Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
Best for
Best for B2B teams already running Salesforce as their CRM, who want lead scoring, nurture and attribution on the same records their sellers work in.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement vs. Twilio SendGrid
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for product and engineering teams that need transactional email at volume and want marketing campaigns on the same account.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement | Twilio SendGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $1250 / org / month Growth+ is $1,250 per organisation and month with 10,000 contacts included, Plus+ $2,750, Advanced+ $4,400 and Premium+ $15,000 with 75,000 contacts. Extra contact blocks cost $100 per 10,000 contacts and month on Growth+, rising to $400 on Premium+. All per-month products require an annual contract. | lower value From $15 / month Marketing Campaigns Basic starts at $15 per month, the Email API Essentials plan at $19.95 per month. Both scale in bands by contact count and monthly email volume. |
| Free trial | Not stated | 60-day free trial, 100 emails per day and 100 contacts |
| API | Yes, a daily API call allowance that rises with the edition, plus an External Activity API and custom object integration with Salesforce CRM | Yes, REST API and SMTP relay with SDKs for Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, C# and JavaScript, plus event webhooks |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Unlimited email marketing, landing pages, forms and form handlers for existing forms, with an integrated marketing calendar and a CMS with approval workflows | Email only, split between transactional sending through the Email API and marketing sends through Marketing Campaigns |
| Automation and journeys | Engagement Programs for nurture tracks plus automation rules, with lead scoring and grading, multiple scoring categories and rule-based account scoring deciding who moves on | Yes, automated recurring emails and time-based drip series, available on the Marketing Campaigns Advanced plan |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Prospect tracking across online campaigns feeds rule-based dynamic content and cross-object merge fields, so messages vary on data held against the CRM record; Einstein adds lead scoring, behaviour scoring and engagement frequency | Yes, dynamic segments over contact lists with custom fields and opt-out preference management |
| Templates and editor | Drag-and-drop building with reusable repeater blocks and fully customisable URLs, and Einstein Content Creation drafts and iterates subject lines, email copy and landing page copy | Yes, a drag-and-drop design editor and a custom HTML editor, with a library of free responsive templates |
| Deliverability and testing | Email A/B testing and multivariate landing page testing, a dedicated IP address, Einstein Send Time Optimization, and advanced email analytics with email rendering and preview analysis | Yes, inbox rendering previews, spam testing and link validation, plus dedicated IPs, domain authentication and SPF, DKIM and DMARC |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Built on the Salesforce CRM database: Engagement History Dashboards sit on leads, contacts, accounts and opportunities, with custom object integration, a Data Cloud connector and multi-touch attribution through B2B Marketing Analytics | Contact lists with custom fields, and signup forms that add subscribers to those lists in real time through the API |
| Integrations and API | Daily API call allowance scaling by edition, an External Activity API with active extensions, custom object integration, and prebuilt Google Ads and Eventbrite integrations | Yes, REST API and SMTP relay, SDKs for seven languages and event webhooks for real-time delivery events |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Salesforce CRM, Google Ads, Eventbrite, Salesforce Data Cloud, B2B Marketing Analytics | Not stated |
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Key Differences
- Starting price Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement From $1250 / org / month Twilio SendGrid From $15 / month
- Company size Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Twilio SendGrid Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- AI features Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Yes Twilio SendGrid No
- API Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Yes, a daily API call allowance that rises with the edition, plus an External Activity API and custom object integration with Salesforce CRM Twilio SendGrid Yes, REST API and SMTP relay with SDKs for Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, C# and JavaScript, plus event webhooks
- Campaign types Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Unlimited email marketing, landing pages, forms and form handlers for existing forms, with an integrated marketing calendar and a CMS with approval workflows Twilio SendGrid Email only, split between transactional sending through the Email API and marketing sends through Marketing Campaigns
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
Strengths
- Scores, engagement history and attribution sit directly on Salesforce CRM records, with no connector between marketing and sales
- Multi-touch attribution models and B2B Marketing Analytics report campaign effect against pipeline rather than against opens alone
- Einstein covers both sides of the job, scoring prospects and drafting email and landing page copy
Limitations
- Priced per organisation from $1,250 a month billed annually, so the entry cost does not scale down for a small team
- Contact allowances are the real cost driver, and extra blocks run from $100 to $400 per 10,000 contacts and month depending on edition
- Business units cost $2,000 per unit and month on top of the edition price
- The value rests on Salesforce being the system of record, which makes it a poor fit for companies running another CRM
Twilio SendGrid
Strengths
- Transactional and marketing email on one account, so both build the same sender reputation
- Deliverability tooling included: dedicated IPs, domain authentication, SPF, DKIM and DMARC, plus inbox rendering and spam tests
- SDKs for Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, C# and JavaScript, alongside SMTP relay and event webhooks
- Real-time and bulk email address validation
Limitations
- Email only, other channels mean buying a separate Twilio product
- Automation in Marketing Campaigns requires the Advanced plan
- The free offering is a 60-day trial, not a standing free tier
- Two separate price ladders to compare, one per product
Plans
Pricing
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
- Growth+ $1,250 Per organisation and month, billed annually. 10,000 contacts included. Extra contacts $100 per 10,000 and month.
- Plus+ $2,750 Per organisation and month, billed annually. 10,000 contacts included. Extra contacts $150 per 10,000 and month.
- Advanced+ $4,400 Per organisation and month, billed annually. 10,000 contacts included. Extra contacts $300 per 10,000 and month.
- Premium+ $15,000 Per organisation and month, billed annually. 75,000 contacts included. Extra contacts $400 per 10,000 and month.
Twilio SendGrid
- Free trial $0 60 days. 100 emails per day and 100 contacts, with analytics and deliverability optimisation.
- Email API Essentials $19.95 Per month, from 50,000 emails. Analytics, deliverability optimisation, one additional teammate and up to two event webhooks.
- Email API Pro $89.95 Per month, from 100,000 emails and up to 2.5 million. Dedicated IP, subuser management, SSO, five event webhooks and included email validations.
- Email API Premier Not stated Custom pricing for volumes above 5 million emails per month, with dedicated support.
- Marketing Campaigns Basic $15 Per month, from 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Ten email testing credits, five signup forms, ticket, chat and phone support.
- Marketing Campaigns Advanced $60 Per month, from 10,000 contacts and 50,000 emails. Adds automation, dedicated IP access, 60 email testing credits and 15 signup forms.
- Marketing Campaigns Custom Not stated Negotiated with sales for volumes above the Advanced plan.
What users say
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
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Twilio SendGrid
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement https://www.salesforce.com/marketing/b2b-automation/ · checked against the official source on 2026-09-15
Twilio SendGrid https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sendgrid · checked against the official source on 2026-09-07
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