Compare Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud) and Optimizely Web Experimentation
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,250.00 Per Month
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Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud)
Star Rating
(4,460)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,250.00 Per Month
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Optimizely Web Experimentation
Star Rating
(411)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Summary
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AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Salesforce Marketing Cloud excels in multi-channel campaign management, with users praising its ability to create coordinated activities across email and social platforms. This makes it a strong choice for businesses looking to enhance their marketing strategies through deep segmentation and personalization.
- Users say that Optimizely Web Experimentation stands out for its user-friendly interface and ease of setup, making it accessible even for those without technical expertise. Reviewers appreciate how quickly they can implement tests and gather real data, which helps them move away from assumptions in their marketing efforts.
- According to verified reviews, Salesforce Marketing Cloud has a significant edge in customer support, with users highlighting the quality of assistance they receive. This support is crucial for businesses that require guidance in navigating complex marketing campaigns.
- Reviewers mention that while Optimizely Web Experimentation offers flexibility for developers to implement experiments directly in code, it may not provide the same depth of personalization capabilities as Salesforce Marketing Cloud, which is noted for its robust CRM-driven features.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Salesforce Marketing Cloud's strength in A/B testing is notable, with users reporting high satisfaction in its testing capabilities. This feature is essential for businesses aiming to optimize their marketing strategies based on data-driven insights.
- Users report that while both platforms cater to the mid-market segment, Optimizely Web Experimentation's ease of use and quick implementation process make it a compelling option for teams looking to start testing without extensive setup time, although it may lack some of the advanced features offered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud)
Pro
Starting at $1,250.00
Per Month
Personalized marketing automation with email solutions
- Email Marketing
- Content Creation
- Integration with Salesforce Sales Cloud
Optimizely Web Experimentation
Enterprise
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.2
3,291
8.4
296
Ease of Use
7.6
3,468
8.1
309
Ease of Setup
7.3
1,957
8.0
155
Ease of Admin
7.8
1,714
8.2
123
Quality of Support
7.7
3,105
8.0
252
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
1,680
7.9
118
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
3,179
7.8
271
Features by Category
Email Marketing
7.9
1176
Not enough data
8.4
1173
Not enough data
8.1
1152
Not enough data
8.2
1073
Not enough data
Online Marketing
7.4
1065
Not enough data
7.4
892
Not enough data
7.5
843
Not enough data
7.2
918
Not enough data
7.3
854
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.0
1034
Not enough data
7.6
995
Not enough data
8.0
1046
Not enough data
7.9
1025
Not enough data
8.1
1026
Not enough data
7.8
966
Not enough data
7.9
923
Not enough data
8.3
1038
Not enough data
Campaign Management
7.6
877
Not enough data
7.6
771
Not enough data
7.1
669
Not enough data
6.7
201
Not enough data
Social
6.3
376
Not enough data
6.6
566
Not enough data
6.9
216
Not enough data
7.0
203
Not enough data
6.9
177
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.4
1071
Not enough data
6.9
892
Not enough data
6.5
771
Not enough data
6.5
717
Not enough data
6.5
703
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
636
Not enough data
7.8
198
Not enough data
8.0
680
Not enough data
7.4
169
Not enough data
7.4
130
Not enough data
8.0
670
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Integration
8.0
668
Not enough data
7.7
537
Not enough data
7.4
499
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
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
Customers
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 - Conversational Marketing
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
Lead Generation
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
Visitor Behavior
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
22
|
Verified
Templates
Not enough data
7.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
24
|
Verified
Personalization
Not enough data
7.6
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Multichannel
Not enough data
8.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
25
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
23
|
Verified
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Campaigns
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
Analytics
9.2
28
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
Optimization
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Segmentation
9.0
38
8.8
21
8.5
40
8.1
14
Targeting
9.2
41
7.6
21
9.0
40
7.8
20
Triggered Content
8.5
26
7.8
16
8.2
21
Feature Not Available
8.9
32
7.4
13
Personalized Content
8.7
31
8.0
15
8.9
24
8.1
16
8.9
39
8.7
18
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
Text Messaging
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
SMS Platform
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
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
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
6
Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
8.4
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
7.9
12
Not enough data
Attribution Modeling
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.9
29
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Attribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Reporting
7.8
41
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.6
40
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.9
42
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.7
49
Not enough data
7.4
45
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
7.9
44
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.5
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.0
23
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Page Customization
7.6
46
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
7.8
47
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
Page Optimization
8.0
42
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
7.4
36
Not enough data
Integrations
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Monitoring
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.8
45
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
7.5
44
Not enough data
7.8
46
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
Analytics
7.7
45
Not enough data
7.5
48
Not enough data
Customization
7.7
48
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
Loyalty Experience
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Loyalty Platform
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Loyalty Management
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Computing
8.7
5
7.9
67
8.3
5
6.4
61
7.9
7
7.0
73
Experimental Design
8.3
5
8.4
70
8.7
5
8.7
69
7.7
5
8.7
69
Analytics
7.7
5
8.2
69
8.7
5
5.8
62
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
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 - 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
Marketing Distribution
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
Campaign Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.7
46
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Campaigns
8.7
44
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
9.4
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Engagement
8.4
42
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.0
92
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
7.5
76
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.6
100
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.4
102
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud) and Optimizely Web Experimentation are categorized as A/B Testing, Personalization, and Personalization Engines
Unique Categories
Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud) is categorized as Mobile Marketing, SMS Marketing, Push Notification, Customer Journey Mapping, Attribution, Conversational Marketing, Customer Journey Analytics, Landing Page Builders, Lead Capture, Loyalty Management, Marketing Analytics, and Marketing Automation
Optimizely Web Experimentation is categorized as Feature Management, E-Commerce Personalization, Customer Data Platform (CDP), and Configuration Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Agentforce Marketing (formerly Salesforce Marketing Cloud)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Optimizely Web Experimentation
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
13.5%
Marketing and Advertising
12.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Financial Services
4.6%
Internet
3.5%
Other
55.4%
Computer Software
11.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.3%
Financial Services
9.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.1%
Retail
8.1%
Other
54.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
I'm stuck on setting up automated email campaigns in Salesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement. Any tips?
3 Comments
LC
Hello,
The process of automating email campaigns is as follows: determine campaign goals and communication purpose.
Then create a DE (Data Extension) to...Read more
What are some ways that I can use A/B testing?
1 Comment
Official Response from Optimizely Web Experimentation
The following is a list of ideas to get you started with testing. A/B testing best practices for what to test can vary by industry, so the ideas are broken...Read more
How does A/B Testing work?
1 Comment
Official Response from Optimizely Web Experimentation
In an A/B test, you take a webpage or app screen and modify it to create a second version of the same page. This change can be as simple as a single headline...Read more
Optimizely Web Experimentation has no more discussions with answers
