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Proofpoint Social Media Protection and Compliance vs Salesforce Marketing Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Proofpoint Social Media Pro...
Ranking in Social Media Management Solutions
4th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Ranking in Social Media Management Solutions
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Social CRM (2nd), Marketing Automation (1st), Marketing Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Social Media Management Solutions category, the mindshare of Proofpoint Social Media Protection and Compliance is 3.3%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Marketing Cloud is 8.0%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Social Media Management Solutions Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Salesforce Marketing Cloud8.0%
Proofpoint Social Media Protection and Compliance3.3%
Other88.7%
Social Media Management Solutions
 

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GauravSingh2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Targeted email journeys have boosted campaign insight and now need better data access and support
I feel that Salesforce Marketing Cloud can be improved in how the data views are accessed; it would be better to have something more physical. With data extensions, you can view them directly, but for data views, it is very difficult as you can only send it out or load it into data extensions. Improvements can also be made in the connections to different external tools such as Azure or AWS.Customer support can be improved in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, as sometimes it is not clear what the issue is or how to approach solving it, and it also takes time to resolve issues.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise31
 

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What do you like most about Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
Datorama is part of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, which is quite a valuable feature that provides customer analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
I did not work on any pricing or implementation aspects but learned on my own when dealing with Revenue Cloud products.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
I would recommend that Salesforce Marketing Cloud improve on three-dimensional or 360-degree reporting, as I feel that is something missing. Salesforce Marketing Cloud is expensive; it can be more ...
 

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Sample Customers

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American Express, Financial Conduct Authority, KPN, Merck KGaA, Peterborough City Council, The Chapar, ADP, Financial Times, Stanley Black & Decker, SureFlap, Western Union, Philips