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Marketo vs SAS Customer Intelligence 360 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Marketo
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (2nd), Marketing Management (4th)
SAS Customer Intelligence 360
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Resource Management (6th), Personalization Engines (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Marketing Applications solutions, they serve different purposes. Marketo is designed for Marketing Automation and holds a mindshare of 10.4%, down 14.5% compared to last year.
SAS Customer Intelligence 360, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Resource Management, holds 6.2% mindshare, up 5.5% since last year.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Marketo10.4%
Salesforce Marketing Cloud12.3%
HubSpot Marketing Hub10.0%
Other67.3%
Marketing Automation
Marketing Resource Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Customer Intelligence 3606.2%
Aprimo13.8%
BrandMaker11.0%
Other69.0%
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.
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

"Marketo is excellent in terms of hands-on usability and lead database management."
"The most valuable features are the Marketo emails, both sending and tracking."
"The most valuable feature is the scoring."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is Smart Campaigns."
"This is the best marketing automation solution out there, for the ease of use, the amazing metrics, the integration to SFDC, and the price."
"Marketo helps us easily segment and target the appropriate users for the relevant events."
"It's pretty good at handling customization and templates. We can put in different variables, so even someone without coding knowledge can create and develop emails that look good on different browsers."
"We are scoring based on behavior without pressure, and it keeps producing excellent results."
"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

"Marketo should give more power to the users for data manipulation."
"I had an issue while integrating JavaScript with forms."
"The user experience needs improvement, particularly in terms of ease of use and navigation between projects."
"I have encountered issues when I had to use filters repeatedly. It would have been helpful if I could duplicate them directly, instead of dragging them. Also, having an option to save filters for future use would have saved a lot of time, especially when dealing with multiple filters."
"Technical support is not good. I would rate them a two out of five."
"Marketo is still very slow."
"Changing a campaign in progress (i.e. changing the wait period between emails) is unnecessarily complicated."
"Marketo's reporting and dashboarding features could be better. Compared to other tools, the visualization options with charts and graphs seem somewhat limited."
"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 solution is expensive compared to others."
"The licensing cost usually depends on the users."
"Marketo's pricing depends on the number of contacts and the level of features you need. Compared to other platforms like Oracle Eloqua and Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo is generally more affordable. Like other platforms, it offers different packages based on your needs."
"Marketo is too expensive for a small-sized company but more affordable for a larger-sized company."
"It is expensive. We have a yearly license."
"The initial pricing was excellent, but the pricing for renewals is not as good."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise10
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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 confidently say that the primary use case for Marketo lies in empowering businesses wit...
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.
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Also Known As

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SAS Marketing Operations Management, Assetlink, SAS 360 Engage
 

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Sample Customers

Marketo has a customer base of thousands of companies, including Sony, Citrix, BrightTALK, Curves International, HootSuite, Hyundai, SanDisk, and Samsung Electronics.
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