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HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Percolate comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

HubSpot Marketing Hub
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (3rd)
Percolate
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Resource Management (10th), Content Marketing Software (5th), Social Media Management Solutions (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Marketing Applications solutions, they serve different purposes. HubSpot Marketing Hub is designed for Marketing Automation and holds a mindshare of 10.0%, up 9.1% compared to last year.
Percolate, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Resource Management, holds 6.9% mindshare, up 4.5% since last year.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HubSpot Marketing Hub10.0%
Salesforce Marketing Cloud12.3%
Marketo10.4%
Other67.3%
Marketing Automation
Marketing Resource Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Percolate6.9%
Aprimo13.8%
BrandMaker11.0%
Other68.3%
Marketing Resource Management
 

Featured Reviews

Xx Ee - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Content Marketing Strategist at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported marketing and sales alignment while leaving room for better customization options
I have recommendations for making it easier to customize. I used to work in a tech company, so it's very easy to do that in-house, and our team did that. It's not easy to customize for a regular user though. In the world of generative AI where it's easy for you to connect different tools, APIs, etc., HubSpot Marketing Hub still requires some customization. For example, if you want to make sure it's connected with a custom CRM or some other CRM, there is some fair bit of modification that's required. Some main differences in my experience between HubSpot Marketing Hub and Salesforce are that Salesforce is a bit un-user-friendly. I have to be fair, I haven't used Salesforce too much, but I think HubSpot Marketing Hub is much more user-friendly.
it_user712047 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager of Creative Media
​Instead of operating in silos and not knowing what other teammates are working on, we are able to collaborate and maximize our initiatives
Editorial calendar functionality for multiple platforms, including social media, email marketing, and web. Integrated asset management tool, with an editor, that has brand sticker and cropping/editing functionalities Instead of operating in silos and not knowing what other teammates are working…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Excellent."
"We are now able to manage and measure content (blogs, CTAs, and landing pages)."
"Marketing Hub does an incredible job of tracking and updating client records. The reporting has been enhanced, so you can do just about any type of reporting with it and export to Excel if necessary. They just came out with a considerable upgrade a few months ago, which really helped on the reporting side."
"The solution enables the customization of reports."
"It saves a lot of time."
"Very light solution with many types of marketing automation."
"The most valuable feature is probably automating the system. I can send mass emails to pretty much all my contacts or certain ones that meet the demographic requirements. I've used this one and one other CRM with an auto sales company. From my experience, just the ease of use and the user interface on HubSpot is phenomenal. It's really simple and easy to navigate the program. The functionality is phenomenal, and not just the Microsoft Office part but also with LinkedIn Sales Navigator. It's pretty nice."
"The biggest reason why I like this solution is the fact that it has so much functionality."
"Instead of operating in silos and not knowing what other teammates are working on, we are able to collaborate and maximize our initiatives."
 

Cons

"The upcoming tasks feature could be better. With HubSpot, whenever I put the contact information into Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook, it automatically inputs it into HubSpot. For example, it keeps telling me to contact my Solaris representative as an upcoming task. I've tried changing the contact in it to "not a lead," but it keeps sending me that notification."
"They're not the cheapest."
"I am not in a position to afford the CRM at this point."
"It can be disorienting when they put out a new release/beta test without informing us. It can be a bit disorienting to have to figure out how to access and adjust things in a new layout unexpectedly."
"It's not easy to customize for a regular user though. In the world of generative AI where it's easy for you to connect different tools, APIs, etc., HubSpot Marketing Hub still requires some customization."
"There are some issues with HubSpot Marketing Hub with receiving notifications. It was too difficult to understand, and it requires a lot of effort."
"Sometimes the product can be glitchy in the email marketing and landing page creation and I find myself having to refresh the page."
"The search and questions aren't as intuitive as I would expect from a platform like this."
"Analytics are set up in a confusing way that could be better streamlined for usability; certain functions for social sharing could be enhanced, such as integrating hashtag suggestions and tagging capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'd rate the solution's pricing in the middle range. I want more regular communication from our customer service manager to help us improve our use of HubSpot Marketing Hub."
"For our organization, HubSpot was pretty affordable compared to Google Analytics."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"The platform itself will typically cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 per year."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"The licensing costs are around $4,800 per month. Initially, there's an onboarding fee of around $10,000 or $5,000, but after that, it's just the licensing fee."
"Regarding pricing and licensing, I haven't directly handled it, but I assume Zoho might be cheaper. However, I would still prefer HubSpot due to its cleaner and more user-friendly interface."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
7%
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Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
The biggest thing HubSpot Marketing Hub needs to improve is to keep up with trends and continue innovating around AI to make their platform smarter and more effective. I would like to see HubSpot M...
What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?
My main use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub is primarily for our website and all of our demand generation. A specific example of how I use it for demand generation and our website is that we have us...
What advice do you have for others considering HubSpot Marketing Hub?
HubSpot Marketing Hub has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to execute more targeted campaigns, as the effort to launch these campaigns is minimal. With our resources, we create c...
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