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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

    InboundWriter

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AInboundWriter is a relatively focused content marketing tool containing predictive analytics, suggestions, and authoring guidelines for content optimization. InboundWriter has been backed by about $2.5 million in venture capital since its inception in 2011.N/A
    Pricing
    Ceros StudioInboundWriter
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Subscription
    36,000
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ceros StudioInboundWriter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Ceros StudioInboundWriter
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Ceros Studio and InboundWriter
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    InboundWriter
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ideation10.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Approval workflows4.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content collaboration9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Ceros Studio and InboundWriter
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    InboundWriter
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Content hub9.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content3.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content distribution4.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content promotion8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content automation2.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Ceros Studio and InboundWriter
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    InboundWriter
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Audience profiling and targeting1.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting1.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content performance analytics5.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard2.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Competitive analytics9.72 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ceros StudioInboundWriter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ceros StudioInboundWriter
    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
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    InboundWriter
    I think most users have found that InboundWriter is every bit worth what you pay for it. At a freemium model, it's affordable and helpful in analyzing your posts for SEO direction. It is particularly well suited for getting focused terms on specific topics, and less on more general terms.
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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!
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    InboundWriter
    • Very easy to use and follow direction.
    • The price is right for this freemium Wordpress plugin.
    • Helps discover what content and keywords are popular around your subject matter.
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    Cons
    Ceros
    • A direct to consumer model
    • Price point is high, but understandably
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    InboundWriter
    • Sometimes tough to decide what direction to follow without keyword stuffing your content.
    • Colleagues have complained about the Document Score being unreliable at times.
    • It's only as good as the information you put into it and lacks the ability to give you more high level though leadership terms/topics.
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    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.
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    InboundWriter
    The InboundWriter support is certainly sufficient for the type of troubleshooting you may encounter when using the tool. There are chats and forums available with best practices or knowledge share. For bigger issues, even WordPress can serve as a support system for getting to the answer quickly. Luckily, you're more likely to find that it is a very intuitive tool that is easy to use.
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    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
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    InboundWriter
    While Yoast is also very useful as a free WordPress plugin that helps up your SEO game, where it stops at just providing direction for your meta data, like titles and descriptions, InboundWriter takes your search engine reach a bit further and helps you create relevant content for your industry that targets the right keywords and topics.
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    Return on Investment
    Ceros
    • Increased win rate during presentations.
    • Elevated content appearance.
    • Engaged audience more.
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    InboundWriter
    • InboundWriter has helped us craft more SEO-driven content and balance our keyword usage.
    • InboundWriter has also helped us hone in on the specific topics we should be covering for our industry.
    • Overall, it has helped us achieve our goals of creating pillar content and driving more organic traffic.
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