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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

    Tailwind

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ATailwind is a social media marketing solution built specifically for Pinterest marketing. It provides features such as scheduled pins, analytics, and scalable Pinterest activity.

    $14.99

    per month

    Pricing
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    Editions & Modules
    Content Creation
    $199
    per month
    PR & Comms
    $299
    per month
    Suite
    $499
    per month
    Enterprise
    $999
    per month
    Free
    $0
    billed annually
    Pro
    $24.99
    per month 1 user and profile
    Advanced
    $49.99
    per month 2 users and profiles
    Max
    $99.99
    per month 5 users and 3 profiles
    Tailwind Communities
    $119.88
    billed annually
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    Considered Both Products
    Cision
    No answer on this topic
    Tailwind
    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
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    9.2
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings5.912 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings3.89 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings3.812 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings5.210 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    5.7
    10 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings5.98 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings5.98 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings5.98 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    4.0
    12 Ratings
    70% below category average
    Facebook00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings4.58 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings6.612 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings5.29 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of BuzzSumo and Tailwind
    Feature
    BuzzSumo
    -
    Ratings
    Tailwind
    3.0
    8 Ratings
    90% below category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings5.17 Ratings
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    Score5 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Cision Communications Cloud
    Score8 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Meltwater
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    5.9
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuzzSumoTailwind
    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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    Tailwind
    Tailwind can schedule your Pinteret pins, but it's an expensive platform to do this, and given it seems to miss many, it does not even do this well. Further, they continue to get you to reconnect, so it is cumbersome and poorly designed. We used it only because our vendors wanted it, but it's been a total waste of money given how poorly designed it is, how buggy it is and how useless the other so-called services they provide are. Go somewhere else as there are way better solutions as we have now found.
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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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    Tailwind
    • The extension for Chrome and Safari has been EXTREMELY helpful. Through research and continuing education, we frequently see information we'd like to share with our audience and the extension has made this so easy.
    • The SmartLoop feature is great for times when we get busy and may not have the time to add new things to our queue. I know even if I had zero time to devote to social media that day, I was still active and getting information to our candidates.
    • Interface is extremely user friendly. A lot of time these programs that are supposed to help us and bring ease to our workload are so complicated and intense that they cause more stress than they relieve. This is not true with Tailwind. Tailwind is easy to use and truly does take a load of stress off us as an organization.
    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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    Tailwind
    • When you add a link to your post and add the caption, it goes to the first line and not where I had the cursor. I do not want the link to be the first thing people read.
    • The Tailwind Create is fun and helpful but still hard to use.
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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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    Tailwind
    Tailwind is great when it focuses on it's core functionality. However, in my opinion, Tailwind isn't great at listening to their customers and instead likes to add features that are not beneficial and tend to "break" the other features that ultimately sell it's product. In my opinion, it has lost ROI over time and was much better 3-4 years ago.
    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
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    Tailwind
    I have received wonderful support from Tailwind. Recently when I was on their new Tailwind Create and was looking at their site photos, I had a question and I received an answer in less than 24 hours. They have also been receptive to comments and ideas to make the product better and they used some of the ideas as well giving us a discount for the help.
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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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    Tailwind
    When I was looking for a solution for Instagram, neither Buffer nor Hootsuite were offering the ability to post directly to Instagram. That may have changed recently, but in my opinion, Tailwind is a much more user-friendly, less (unnecessarily) complex solution for Instagram management. I don't need a ton of in-depth analytics; I just need to be able to be efficient, consistent and engaging in my posts. Tailwind allows me to do that without getting bogged down in all the bells and whistles on Hootsuite or Buffer.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Tailwind
    • Definitely an ROI - We have increased our clicks on our website due to traffic from Pinterest, primarily from our Smart Loop.
    • We have increased Pinterest following due to our intensive use of Smart Loop, which has led to #1 (increased website traffic).
    • Organization and time management has been a massive advantage of utilizing Tailwind. Because I can set Smart Loop and not worry about it, I can dedicate my time to other areas of the business.
    Incentivized
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