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SAP CRM 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

SAP CRM
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
CRM (8th), Local Government CRM (2nd), Marketing Management (5th)
SAS Customer Intelligence 360
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Resource Management (1st), Personalization Engines (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Marketing Applications solutions, they serve different purposes. SAP CRM is designed for CRM and holds a mindshare of 1.8%, down 9.1% compared to last year.
SAS Customer Intelligence 360, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Resource Management, holds 6.8% mindshare, up 6.6% since last year.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP CRM1.8%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.8%
Salesforce Sales Cloud2.4%
Other93.0%
CRM
Marketing Resource Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Customer Intelligence 3606.8%
Aprimo14.2%
BrandMaker9.9%
Other69.1%
Marketing Resource Management
 

Featured Reviews

FA
CRM administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Customization and automation drive effective user training and insights sharing
Recently, the price of SAP CRM has increased, which is one concern. Another issue is that sometimes we experience slow performance. Reports in SAP CRM itself can become very slow. Other than that, it is a very good CRM system. I am happy with SAP CRM because whenever we have requirements for changes or customization as per our needs, we get them, and the downtime is minimal. We are getting very good support from the incident team and the in-house support team who are responsible for customization. Some customer centers have moved to Salesforce, but I don't have any experience with Salesforce to make a comparison.
CI
Assistant Banking Officer at Zenith-bank
Customer screening has strengthened due diligence and now prevents fraud in onboarding
SAS Customer Intelligence 360 offers the best features, including a very broad database that serves to determine if customers are watchlisted. It provides the platform and room necessary for these purposes. It helps to know your customer and determine whether they have been watchlisted by other countries. It also provides more profiling information about whether this customer has been indicted by other organizations before. Regarding the broad database and customer profiling capabilities, SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is user-friendly. Once you log on with your username and ID, you can navigate to the options you want. There are many options available, including the watchlist option and audit features. You simply click on what you want and select the organizations you want to check to determine if this customer has been watchlisted. SAS Customer Intelligence 360 has positively impacted my organization by making our work process seamless, effective, and timely. It has helped us avoid and mitigate risk involving customer onboarding. Since using SAS Customer Intelligence 360, we have not had to assume any details during the onboarding process. You simply put the customer's name in the system, search it, and the system provides the search results immediately. Regarding SAS Customer Intelligence 360's AI capabilities, the governance and security of the platform is very enhanced, which is why most organizations use it to search customer details. The security details and everything about it are highly enhanced and private. The accuracy and reliability of output from SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is approximately ninety percent. While it is not without error, the search results are adequate and responsive.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SAP CRM has improved our sales activities by providing accurate information about the customers which assists the sales team to close deals."
"SAP CRM integrates well with SAP ERP which is useful."
"Once the lead is matured, you can convert it into an opportunity and you can track it by the opportunity based on the product segment."
"The most valuable feature is real-time data. You don't have to go to the finance team for information. On one screen, you can see if stock is available and check the customer's outstanding balance, and then you can process the order. SAP CRM's integration with other applications is easier."
"We recommend SAP because we have experience with it on a global level."
"When we are using SAP CRM we receive more accurate results than using any other CRM system."
"The solution's contract management and product hierarchy features of SAP CRM are the most beneficial for our business operations."
"It provides innovative ideas for implementation."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 stands out as a robust platform for organizations aiming to enhance customer engagement and make more informed data-driven decisions."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 has positively impacted my organization by improving time efficiency and also helping me, as a founder, to track what is going on with the clients, which I think was something important."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is an affordable, AI-powered platform that transforms the entire customer engagement journey by delivering accurate analytics from past client behaviors, enabling personalized, mutually beneficial engagement, higher customer retention, and a more efficient, modern sales and marketing process."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 has positively impacted my organization by making our work process seamless, effective, and timely."
"I have seen measurable improvements since using SAS Customer Intelligence 360, as customer engagement rates increased by around 15 to 20 percent and conversion rates improved by approximately 10 to 15 percent for targeted campaigns."
"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."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 unified offline branch interactions with digital portal activity and campaigns that were delivered, facilitating seamless real-time personalization across all customer touchpoints and driving approximately a 35% increase in qualified sales leads."
 

Cons

"The integration of SAP CRM with the SAP platform is relatively easier as compared to any other third-party product. If you go for any other third-party product, you will have a lot of challenges in terms of integration."
"One area for improvement is the security model, especially regarding records management retention and the audit and legal holds."
"They should improve the design to make it more appealing to users."
"This will happen in the C4C, which needs to be improved, because we see many bugs and error messages, even if the inputs are okay."
"The B2C features of SAP are strong, but they are not very known to the public and companies. They must make it more known for B2C applications or B2C use cases."
"The navigation must be improved."
"Content management is one area where SAP CRM could use some work because we were seeking a CRM solution that could store BLOB data, like PDF and email data, which takes up a lot of space in the database. Recently, we migrated to a content server, but it would be nice if CRM had built-in BLOB data management because BLOB data is a challenge we've been dealing with since last year."
"They have recently updated their user interface but they should continue to improve upon it in the future. Additionally, overall performance or speed of response times could be better."
"I think SAS Customer Intelligence 360 could be improved because the interface can feel a bit heavy and not very intuitive for new users."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360's initial implementation requires heavy involvement from enterprise data engineers, developers, and data scientists specialized in SAS platform administration, which is an area that needs improvement for a smoother initial setup process."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 could be improved by adding other organizations to the watchlist."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 could be improved by enhancing the integration with other MarTech platforms, as the integration is somewhat difficult and may require significant IT knowledge and data engineering support, which I would consider drawbacks."
"There are a number of areas where SAS Customer Intelligence 360 can be improved, one of them is the initial setup process, as the platform is data-intensive and requires quite an investment in terms of infrastructure to support it, and that process is not easy."
"SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is a strong platform, but there are a few areas where it could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SAP CRM costs approximately a couple of thousand a month."
"The licensing model for SAP CRM is customer-based."
"There is a license required to use SAP CRM."
"SAP CRM is an expensive solution and is the most challenging aspect of the solution."
"Every user needs to have a license."
"SAP CRM offers a free trial for anyone wanting to test the product before purchasing it."
"The product is costly."
"There is a license required for the solution and most of my clients purchase an annual license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
8%
Construction Company
7%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise27
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP CRM?
SAP CRM is not suitable for small companies because of the cost. It is suitable for medium and large enterprise companies.
What needs improvement with SAP CRM?
Recently, the price of SAP CRM has increased, which is one concern. Another issue is that sometimes we experience slow performance. Reports in SAP CRM itself can become very slow. Other than that, ...
What is your primary use case for SAP CRM?
Currently, we are using SAP CRM for monitoring sales activities, forecasting, and marketing activities.
What needs improvement with SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
There are a number of areas where SAS Customer Intelligence 360 can be improved. One of them is the initial setup process. The platform is data-intensive and requires quite an investment in terms o...
What is your primary use case for SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is our main platform for perfecting the way we engage with our clients and revolutionizing the entire customer engagement journey to ensure it runs perfectly and becom...
What advice do you have for others considering SAS Customer Intelligence 360?
The reason for choosing a rating of seven out of ten is due to the ability of the platform to transform the entire customer engagement journey. It brings in artificial intelligence and encompasses ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
SAS Marketing Operations Management, Assetlink, SAS 360 Engage
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Brau Union Osterreich AG, Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., AOK Bundesverband, RAK Ceramics, NHS 24, Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters, FC Bayern Munchen AG, Tumi, The Kellogg Company, MVV Energie AG, Anglian Water Services, German Football Association (DFB), Nebraska Book Company Inc.
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