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Pratik Dhamdhere - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Application Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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Simplifies tracking and reporting of website data, and extension allows for easy manipulation of tags and site tracking
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a nice tool, and the data from Tealium is more appropriate compared to other tag management tools."
  • "Tealium lags is in the tag templates."

What is our primary use case?

We have an insurance broking website where I've deployed Tealium with the basic JavaScript Tealium base code for tracking. 

We track funnel stages, e-commerce stages, and even Shopify through Tealium. There are multiple implementations in one profile. 

For example, I recently completed a project tracking a user journey from Form A to Form D. These forms had multiple options for retirement personals, with multiple accounts that needed to be tracked.

How has it helped my organization?

It streamlines my marketing efforts. I'm able to produce reports for stakeholders who want to see the appropriate data for their website. It has made out-of-the-box enhancements. 

For example, I was able to track outbound clicks, showcasing how many users go to other domains from our website. The stakeholders were very happy with this implementation.

Moreover, Tealium helped me comply with data privacy laws. If I try to fetch any personal information, Tealium doesn't allow me to capture personal information. The JavaScript library it uses hashes the values automatically. According to the country we work for, Tealium is a better tool for hashing and maintaining privacy.

What is most valuable?

Tealium is the best tool I've worked with. I especially like the extension, which allows me to manipulate tags or site tracking as needed. 

I can select CSS or jQuery selectors using the debugging tool within the tool itself. It's a nice tool, and the data from Tealium is more appropriate compared to other tag management tools.

What needs improvement?

There is much room for improvement. From an implementation perspective, if I could easily grab the value from the website and implement it directly without coding, that would be ideal. I know some coding is necessary, but I recommend Google Tag Manager as a tag management tool because almost 80% of scenarios are already implemented in it, unlike Tealium, which requires a lot of manual work. 

However, from a career path perspective, Tealium is a great tool to work on due to the templates and methodologies available. 

Another area where Tealium lags is in the tag templates. We often have to use generic templates instead of market templates because the available market templates sometimes fail to render on certain sites or agencies.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have over 13+ years of experience, with more than 10 years specifically in Tealium, Google Tag Manager, and Adobe Analytics.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. Initially, we had issues when Tealium was new to us.

Now, there are no such issues since Tealium has drastically upgraded. However, debugging after implementation takes a lot of time. It is frustrating for us. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten. There were some integration issues while integrating third-party cookie consent tools like Osano or OneTrust. We had trouble deploying cookie sessions through Tealium, but it was resolved on the back end by our team.

In my organization, five core subsidiaries use Tealium.

How are customer service and support?

There is room for improvement because of the response time. It could be faster. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The complexity of the setup depends on different factors. For those with experience working with Tealium, it's easy. I've worked with Tealium for multiple products, sites, and advertisers, so it's easy for me. 

But for a new user with six to eight months of experience, it's a little tough to grasp. I also have developers who don't understand how to use the tool and pass data to the analytics platform.

So, some experience is needed to set it up. 

It is deployed directly onto the web pages.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's not as expensive as Adobe Tag Manager, yet it's not cheap either. Because Google Tag Manager is free for some reason. 

So, the pricing is cheaper than Adobe. It is fine. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend it to other, we have recommended it to other clients, and they have opted to use it. 

I would recommend to other users that Tealium provides accurate data tracking, comparable to highly paid tools like Adobe Target. The tracking we get from Tealium is commendable.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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HARMEET-SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Delivery Manager at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Provides baseline creation of the tags which saves time effort
Pros and Cons
  • "The baseline creation of the tags is one of the tool's features that I like."
  • "The solution’s user interface could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I have used the solution to integrate ad pictures and tags on different websites where ad campaigns are run. If an organization is launching a new product and wants it to reach its target audience via digital advertisement, we create a campaign for them using Tealium Customer Data Hub. I used the solution in one of the organizations for the tag management and advertisement process.

What is most valuable?

The baseline creation of the tags is one of the tool's features that I like. We can reuse the same baseline for their upcoming extensions, which saves time and effort.

What needs improvement?

The solution’s user interface could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tealium Customer Data Hub for six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven’t faced any issues with the solution’s stability.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution has good scalability. However, if the number of entries is increased, the portal becomes a bit slow in some cases. In my current organization, nearly 10 to 15 people are using the solution.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten for scalability.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

What about the implementation team?

The solution's deployment time depends on the platform. It merely takes one to two minutes on the dev platform. If we move up to crowd or UAT, sometimes it takes nearly five to ten minutes.

What other advice do I have?

If a particular event is created, it depends on how far it has reached the particular person and how many times they have used it. Based on the analytical report, we can further say that this is the particular count on how things are working.

Anyone can use the solution, but some training is needed. Understanding the solution would be much easier for a person with an understanding of coding languages like JavaScript and TypeScript. As we are integrating things on different platforms, a conditional-based operator is used. In some cases, coding languages like JavaScript or TypeScript are used.

I would recommend the solution to people working on the same skill sets or goals that I am using. Tealium Customer Data Hub is a simple tool that takes less time and minimizes the time frame of a person working on it.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Vamsi Krapa - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Is super easy for anyone to learn its functionalities
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is super easy for anyone to learn."
  • "It would be good if the tool had a console inside it to help meet complex requirements."

What is our primary use case?

My company is into CDP tools. Based on user behavior, my company chooses the next best action that needs to be done. All the data my company has, even before we had Adobe or some other different systems, needs to be tracked to know the behavior of users, which is why all the data will be dumped into Tealium. Based on the user requirement, we do what's best for marketing.

What is most valuable?

Tealium Customer Data Hub comes with many features. My company also has a tag management system on the client side, and we have data enrichment and everything on the server side. On the server side, we can have different data sources, which will come from any source. We also have multiple customizable connectors. There are no restrictions on where my data can be sent. I can send it to any platform as long as I have an API key with it. The freedom to play around with the data is the key.

What needs improvement?

Everything in Tealium is pre-built, and it is customizable to play around with the data. The data that I get has little room to be enriched or modified. A little bit of coding would be helpful, especially where there is an option not available for me to do something with the data, and it may be as small as adding two numbers. If Tealium provides a console where I can make changes in data with a little bit of Java or Python codes, that will be helpful.

There is a part in Tealium called functions. I need to send the data to function, send it to an external platform, and then bring back the data. It would be good if the tool had a console inside it to help meet complex requirements.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tealium Customer Data Hub for four years. My company has a partnership with the tool.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not seen many issues in terms of stability in the product. The product is like a copy-paste tool when we use it. We use the copy-paste part for moving the build from test to prod or from prod to test, during which I have observed some breakages. It is working on Google Chrome, and it has nothing to do with what I have in my system. It is accessible from any device. I just need my single sign-on logins, and I am good to go.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Over 100 people in my company use Tealium.

How are customer service and support?

I connected with Tealium's support team a few times, and they were super helpful.

How was the initial setup?

There are some other people in my company who are involved with the installation process of the product, but there is nothing much in it since it is a cloud-based product that we are using through Google Chrome. The admin team takes care of the access, and I am just a developer.

The solution is deployed on the cloud. I use the tool on Google Chrome.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

In Tealium, there is something called events, and the pricing is dependent on the event. You will be charged only if you have active data flowing it in and out.

We try to do the development that my company does with minimal events. That is what our company asks us to do so that we can reap the benefits of price. I can say the tool is not too costly. We chose the tool because it offers security. Over Salesforce's CDP solution and Adobe's CDP product, we chose Tealium's CDP tool because we use multiple things, and not everything comes from a single provider, making Tealium's cost less compared to other tools. Tealium comes with tag management.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

My company chose Tealium Customer Data Hub because it has guidelines intended to offer more data privacy. My company is in a sector where our user data is very important, so it should be very secure. The product comes with some security tools.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the tool to others, especially if they are into personalized marketing automation area.

The product is super easy for anyone to learn.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Senior CDP Specialist at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees
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A user-friendly single approach solution with AudienceStream CDP feature for collecting and managing data to make it available to every customer touchpoint and marketing technology vendor
Pros and Cons
  • "The feature I like the most in Tealium Customer Data Hub is AudienceStream CDP. It's the main product with many features, allowing us to build complex and straightforward use cases directly. Tealium Customer Data Hub is an easy tool to use. The client and server sides are user-friendly, especially the server side, including Tealium CDP, EventStream, and AudienceStream. Marketers without technical knowledge can quickly build use cases in audiences and connect them to vendor channels. No technical knowledge is required for these users. The platform offers easy integration and implementation. While technical aspects exist for building more complex use cases, a marketer can directly develop and implement use cases quicklyin the platform."
  • "Some areas need attention in terms of improvements for the Tealium Customer Data Hub. For example, audience sizing could be improved because it can only process up to one lakh users per day when trying to get a historical audience. Improvements are also needed in areas like dashboarding. Although they have introduced new features like Audience Insights, there's still room for enhancement."

What is our primary use case?

We use Tealium Customer Data Hub for various use cases, depending on the market and different brands. For example, I work with hospitality, e-commerce, and other brands like Customer. It covers all the brands in the market. We use it for primary use cases like cart abandonment or browser abandonment, churn prediction, customer retention, purchase behaviour, and video engagement.

What is most valuable?

The feature I like the most in Tealium Customer Data Hub is AudienceStream CDP. It's the main product with many features, allowing us to build complex and straightforward use cases directly. Tealium Customer Data Hub is an easy tool to use. The client and server sides are user-friendly, especially the server side, including Tealium CDP, EventStream, and AudienceStream. Marketers without technical knowledge can quickly build use cases in audiences and connect them to vendor channels. No technical knowledge is required for these users. The platform offers easy integration and implementation. While technical aspects exist for building more complex use cases, a marketer can directly develop and implement use cases quicklyin the platform.

What needs improvement?

Some areas need attention in terms of improvements for the Tealium Customer Data Hub. For example, audience sizing could be improved because it can only process up to one lakh users per day when trying to get a historical audience. Improvements are also needed in areas like dashboarding. Although they have introduced new features like Audience Insights, there's still room for enhancement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tealium Customer Data Hub for the past four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't had any issues with stability, like bugs or breakdowns. If anything happens, Tealium will have a backup and recover it suitably. Problems sometimes occur, but they are fixed within a few hours.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Regarding scalability, Tealium Customer Data Hub is more suitable for big companies rather than mid-range or low-range companies due to its pricing and capabilities. It's best for more prominent brands.

How are customer service and support?

Regarding support, the Tealium Customer Data Hub team is responsive. Whenever I have any questions or need clarification, I can contact support, and they provide the resolution. Recently, they introduced three tiers of support: Basic, Enhanced, and Premium.

Previously, the Basic tier covered all support tickets, but now, more detailed assistance is included inthe Enhanced version. Essential support now only helps with activation, user, and platform access. For more in-depth help with implementation or troubleshooting, you need Enhanced support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I started using Tealium Customer Data Hub from the beginning of my journey with CDPs, around 2019, so I haven't used any other similar tools before.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Tealium Customer Data Hub can be straightforward or complex, depending on the website or brand and its number of sources. For example, one website with fifty pages will be brief, and users can start with creating a data layer and data collection process, getting it started within one or two months. However, if many use cases orintegrations with other platforms are required, the timelines will be longer and more complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Tealium's pricing can be expensive compared to others, but it's worth the investment due to its extensive features and capabilities.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Tealium to others looking for a CDP. It offers significant benefits over competing products, particularly regarding flexibility and integration capabilities. I advise anyone considering Tealium to go for TLCDP if they need to build various use cases quickly without starting from scratch. It's very user-friendly and allows for seamless integration across different data sources. I would rate Tealium Customer Data Hub an eight out of ten.

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DEEPAK SINGH THAKUR - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Indegene
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Top 5Leaderboard
Builds campaigns and can create segments and users
Pros and Cons
  • "We can create our segments and users in a field. Creating segments in Tealium using AudienceStream is easier than using any other filter."

    What is our primary use case?

    At Tealium, we handle client requirements by building campaigns. My primary responsibility is configuration and development, including managing audience names. My tasks include configuring, unit testing, and sometimes functional testing, as well as performing some production and go-live activities.

    What is most valuable?

    We can create our segments and users in a field. Creating segments in Tealium using AudienceStream is easier than using any other filter.

    What needs improvement?

    I started working with Tealium from scratch. It involved a lot of research and development. We had to learn and then apply our knowledge. Initially, I faced many challenges because the tool was new.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Tealium for two and a half years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    There were no issues with scalability.

    I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten.

    How are customer service and support?

    The technical support team at Tealium is very useful. If we have any issues and raise a ticket, they resolve them within two to three hours. For really critical issues, it may take up to one day, but it usually takes two to three hours. 

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    The deployment of Tealium was a bit difficult because I had to learn the technology from scratch. However, after understanding it, it becomes pretty easy. Tealium provides documentation that helps with configuration and integration.

    It depends on the client's requirements. If they expect less, it will take less time. Usually, smaller campaigns last ten to fifteen days. Depending on the components, we also need to handle configuration and development. We need to do more configuration and development if there are more components. Generally, we can deploy the basic setup in fifteen days, but larger projects can take up to a month.

    What other advice do I have?

    Another team handles the integration part. ETL jobs will be run regularly, and we will get data from these ETL jobs. We receive data from various sources, including an email-generating system for email marketing purposes. We store all this data in an S3 bucket. The data from S3 is integrated into Tealium, and we receive it daily from 8 AM to 8 PM. Based on this updated data, campaigns will be run daily.

    I used to work with data in Tealium. It is part of the CDP tool, which focuses on customer experience. They also use a lot of coding to build a 360-degree profile of a user through unification workflows. We would receive millions of data points, which we had to merge to create comprehensive 360-degree profiles.

    It's straightforward. We offer courses that participants should complete to graduate. They can utilize our available documentation and videos if they are looking for a job and want to work at Tealium. Additionally, a Sandbox environment is provided if needed. Understanding the tool is quite easy, so I recommend it

    Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    Technical Manager at DesIDEA Software Technologies
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    User-friendly, easy to use, and enables users to customize the tracking features
    Pros and Cons
    • "The best thing about Tealium is that we can customize the tracking features."
    • "Sometimes, the extensions do not load properly before and after events."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the solution for administration configurations and tracking purposes. We have an e-commerce application. When users log in, we track who they are, when they log in, and what they purchase. We track links and shopping carts.

    What is most valuable?

    The best thing about Tealium is that we can customize the tracking features. Instead of using OoB features, we can write jQuery JavaScript and inject it into the page. A beginner can easily learn the tool.

    What needs improvement?

    We can configure and add our own custom HTML design author and inject it into our portal. We also implement tag extensions. Sometimes, the extensions do not load properly before and after events.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for six years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product has no stability issues so far. Sometimes, the script we customize does not load. So, we created a support ticket, and the support team helped us resolve the issues.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    My colleague and I use the solution for our client. We both take care of the changes related to Tealium.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We can track things using Qualtrics, too. We can see the statistics and conversions. However, Qualtrics does not have many leverage concepts. I have also used Usergram. We can do a lot of customization on Usergram, but it is not user-friendly. Tealium is more user-friendly and easy to use, and we can do many customizations using it.

    What other advice do I have?

    My organization purchased the licenses recently. We publish the profiles. The product has a good community. It provides free documentation on the website. It is easily understandable. Anyone who has a background as a developer can understand the documentation easily. I will recommend the product to others. Our clients bought the tool and asked us to implement and customize it. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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