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Amplitude vs mParticle comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Amplitude
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (2nd), Web Analytics (1st), Mobile Marketing and Advertising (3rd), User Activity Monitoring (4th), AI Data Analysis (8th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (10th)
mParticle
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Platforms (CDP) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Amplitude and mParticle aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Amplitude is designed for Customer Data Analysis and holds a mindshare of 13.0%, up 11.9% compared to last year.
mParticle, on the other hand, focuses on Customer Data Platforms (CDP), holds 3.5% mindshare, up 2.4% since last year.
Customer Data Analysis Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amplitude13.0%
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics10.8%
Glassbox10.0%
Other66.2%
Customer Data Analysis
Customer Data Platforms (CDP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
mParticle3.5%
Segment7.5%
Hightouch4.9%
Other84.1%
Customer Data Platforms (CDP)
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav Bhattacharjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
Empowers teams to build visualization-rich reports and make faster decisions using historical user behavior data
I think areas for Amplitude's improvement include data retention. The maximum data I have worked with, the clickstream data on Amplitude, is two years, whereas we rely on Tableau for historical data of at least two years. I am not sure whether it was my organization paying for lower retention or not, but having historical data would take away the reliance on Tableau. Secondly, reconciling clickstream data with Databricks or other AWS systems could help analysts spend less time verifying the accuracy of both sources, which would be really helpful. Lastly, a more focused approach on error logs is necessary. I have found that, at least with Intuit, we used Splunk more for error logs than Amplitude. Although Amplitude had the capability, developers seemed to prefer Splunk, so if that could be improved, it would be good.
Mayank Gambhir - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Customer Success at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
Unified user data has powered accurate journeys and reduces data firefighting for complex campaigns
Identity resolution plus the data governance together make the biggest difference for my clients. If I have to pick one, identity resolution, and immediately tie to it governance, then it makes the most sense. Why this matters the most in fintech is that fintech majorly deals with the log out, logged in journeys, phone number, email ID, customer ID, device ID, KYC, compliance, risk flags, cross-device usage for web and application. Without strong identity resolution, the same user would appear multiple times, and users would get wrong messages. Compliance risk increases, and life cycle journeys would break. This is a daily pain for them. Before mParticle, there wasn't much of a real impact. But after mParticle, we have one unified user profile with the correct life cycle stage for pre-KYC, KYC done, funded, and they are in the transacting mode right now. Reliable segmentation in MoEngage would be the third benefit. For us, there would be fewer daily escalations regarding the data. There is a steep learning curve for non-technical teams. The pain point here is that mParticle is very powerful but not a very marketer-friendly tool right now. Marketing teams would still rely heavily on the data teams and engineers for changing or explanations. Since clients sometimes feel that mParticle requires strong technical support, especially for marketing teams trying to understand data behavior, I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying that it's technical by design. Another point would be limited self-serve visibility for marketers again. The marketers would want easier previews of what data will reach MoEngage. I'm specifically talking in terms of integration with MoEngage because that is where I have put all my work for the past few years. Clients often want more self-serve visibility into the downstream data impact without needing to involve data teams. Documentation is actually very strong, and it's not very technical, which is what clients liked. It's very detailed and accurate documentation. It majorly has clear coverage of SDKs, event structures, and identity concepts. It's very reliable when the engineering teams use it. It's very thorough and technically solid. Where it could improve is that it's very dense, again technical, and it's hard for marketers and operations teams to consume. The biggest point would be that there are very few business context examples. Clients sometimes struggle because the documentation is very technical and could benefit from more business-oriented examples and use case-driven guides.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Having accessible data which can be easily customized and manipulated by even business stakeholders with less technical knowledge is one of the best things."
"Thanks to the Amplitude dashboard, we could access all the proper data, and regardless of which team or which part, all teams' decision-making became based on the data extracted by Amplitude, which contributed to a positive data-driven cultural movement."
"Amplitude has positively impacted my organization as it allows us to make decisions based on data and iterate faster."
"We can create charts and bar charts for visualization purposes and check real-time data with the solution."
"Amplitude impacts my organization positively as it serves as a central point that allows everyone within the organization to speak the same language of data."
"Other areas like cohort analysis, defining key events, and user properties were also well-suited for Amplitude. It is an easy tool to use."
"Amplitude has provided a return on investment, helping us improve campaign targeting and raising personalization accuracy by almost twenty-five percent, while saving us a lot of time since I can see the analysis as quickly as possible in the dashboard, resulting in significant time and money saved."
"Amplitude offers flexibility in real-time data analysis, allowing users to make immediate decisions."
"mParticle significantly reduces the data relation friction for both my clients and me; for clients, it ensures clean, unified, and compliant data reaches MoEngage, and for me, as a CSM for them, it reduces firefighting, makes campaign behavior more predictable, and allows me to focus more on strategy and outcomes rather than debugging all the problems for them."
"In summary, mParticle improved outcomes by making MoEngage campaigns more accurate, helped us trigger more reliably, and made teams faster and more confident by creating trust in the data."
"mParticle has had a very positive impact on my organization by centralizing event collection and enforcing data governance."
"mParticle is good, and we are pleased to have it on our side."
"mParticle provides an analytical tool that allows easy visibility into the proportion of the segment already on the platform."
"mParticle helps to target audiences accurately based on what we have triggered, and it is very useful for triggering audiences."
"mParticle improves trust in data across teams, and this stands out because once governance and identity are centralized, teams stop arguing about data inconsistencies and start acting on insights."
 

Cons

"There was a little bit of a problem with pricing since the price of Amplitude was really expensive, and although its features and functionality are powerful, making it worth it, it could be a huge obstacle for startups or those not making lots of money."
"Setting up reports in Amplitude was challenging for me as a newer user."
"We attempted to use their screen recording and session recording capabilities as a replacement for a previous vendor, and we found that the functionality they offered did not stack up to the previous vendor."
"Amplitude could be improved by being cheaper."
"I give it a nine because it is close to a perfect ten for me, but it is only useful in one layer of the project, not the other, which the tool is supposed to do."
"I choose nine because, lately, when I was using it, the more people wanted to improve, the more complex things got—not in a good way, but confusing."
"The visualization of the properties can also be enhanced. Basically, the visualization could be better, and the real-time analytics can be enhanced."
"I think areas for Amplitude's improvement include data retention. The maximum data I have worked with, the clickstream data on Amplitude, is two years, whereas we rely on Tableau for historical data of at least two years."
"mParticle can be improved in showing the event counts; currently, it only displays counts by hour, and I would find it beneficial to add a feature that indicates the exact minute the event is received."
"mParticle's biggest opportunity is improving time to value and business visibility for non-technical teams."
"There is a steep learning curve for non-technical teams."
"A faster time to value for new customers would be a good change for mParticle."
"I give it a five because in comparison to other tools I have deployed, mParticle seems less favorable due to its limitations."
"mParticle can be improved as it is somewhat complicated for non-technical users, though it is totally easy to use for technical users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is a little on the higher end, especially when considering scalability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
17%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amplitude?
Amplitude and all SaaS software nowadays need to improve their AI feature to keep up with competitors, and my experience with the demo showed it looks cool but needs enhancement.
What is your primary use case for Amplitude?
As a growth marketer, product analytics tools like Amplitude are a powerful weapon for marketers, allowing us to see all user funnels from acquisition to churn and retention. It was really easy to ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amplitude?
There are currently really good product analytics tools, and some are free, but if you want to analyze and see really proper data, especially as a CEO wanting to encounter the truth of your own dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for mParticle?
I do not have clarity on the costs of mParticle, but what I have heard from clients and colleagues is that it tends to be on the costly side.
What needs improvement with mParticle?
Other than the audience limit, there are several things to improve in mParticle. Connecting and ingesting data from different sources is not as friendly as other platforms. Testing capabilities als...
What is your primary use case for mParticle?
Most of my work involves Google Cloud, and I am also exploring other products like Braze, an engagement platform, and MoEngage, while also learning about Azure and AWS. However, I primarily work on...
 

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