--- description: Review of Salesforce Marketing Cloud Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Salesforce Marketing Cloud | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Personalization Software](/directory/4276/personalization/software) > [Salesforce Marketing Cloud](/software/22998/salesforce-socialcrm) # Salesforce Marketing Cloud Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/22998/salesforce-socialcrm Page: 1 / 22\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/22998/salesforce-socialcrm?page=2) > Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a marketing platform designed to help businesses personalize customer engagement across the entire lifecycle. The platform connects departments through data and insights, empowering marketing teams to build lasting customer relationships. Regardless of a company's size, industry, or existing technology, Salesforce Marketing Cloud can drive growth by unlocking data, enabling faster campaign creation and optimization, and facilitating omnichannel engagement. The platform's key features include unified customer profiles and analytics, AI-powered campaign creation and optimization, and a customer data platform that provides faster access to centralized customer data. Agentforce, the platform's AI assistant, helps marketers create impactful campaigns by surfacing insights, defining strategy, and generating content. Additionally, its marketing intelligence module offers a single view of marketing performance to optimize cross-channel campaigns. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a marketing platform that enables businesses of every size and industry to personalize customer touchpoints, deploy smarter campaigns, and activate data across the customer lifecycle. The platform's connected suite of tools empowers marketing teams to work together efficiently and drive meaningful customer relationships. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 529 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 529 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Salesforce - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2003 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$25.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Pricing Details**: Starter Suite Marketing $25 user/month Marketing Cloud Personalization $100,000 org/year billed annually Marketing Cloud Engagement $1,250 org/month Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) $1,250 per month Data Cloud for Marketing $108,000 org/year Marketing Cloud Intelligence $3,000 org/month Loyalty Management $20,000 org/month - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway and 14 more ## Features - A/B Testing - AI Copilot - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad Network Integration - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Analytics - Archiving & Retention - Asset Lifecycle Management - Audience Targeting - Audio File Management - Automated Publishing - Autoresponders - Behaviour Tracking - Behavioural Analytics - Brand Management ## Integrations (7 total) - Adobe Workfront - LinkedIn for Business - Meta for Business - Salesforce Sales Cloud - Shopify - Twitter/X - Vidyard ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Personalization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4276/personalization/software) ## Related Categories - [Personalization Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4276/personalization/software) - [Content Collaboration Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4442/content-collaboration/software) - [AI Marketing Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4615/ai-marketing-tools/software) - [CRM Software for Startups](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3235/startup/software) - [CRM Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4153/crm/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It gave me a comprehensive understanding of their habits, tastes, and contacts with my company, allowing me to make smarter choices and give superior service. In conclusion, if you're wanting to simplify your sales and marketing operations in a strong and user-friendly method, this CRM system is what you need. > > **Cons**: It is always frustrating how long it takes for an email activity to load in Journey Builder. Sometimes the platform will indicate that you have been idle even if you have been working on it continuously. > > Using Marketing Cloud, we can simply keep tabs on all of our social media profiles, Facebook updates, and email automation tools. Even if this platform is already a part of our website, it integrates with the services of other companies and applications with relative ease. Despite the fact that Marketing Cloud has an email solution, we continue to rely on Mailchimp to assist with channel management. ----- ### "10/10 finance users would recommend" — 5.0/5 > **Ashley** | *9 June 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a powerhouse for enterprise-level marketing orchestration, offering deep personalization, cross-channel automation, and real-time data activation. While the learning curve and cost may be steep, the ROI and strategic capability make it one of the most comprehensive marketing platforms on the market today. > > **Cons**: It’s an enterprise platform with a learning curve. Setup, data modeling, and integrations may require support from Salesforce partners or internal IT teams. Cost: Pricing is usage- and module-based, and can be high compared to competitors—especially for mid-sized businesses. > > We have loved using SFMC. If you're already in the Salesforce ecosystem, Marketing Cloud becomes incredibly powerful. It connects sales, service, and commerce data into one cohesive customer experience—reducing silos and improving targeting ----- ### "Pay for what you get well worth the price" — 4.0/5 > **Erik** | *19 September 2018* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: fully customized with our features and tweeks... The ability to connect with our five9 makes life easier as well > > **Cons**: can be a lag between menus/options however nothing big... No real big complaints on our end any issues are rep is there to meet our needs > > All in all the should be the industry standard ----- ### "Powerful Software For Marketing" — 4.0/5 > **Sumit** | *23 January 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Salesforce Marketing Cloud invites users to share their positive experiences, focusing on its features and benefits in managing marketing efforts, such as email campaigns and customer data analysis. > > **Cons**: 1- The focus is on negative feedback. 2- Users are asked to share specific disadvantages. 3- Feedback aims to improve user experience. 4- Solicitations for critique suggest ongoing product development. > > \- Ease of Use: Was the software easy to navigate? - Features: Did it offer useful tools for marketing, like email campaigns or analytics? - Support: How helpful was customer service? - Results: Did it improve your marketing efforts? ----- ### "A powerhouse for handling fashion campaigns at scale" — 4.0/5 > **Ilayda** | *28 April 2025* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: With Salesforce Marketing Cloud, we have a great amount of control over how we engage with our customers everything from personalized email journeys, to even SMS campaigns and social media ads. I especially love the robust segmentation tools we are able to customize promotions for our customers based on how they shop. > > **Cons**: It’s a solid platform, but it’s not easy to navigate. Automating and integrating it with our e-commerce system needed more help from IT and consultants, generating additional setup costs. > > It has enabled us to go beyond casual campaigns to truly personalized marketing, driving customer engagement and more than doubling our return rates on offers at our primary sales seasons. ----- Page: 1 / 22\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/22998/salesforce-socialcrm?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/22998/salesforce-socialcrm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data