...
What is your primary use case for SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
My main use case for SAS Customer Intelligence 360 in my organization is visualizing customers' intentions to apply f...
What advice do you have for others considering SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
I would rate SAS Customer Intelligence 360 a nine on a scale from one to ten. I give it a nine and not a ten because ...
 

Also Known As

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ExactTarget
SAS Marketing Operations Management, Assetlink, SAS 360 Engage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Marketo has a customer base of thousands of companies, including Sony, Citrix, BrightTALK, Curves International, HootSuite, Hyundai, SanDisk, and Samsung Electronics.
American Express, Financial Conduct Authority, KPN, Merck KGaA, Peterborough City Council, The Chapar, ADP, Financial Times, Stanley Black & Decker, SureFlap, Western Union, Philips
Amway China, DSW
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