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(747)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
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(552)4.3 out of 5
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Plivo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Plivo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Plivo meets the needs of their business better than SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Plivo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys) over Plivo.
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
522
8.3
403
Ease of Use
9.0
534
8.2
408
Ease of Setup
8.8
402
7.1
214
Ease of Admin
9.0
395
8.2
172
Quality of Support
8.5
477
8.4
397
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
386
8.5
173
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
488
8.9
376
Features by Category
Email Marketing
Not enough data
8.7
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
232
|
Verified
Online Marketing
Not enough data
7.0
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
158
Lead Management
Not enough data
7.9
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
144
|
Verified
Campaign Management
Not enough data
8.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
122
Not enough data
7.6
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
84
Social
Not enough data
7.3
93
Not enough data
7.5
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
104
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
109
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
103
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
6.5
29
Not enough data
6.1
28
Not enough data
6.4
30
Not enough data
6.4
29
Not enough data
6.6
29
Not enough data
6.7
29
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
117
|
Verified
Ticket and Case 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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
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
Authentication type
8.1
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Implementation
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.0
34
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.0
33
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.7
37
Other
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.7
34
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Administration
Not enough data
7.1
38
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.5
40
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
82
Not enough data
7.9
75
Not enough data
7.8
75
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
7.1
58
Not enough data
7.8
65
Integrations
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
7.7
58
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
55
Not enough data
7.9
54
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.4
73
Not enough data
8.0
55
Not enough data
8.4
70
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
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Diagnosis
Not enough data
6.9
61
Not enough data
7.3
66
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.4
65
Tracking
Not enough data
7.3
70
Not enough data
7.1
61
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
7.3
59
Reporting
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
7.6
80
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
7.6
77
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
Not enough data
6.7
18
Not enough data
7.0
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
6.3
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Content Management
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design & Development
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.2
10
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Platforms
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
Administration
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
10
Agentic AI - Location-Based Marketing Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Visitor Behavior
Not enough data
8.5
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
79
|
Verified
Templates
Not enough data
8.0
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
95
|
Verified
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
92
|
Verified
Multichannel
Not enough data
8.3
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
89
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
90
|
Verified
Agentic AI - E-Commerce Personalization
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.4
8
Campaigns
Not enough data
7.7
24
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.0
24
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.3
24
Optimization
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
7.4
23
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
6.5
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Segmentation
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Targeting
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.3
17
Triggered Content
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Personalized Content
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.6
17
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Text Messaging
6.7
5
8.3
23
7.3
5
7.4
18
7.0
5
8.5
24
5.7
5
7.7
17
Feature Not Available
8.0
20
4.7
5
7.1
18
6.3
5
8.3
23
6.3
5
7.9
19
SMS Platform
8.0
5
7.8
23
7.3
5
8.6
23
Feature Not Available
7.4
17
Feature Not Available
6.9
15
8.3
5
7.1
16
9.3
5
8.2
19
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
5.4
9
Not enough data
5.4
9
Not enough data
6.1
9
Feature Not Available
5.6
9
Feature Not Available
5.2
9
Not enough data
5.6
9
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.6
48
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.9
44
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
7.9
40
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Functionality
8.9
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
Support
8.7
330
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
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
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Responses
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
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Support Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Loyalty Experience
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.8
13
Loyalty Platform
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.8
18
Agentic AI - Loyalty Management
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
6.9
6
Customer Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Internal Use
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
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 Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Phone Verification
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
Additional Features - Phone Verification
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Phone Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp 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
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp 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
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Feature Not Available
8.0
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
68
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
38
Feature Not Available
8.1
54
Campaigns
Not enough data
7.9
42
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
32
Feature Not Available
9.1
64
Not enough data
8.8
62
Engagement
Feature Not Available
8.1
52
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
59
Feature Not Available
8.1
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
43
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
5.4
9
Feature Not Available
6.0
8
Feature Not Available
6.4
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.0
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
73
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
7.3
16
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
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
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Plivo and SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys) are categorized as SMS Marketing and Mobile Marketing
Unique Categories
Plivo is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Customer Service Automation, Conversational Support, WhatsApp Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Phone Verification, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Communications Management, Chatbots, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS), Live Chat, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, and RCS Business Messaging
SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys) is categorized as Marketing Automation, Personalization Engines, Push Notification, E-Commerce Personalization, Location-Based Marketing, Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), Email Deliverability, Customer Journey Analytics, Loyalty Management, Marketing Analytics, Transactional Email, and Digital Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Plivo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys)
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
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Telecommunications
5.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
53.9%
Retail
28.2%
Apparel & Fashion
10.5%
Consumer Goods
5.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Sporting Goods
3.9%
Other
47.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can you add emoji use to texting with Plivo ?
2 Comments
HD
Hi Raquel, We do support this feature and emojis can be added and sent through inbound and outbound SMS. We're putting together a quick how to for you and...Read more
Where can I see the pricing for all countries you support?
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Official Response from Plivo
You can see detailed pricing at https://www.plivo.com/pricing/Read more
Does anybody from Ethiopia use Plivo, if so do you have deliverability issues some times?
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HD
Hi there - I checked with our Plivo support team and the last known issue that was raised with us was in July and was due to a two week Internet blackout in...Read more
Can I add other templates if I don't want to use html?
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WY
Hola Pamela!
Gracias por tu pregunta.
Our Template Editor does let you design and create your own templates. As long as you have the VCE enabled, this is a...Read more
Why don't they have support for training in Spanish?
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Official Response from SAP Engagement Cloud (formerly SAP Emarsys)
Hello Mateo!
We appreciate your question. Although we indeed do not have the same availability of documentation in Spanish as for other languages, this is...Read more
how much turnvoer my company need before emarsys is worth.
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PD
Hi Timo, Thank you for your question. It is usually its 50-500m + annual turnover.Read more
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