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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

    Percolate, now part of Seismic

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Percolate was a content marketing platform designed to help large brands create content and manage marketing campaigns. The product's capabilities have been integrated into the Seismic platform's digital marketing capabilities, and Percolate is no longer available for sale standalone.N/A
    Pricing
    Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Subscription
    36,000
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Features
    Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Ceros Studio and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ideation10.03 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Approval workflows4.03 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Content collaboration9.04 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production9.01 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Content calendar00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Ceros Studio and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content hub9.03 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution4.03 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Content promotion8.03 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Content automation2.02 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Ceros Studio and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.3
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Audience profiling and targeting1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting1.04 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Content performance analytics5.03 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard2.03 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Competitive analytics9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
    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
    Very useful for the management, planning, and programming of all social networks, as well as marketing campaigns. One of the best tools to make life easier for community managers and automate daily tasks such as content publishing. It is my favorite for managing my clients' networks.
    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
    • Create social content from briefing all the way through to the approval process.
    • Social planner for managing topics and content streams across multiple channels.
    • Robust API and integrations.
    • Image library (with cost-free access/rights to stock photo libraries).
    • Frequent updates to the platform.
    • Built-in community management.
    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
    • A lot of the features in Percolate are very well built, but only provide the bare minimum as features go. Its editorial calendar for example lacks export/import features and its multimedia repository only supports images. In many ways, Percolate is trying very hard to be too much at the same time.
    • At the moment, Percolate lacks user level management. We can add users who need to be moderated before posting, but it is for example not possible to add users just for one specific function (like the multimedia database).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Percolate is a great tool for us, because we need the approval process workflows. The training was great when we first signed on, and the interface is very user friendly. We have trained our interns to use it as well with no issues. It makes keeping up with our content calendar a breeze and we can easily see what posts have been approved and which ones are still pending at a quick glance
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to set up approval flows, but not always necessary to follow all the requires steps
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Rarely has a company shown this much support during implementation. This almost got to the point where it was too much hand holding. Sometimes, social teams just want the keys to the car so they can drive it themselves instead of waiting on someone to drive along with them...
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Percolate and Falcon have many similarities and provide many of the same features, however Percolate felt a bit more robust than Falcon, although it does come with a higher price tag to match. Both platforms are excellent for content approval workflows, content scheduling, and community management. Percolate offers additional features such as an Asset Management Library and a section for creative briefs and collaboration with internal teams.
    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
    • Percolate has made it much easier to communicate between teams and has provided a return on investment in that area in particular.
    • Percolate also helps save time because you are able to schedule social media posts across channels easily.
    • It has also been an easy way to work with remote team members, which is very helpful.
    Incentivized
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