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    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

    smartocto

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartocto creates smart editorial analytics: analytical tools for newsrooms and content creators, to track and analyse the performance of the content they publish online. Its goal is to make data actionable, because content creators are not data analysts. They need data that's easy to interpret and attractive to look at. Analysing content performance consists of two things: keeping an eye on…N/A
    Pricing
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Subscription
    36,000
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
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    Ceros
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    smartocto
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Ceros Studio and smartocto
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    smartocto
    -
    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 smartocto
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    smartocto
    -
    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 smartocto
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    smartocto
    -
    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
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    Ceros Studiosmartocto
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    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ceros Studiosmartocto
    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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    smartocto
    Great for setting up MEL measurements for web based media. Great for use in media environments especially where there is no dedicated data analytics staff. Not sure how useful it would be for those sites that are not content focused.
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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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    smartocto
    • Provides detailed stats on overall blog performance
    • Shows which blog topics resonate with readers
    • Measures individual blogs against key performance metrics
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    Cons
    Ceros
    • A direct to consumer model
    • Price point is high, but understandably
    Incentivized
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    smartocto
    • It has a lot of information and data all over the place. It took us some time to get used to it and get people properly onboarded. We have seen some improvement, but UX has more space to improve.
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    Usability
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    smartocto
    smartocto is a very user-friendly tool, with a smart & clean interface.
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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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    smartocto
    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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    smartocto
    smartocto is much easier to use and is perfectly setup so that newsrooms can see the information they need in a quick and easy-to-use format.
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    Return on Investment
    Ceros
    • Increased win rate during presentations.
    • Elevated content appearance.
    • Engaged audience more.
    Incentivized
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    smartocto
    • It had a positive ROI in terms of support they provide and custom based approach to all our media partners
    • Readiness to find solutions to any type of question we might have
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    Screenshot of Realtime and smart notificationsScreenshot of Historical insightsScreenshot of Customisable BigscreenScreenshot of Realtime A/B testing of headers and lead-in texts