HubSpot Marketing Hub vs SAP Marketing Cloud comparison

HubSpot and SAP are both solutions in the Marketing Automation category. HubSpot is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while SAP is ranked #7 with an average rating of 7.0. HubSpot holds a 9.4% mindshare in MA, compared to SAP’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of HubSpot users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

HubSpot Marketing Hub

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90% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between HubSpot Marketing Hub and SAP Marketing Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

HubSpot Marketing Hub

Ranking in Marketing Automation

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Marketing Cloud

Ranking in Marketing Automation

7th

Average Rating

7.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Marketing Resource Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of HubSpot Marketing Hub is 9.4%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Marketing Cloud is 5.9%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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ShomitMitra

Marketing Manager at Accscient

Offers, email automation, pre-scheduling, greatly enhances our efficiency and provides the granularity we need for in-depth analysis

The user interface could be made less complicated to enhance the end-user experience. It will create a difference. Another thing is integrations. I don't think all the integrations are covered. So, if there were more integrations it would help. However, a reduction in pricing could make it more competitive and justify its ROI better.

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Srini-Dhanaraj

Founder & CEO at imfine.club

Used for customer segmentation and campaign management but have slow email response

Deployment is not complex and takes six to eight weeks. You need to understand what exactly it entails. The customer is the client, the business that will use and benefit from the software. We need to understand their business processes, particularly how they want to build the customer profile. Once we understand that, we may need to integrate with various source systems where interactions occur. For example, a customer may purchase many products through Amazon, and the client may want to integrate data from these Amazon transactions to understand the customer's buying patterns. This is a typical e-commerce scenario, not limited to Amazon. So, you connect to a third-party system to extract data and capture it in the Marketing Cloud. You create a customer profile to analyze behavior, such as if a person buys expensive items when they get their salary or during promotional periods. Based on this profiling, you can push targeted marketing campaigns to customers, such as promotions during a long weekend or Easter holiday. Understanding the customer profile is crucial for effective marketing.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution enables the customization of reports."

"The product's initial setup phase was pretty easy."

"Their blog platform and form capabilities are very easy to use and integrate within our web site."

"Ease of editing and creating templates after initial development with the Design Manager."

"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 most valuable features are the reports, overall usability, and ease of use."

"The solution helps me to structure and track marketing and sales emails."

"Customer support is helpful and responsive."

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"Segmentation and campaigning are very important features."

Cons

"In terms of drawbacks, I've found that it lacks in-depth analytics and reporting features."

"HubSpot Marketing Hub’s user interface could be more accessible for a regular user to understand."

"While HubSpot Marketing Hub has shown increased functionality, there is still room for improvement, particularly in workflows."

"The way the staff uses the system sometimes leads to processes not being followed."

"An expensive solution."

"The search and questions aren't as intuitive as I would expect from a platform like this."

"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."

"They should integrate a bot, as it would be easier to get the status to the management team without logging into the CRM to get all the required details."

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"Email response could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"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."

"I believe an individual license costs $50 per month."

"We are on an annual license for this solution. There have many different versions to meet the needs of their customers, such as professional enterprise and basic versions. They charge for the particular feature or components which are available in the license you have."

"HubSpot Marketing Hub provided me with the startup package with 90% off, but it's still hundreds of dollars a month instead of thousands of dollars a month. There is an additional cost for training and onboarding which is hundreds of dollars. It is expensive and should be reduced."

"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

76%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Healthcare Company

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HubSpot Marketing Hub?

I find HubSpot Marketing Hub's user interface very intuitive and easy to navigate, which is something I really appreciate.

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What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?

HubSpot doesn't have the custom sync restriction for records flowing through Salesforce to HubSpot. Everything needs to be custom-coded on the Salesforce end and that can be challenging as changes ...

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What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?

I develop email cadences, mainly to nurture existing contacts that are already in our database. I use it more for existing contact nurturing than for outreach. I also use it a lot for reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Marketing Cloud?

SAP is expensive and depends on the number of users.

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What needs improvement with SAP Marketing Cloud?

Email response could be improved. SAP Marketing Cloud may be difficult to sell to a sports club. Sports fans can be numerous, often in the millions or even billions. If you want to reach them, this...

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What is your primary use case for SAP Marketing Cloud?

We use the solution for customer segmentation and campaign management. It allows us to capture customer information in a single system.

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Overview

HubSpot is an inbound marketing platform, integrating blogging, social media monitoring and publishing, contacts, SEO, email marketing, marketing automation, and analytics in one easy to use and powerful platform. HubSpot's customers worldwide leverage the company's software and services to transform their marketing from outbound (cold calls, email spam, trade shows, TV ads, etc) to inbound lead generation, enabling them to leverage remarkable content and an integrated experience to deliver leadS. Aimed at optimizing inbound marketing by helping promote useful and original content, HubSpot also offers free marketing advice on its blog. HubSpot's inbound marketing software gives organizations the tools necessary to run successful inbound marketing campaigns. Through HubSpot, companies can monitor social media, create optimized landing pages, control SEO campaigns, monitor email marketing, and curate their blog. Integrated on a single platform, companies can automate their inbound marketing efforts to close customers. Integrates with existing HubSpot accounts or individual business needs.

HubSpot

SAP Marketing empowers business to understand its customers and to engage with them intelligently. Build dynamic profiles of customers and use them to gain insights to adapt to both their needs and market trends. Deliver personalized experiences in real-time, increasing conversion rates and gaining loyalty. Gain real-time transparency into the performance of your marketing plans, giving you the agility to change track and seize new opportunities.

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Sample Customers

Emyth, CRS, ClearPivot, Stitch Live, SoldOut, Waterfall, SnapEngage, Duo

PT XL Axiata Tbk, Lenovo, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Sailing Team Germany, CHIO Aachen, Danone, Evoshield, Mohawk Industries, FC Bayern Munchen AG, D. SWAROVSKI KG, WeissBeerger, Groupe SAMSE, Cox Communications Inc.

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