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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BuzzSumo

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ABuzzSumo is an influencer marketing platform focused on influencer location, author reports, content analysis for locating trends, and domain comparisons, useful for competitor analysis. The analysis engine is intentioned to track and optimize content marketing efforts. BuzzSumo was acquired by Brandwatch, which is now a Cision company (acquired February 2021).

    $159

    per month

    HG Insights Platform

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The HG Insights platform provides a view into global industries, markets, and companies allowing users to identify the most valuable opportunities and build strategies to maximize revenue and accelerate growth.N/A
    Pricing
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Content Creation
    $199
    per month
    PR & Comms
    $299
    per month
    Suite
    $499
    per month
    Enterprise
    $999
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Cision
    No answer on this topic
    HG Insights
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of BuzzSumo and HG Insights Platform
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    HG Insights Platform
    9.1
    36 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Company information00 Ratings8.336 Ratings
    Financial Research
    Comparison of Financial Research features of BuzzSumo and HG Insights Platform
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    HG Insights Platform
    8.3
    34 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Industry-Specific Information00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    Search Tools00 Ratings8.130 Ratings
    Market Research
    Comparison of Market Research features of BuzzSumo and HG Insights Platform
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    HG Insights Platform
    8.1
    36 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Competitor Research00 Ratings7.933 Ratings
    Market Insights and Reports00 Ratings8.334 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Help a Reporter Out (HARO)
    Score5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
    Comscore Ad Metrix
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Meltwater
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Sprinklr Insights
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    9.2
    (43 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.6
    (41 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuzzSumoHG Insights Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cision
    Pros
    • The real-time data unmatched and Buzzsumo is continually improving their tools and dashboards every year (we've noticed that their team listens to suggestions and often implements new features based on how our industry is evolving).
    Cons
    • The price is a little steep for us. We are a small advertising agency and have a lot of tools to consider to improve our efficiency. We just wish it was a little less expensive.
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    HG Insights
    If you're trying to find or build prompts for your team to get the data they need to make them go ahead. For example, we use it to find our accounts and prospects who are using voice agents. It was very valuable to get that information. So yeah, definitely you can use that.
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    Pros
    Cision
    • Monitors for client PR placements and notifies via email and Slack alerts
    • Helps us research potential journalists writing about the topics relevant to our clients
    • Displays trending web and social content clearly with relevant metrics
    • Allows us to view what's working for our clients' competitors in the media
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    HG Insights
    • It works great for seeing if the site or app for a company is hosted on AWS.
    • Intricately uses a different approach (vs the other tools we use) - which helps confirm from another angle.
    • It has a great google chrome plug-in.
    • UI/UX is modern and clean.
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    Cons
    Cision
    • Although I think it's hard, I'd like to see it being used for other mediums as well such as Twitch, etc.
    • It could have better backlink data to include more backlinks that each content piece has.
    • One or two more pricing tiers might work.
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    HG Insights
    • integration with SFDC could be better
    • Sometime provides back an incorrect/no match when a better is available from an uploaded file, though this is getting slightly better
    • A way to gauge how many hits you will get off an intent topic before selecting them so you don't feel like one is going to waste could be useful.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cision
    No answers on this topic
    HG Insights
    We are using it to identifying Account that uses Support tool and it has been a huge game changer for our organization as it has helped Sales team when they are prospecting Accounts to target these Accounts with knowledge that gives them the edge to win the deal. Plus using it with clay integration is very helpful for us.
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    Usability
    Cision
    The interface is a little clunky for me, especially on mobile. However, the directions are clear and it didn't take long for me to figure out how to use it. I just wish that things were a little more streamlined.
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    HG Insights
    It’s very easy to use, and the team is very responsive and friendly to work with. The information is unique and usable and can complement some of the data we get from call recordings. The integration with Salesforce is easy to implement and offers good insights into our database.
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    Support Rating
    Cision
    The support we have received over the years has been wonderful. They have definitely demonstrated excellent customer service. We find the chat support to be the quickest and most useful for the day-to-day questions. A rep always responds very timely, answers our questions, and sends a follow-up to ensure we're maintaining success
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    HG Insights
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cision
    Buffer is a tool that can be very useful for certain uses of Twitter, but in reality, it is very limited when you want to demand a little more. The pros actually weigh a lot, but the serious limitations in several regards do not allow us to give it a higher mark.
    I consider that Buffer is a very useful tool that allows you to have an active presence on social networks without having to be glued to them all day. There are others, among which Hootsuite stands out.
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    HG Insights
    - Sales Intel seems to be more of a direct competition. Their human research seems to be something interesting. Also the claim to focus on firmographics - We went with Bombora for intent technology in the past - We did not move forward with 6sense
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    Return on Investment
    Cision
    • It has had a positive return as it has allowed us to create better content and gain popularity online.
    • Though the cost is relatively high in my opinion, it has allowed us to make better organic content than we would have paid this cost on ads.
    • Helps us find influencers for campaigns.
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    HG Insights
    • I don't massively get involved in financial matters, but the propensity models we use internally to help run our campaigns are certainly a big factor when our sales people approach our clients.
    • Every campaign sold now comes with a flat data fee for us to run and use a propensity model for the activity we complete on behalf of our clients.
    • Whilst the client will never see the raw data behind the model (of which HG does play a part along with our other data sources) they are briefed on the methodology and reasoning behind them.
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    HG Insights Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of the welcome screen.Screenshot of the HG Insights Opportunity Generator.Screenshot of HG Insights' Market Analyzer, used to interactively explore and act on your total addressable market, competitive dynamics, and whitespace with speed and confidence.