AgoraPulse vs Zoho Social

AgoraPulse

For a social media manager with numerous clients, it's a no-brainer. It makes juggling multiple accounts so simple, and almost fun! The reporting features are adequate, and it's very strong on team collaboration. On the other hand, for an individual business managing just a few social media profiles, I'd consider AgoraPulse to be more of a luxury than a necessity. It will certainly save you a lot of time, so it really comes down to how much your time is worth. Lastly, for those who focus the majority of their efforts on Instagram Stories, this may not be the tool for you - at least not in its present form.

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Kris White

Hotel Social Media Consultant

White Sun MediaOnline Media, 1-10 employees

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Zoho Social

Zoho Social is well suited for managing several accounts with ease. When we are looking for content to post for our account or our clients, the share browser extension allows us to quickly schedule posts as groups for our accounts or our clients. The Smart Q is right there as well, so we are able to post quickly and efficiently.

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Franklin D Rivera II

Founder/CEO

V2M2 Group, Inc.Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AgoraPulse

8.1

Zoho Social

7.7

Boolean keyword searches

7.8

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Filtering out noise/spam

7.1

—

Sentiment analysis

9.1

7.2

Broad channel coverage

8.5

8.1

AgoraPulse

8.1

Zoho Social

7.1

Content planning and scheduling

8.8

7.7

Audience targeting

6.7

6.8

Content optimization

9.1

6.8

Workflow management

7.9

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AgoraPulse

7.5

Zoho Social

7.2

Automated routing and prioritization

6.4

7.3

Customer interaction histories

8.4

7.2

Bulk actions

7.9

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AgoraPulse

7.6

Zoho Social

7.5

Lead generation

6.5

7.5

Content marketing

9.1

7.5

Paid media management

8.2

—

Campaigns and promotions

6.7

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AgoraPulse

8.6

Zoho Social

8.3

Twitter

9.2

8.6

Facebook

8.9

8.7

Instagram

7.8

8.5

LinkedIn

—

7.9

Google+

—

7.8

AgoraPulse

7.3

Zoho Social

6.8

Campaign success analytics

7.6

6.9

Real-time tracking

7.4

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Competitor analysis

6.9

6.7

AgoraPulse

7.4

Zoho Social

7.3

Role-based user permissions & privileges

8.3

7.0

Mobile access

6.6

7.6

Pros

The real-time comments/messages monitoring for Facebook/Twitter/Instagram is unparalleled. I've been on trials for quite a few other similar products and services and I still came back to AgoraPulse.
I can see that the publishing features are getting more and more robust since my trial days. Currently we still use Buffer for content scheduling but I can see AgoraPulse become a serious competitor by the time our annual subscription with Buffer is up.
Hashtag monitoring for Instagram is quite handy since regramming user-generated content can be huge on the platform.

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Vert Hsu

Executive Assistant

法蝶婚紗會館 La Fatté Bridal PhotographyPhotography, 11-50 employees

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It connects well with most of the important social media accounts.
It manages scheduling well.
It automates posting well.

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Jack Edward Heald

Founder

Cult Your BrandMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Cons

I think AgoraPulse firstly needs to review its packages. The Micro package has no reporting facility and the Small package provides only a month's worth. Give the Micro package at least a month's reporting and the Small package either three months or full facility such as with Medium and Large packages.
I would like to see the option to show more of a feed from Twitter and Facebook, or at least the ability to customise this.

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Mike Gillan

ICT Manager

Citizens Advice and Rights FifePhilanthropy, 51-200 employees

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Would definitely like to see Pinterest integrated into the platform

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Starr Price

Owner

Gaia Creative DesignRetail, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

AgoraPulse8.1

Based on 85 answers

We really love the way this platform works and the way it has helped us organize and streamline our day! The time saved is a key factor in why we will continue to use this software and might only consider something else if it were to cover more networks or to improve on the combining of information streams

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Christopher Kimball

Co-Owner

Southern Light StudiosFood & Beverages, 1-10 employees

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Usability

AgoraPulse9.0

Based on 8 answers

Usability is the strongest characteristic of AgoraPulse.

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Richard Burgner

Proprietor

Holiday Light Pros LLCEvents Services, 1-10 employees

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Zoho Social9.1

Based on 1 answer

We are really loving this tool for our business

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Ira Moreland

Investment Negotiator

Lisa Buchanan Real EstateReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Support

AgoraPulse9.1

Based on 9 answers

Any queries I've had have been answered quickly and in a very friendly manner.

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Bronwyn Cook

Social Media Consultant

Bronwyn Cook Consulting LtdMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Implementation

AgoraPulse9.1

Based on 4 answers

Be sure of the game play mechanics you need to achieve your objectives, it will help significantly in setting up the game and creating the assets

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Marianne Ho

Head of Marketing

Save22Internet, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

With Hootsuite, we found that losing track of the multiple streams of information became over whelming. There where too many different streams of information coming at us and the layout was not conducive to speed or organization. Switch tabs, moving streams, scrolling here and there, all of it combined to become way too distracting for the effective management of interacting with our readers and fans.

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Christopher Kimball

Co-Owner

Southern Light StudiosFood & Beverages, 1-10 employees

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I've tried multiple platforms, some were good but fell short in either usability & ease, function or price point - Zoho was the clear winner for me.

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Starr Price

Owner

Gaia Creative DesignRetail, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

AgoraPulse has been an important tools in helping us connect with our social fans. In our business, this interaction is critical and we have seen steady improvement in that since implementing this platform into our process.

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Christopher Kimball

Co-Owner

Southern Light StudiosFood & Beverages, 1-10 employees

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We haven't been around very long so this is hard to answer. We are getting a steady increase of likes and support group members from seeing us online, so I believe that is proof of some ROI.

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Michael Hrehor

Advisory Board Member

Mollaret's Meningitis AssociationResearch, 1-10 employees

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Screenshots

AgoraPulse

Our inbox captures incoming conversations for each social profile. Get CRM data on those sending you messages. Send them a saved reply or assign the conversation to a teammate.

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Pricing Details

AgoraPulse

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

AgoraPulse Editions & Modules

AgoraPulse

Edition

Small

$491

Medium

$991

Large

$1991

Enterprise

$2991

1. per installation

Additional Pricing Details

Agorapulse offers an enterprise plan for users with more than 30 Social Media accounts and/or needs for Facebook ads' comments monitoring.

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Zoho Social

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Zoho Social Editions & Modules

Zoho Social

Edition

Free

$01

Standard

$102

Professional

$503

1. per user, per month

2. 2 users, per month

3. 5 users, per month

Additional Pricing Details

Add Ons Users at $10 / user / month Brands $10 / brand / month

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AgoraPulse

Zoho Social

Feature Rating Comparison

Boolean keyword searches

Filtering out noise/spam

Sentiment analysis

Broad channel coverage

Content planning and scheduling

Audience targeting

Content optimization

Workflow management

Automated routing and prioritization

Customer interaction histories

Bulk actions

Lead generation

Content marketing

Paid media management

Campaigns and promotions

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Google+

Campaign success analytics

Real-time tracking

Competitor analysis

Role-based user permissions & privileges

Mobile access

Pros

Cons

Likelihood to Renew

Usability

Support

Implementation

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

Screenshots

Pricing Details

AgoraPulse

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

AgoraPulse Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

More Information

AgoraPulse More Information

Zoho Social

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Zoho Social Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

More Information

Zoho Social More Information

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