Compare Zapier vs SAS Institute

About Zapier

Zapier is an automation platform that moves between apps, creating workflows and automated tasks. The main goal of this service is increasing individual's or team's productivity by creating processes, so users can focus on their most important work.

This is an integration platform, that triggers the previously defined action when a certain event happens. The trigger could be a received email, while the action could be moving the attachment to Dropbox, and alert in Slack, or SMS notifications. These automated tasks are named "Zaps".

Zapier offers many features like task history, import/export via Google Sheets, dashboards, connected accounts, calendar synchs, zap templates, user community, and so on. It is possible to replay tasks depending on user's decisions, along with numerous seamless integrations with different apps. The pricing is flexible, so users can tailor it to their needs.

About SAS Institute

SAS Marketing Automation provides complete data management, campaign operations and advanced customer analytics in an integrated, easy-to-use solution. By increasing retention and driving higher rates of new customer acquisitions, it helps bring higher returns on investments and a healthier profit.

This tool is a good fit for B2C direct marketers in industries like financial services, communications and media, retail, and travel.

Its strongest points are customer analysis capabilities, embedded data management, list selection, painless integration, and customization, as well as multichannel marketing realization.

Features

• API
• Audience Targeting
• Batch Permissions & Access
• Brand Management
• Contact Management
• Contact Sharing
• Conversion Tracking
• Customer Management
• Data Export
• Data Import
• Email Integration
• External Integrations
• Lead Management
• Lead Scoring
• Marketing Automation
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Password & Access Management
• Social-Media Integration

Features

• API
• Audience Targeting
• Batch Permissions & Access
• Brand Management
• Contact Management
• Contact Sharing
• Conversion Tracking
• Customer Management
• Data Export
• Data Import
• Email Integration
• External Integrations
• Lead Management
• Lead Scoring
• Marketing Automation
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Password & Access Management
• Social-Media Integration

Summary

• Publically Share Apps

• Set Up Triggers and Actions

• Automatic "Zap" Running

• Ongoing Maintenance of All APIs

• Activity Dashboard

• Ongoing Sync Among Apps

• On/Off "Zap" Control

• Add 250+ Integrations to Apps

• Connected Accounts Management

• Online Zap Templates

Summary

• Usability

• Embedded data management

• Unmatched analytics

• Painless integration and customization

• Continuous campaign improvements

• Coordination across multiple channels

• Trackable and easy-to-repeat process

• Integration with other SAS solutions

Pricing

FAQs

What platforms does this service support?

• Zapier is a web-based platform.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Yes, there is multi-user capability offered.

Does this service offer an API?

• Yes, it offers an API.

What is this service generally used for?

• It is used for automating workflows between applications.

What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?

• It is commonly used in tandem with Gmail, Dropbox, Mailchimp, Slack.

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Users of Zapier are Small Businesses, Marketers, Salespeople, Designers, Developers.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• Support: Knowledge Base, Online Support, Support Documentation.

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• Zapier integrates with the following applications:

  Emma, Twitter, Wordpress, Xero, Redbooth, ActiveCampaign, SurveyMonkey, Producteev, BigCommerce, MailChimp, SugarCRM, Shopify, FreshBooks, UserVoice, Zendesk, Formstack, Base CRM, FreeAgent, SurveyGizmo, Desk.com, Zoho CRM, Basecamp, FogBugz, JIRA Software, Wrike, Zoho Creator, Zoho Invoice, Yammer, Highrise CRM, Recurly ®, HipChat, Dropbox, Podio, JotForm, QuickBase, Freshdesk, Pivotal Tracker, Smartsheet, Capsule, AWeber, Nimble, QuickBooks Online, GetResponse, HubSpot Marketing, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, SendGrid, Harvest, Infusionsoft, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, Help Scout, LeanKit, Pipedrive, GitHub, Insightly, Constant Contact, Asana, Twilio, Chargebee, 123ContactForm, Teamwork Projects, Trello, Microsoft Office 365, Box, G Suite, Google Drive, Toggl, Campaign Monitor, Wufoo, Unbounce, Cyfe, LinkedIn, Magento, Stripe, Square Point of Sale, Wunderlist, Nutshell CRM, Geckoboard, PayPal, Kanban Tool, Targetprocess, Knack, Facebook, Close.io, Mandrill, Streak, Intercom, Google Docs, Clio, Pingdom, Toodledo, Gravityforms, Google Calendar, Eventbrite, Convo, Bitbucket, Slack, Typeform, WebMerge, OneDrive, SalesforceIQ, Buffer, Contactually, NetSuite SRP (Service Resource Planning), Mailgun, WooCommerce, Flowdock, Todoist

FAQs

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• SAS Institute offers:

  Knowledge Base, Training, Users Groups, Webinars, Email, Chat, Phone Support, Tech Support, FAQs, and How-To Videos.

What is this service generally used for?

• It is used for marketing automation.

What platforms does this service support?

• It supports Cloud, Windows, Mac OS, Linux

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• It integrates with SAS Real-Time Decision Manager, SAS Enterprise Miner, and other SAS solutions

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• The main user groups include B2C direct marketers in small and medium businesses in industries like: financial services, communications, and media, retail/catalog, and travel.

Vendor Information

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• Web App

Other

• Startups
• SMEs

• Web App
• Windows
• Macintosh