Ceros Studio vs. Percolate, now part of Seismic

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ceros Studio
Score 8.5 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
Score 7.9 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
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Ceros StudioPercolate, now part of Seismic
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Ceros Studio
8.0
4 Ratings
0% below category average
Percolate, now part of Seismic
8.6
12 Ratings
7% above category average
Ideation10.03 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Approval workflows4.03 Ratings8.612 Ratings
Content collaboration9.04 Ratings8.110 Ratings
Network for content licensing/production9.01 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Content calendar00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Ceros Studio
5.7
4 Ratings
35% below category average
Percolate, now part of Seismic
8.4
12 Ratings
4% above category average
Content hub9.03 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Forms / Gated content3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded CTAs8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Content distribution4.03 Ratings8.611 Ratings
Content promotion8.03 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Content automation2.02 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ceros Studio
3.7
4 Ratings
71% below category average
Percolate, now part of Seismic
9.4
12 Ratings
19% above category average
Audience profiling and targeting1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting1.04 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Content performance analytics5.03 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard2.03 Ratings9.12 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)
8.5
(13 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
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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.
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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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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.
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Cons
Ceros
  • A direct to consumer model
  • Price point is high, but understandably
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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
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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
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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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Discontinued Products
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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
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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.
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Return on Investment
Ceros
  • Increased win rate during presentations.
  • Elevated content appearance.
  • Engaged audience more.
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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.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendarScreenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendar