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IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics vs Qualtrics XM Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Watson Customer Experie...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
13th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (3rd), Web Analytics (20th)
Qualtrics XM Platform
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Social CRM (5th), Survey Software (1st), Customer Feedback Management (1st), Product Management Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics is 2.0%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qualtrics XM Platform is 3.6%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qualtrics XM Platform3.6%
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics2.0%
Other94.4%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

MC
Techincal Pre-sales Specialist - Collaboration & Customer Engagement Solutions at GBM
Great granular DOM level with excellent analytics and reporting
There are three valuable areas: One of them is the granular DOM level where it captures behaviors on the application. Another is the analytics, because you don't need to provide it with a rule to identify the issues, it will analyze the usage of all the customers accessing that site and see if there are any abnormalities and it will identify unexpected changes in the pattern and that there is something wrong that needs to be checked out. That is extremely useful. Finally, the ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories. The reports enable you to re-target customers if they've had any problems.
JishnuG Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at ALA Consulting Group
Comprehensive feedback programs have transformed how we analyze customer and employee experiences
The main capabilities of Qualtrics XM Platform are writing complex surveys, which we do not have in other survey software. It is intuitive and easy to learn for training others, and we can highly customize everything from surveys to emails, along with effective dashboarding featuring AI functionalities. Integrations with Qualtrics XM Platform are highly customizable, providing out-of-box solutions such as Salesforce and methods to get data from multiple systems through various integrations, including file or API calls, allowing for effective analysis once survey responses are collected.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to create meaningful reports and dashboards to tell stories."
"You can let your imagination think about a use case and if it's related to customer behavior on the district channels, it can most probably be done."
"Its flexibility allows for easy adjustments to subscriptions, which contributes to user satisfaction"
"Its comprehensive features and ease of use make it a valuable tool for efficient data management and analysis, contributing significantly to our organization's operations."
"Workflows are very powerful. There are a lot of good things, but I feel workflows are the best."
"Text iQ is a great feature."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its simplicity and standardization. The consistent look and feel across surveys make it easy to use and provide a sense of simplicity. Once I've navigated through it for one survey, I feel confident I can efficiently handle the next hundred surveys. The intuitive interface contributes to the overall ease of use."
"AI-driven analytics in Qualtrics XM Platform is very useful for scenarios involving text analysis, as it automatically creates topics and categories, performs sentiment analysis, and provides summaries similar to Amazon reviews, making it widely accepted by clients for its meaningful insights."
"The most valuable feature of Qualtrics Customer XM is the survey, which is very user-friendly and designed as a drag-and-drop item."
"We can integrate data and run an algorithm."
 

Cons

"The technical side requires development skills during implementation. This could be simplified."
"An area that can be improved is on the technical side where you identify an event."
"The solution's integration with Salesforce should be improved."
"Sometimes, a lot of emails bounce back during email distribution."
"Certain limitations could be addressed in the product. For example, when implementing surveys for diverse product ranges or categories, the platform needs help to adjust questions based on user responses dynamically."
"The building performance of Qualtrics XM Platform for back-end builders can be improved, as it has been a bit slow."
"It is not easy to implement because it requires an implementation partner for about three to four months."
"Most of the improvements made constantly cause some friction in the platform."
"It needs to focus more on broader CX programs and customer experience."
"It is not easy to implement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions"
"The product is not cheap."
"Some clients felt that this product was expensive when the sales team tried to sell it to them."
"Pricing depends upon the different kinds of use cases."
"We need to pay a yearly licensing fee for Qualtrics Customer XM, which is expensive."
"The solution is fairly expensive, but it would be money well spent."
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Top Industries

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University
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

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Delighted by Qualtrics is more expensive than the competitor solutions. In my personal experience, even if I imagine that we have a partner running the solution on our behalf, internal resources wi...
What needs improvement with Delighted by Qualtrics?
The building performance of Qualtrics XM Platform for back-end builders can be improved, as it has been a bit slow. However, Qualtrics XM Platform has become faster at implementing community-reques...
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Our firm has partnered with Qualtrics XM Platform, delivering solutions to our clients. We use Qualtrics XM Platform for customer feedback collection, including relationship surveys and transaction...
 

Also Known As

IBM Coremetrics Digital Marketing Optimization aSuite, IBM Tealeaf, IBM Coremetrics Web Analytics
Delighted by Qualtrics, Qualtrics Customer XM, Qualtrics Core XM,
 

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Sample Customers

IMM, Whogohost Ltd., Stonyfield, Grupo WTW, Big Scary Cranium, Brockenhurst College, SiteMinis, RCI Banque Espana
Aetna, 1 800 Contacts, GE
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