Skai vs. Sprinklr Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Skai
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Skai (formerly Kenshoo) is a cross-channel advertising solution for search marketing, social media and online advertising. The product aims to give advertisers and agencies the control and automation needed to make better investment decisions across search marketing and online advertising.
$10,000
Starting Price
Sprinklr Social
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Sprinklr Social’s platform empowers enterprise teams of all sizes to deliver a consistent brand experience across 35+ digital and social channels to drive engagement and revenue, with capabilities across publishing, engagement, listening, analytics, employee advocacy, influencer marketing and commerce. Content planning and scheduling using an editorial calendar, with a digital asset manager and the ability to publish across channels at AI…
$359
per month per seat
Pricing
SkaiSprinklr Social
Editions & Modules
Kenshoo
$10,000
Starting Price
Self-Serve SMM and Customer Service Solution
$359
per month per seat
Enterprise Custom Social Media Management Solution
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SkaiSprinklr Social
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
SkaiSprinklr Social
Considered Both Products
Skai
Chose Skai
I think Skai beats the competitors with its advanced bidding management system, this is a unique feature of them that if you implement properly, your accounts will surely benefit from this, especially if you have tons of data that the algo can learn from and optimize …
Chose Skai
I personally like Kenshoo better than Marin for a few reasons. When it comes to Ecomm Search, Kenshoo is far better in terms of available features, algorithmic bidding which is more focused on ROAS, and reporting especially for eCommerce. Marin is a good platform, especially …
Chose Skai
Google marketing suite - Good for Google but nothing else
Marin - Was very problematic and lacked easy of use & features
Chose Skai
We selected Kenshoo in 2017 due to its market presence and its notoriety. We learned about Kenshoo's integrations with internal data warehouses, and the bid management aspects were touted as first class. In practice, our unique marketing needs did not align with the limitations …
Chose Skai
Kenshoo's integration with sales and social platforms as well as search made it the only choice when it came to managing campaigns. Other interfaces may be simpler and quicker but Kenshoo's range of external integrations makes it more flexible for certain campaigns and the …
Chose Skai
I definitely prefer Marin for paid search only accounts. I select Kenshoo when my client also purchases Google shopping media, since their proprietary tools there are best in class.
Chose Skai
Some features of Kenshoo outshine other solutions we've evaluated. Kenshoo Infinity Suite is a great product for multi-channel management but overall is less favorable especially from a pricing perspective. We've transitioned several client accounts from Kenshoo to DoubleClick …
Chose Skai
An advantage that Nanigans has over Kenshoo is that their version of 'portfolios' didn't have any budget or flight length requirements and was extremely easy to use. They also offered 'affinity' segments. These are studies they would run on certain audiences that would result …
Chose Skai
Kenshoo is the best in class. With "time" being the most precious resource we have, Kenshoo allows us to get more done in the same amount of time as comparable products.
Chose Skai
I have not explored other platforms.
Chose Skai
While DoubleClick does not fully budget pace accounts I think it overall provides more accurate changes than Kenshoo. When our company selected Kenshoo we were told it would be able to manage hundreds of small accounts with small budgets. It is more designed for accounts that …
Chose Skai
Kenshoo Search offers keyword bid policies based off of sophisticated algorithms rather than simple bid rules. Also, the Kenshoo Desktop Editor allows for extremely easy bulk optimizations. Marin Software doesn't have bid algorithms or an easy-to-use desktop tool. These are …
Chose Skai
Very different tool that Hootsuite - which is a good tool for monitoring, but not for ad management. Kenshoo social was easily implemented since we use Kenshoo Search for paid program. When comparing tools, this one seemed to be the most robust and solved many issues we had - …
Chose Skai
Kenshoo is a more effective and user friendly platform than most competitors. Their tool is more expensive and like I said before, tailored to larger marketing budgets. They set them self apart with the ease of use, the Kenshoo editor, and cross channel functionality. However, …
Sprinklr Social
Chose Sprinklr Social
Infinitely better and more resourceful
Chose Sprinklr Social
The social insights from Sprinklr is a powerful tool, gives us an edge when it comes to understanding what is being said about the products and services we offer.
It also helps us understand the various conferences we participate globally.
The marketing module helps us boost our …
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr Social has the most amount of features and is always updating
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr appears to be priced between the 2 however, this is no support (apart from logging support tickets/issues) so it's not like for like.
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr Social provides exceptional customer support services and comprehensive training sessions, enabling us as users to fully maximize the capabilities of its tools. Also, the way Sprinklr Social can be adapted according to each client makes it one of the best social media …
Chose Sprinklr Social
Khoros Marketing, Khoros Care, Hootsuite and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio
Chose Sprinklr Social
Hootsuite, is good and has good content management analytics in it. Sprinklr has better organization features and content review management flows.
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr met our needs as well as seemed to be a better fit with our directions for the year.
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr is a lot more compatible across multiple platforms and reporting is significantly more streamlined. This helps prevent agent overlap and the ability to add approved responses within the tool saves time and revenue. The ability to create listening queues is very helpful …
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr Modern Sales & Engagement stacks up [well] against its competitors because it has all the features and functionality [a] team could expect from this application. And not just that, it has been updating the application and deploying the latest features frequently that
Chose Sprinklr Social
I have used Spark Central in the past, but when compared with Sprinklr [Modern Sales & Engagement], it should be more developed and match the expectations of the end users of the tool. I have seen Sprinklr doing a great job when compared to Spark Central as soon as my …
Chose Sprinklr Social
I personally have not engaged with other companies like Sprinklr.
Chose Sprinklr Social
We like the interface and the options to add additional modules to Sprinklr. We are happy with the product and will continue to use it. Out of all the social CMS options out there, it truly is best in class. If budget allows one day, we would love to layer on Social Listening.
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr is a far superior tool that has more breadth and more tools under a unified platform. The listening, reporting, account management, advertising, content management was a lot more developed than the other companies we vetted. I spent weeks talking with various companies …
Chose Sprinklr Social
I am only working on the system, I don't control the contract, but Sprinklr is a very good system that does the job well.
Chose Sprinklr Social
At the time, Sprinklr was cutting edge, plus Sprout gets pretty pricey the more accounts you need to update and doubly so, the more people you need to give access to.
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprout Social and Hootsuite are both MUCH more user-friendly. The Sprout reps have been amazing and help with everything!
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprout Social, Radian6, Brandwatch and Germin8 Social Listening
Chose Sprinklr Social
As I mentioned earlier, I enjoyed SproutSocial best, however, you are forced to use the publishing module if you want the paid module. I don't think the modern engagement module is bad, but it is not user-friendly and makes it difficult to engage with users. Plus, you can't …
Chose Sprinklr Social
Sprinklr has all the features and more integrated into one platform and with API access to all platforms and superior data visualization. Sprinklr is the best tool for enterprise-level clients.
Features
SkaiSprinklr Social
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Skai
7.1
Ratings
4% below category average
Sprinklr Social
-
Ratings
Data Transfer8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
DSP integration5.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Skai
6.1
Ratings
24% below category average
Sprinklr Social
-
Ratings
Ad campaign creation7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad deployment7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising4.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation4.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Sequence targeting6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Skai
7.3
Ratings
6% below category average
Sprinklr Social
-
Ratings
Ad dashboards7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad performance reports9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management5.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
9.5
Ratings
21% above category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
9.7
Ratings
20% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
10.0
Ratings
25% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
10.0
Ratings
17% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Skai
-
Ratings
Sprinklr Social
9.5
Ratings
17% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SkaiSprinklr Social
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
3.6
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.6
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SkaiSprinklr Social
Likelihood to Recommend
Kenshoo Search may not be appropriate if you don't spend much on search engine marketing. It also may not be appropriate if you don't care about tracking conversions and are only concerned with increasing awareness. Or, if you care about tracking conversions but don't expect to capture many, Kenshoo Search may not be necessary.
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Any large organization that is looking to have an effective social media presence and achieve outcomes through advertising would be benefited by using Sprinklr [Modern Sales & Engagement]. The system allows a streamlined way to see how your audience is responding to your posts and advertisements online. It would not be well suited for a company that is not engaged with a social media presence.
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Pros
  • Customized reporting. There are many features that users can't report out on in power editor. Kenshoo makes it incredibly easy to get everything you need for a raw data dump.
  • Automation. Whether it's automated rules, portfolios or refreshing CRM uploads, Kenshoo helps cut some of the manual tasks out of the process making me more efficient.
  • Staying up to date with Facebook product updates. I can appreciate that Kenshoo does an exceptional job and ensuring new capabilities in Facebook are ready for use in the Kenshoo platform as well.
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  • Customization - Through Sprinklr's rules and robust custom field creation, you really can create a lot of customization for every facet of your business.
  • Listening - Their Listening Engine and Explorer are fantastic ways to proactively find engagement-friendly conversations, in addition competitively research your brand.
  • Care - Using their case formatting, messages and customer contacts can be routed and assigned easily to available reps, and their bot builder can help to automate your contacts without sacrificing a personal touch.
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Cons
  • Syncing - I have had many issues where syncs would time out, or not show that changes were posted to Facebook.
  • Library - if there was a library for targeting settings that could be saved and easily accessed and input into new campaigns, that would be very helpful.
  • Updates - seemingly basic tools that a social management platform should have often taken a long time to be released.
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  • Overall, Sprinklr rewards users to do a lot of digging on their own to get to the more in-depth functionalities. For instance, the asset manager feature leads you to a dashboard with all the content you ever published but doesn't tell you what to do next or how to organize it
  • Sprinklr offers basic social listening features, but it is much more limited than other pure social listening players like Crimson Hexagon or Brandwatch. It is perfectly usable for a quick search but I wouldn't recommend it as your sole social listening platform
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Likelihood to Renew
It's great to have a product like Kenshoo Social. It has a lot of data and is a great tool to use. Honestly, I think we would have looked somewhere else if we didn't have some much data and time invested into the platform. We had used it across search and social, so we invested a lot of time to get it running smoothly. It is very expensive and we think we could have gone elsewhere to get the same results over time. Once they have your data and the system is running smoothly, it's very difficult to go elsewhere
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I really do feel that Sprinklr is the most complete enterprise social media program. It covers everything you would need to do to run a strategic social media program. On top of that, the success managers are really the best. Our success manager goes above and beyond for us and has been so helpful to us with setting up some very specific repots and profiles. Paul (our CSM) has been great about keeping us up to date on the latest features and functionality as well as helping us set up innovative dashboards as need
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Usability
Set-up like other marketing platforms. If you know Google Ads, you know Kenshoo
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The user interface, training via Sprinklr university and detailed articles on almost every topic in the knowledge portal make Sprinklr a complete package. This is also GDPR compliant, helping us stay good with the info security. The layout of the navigation is easy and anyone new to the tool won't be overwhelmed
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Reliability and Availability
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Our account partners at Sprinklr are not only responsive to out needs, both domestically and internationally, but have consistently approached us with ideas on how to improve our communication and collaboration in a proactive manner.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
Perfornace is not aan issue. The issues/bugs with this software are few and far between. And when one pops up the 24/7 support team is helpful, quick and informative.
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Support Rating
Very responsive and bring fast answers for problems
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Sprinklr Modern Engagement is great for workflow and approvals, especially between teams or in-house/agency relationships. It is not well suited for smaller businesses or companies that have one account per platform. It seems like the functions would be too robust for a small business to handle. If there was an SMB version that would have got a 10 from me.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
I don't recall our training in detail. I know we met in person a few times, and did some over-the-phone product walk-throughs. It may have been somewhat informal -- I don't recall having any takeaways to refer to.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
Through multiple webinars, easily accessible training documents, and ad-hoc sessions with my account manager I am never left in the dark when I have a question.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
The implementation personnel at Sprinklr are top-notch. They will work with you to make sure they setup Sprinklr in a way that best aligns with your structural needs
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Alternatives Considered
While DoubleClick does not fully budget pace accounts I think it overall provides more accurate changes than Kenshoo. When our company selected Kenshoo we were told it would be able to manage hundreds of small accounts with small budgets. It is more designed for accounts that would be spending minimally thousands of dollars a month. We had extreme issues with Kenshoo budget pacing and increasing our bids. Overall it did not meet our needs, and we will be switching vendors at end of contract
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Sprinklr Modern Sales & Engagement stacks up [well] against its competitors because it has all the features and functionality
[a] team could expect from this application. And not just that, it has been
updating the application and deploying the latest features frequently that
helps us a lot in our day-to-day operations. I am really happy with it.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
Always start simple with Sprinklr, e.g. one client. You can easily grow over time adding products/units/regions, etc
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Return on Investment
  • ROI is harder to track due to reporting/column & time frame default tech in my humble opinion but generally better results when compared to other products
  • Since the interface is difficult to navigate and paid search is a reactive medium, can produce barriers to change.
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  • Assisted with integrating global social media marketing departments together
  • Has resulted in some delayed customer support responses due to technical issues with Facebook integration
  • Lack of ability to message people on Instagram has led to poor community management on this platform.
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