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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Illustrator

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Illustrator CC is a vector-based graphic design software.

    $20.99

    per month

    Cool Tabs

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Cool Tabs is a social media marketing platform that is designed to help users increase their online audience and get qualified leads by creating simple interactive content for apps, social networks, microsites, mobile devices and websites. Users have more than twenty different types of dynamics to choose from: Paths (Choose Your Own Adventure), Trivia, Personality Tests, Instant Win, sweepstakes, competitions, coupon codes, and more. Cool Tabs enables users to create interactive content…

    $49

    Per User per Month

    VistaCreate

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AWhat is VistaCreate (ex-Crello)? VistaCreate is an online visual editing tool for creating videos, animations, graphic designs for social media, print, websites, or virtually any kind of static and animated design for commercial, business, or personal needs. On October 27, 2021 Crello joined the Vista group of companies and changed its brand name to VistaCreate. It includes 50,000 professionally designed templates that are already preformatted and…N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe IllustratorCool TabsVistaCreate
    Editions & Modules
    Yearly - Billed Monthly
    $20.99
    per month
    Monthly
    $31.49
    per month
    Yearly - Billed Upfront
    $239.88
    per year
    Stone
    $49
    Per User per Month
    Gold
    $199
    Per User per Month
    Diamond
    $399
    Per User per Month
    Diamond with Unlimited Campaigns
    $499
    Per User per Month
    Diamond with Paths
    $499
    User per Month
    Diamond with Paths and Unlimited Campaigns
    $699
    User per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe IllustratorCool TabsVistaCreate
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$49 per planNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe IllustratorCool TabsVistaCreate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (110 ratings)
    8.2
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
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    Usability
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (25 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe IllustratorCool TabsVistaCreate
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    It is the only tool that I use to create logos. It gives me the flexibility to create sharp text and marks and they can then be resized at will, color changes in a second and perfect way to export. I know that some people use Illustrator for document layout, it is not ideal. While I can easily create documents here, it really is InDesign that is the perfect tool.
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    Cool Tabs
    In general, it works as some kind of manual on how the particular baseline of your social networks can be improved, and it provides the right assessment at the same time so that I can analyze my data based on my results. Also, they count on excellent technical assistance. Earlier it was hard to go search hashtags on my Instagram but after using this I can get more deep analytics, geotag research, and profile analytics to get great information about the keywords I want to know about. The pricing is great, as well as the support team which replies very quickly.
    Incentivized
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    For creative and captivating presentation slides where you are pitching your ideas to the team, for quick and well-presented pamphlets for the event board, irrespective of university or workplace. I would definitely recommend using existing templates from VistaCreate instead of AI-generated images that are messy and crowded, so you connect with the audience better, and also, of course, people will take it seriously as well..
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Vector graphics for scaling to large sizes
    • Filling an object with a texture
    • Easily adjusting and expanding an artboard to fit the size of the content (especially for infographics)
    • Compatibility with other Adobe CC programs, but also exporting for PPT graphics
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    Cool Tabs
    • It provides a wide range of settings options to your social media promotions.
    • Is easy to use for developing and managing promotions.
    • It offers an very complete tool to extract information about your promotions.
    • The support service is highly advisable: fast and adequate to satisfy users' needs.
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    • Certificate design
    • Social media communications
    • Conversion of designs into various file formats e.g. mp4, jpg, pdf
    • PowerPoint designs
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It's tough to master. If you haven't used Adobe products like Photoshop or Illustrator before, there is a lot to take in.
    • It would be great to have some better options to preview the final product if you're creating a multiple page document.
    • Better integration and pricing points with Adobe Stock for the useful stock images to complete your projects.
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    Cool Tabs
    • Interface is a bit difficult.
    • Management if the tool is not intuitive.
    • More filters for analyzing would be great specifically in the demographics region.
    Incentivized
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    • Difficult to design content on mobile phone
    • Mobile designs do not sync with desktop app
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    While Adobe Illustrator CC is one of the only true design software out there, it really stands heads above the other products. It's clean UI and menu structure is easy to navigate.
    Incentivized
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    Cool Tabs
    I have a good relationship with the customer service and I love to help them to promote their service.
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
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    Usability
    Adobe
    There's a bit of a learning curve to this software vs other similar tools that can take some time to learn and get familiar with but the amount of functionality that Adobe Illustrator CC offers is quite large compared to simpler tools.
    Incentivized
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    Cool Tabs
    Because it lacks customization options for its aesthetics. We did a specific adaptation for registering entries and participants, and it worked perfectly. It's a very comprehensive tool for launching viral campaigns for all types of businesses. We will continue working on campaigns in collaboration with Cool Tabs. Porque le falta capacidad de personalización de la estética.En su momento, hicimos una adaptación concreta para el registro de participaciones y participantes y sale todo genial. Es una herramienta muy completa para lanzar campañas virales para todo tipo de empresas. Seguiremos trabajando las campañas en colaboración con Cool Tabs.
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    It's a fantastic tool, be it the free or paid version. You can choose different templates from many listed categories and change styles with palettes, add music to your images, and choose from a variety of fonts. All these features are for free users. You unlock gold if you have a paid version of VistaCreate. Some additional useful features like background remover, AI writer, object remover, resize, and many varieties of templates are only for premium users. I give 9 because additional premium useful features are not available for free users
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    I normally already know how to do whatever I'm trying out, but the documentation (as well as a simple Google search) makes any question quick to resolve. The Adobe boards themselves are a fantastic resource, especially for resolving questions between new programs and iterative releases.
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    Cool Tabs
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    It was very easy to purchase and download.
    Incentivized
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    Cool Tabs
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    I chose Rhinoceros 3D because it is accurate to make drawings in it and it is better to make drawings in Rhinoceros 3D and then put them in Adobe Illustrator. But while printing or scaling it is much easier to put it in Adobe Illustrator. This makes the whole printing aspect of it much easier.
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    Cool Tabs
    Easypromos is one of the best tools you can use to run your contests. The application allows you to create contests for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.You can choose the objective of your campaign, whether it is to increase followers, improve your brand awareness, etc., and you can run various types of promotional initiatives, including giveaways, games, and quizzes.
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    I like to give a chance to other products and try them out. As far as my experience is concerned, I liked the feature of VistaCreate, with palettes, which totally changes the mood and tone of the image. That's something I didn't find in Canva. Additionally, the simplicity and user-friendliness of VistaCreate instead of being crowded with too many features. It's simply the best.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Helps us quickly and easily create and manage numerous logos
    • Cloud libraries allow us to access commonly used colors, fonts, logos and other design elements quickly
    • We are able to provide high-quality, scalable college logos for print and digital which give us a more professional, credible look.
    Incentivized
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    Cool Tabs
    • Cool Tabs allows us to tweak our social media pages to suit the customers' interaction.
    • When the customer is engaged, they are more likely to share and or inquire about what we do.
    • Since we have been using this, we have had a 10% increase in customer engagement, which in return, helps us deliver quality information.
    Incentivized
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    VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
    • Improved communication with staff
    • Improved brand presence on social media
    • Ability to appeal to all age groups
    • Improved staff morale
    Incentivized
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