Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization vs. Monetate

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Bloomreach is presented as an agentic platform for personalization. Powering autonomous search, conversational shopping, and autonomous marketing, Bloomreach personalizes the entire customer experience. From retail to financial services, hospitality to gaming, businesses can use Bloomreach to create experiences that drive growth and loyalty. Bloomreach states that they currently drive personalization for 1,400+…N/A
Monetate
Score 6.3 out of 10
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Monetate (formerly Kibo Personalization, powered by Monetate and Certona) is an ecommerce personalization software for consumer-facing brands. Monetate enables brands to create individualized experiences for site visitors, with the goal of improving engagement and business performance. Founded in 2008, Monetate services Adidas, Lufthansa, Office Depot, Reebok, Wolseley, and other companies.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsBloomreach pricing is quote-based. Bloomreach pricing is customized to the number of customers served, product catalog size, and the number of events executed – such as how many emails or SMS messages are sent.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization is doing a lot of great work with GenAI and ML Model development which is something very special in a CDP offering. It also does marketing automation and A/b testing which lot of vendors have their own instead of having all …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
I've selected Bloomreach cause it has Omnichannel orchestration and CDP in one.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
The combination of af Marketing Automation tool and a Customer Data Platform in one was a great reason for choosing Bloomreach instead of splitting these into separate systems.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Stand out topics:
- Ease of use
- Multi-market support
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach is robust product that benefits from steady investment and some good experience. It lacks some of the latest automations and has a cost structure that is hard to manage and monitor. It is not user friendly but does accomplish most of the tasks we want to complete …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Having used Bloomreach Composable Personalization Cloud for the last 3 years, I can confidently say that it is the most sophisticated platform in my experience. The unifying of customer data in the platform has been an immeasurable strength in our Marketing arsenal. The support …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is a great tool if you're in the B2C business and has a lot of different functionality to target a bigger database.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
From a functionality perspective, Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is on par or better than both alternatives at a much better price level.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
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Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
The ease of use of Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud and the scalability far exeeds that of Selligent. Selligent did have a number of things i did like such as a multilanguage dropdown which made it easy to switch between countries and lables. However teaching a new recruit …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
The editing options are less but this restriction makes sure u get the most reliable data sources for your campaigns. It is also faster to build flows and calculate audiences.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
The flexibility in Bloomreach can't be beaten by the other platforms. The customer service and the software
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach definitely has a lot more options and functionalities
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
At the time we changed the solution Bloomreach was much more far in the integration part and all other communication channels were added into the one scenerio builder using unique logic for filtering customers in order to segment them for particular campaigns.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach allows for a far more detailed analysis of customer data than the other platforms compared to. The other platforms do provide far more out-of-the-box than Bloomreach, but would not allow us to bring the analytics function of the business in-house as Bloomreach has.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is probably most unique in its lightweight yet robust architecture. Its scenarios, even ones relying on webhooks and complex logic, run really quickly as well as reliably. Compared to Salesforce Marketing cloud, it offers a more modular …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Airship is very new and limited in it's capabilites.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach is by far the most complex tool I have worked on, and offers a complete set in one place.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Compared to Adobe Campaign, Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is a much more modern tool more in line with the latest technologies. It does have a much narrower toolset though, but what limits it in one way allows it to concentrate and deliver very good results. Further to …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
It was not a decision by me, but more like from the management and team leads.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach is far superior than SFMC as that platform requires too much technical knowledge. Ometria is very good and I would say is quite similar to Bloomreach although I would say Ometria is a smaller company. DotDigital is also very powerful but not more so than Bloomreach. …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Bloomreach is a really easy to use platform compared to other CRM systems and allow faster integration to the other data sources. It allowed deduping services and the ammonization feature for data protection is really easy to set up which fields contain personal information and …
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
In my opinion, Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud is by far much better than other platform I've used before, the level of customisation you can do within the platform both from a marketing point of view but also from an analytics point of view is incredible.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Better in almost every aspect.
Only benchmark I'd consider are the calendar views and priority queue of Optimove.
Chose Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Studio
Monetate
Chose Monetate
It was what the company used before I started.
Chose Monetate
Easier to use, more flexible, and better vendor support
Chose Monetate
Not as advanced, and possibly not as bespoke in configuration. However as a designer these had a much more user friendly interface and easier to learn/master.
Chose Monetate
Increased options to run multi-variant tests in more complex scenarios allow more autonomy for merchandisers to set more complex recommendation strategies.
Chose Monetate
At the time of selection, it was the best tool to fit our business needs. The day-to-day users were able to create some experiences on their own and did not require much oversight. We also had developer support built into our contract along with internal developer support so …
Chose Monetate
The key differentiator at the time was that Monetate provided strategic resources that the other solutions did not around roadmap planning, development, and QA.
Chose Monetate
The platform evolves as the industry evolves which means it is able to grow with your brand. Upgrades are automatic which means you won't go through hard work in order to use the latest capabilities.
Chose Monetate
Certona offered better pricing, a stronger data-based experience and algorithm-derived solution, and a better account management experience (based on customer feedback). Although the interface/portal for some of the other competitors was a little more user-friendly, we …
Chose Monetate
Monetate is more flexible than Adobe with a much better UI for testing and targeting. It is more cost effective than Certona, and gets higher average order lift than MyBuys for product recommendations.
Chose Monetate
The feature set of Monetate was more robust than Optimizely and analytics were more reliable. Pricing and feature set were pretty close to Maximizer, but the interface in Monetate was more intuitive.
Chose Monetate
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This is my first time using a tool like this so I cannot compare however I don't see any need to try anything else. The team is helpful, the tool works and they resolve any concerns or issues when they do come up.
Chose Monetate
The simplicity, performance, reliability, cost and customer service of Monetate are all superior to Adobe in my opinion.
Chose Monetate
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Chose Monetate
Monetate's user interface is more user friendly.
Chose Monetate
We did look at some competitors and found that Monetate allowed use to build more of the actions ourselves. The builders that Monetate offer are very easy to follow and understand and you don't need to be an expert coder nor do you have to rely on the vendor to build all …
Chose Monetate
Flexibility in building campaigns, interface and support services.
Chose Monetate
Monetate is the first tool of its kind that I have used.
Chose Monetate
I haven't had a chance to use any other tool similar to Monetate
Chose Monetate
I've not used any alternatives and I don't think I would ever need to now.
Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Monetate
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WYSIWYG email editor8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
List management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
8.2
Ratings
5% above category average
Monetate
-
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Lead nurturing automation8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality management7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
8.0
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8% above category average
Monetate
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Calendaring8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
8.0
Ratings
6% above category average
Monetate
-
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Social sharing and campaigns7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Social profile integration8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
7.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Monetate
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Dashboards7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
8.0
Ratings
7% above category average
Monetate
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API7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizability7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Third-party software integrations8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
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5.5
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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8.2
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Usability
8.6
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6.4
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Availability
8.1
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10.0
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Performance
7.4
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10.0
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Support Rating
9.1
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8.0
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In-Person Training
8.4
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10.0
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Online Training
9.1
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Implementation Rating
7.2
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9.1
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Configurability
8.6
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Ease of integration
8.8
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Product Scalability
8.2
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
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5.8
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Vendor pre-sale
7.9
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Perfect for onboarding, retention, win-back, and VIP nurture campaigns where customer behavior and timing matter. Excellent when you need to react instantly to customer actions across channels.


Example: A shopper abandons their cart and immediately receives a push notification followed by an email with the exact items they left behind.
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Monetate is a fully functional space to generate multiple marketing campaigns for your company on the web, many of the functions found in this program are a contribution to manage your content correctly and give it the space you are looking for, we We recommend it one hundred percent. We feel very comfortable with everything we have been able to achieve thanks to this program.
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Pros
  • All in one. We have experience working with other CDP/Marketing suites and it is really difficult to connect their different modules. Bloomreach Engagement has been built to be a single product which makes everything easy to use
  • Fast and real-time. Other platforms struggle with getting real-time volumes or segmenting based on real-time events, that is not the case with Bloomreach Engagement
  • GCP partnership. Being deployed over GCP and having BigQuery as raw data export makes really easy to expand and connect with existing stacks
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  • Audience segmentation is relatively painless. They provide a robust way to granularly target visitors by device type, location, weather, demographics, etc.
  • Our CSM has been very engaged and detailed in supporting our partnership. She provides very prompt responses and clearly works hard to push the Kibo team when possible.
  • The User Interface to develop new actions is not terrible.
  • Supports Single Sign On, which is the preferred method of managing users at my organization.
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Cons
  • While Importing the offline data, sometimes the auto detection is failed to detect the csv file
  • While we import with wrong mapping, even after pressing escape before the import starts, its not cancelling the import. it start running. It would be great if it stops the import
  • it would be great if we receive email for successfully finished imports too
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  • The learning curve is a little steep, especially if you're unfamiliar with HTML/CSS. The tool is so powerful but can be overwhelming at first. The intro instructional videos/content is helpful but it doesn't cover everything. We needed to partner with an optimization company to better understand the tool and get started.
  • Setting up an experiment for the first time isn't simple when you're a marketer who is inexperienced with any sort of web development or even just HTML/CSS. While you can easily select the area you want to create a test with, you don't have a way to easily manipulate that section without the use of HTML/CSS.
  • The first optimization company Monetate recommended us to was horrible - it really was awful working with them. We had dedicated (paid for!) hours that got wasted after the company wasted our time in each meeting (when we did have one - they often needed to reschedule) and they barely knew what our company even did despite multiple meetings. Those hours, despite the awful experience, were never fulfilled, never reimbursed, never carried over to the new (and far better) company. This left a bad taste in my mouth. While I really like this product and it does everything we need, this awful experience and lack of ownership on their end was highly disappointing. We are moving forward though - and happy with our results.
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Likelihood to Renew
So far, Hippo is our ideal tool given its use of open standards which helps us to have a clear overview of what's coming next in the future Hippo releases. We are very confident in the future-readiness of the product
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I had never worked within a company that had a tool like this. It made my life as a designer and a creative manager much easier with it's easy to use interface and limitless possibilities in terms of creative. I would highly recommend taking Monetate for a test drive, you will not be disappointed.
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Usability
In my time working with Bloomreach Commerce Experience Cloud, I always liked to work with it. It is crucial that you get support from experts from the beginning to show you how to work with the vast amount of options and activities to choose from. The learning curve is also well-rounded because of its user-friendly interface and highly skilled customer support.
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Part of what I love about Monetate is how intuitive the tool is. Very very easy to use - based on the basics - Who/What/When/Where concept. Anyone can jump right in and start using the tool. And very easy to copy campaigns and tweak to continue to build experiences. We recently added Monetate on mobile and similar experience - easy to jump back and forth between platforms. Also love the analytics dashboard...easily quantifiable and easy to get tidbits that are digestible for others not as familiar with tool.
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Reliability and Availability
It has always been available with great response times. Honestly in almost 5 years there was like one outage and I have to admit that it was solved so quick that I don't even know if it's fair to even call it that. Bloomreach is extremely reliable, can't fault it.
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Performance
ten out of ten, Bloomreach has revolutionised our marketing capabilities. It has allowed us to get real time data insights from our customers, and then put these into action. Previously it would be a very time consuming and slow process for us to get any sort of campaign out but not anymore, this has lead to increased conversions and revenue
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Support Rating
I have given this rating as i feel the team is very responsive and helpful whenever issues arise. Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization provides clear guidance and practical solutions which make it easier to get campaigns live quickly. They also share the best practices and recommendations that help us make the most of the platform.
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Monetate support team meets with use weekly, answers emails daily and promptly. They are proactive about getting answers for us when we need it and offering suggestions based on observations they have or learnings they want to share from other partners. Monetate's support is top notch.
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In-Person Training
The Training was awesome
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Online Training
very informative and patient
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Implementation Rating
All the deployments were done on time
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Monetate installs easily and sets up personalization with just a few clicks. We never used the recommendation engine but the multivariant testing was great.
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Alternatives Considered
Having used Bloomreach Composable Personalization Cloud for the last 3 years, I can confidently say that it is the most sophisticated platform in my experience. The unifying of customer data in the platform has been an immeasurable strength in our Marketing arsenal. The support received from the Bloomreach Composable Personalization Cloud support team is also superior to that of any platform I have used previously, often receiving replies and advice within one hour of messaging.
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At the time of selection, it was the best tool to fit our business needs. The day-to-day users were able to create some experiences on their own and did not require much oversight. We also had developer support built into our contract along with internal developer support so most experiences were achievable. We believed it was as good and in some ways better than the other comparable tools on the market.
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Scalability
there is an option of multiple projects per organisation, customers and assets can be copied across. Multiple sites can be managed in one project, different activities organized under initiatives. Splitting work into sensible units is therefore well possible. The billing is based on number of tracked and number of stored events, no package-based deals. It should therefore be well scalable from a small e-store to a large corporation.
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Return on Investment
  • Emails, banners, and weblayers brought us an increase in conversion and additional profit.
  • From a marketers perspective, it allows us to reach far and wide and see how well a campaign is doing in real-time.
  • Knowing the customer allows improved communication and personalize our recommendations.
  • Bloomreach Engagement has created revenue uplift with acquisition and conversion.
  • The most effective tool out there when ROI is in question.
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  • We've had great results with our tests! We've seen a solid ROI on most, and we've been able to identify areas we shouldn't be investing resources into.
  • Our teams have really pulled together to come up with ideas and test them. Putting a monetary amount on new features has helped the company understand the value of web dev, CX/UX, and marketing campaigns.
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ScreenShots

Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization Screenshots

Screenshot of funnels that simplify targeting.Screenshot of retention-based insights about impact of changes in a product and the impact of major marketing campaigns.Screenshot of web layers with A/B testingScreenshot of the drag and drop campaign editorScreenshot of the WYSIWYG Email editor & Fully customisable Email templatesScreenshot of the CRM with 360° customer behaviour history