Bronto vs Marketo
Written by Marcus Taylor - CEO
Updated 27/07/2023
5 minute read
Who is this software for?
Bronto is ideal for Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business
Pros
- Gather deep customer insights
- Highly targeted messages
- Extensive options for A/B testing
Screenshots
Pricing
Ratings
Features
Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM
Integrations
Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration
Alternatives
About Bronto
Bronto is a leading commerce marketing automation platform solution targeting mid-market and enterprise internet retailers. Bronto allows you to create a complete profile of you customer including their shopping and purchasing behavior, demographic data and order data. With these insights, you can craft the perfect message for you marketing campaign to resonate with your customers. Bronto analytics also automatically calculate the performance of your marketing campaigns allowing you to easily measure and optimize for the best ROI.
Who is this software for?
Marketo is a marketing automation software designed for businesses of all sizes. It provides tools for lead management, email marketing, social media, and analytics to help businesses increase revenue and improve customer engagement. Marketo is suitable for companies that want to streamline their marketing efforts, automate repetitive tasks, and gain insights on their target audience.
Pros
- Powerful attribution modelling
- Deep integration with Salesforce
Cons
- Users often report needing external support and consultants to manage
- Expensive pricing increases exponentially
- Poor landing page and form builder
Screenshots
Pricing
Ratings
Features
Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM
Integrations
Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration
Alternatives
About Marketo
Marketo was founded in 2006 by B2C marketing software executives who previously helped transform marketing at Epiphany. They started Marketo with a mission to change the way marketing and sales teams collaborate throughout the revenue cycle by realigning the impact of B2B marketing automation and sales effectiveness solutions on revenue growth. Marketo provides marketing and lead management software solutions that help marketing and sales teams to collaborate at every stage of a revenue cycle from the earliest stages of demand generation and lead management to the pursuit of revenue and customer loyalty. Privately held and around $100 million in venture funding from venture firms including InterWest, Storm Ventures and the Mayfield Fund. As of november 2012, Marketo counted over 2,000 customers and 22,000 user subscribers in B2B industries such as software technology, financial services, business services, healthcare and communications. Marquee customers include BT, Cisco, Dell Boomi, Jigsaw (part of Salesforce.com), Kelly Services, McKesson, PayPal, Rackspace, Sharp and Thomson Reuters.
Who is this software for?
ActiveCampaign is suitable for businesses of all sizes looking for a powerful, easy-to-use marketing automation platform that's reasonably priced.
Pros
- Easy to build powerful automated workflows
- Very affordable and no setup fees
- A/B testing automation sequences & campaigns
Cons
- Limited dashboard customization options
- The CRM isn't ideal for large sales teams or complex use cases.
Screenshots
Pricing
Ratings
Features
Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM
Integrations
Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration
Alternatives
About ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign is one of the most user friendly all-in-one marketing platforms for small to mid sized businesses. ActiveCampaign combines email marketing, marketing automation and sales CRM software in a simple to use visual platform to help businesses like yours acquire, retain and engage your customers. Ultimately helping you save time and grow your business. ActiveCampaign lets you easily create eye catching email campaigns to help you stay in touch with your contacts and customers. Their visual campaign builder lets you easily create automated marketing campaigns and send out targeted emails to your potential customers based on their personal interactions with your business and their integrated CRM lets you keep track of your leads and close more deals to grow your business.ActiveCampaign plays nice with others and integrates with over 700 apps and services. From accounting to CMS and analytics applications, all the way to services that are focused on sales, support and lead generation. Visit their website and try out their platform for free to find out if ActiveCampaign is the right solution to help grow your business.
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