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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

    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    Ceros StudioSpyFu
    Editions & Modules
    Annual Subscription
    36,000
    per year
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ceros StudioSpyFu
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Ceros StudioSpyFu
    Considered Both Products
    Ceros
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    SpyFu
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    Ceros StudioSpyFu
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Ceros Studio and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SpyFu
    -
    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 SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    SpyFu
    -
    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 SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    66% below category average
    SpyFu
    -
    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 SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings6.044 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Ceros Studio and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Local SEO00 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings5.035 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Ceros Studio and SpyFu
    Feature
    Ceros Studio
    -
    Ratings
    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Multi-domain support00 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Serpstat
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    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 StudioSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ceros StudioSpyFu
    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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    SpyFu
    If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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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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    SpyFu
    • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
    • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
    • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
    • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ceros
    • A direct to consumer model
    • Price point is high, but understandably
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    SpyFu
    • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
    • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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    Usability
    Ceros
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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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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    SpyFu
    SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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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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    SpyFu
    I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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    Return on Investment
    Ceros
    • Increased win rate during presentations.
    • Elevated content appearance.
    • Engaged audience more.
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    SpyFu
    • Helping us track our ranking.
    • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
    • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
    Incentivized
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