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Compare Adobe Marketo Engage and MessageGears Platform 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
No pricing available
Adobe Marketo Engage
Star Rating
(3,070)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansMessageGears Platform
Star Rating
(97)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Adobe Marketo Engage excels in automation and flexibility, with users highlighting its robust features for managing campaigns and forecasting. The platform's scalability and customization options are particularly appreciated, making it a strong choice for businesses looking for comprehensive marketing solutions.
- Users say that MessageGears Platform stands out for its ease of use and integration capabilities. Reviewers mention that it allows for innovative, customer-centric options and integrates well with existing Email Service Platforms, making it accessible for users of all skill levels.
- According to verified reviews, Adobe Marketo Engage has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong performance in areas like reporting and dashboard features. Users appreciate how structured the platform is, which helps keep campaigns, lists, and data organized without the need for manual intervention.
- Reviewers mention that MessageGears Platform offers impressive segmentation options and reporting views, which are crucial for executing tight marketing calendars. The AI capabilities for optimizing user interaction timing are also highlighted as a significant advantage.
- G2 reviewers report that while Adobe Marketo Engage has a solid reputation, it faces challenges in ease of setup compared to MessageGears. Users have noted that the onboarding process can be more complex, which may require additional time and resources to fully leverage the platform's capabilities.
- Users say that MessageGears Platform provides enhanced security and privacy by keeping customer data within their own systems. This feature is particularly appealing to businesses concerned about data protection, allowing for greater flexibility in integrating with existing data architectures.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe Marketo Engage
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Contact Us
Per Month
Essential marketing automation and measurement with AI-powered personalization.
- Lead Account and Database
- Native CRM Integration
- Audience Segmentation & Targeting
MessageGears Platform
No pricing availableFree Trial
Adobe Marketo Engage
Free Trial is available
MessageGears Platform
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
2,609
8.0
88
Ease of Use
7.3
2,664
8.0
88
Ease of Setup
6.7
1,315
6.9
34
Ease of Admin
7.6
1,174
8.0
36
Quality of Support
7.5
2,459
9.2
79
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
1,167
9.2
36
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
2,578
7.9
85
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.3
1753
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1741
|
Verified
9.0
5
|
Verified
8.1
1718
|
Verified
8.3
5
8.5
1652
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
7.8
1700
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1520
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
7.9
1577
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
1576
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
1341
|
Verified
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.5
1357
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1595
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1647
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1551
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1593
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.3
1605
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1497
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
1194
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
949
Not enough data
Social
7.3
752
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
803
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
791
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
720
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.7
1643
|
Verified
8.3
5
|
Verified
7.2
1418
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
1237
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
1165
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
1016
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
900
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
890
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
916
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
638
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
640
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
896
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
597
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.5
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.0
64
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
7.5
64
Not enough data
Integration
8.0
915
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
868
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
794
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
6.9
22
Not enough data
7.2
22
Integrations
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
7.9
21
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
8.2
18
Not enough data
8.2
28
Lead Intelligence
8.3
321
Not enough data
8.2
325
Not enough data
8.4
339
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.4
361
Not enough data
8.0
327
Not enough data
8.2
337
Not enough data
Marketing Campaigns
8.4
315
Not enough data
8.1
300
Not enough data
8.0
298
Not enough data
8.1
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
342
Not enough data
Campaign Execution
8.2
321
Not enough data
8.1
311
Not enough data
8.1
301
Not enough data
9.0
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Account Data Management
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
7.6
29
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
AI and Automation
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
6.7
13
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.3
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Segmentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Targeting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Triggered Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.1
24
Not enough data
7.0
25
Not enough data
6.7
25
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
84
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
Customizations
7.7
82
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
7.6
48
Not enough data
7.9
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Calling
6.9
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
6.7
17
Not enough data
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Contacts
7.9
20
Not enough data
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
Insights
6.9
17
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
6.3
18
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
6.7
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
Analytics
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
Learning Management - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Enablement - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Account Intelligence
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Lead Intelligence
8.4
298
Not enough data
8.2
291
Not enough data
8.3
312
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.6
309
Not enough data
8.1
296
Not enough data
8.3
295
Not enough data
Marketing Campaigns
8.3
278
Not enough data
8.1
259
Not enough data
8.2
267
Not enough data
8.2
276
Not enough data
8.3
298
Not enough data
Data Availability - Marketing Account Intelligence
7.9
35
Not enough data
Data Accuracy - Marketing Account Intelligence
8.0
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Account-Based Analytics
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Lead Intelligence
8.2
258
Not enough data
8.1
262
Not enough data
8.1
274
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.4
284
Not enough data
8.0
257
Not enough data
8.1
264
Not enough data
Marketing Campaigns
8.2
237
Not enough data
8.0
211
Not enough data
8.0
232
Not enough data
8.0
231
Not enough data
8.1
263
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
107
|
Verified
8.0
10
8.6
117
8.1
12
8.1
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
93
|
Verified
8.0
5
Campaigns
8.3
103
8.6
7
8.2
103
|
Verified
9.5
13
8.3
101
Not enough data
8.1
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
98
|
Verified
9.0
5
Engagement
8.1
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
113
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.3
110
|
Verified
8.8
11
8.3
106
|
Verified
8.3
9
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe Marketo Engage and MessageGears Platform are categorized as Marketing Automation and Mobile Marketing
Unique Categories
Adobe Marketo Engage is categorized as Sales Enablement, Account-Based Analytics, Marketing Account Intelligence, Account Data Management, Outbound Call Tracking, Email Tracking, and Sales Engagement
MessageGears Platform is categorized as Reverse ETL, Customer Journey Mapping, Personalization, Personalization Engines, Customer Data Platform (CDP), and Transactional Email
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe Marketo Engage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MessageGears Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
25.9%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Marketing and Advertising
12.3%
Internet
5.8%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
39.2%
Computer Software
21.9%
Marketing and Advertising
10.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Entertainment
7.3%
Retail
5.2%
Other
46.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I gain experience with Marketo?
3 Comments
SM
Marketo has made quite a bit of content available on their website -...Read more
Is marketo a CRM?
3 Comments
WA
No, Marketo is not a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Marketo is primarily a marketing automation software platform. It is designed to help...Read more
How to improve Marketo reporting
2 Comments
TM
Improve what aspect of reporting. There are several dashboards and reports available. (https://docs.marketo.com/display/public/DOCS/Reporting) The...Read more
What makes MessageGears different?
1 Comment
Official Response from MessageGears Platform
MessageGears deploys a hybrid solution, which utilizes both on-premises and cloud components to maximize efficiency and data access. Simply put, it combines...Read more
Is MessageGears geared more towards small businesses or enterprises?
1 Comment
Official Response from MessageGears Platform
MessageGears is an ideal solution for data-savvy marketers looking to utilize more of what they know about their customers. On average, companies utilizing...Read more
Copy issue
1 Comment
EP
Hi Grace! Sorry for the late reply. Are you still experiencing this issue? If so, it might be best to reach out to support. Read more
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