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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Social

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Social, incorporates technology from Context Optional and Efficient Frontier. Adobe acquired Facebook advertising-management platform Efficient Frontier in November. Six months earlier, Efficient Frontier had acquired Facebook page-management platform Context Optional. Adobe Social is an enterprise social platform competing with Buddy Media and Involver, enabling things like automated content marketing and social sweepstakes and competitions. Customers tend to be medium to large…N/A

    Zoho Social

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AZoho Social is a comprehensive social media management platform designed for businesses of all sizes and agencies. It is used to schedule and publish posts, manage conversations—including direct messages, comments, and mentions—across multiple platforms, track keywords, competitors, and hashtags, and generate reports from one dashboard. Supported platforms: Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads), Google Business Profile, YouTube, Pinterest, Mastodon, X (formerly Twitter),…

    $15

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    Pricing
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Professional
    $40
    per month per user
    Premium
    $65
    per month 3 users
    Agency
    $320
    per month 5 users
    Agency Plus
    $460
    per month 5 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Add Ons Users at $10 / user / month Brands $10 / brand / month Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho Social
    I have used Sprout Social in the past, which is a great product in itself and covers almost every aspect that Zoho Social covers in terms of social media channels. However, Sprout Social is really expensive as a sole product, and also doesn't have integrations with other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Social
    The scheduling of posts is one significant and unique thing which Zoho Social helps us do, and the publication is automated, unlike the competing programs. Also, the inclusion or the integration with almost all the social sites is another strength from the program. Finally, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Social
    For our company, it just seems to work the best.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Social
    I honestly did a comparison across about 10 social media management tools and this came out the best all-rounded! I compared those including Hootsuite, Sked, Sprout, etc. Before I was using Hootsuite but found it clunky and not particularly easy to use. It felt like there was …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Would buy again
    370 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    343 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    365 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    327 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    352 Answers
    Features
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zoho Social
    8.8
    442 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis7.58 Ratings8.4315 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage7.09 Ratings9.1437 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Zoho Social
    8.7
    519 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling7.09 Ratings9.4517 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.58 Ratings8.4368 Ratings
    Content optimization7.59 Ratings8.5430 Ratings
    Workflow management7.59 Ratings8.755 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Social
    8.4
    423 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization7.58 Ratings8.0357 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories8.08 Ratings8.3396 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.58 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Social
    8.3
    370 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Lead generation8.07 Ratings8.0283 Ratings
    Content marketing8.08 Ratings8.5358 Ratings
    Paid media management8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.9
    9 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Social
    9.2
    508 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Twitter8.08 Ratings9.2454 Ratings
    Facebook8.09 Ratings9.3495 Ratings
    LinkedIn7.57 Ratings9.3447 Ratings
    Google+7.09 Ratings9.0290 Ratings
    Instagram8.57 Ratings9.2426 Ratings
    Pinterest8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.8
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho Social
    8.4
    416 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Campaign success analytics8.09 Ratings8.8412 Ratings
    Real-time tracking7.58 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Competitor analysis8.08 Ratings7.4256 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Adobe Social and Zoho Social
    Feature
    Adobe Social
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zoho Social
    9.1
    456 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges7.58 Ratings9.1361 Ratings
    Mobile access7.07 Ratings9.2433 Ratings
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    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (16 ratings)
    9.2
    (523 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.4
    (11 ratings)
    9.3
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    9.3
    (351 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (220 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe SocialZoho Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    I used Adobe Social when I use to have my own business on social media. After many months I was having no success in finding the correct clients for my products. Using Adobe Social I was able to market and discover different ways of searching for the correct clients and later on helped my business grow.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho Social excels at multi-channel social media management with intuitive scheduling and analytics. The platform integrates seamlessly with CRM, enabling personalized customer engagement. Best suited for small-to-medium businesses managing multiple social accounts. However, advanced AI-driven insights and competitor analysis features could be enhanced. The reporting dashboard is comprehensive but could use more customization options for enterprise teams.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Adobe Social lacks strengths, as I believe Adobe themselves have acknowledged, given their decision not to continue support or development. But if I need to list three strengths, the first would be it can publish to some social media platforms with a success rate of over 50%. If that's a strength.
    • It has workflow processes, but they are over-complicated and poorly designed.
    • It has some basic analytics, but Adobe consultants usually recommend referring to Adobe Analytics instead. Which is great if you actually use Adobe Analytics.
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    Zoho
    • Professional precision needed to align our content strategy with specific target groups.
    • The process of ensuring content is consumed by the right audience at the right time is key to our growth.
    • Platform is a vital tool for scaling our mission.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It would be great if Adobe scheduled video uploads for Twitter.
    • A time change in a social post automatically puts the post back to Level 1 of approvals. It can be a big hassle to have to start the process over for such a small change.
    • Adobe uses a different algorithm to measure engagement our company does. It would be great to upload your own algorithm into Adobe.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • I wanted to use the ability to have Zoho queue the posts, but I wanted to choose the start time of the first post for a few days in the future and I did not find an easy way to set that.
    • I wish there were a box with a cheat sheet of the sizes that each social media platform allows for it's video and pictures in the dialogue box for posting so I can be sure to choose appropriate content.
    • I do think it's a bit expensive, especially for my needs, but I like the ease of use. I will continue to do what I can to get this service discounted until I can no longer afford it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    I wasn't in charge of making the actual management decision, but I would absolutely renew Adobe Social. As I mentioned, it provides strong and in-depth analytics and listening tools. The reports that it generates are very thorough and easy to read. I loved the platform and would recommend it to anyone
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho Social is the BEST! I have found the perfect solution to social media marketing! It is extremely affordable and I highly recommend it! Create a post once and post it to 5 or more social media platforms! LOVE IT!! :)
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    Usability
    Adobe
    The reason why I give this rating is that the overall platform is simple to use. You don't need to be tech-savvy or have a vast understanding of how to work a marketing tool. It is very simple to use compared to different platforms and you learn a lot of different ways to build your business.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    It logs you in directly to the screen you need to use, and our use reason of this software is to share posts on our social media accounts at one place. It also warns you about platform specific issues as you prepare your post. Its integration interfaces are great, easy to use, and have clear and helpful instructions.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The reason why I give this a 9 out of 10 in terms of support is because of the mobile app functionality. I have had many issues in terms of logging in and also loading pages. The app overall is easy to use but at what cost? Other than that it is great and I still enjoy Adobe Social.
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    Zoho
    I rate the customer support as outstanding. The assistance provided by the support team has been consistently prompt, knowledgeable, and attentive to our needs. Whenever we've encountered issues or had questions, they have swiftly addressed them, guiding us through solutions and ensuring a smooth experience. Their dedication to resolving concerns reflects their commitment to customer satisfaction, and I am thoroughly impressed with the level of support we have received.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    Training was long and a little confusing. While a number of features carried over, they were still covered in this elongated training. It would have been nice to have training tailored to experience level with the product.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    The implementation was done during our POC. We had a very mixed experience here, and have had some issues arise since based on the way the tool was implemented. An Adobe employee went ahead and made a change to our account that was unauthorized (helpful for our implementation) which caused issues in on boarding another team who needed the same change, but could not get it done without costly Adobe certification
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Hootsuite Enterprise is superior in many ways, but the biggest factor is probably that it is constantly evolving and adding new features, working directly with social media companies ahead of new releases. Adobe seems to have stopped developing their product.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Social is a great social media management tool that allows businesses, and individuals, to manage multiple social media accounts, schedule posts, track analytics, and engage with followers. It competes well with other social media management tools such as Hootsuite, Buffer, Sprout Social, Agora Pulse, and Hubspot. Zoho Social stands out for its integration capabilities with other Zoho applications and affordability for small to medium-sized businesses. Each tool has its own strengths and weaknesses, and businesses should evaluate them based on their specific needs and goals. The biggest fallacy for Zoho is its restriction on scheduling tools on the free plan who have social and personal needs. I believe this can be circumvented by Zoho periodically making an advertisement to one's feed.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Although we chose Adobe Social believing it could provide ROI metrics we could not get elsewhere, that turned out not to be the case. Site Catalyst can give us everything we need without Adobe Social
    • Adobe Social did not create greater efficiencies and speed up our activity within social media. In fact, it has done the oppposite. It is very cumbersome with little clear benefit.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Social allows me to "see" my messaging planning weeks into the future. I can create themes for a week or month and easily see how it performs.
    • Having all my social accounts in one place saves me time.
    • It is too early for any ROI from Zoho but the amount of content I am putting out has increased by at least 400%.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Social Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zoho Social interface, which appears when logging into an account. It provides navigation to switch between brands, monitor follower growth, and analyze post performance across connected channels—offering a unified view of an organization's social media health, posts, and interactions.Screenshot of the interface to publish content across all connected channels at once, or by selecting specific ones individually. It also offers the option to schedule posts for later or use SmartQ to automatically pick the best time for optimal engagement.Screenshot of the interface to manage all social media conversations, including direct messages, comments, and mentions, across all channels in a single unified inbox.Screenshot of the Monitor feature, used to track keywords, relevant accounts, and content, with notifications.Screenshot of an example of Zoho Social's data-driven insights, used to crunch numbers and generate reports.Screenshot of the Social Media Calendar, used to plan and deliver experiences.