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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

    RainKing (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARainKing is a sales intelligence software solution offered by RainKing Software.N/A
    Pricing
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Content Creation
    $199
    per month
    PR & Comms
    $299
    per month
    Suite
    $499
    per month
    Enterprise
    $999
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Cision
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of BuzzSumo and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings7.113 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of BuzzSumo and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.6
    15 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings8.115 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of BuzzSumo and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.4
    15 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.911 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of BuzzSumo and RainKing (discontinued)
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    RainKing (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Append emails to records00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Help a Reporter Out (HARO)
    Score5 out of 10
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Meltwater
    Score7.6 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuzzSumoRainKing (discontinued)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    RainKing is less appropriate when you don't have the funds or resources to pay for it. You could easily Google the information that you're looking for, or use CrunchBase, but it's extremely time-consuming. RainKing makes this very easy and the data seamlessly sends to Salesforce with the proper integration. RainKing is very appropriate when you have a large team of folks that need to source leads/accounts simultaneously and need licenses to do so - it's worth the money with a larger team.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Being able to search for companies that are currently evaluating solutions in your space.
    • The contact information for people and related people is also great, I have used dozens of other data solutions and prefer Rainking.
    • Rainking also gives you the ability to create lists of your ideal buyer and download them which was great for my team and I pull new contacts to prospect!
    • I can't get over how impressive the org chart info is in RainKing, it allowed myself and my team to find other involved prospects and get a good feel for organizations.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Account manager - really unresponsive, not interested in helping with renewal, making the case to our execs
    • The Discover/RainKing team was not interested in helping us expand the way we are utilizing the tool, provide additional training, etc
    • Contacts department designation lacks in accuracy, we frequently found significant mismatches
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I've used SalesNavigator and Zoom Info. I actually think that Ranking is a great solution if you can use it in tandem with SalesNavigator. When it comes to pulling lists, in my opinion, Ranking does it best. Now that it has the database combined with Discoverorg, it's even more powerful to use.
    Incentivized
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • I don't have that information readily available to quantify the positive impact. However, I will say that I've found a lot of good prospects via RainKing to target my outreach efforts to. I definitely feel like the product pays for itself.
    Incentivized
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