Commun.it vs. PLANOLY

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Commun.it
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Commun.it is a social media management solution built around features such as analytics, automated insights through campaigns, and influencer marketing.N/A
PLANOLY
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
PLANOLY is a social marketing platform boasting over 5 million users to visually plan, schedule, and measure performance across Instagram and Pinterest.
$16
per month
Pricing
Commun.itPLANOLY
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Social Planner Starter
$16
per month up to 1 user
Creator Pro
$20
per month
Social Planner Growth
$28
per month up to 3 users
Social Planner Pro
$43
per month up to 6 users
Creator Pro Plus
$54
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Commun.itPLANOLY
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Commun.itPLANOLY
Features
Commun.itPLANOLY
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
6.1
5 Ratings
22% below category average
PLANOLY
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Boolean keyword searches6.92 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis5.44 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Broad channel coverage5.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
5.6
5 Ratings
36% below category average
PLANOLY
10.0
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Content planning and scheduling8.84 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Audience targeting6.34 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Content optimization4.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Workflow management3.44 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
6.9
4 Ratings
16% below category average
PLANOLY
8.1
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization7.24 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.24 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Bulk actions6.33 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
5.8
5 Ratings
28% below category average
PLANOLY
8.0
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Lead generation4.95 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Content marketing9.75 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Paid media management2.32 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions6.14 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
7.5
5 Ratings
11% below category average
PLANOLY
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Twitter9.85 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Facebook7.04 Ratings10.02 Ratings
LinkedIn6.92 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Instagram6.13 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
5.6
5 Ratings
32% below category average
PLANOLY
8.1
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Campaign success analytics7.85 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Real-time tracking4.94 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Competitor analysis4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Commun.it
5.6
3 Ratings
35% below category average
PLANOLY
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges3.83 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile access7.32 Ratings8.12 Ratings
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Commun.itPLANOLY
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User Ratings
Commun.itPLANOLY
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(5 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Commun.itPLANOLY
Likelihood to Recommend
Commun.it Inc.
For a small business or individual Commun.it could be used to quickly and efficiently grow an audience. Using the featured hashtag functionality in particular means that, instead of wading through various searches on Twitter, all the information is at your finger-tips and you can act on it accordingly. I think it would have benefits for businesses of multiple sizes however a smaller business might find the price-point prohibitive.
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PLANOLY
Planoly is perfect for managing social media accounts for business or public figures. It would work great for personal use as well but maybe wouldn't be as necessary. For business purposes, it changes the game! Having something that is easy to teach colleagues to use is one of the most important features I looked for when choosing a social media management platform
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Pros
Commun.it Inc.
  • Commun.it recommends good content to Tweet if you provide the right hashtags or topics to search.
  • Commun.it makes it really easy to thank each now Twitter follower and to reach out to influencers that you may have neglected.
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PLANOLY
  • Grid view
  • AI Caption generator
  • Auto post feature
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Cons
Commun.it Inc.
  • Be prepared, you'll receive a lot of emails from commun.it. They keep you engaged by reminding you to return to your dashboard. But they also will send several emails trying to get you to upgrade.
  • "Thanks for the retweet" and "Thanks to the high-value members" aren't tactics I like to use on Twitter.
  • On the free version, you are only allowed 20 actions a day. This goes by in a flash, would love to have a few more.
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PLANOLY
  • overall not very many points I would add for improvement
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Usability
Commun.it Inc.
No answers on this topic
PLANOLY
PLANOLY is super easy to use. We just need to connect our Instagram account and start working in just a few clicks
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Support Rating
Commun.it Inc.
No answers on this topic
PLANOLY
The support team was instantly responsive and were always happy to answer even the simplest software question. I knew that my clients would be in good hands should I not be available for any scheduling question through the support team. Everything was always impeccably handled in a timely manner! 100% satisfaction.
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Alternatives Considered
Commun.it Inc.
Tweepsmap's audience and engagement tools aren't as powerful as Commun.it's, but they're far more trustworthy. I also like their tool for detecting inactive users (followed accounts who haven't tweeted in 2 or 6 months). I would actually consider shelling out for their paid tools, which sound quite useful (for instance, location-based statistics).
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PLANOLY
I have tried an AI tool called Vocable and used Google Sheets to plan my content. PLANOLY is better because of the visual grid feature. However, vocable is better in terms of the variety of content. With Vocable, we can create text content for Instagram, YouTube, and Linkedin, Product pages, SEO meta titles, descriptions, email newsletters, Blog posts etc. However, PLANOLY is only limited to Instagram and Pinterest.
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Return on Investment
Commun.it Inc.
  • Brand awareness
  • Lead generation
  • Prospect nurturing and ongoing customer support
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PLANOLY
  • It allowed us to engage with potential customers for clients in an easy way
  • Our follower count went up by a steady 100 followers per week
  • Our numbers for viewers on videos and IG Lives doubled
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