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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ceros Studio

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Ceros Studio is a content marketing software platform that enables designers and marketers to create interactive web content, without the need for coding or developers.

    $36,000

    per year

    gShift (discontinued)

    Score7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    gShift was an enterprise SEO, Web presence analytics and content performance platform designed to help agency and brand marketers optimize, monitor and report on the performance of their multi-channel owned, earned and paid campaigns. The product is discontinued.

    $199

    Pricing
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Subscription
    36,000
    per year
    kontextURLs
    $199
    Influencer Marketing module
    $299
    Brand Professional
    $325
    Agency Professional
    $999
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—SEO Platform pricing is based on the number of keywords per month. kontextURL pricing is based on the number of clicks registered per month. Influencer Marketing module pricing is based on the number of influencers and/or rosters managed.
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    Features
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    gShift (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Ideation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    gShift (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Content hub9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    gShift (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Audience profiling and targeting1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analytics9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    gShift (discontinued)
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    gShift (discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Ceros Studio and gShift (discontinued)
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    gShift (discontinued)
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ceros StudiogShift (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ceros
    Ceros is fantastic for companies who can afford it. It's not ideal for startups who don't have the budget for it. If your company or agency is interested in creating interactive content, but you don't have the skill sets in-house to develop or code them properly, Ceros is for you
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    gShift's pace of development is pretty amazing and they are very responsive to enhancement requests and other feedback on their solutions. gShift is well-suited for an agency environment where multiple clients need the basics in keyword rankings and website analytics and PPC reporting integration. gShift is less suited for a large organizations with multiple properties or web presences that are all integrated but require silos for reporting purposes or any type of parent-child reporting relationship that necessitates reporting at the property level as well as summarized reporting for all properties.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ceros
    • Easy to use and adopt user interface. If you know basic Photoshop, you can use this.
    • Encouraging roadmap - the product has gotten better every year. The company obviously listens to client feedback.
    • Smart, dedicated client team - always checking in, comes with new ideas, generally nice people. We always love our meetings with them!
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Bringing most of your applications to one platform.
    • Managing Gmail Accounts.
    • Bringing all your communication channels to one spot.
    • Easy setup and account integration.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ceros
    • A direct to consumer model
    • Price point is high, but understandably
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Minor bugs and defects are an ongoing issue - for example, PDF export capability for custom dashboards seems to be down frequently. While these type of defects are always resolved in 1-2 weeks, the fact that some of them keep reoccurring is an ongoing frustration.
    • Custom Dashboard functionality is limited to pre-set defaults as far as what data points or "beacons" as gShift calls them, that you could pull.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Ceros
    Our CSMs have always been 100% and their support team typically responds within an hour or two. Their design/build team also worked with us on perfecting several experiences and are always mindful of how a project is going. One of their designers didn't really understand one of our requests and the project took more rounds of revisions than in previous projects, but they rectified the issue and the project came out well in the end. That outcome probably only happened in the time it did due to our CSM consistently checking in and getting feedback throughout the project - unfortunately, not something that happens enough with all our partners.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ceros
    Ceros takes what would be difficult to accomplish in the Adobe suite of products and makes it easy. When it comes to user experience, user interface and customization options, Ceros is a much better alternative than Adobe. However, Adobe is the trusted name and some may be more comfortable with Adobe products
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    They are very different tools can't compare them.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Ceros
    • Increased win rate during presentations.
    • Elevated content appearance.
    • Engaged audience more.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • We have been able to identify other keyword ranking opportunities and increase our on-site conversion rate.
    • gShift has helped us prioritize content and discover content that is over-performing, and better optimize that content and use it for remarketing purposes.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    gShift (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Web Presence Overview Dashboard - collection of data beacons to help focus on analytics, keyword and content performance trends, competitive visibility trends, keyword discovery, content discovery and competitor discovery.Screenshot of An agency level beacon designed to highlight keyword/content, analytics and domain-specific trends across multiple web presences.Screenshot of Keyword Dashboard - a collection of beacons designed to provide keyword visibility and discovery insights.Screenshot of Content Engagement Dashboard - Customizable kurl  dashboard designed to provide insight on content performance.Screenshot of Content Conversion Dashboard - Customizable kurl dashboard designed to provide insight into performance, optimization and ROI of content campaigns.Screenshot of Site Audit Recommendations - prioritized list of website issues based on technical SEO best practices.