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Nimble CRM vs Salesforce Marketing Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 12, 2025

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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

Nimble CRM
Ranking in Social CRM
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
CRM (47th)
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Ranking in Social CRM
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (1st), Marketing Management (1st), Social Media Management Solutions (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Social CRM category, the mindshare of Nimble CRM is 2.9%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is 5.7%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Salesforce Marketing Cloud5.7%
Nimble CRM2.9%
Other91.4%
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Hakan Genel - PeerSpot reviewer
Disaster Recovery Specialist at Metropolitan State University of Denver
An easy-to-use, simple and stable CRM solution
The solution is used for VMware Environment It's easy to configure and easy to create a data source or replicate it to another one. It's very easy to use. All servers are in the environment, and we are using the data source. Nimble is very reliable. The configuration is very quick and simple.…
PG
Consultant at SNDT
Enhanced connectivity across multiple channels while benefiting from insightful reports
The features I found most valuable in Salesforce Marketing Cloud include auto-generated reports for the Journey, which are quite helpful, and the reports are sufficient, though I am not able to recollect much currently. The feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud that has had the largest impact on improving my campaign outcomes is the recent WhatsApp integration, which allows Salesforce to connect with subscribers through different channels such as SMS, email, or WhatsApp. Regarding customer engagement, personalization capabilities in Salesforce Marketing Cloud enhance engagement because when customers feel that a brand knows them better, they recognize their choices better. In Marketing Cloud, I am able to personalize based on user choices and address them directly without coming across as a bot message.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a fast and reliable solution."
"The interface is easy to use and has many features, such as email marketing and ad management, live chat, and more."
"It's easy to configure and easy to create a data source or replicate it to another one."
"We have found the solution to be scalable."
"I like the user interface it has a nice look and feel."
"This is a very powerful and scalable solution."
"Email automation is most valuable."
"The most valuable features of Salesforce Marketing Cloud are the ease of use of the basic features."
"If you want to be able to communicate with your client using email, WhatsApp, and push notifications, know if the client opened the communication or not, and create and automate their journey, Marketing Cloud is very good."
"The feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud that has had the largest impact on improving my campaign outcomes is the recent WhatsApp integration, which allows Salesforce to connect with subscribers through different channels such as SMS, email, or WhatsApp."
"It's a software-as-a-service solution. Everything is managed centrally from the cloud. As far as I can tell, installation is relatively simple."
 

Cons

"The product has a security flaw."
"Nimble sometimes slows down the progress of any work or project we have pending as it lacks the customization to manage the task through the work dashboard."
"The solution should improve its replication groups' verification confirmation."
"It's a very good solution, but the way the prices are structured is not always good, and I feel like that is a problem."
"It should contain artificial intelligence, in my opinion."
"In terms of marketing, I don't think Salesforce invests the same level of intensity in promoting Marketing Cloud...Pricing is a concern and needs improvement, as some customers find the product a bit too expensive."
"Customer support could be improved, especially for new features where I do not always receive proper solutions from the platform provider."
"We have struggled to get resolution of support tickets from the Salesforce team."
"User management could be better."
"In a future release, adding end-user personalization would be a benefit."
"When you use your iPhone or Android phone, Salesforce is not as user-friendly as it could be. That UX needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is moderate."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"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."
"Salesforce has different versions of the solution and some are more suitable for smaller clients. However, Salesforce is expensive."
"We have two types of licensing. We have a yearly license for end users and we have a concurrent login for selling."
"Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a highly expensive solution, it needs to be less expensive. We are on an annual license to use the solution."
"The solution is paid for monthly."
"Salesforce is an expensive solution."
"We did a yearly license. We negotiated and got a great deal. I don't think we would have gotten far with the regular price, but they negotiated, so it was worth that."
"This is a low cost solution suited to larger organizations."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise29
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
Datorama is part of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, which is quite a valuable feature that provides customer analytics.
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?
I would recommend that Salesforce Marketing Cloud improve on three-dimensional or 360-degree reporting, as I feel that is something missing. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is expensive; it can be more ...
 

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Sample Customers

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