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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Conductor

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AConductor is an enterprise AEO platform that provides unified AEO & SEO intelligence, scaled AI content generation, and real-time website monitoring. From tracking visibility in LLMs to technical health and content optimization, Conductor’s platform empowers teams to increase authority and visibility in AI and traditional search and accelerate digital growth. Conductor states its current customers include global brands such as SAP, e.l.f Cosmetics, FedEx, and Mastercard.N/A

    Skyword

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The Skyword Platform supports content planning, creation, publishing, promotion, and measurement. Its tools include editorial workflows, a marketing calendar, Google Analytics integration, pitching and request-for-proposal capabilities, and configurable workflows. Skyword acquired TrackMaven in 2018, adding competitive and content analytics to its platform. TrackMaven’s capabilities included benchmarking content and campaigns against competitors and industry performance, monitoring…N/A
    Pricing
    ConductorSkyword
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    ConductorSkyword
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ConductorSkyword
    Considered Both Products
    Conductor
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    52 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    63 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    53 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
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    Features
    ConductorSkyword
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Conductor and Skyword
    Feature
    Conductor
    8.6
    282 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Skyword
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    Ratings
    Keyword analysis9.4267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management8.394 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.9252 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader9.2133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis8.2268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics9.4253 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations7.7265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management7.9102 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Conductor and Skyword
    Feature
    Conductor
    8.7
    249 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Skyword
    -
    Ratings
    Local SEO8.9200 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO9.5217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO8.4210 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Conductor and Skyword
    Feature
    Conductor
    9.5
    265 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Skyword
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    Multi-domain support9.5235 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools9.6249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Conductor and Skyword
    Feature
    Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    Skyword
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Content hub00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Conductor and Skyword
    Feature
    Conductor
    -
    Ratings
    Skyword
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    ConductorSkyword
    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
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    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.2 out of 10
    SnapApp Interactive Content Marketing (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ConductorSkyword
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (283 ratings)
    8.7
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (15 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (155 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (236 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ConductorSkyword
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Conductor
    Conductor is a great tool to use when we're planning and optimizing content around specific trends. It also helps us track our on-going performance as well, which is great to help us improve. Conductor is less ideal for content that has a quick turnaround time or pieces where SEO isn't a priority, also if you're looking to manage content publishing directly. It's more useful when it comes to strategy and optimization for in-depth pieces.
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    Skyword, Inc
    If your brand is looking for understanding competitors and normalizing data across disparate follower counts/footprint size, Trackmaven is great. Users need to understand the power of Boolean logic. TrackMaven needs dedicated users and time spent in building reports in order to understand how to use it.
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    Pros
    Conductor
    • When I need to quickly determine what Google features our keywords are ranking for: Featured Snippets, Carousels, Rich Snippets, Sitelinks, PAA boxes, etc.
    • The ability to create highly customizable dashboards that provide a one-page view of insights for the specific web properties you are tracking.
    • A content guidance tool that is unmatched by any other product available in the market.
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    Skyword, Inc
    • It provides a good structure re timelines ie it's really clear how long you have to work on any given assignment, once accepted. You also receive handy reminder emails that your deadline is approaching in xx hours for instance.
    • It's good for being able to access the brief and any ancillary notes/reports all in one location rather than have to deal with multiple emails and downloads from other sources. It's a bit like a one-stop shop for a journalist's brief/commissions.
    • The set up for uploading content is well organised and helps in the planning stage for articles. The various sections required help ensure you stick tightly to the given brief.
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    Cons
    Conductor
    • Backlink tracking/reporting (would like to see backlinks more easily and maybe backlink opportunities if possible)
    • Custom content briefs (right now I move the brief from the platform version into our own in-house Word doc template because it is more detailed. Would love to be able to customize the brief that is set up within Conductor so that we can do it all in one place.)
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    Skyword, Inc
    • Content Feed - functionality rests with third party integration, would like to see this data updated more often
    • ROI Calculations - would love to be able to input metrics for ROI and see it calculated across KPI charts and Funnel Analysis
    • Software Integrations - would love to see a TrackMaven app integration with Hootsuite, our SMMS system, in order to create truly comprehensive and granular analytical reports on social media efforts across all verticals
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Conductor
    Conductor enables high-value SEO activity. There are a lot of moving parts in SEO and I'm always open to products that fit our requirements, but Conductor has built a stronger argument for its value after we subscribed than it had when we subscribed -- that's rare.
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    Skyword, Inc
    More than likely, yes. This is a company with people I trust that offer an exceptional product.
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    Usability
    Conductor
    I check features like the InsightStream every Monday to monitor any major losses or gains in performance. These are easily digested and save me tons of time searching for these insights manually. If there's anything "worth calling home about" I can easily add insights into a workspace and create a report to communicate these results. It's super easy to use Conductor with a team and across departments.
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    Skyword, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Conductor
    Always works when I've needed it
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Performance
    Conductor
    Sometimes reports can take some time to load
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Support Rating
    Conductor
    The Conductor support team is excellent, especially our Customer Success manager. Our monthly calls to review our wins, losses, and key takeaways for the next steps are incredibly helpful, and Conductor's platform provides not only an organic search tool for our company but also a learning resource via our Customer Success calls.
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    Skyword, Inc
    Very responsive to our requests. Always make themselves available. We also have a standing weekly status with their team, which keeps us on the same page.
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    In-Person Training
    Conductor
    Our in house SEO manager trained everyone. It was easy to learn and he was well versed with the product. Any questions we had he was able to answer or reach out to support to find the answer
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Implementation Rating
    Conductor
    I definitely recommend their professional services for getting started. It got our account 90% of the way to where we needed to be in order to gain value from it. In fact, I'd suggest that with few exceptions (such as, you have a staff that is already familiar with the platform and doesn't need any help), the quick start services over the first 30-90 days should be a standard part of onboarding with any new client. It definitely got us to the point of gaining ROI from the solution and, in turn, will make it easier to justify renewal and continued investment in it.
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Conductor
    We didn't use another product previously, we used an agency that did everything for us, so bringing Organic SEO in-house was why we went with Conductor. I have used other products in other roles and at other companies and each has its strengths. Conductor is good for large enterprises
    Incentivized
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    Skyword, Inc
    SkyWord distinguishes itself by its efficiency and the capabilities it has with web design and management. It also has a strong variety of content production capabilities like video, social media, etc. Our procurement team has found SkyWord to be fair when it comes to prices, and this showed when we evaluated them against competitors.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Conductor
    Many features
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Conductor
    • Conductor helped us aim at low hanging fruits for quick wins, which increased our traffic
    • With Conductor's tool, it was easy to look at general keywords where we were already ranking, but not good enough, and then focus around what we could do to increase our positioning
    • All this extra traffic, gave us more leads, therefore more sales!
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    Skyword, Inc
    • Paid Search & Social - TrackMaven has given us the ability to develop smarter social advertising and reach our audience with the right messages
    • Account Analytics - the account overview we receive in TrackMaven of our own social media accounts is duplicative of what we already get through other software
    • Funnel Analysis - If we can better see which efforts are paying off with leads, at a granular level, we can use our social spend budget more wisely
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    ScreenShots

    Conductor Screenshots

    Screenshot of Conductor's AI search performance metrics. Conductor helps to ensure a brand appears everywhere audience searches—from ChatGPT and Perplexity to Google AIO and AI Mode.Screenshot of website performance analytics that tie AI and search performance together and create visibility into how search impacts business goals. Viewers can analyze AI traffic alongside engagement and conversion metrics.Screenshot of an example of the available competitive intelligence. Viewers can analyze the competition's strategy and compare market share in both AI and traditional search to identify opportunities.Screenshot of the AI Topic Map, used to automate content strategy. As AI generation becomes a commodity, knowing what content to create becomes an competitive advantage. The AI Topic Map can be used to spot where to create or optimize content for the biggest impact.Screenshot of the AI Writing Assistant. The Writing Assistant orchestrates personalized content that fuses brand guidelines, competitors, knowledge sources, and real-time search insights to produce content that’s strategically designed to win with audiences and AI answer engines.Screenshot of AI Bot Crawling Analysis, used to find and fix the errors that make a site invisible to AI. Viewers can diagnose the technical errors that make the best pages invisible to LLMs. This dashboard transforms complex server logs into a simple workflow where viewers can monitor crawl frequency, optimize the crawl budget, and ensure that a brand's most valuable content is discoverable.

    Skyword Screenshots

    Screenshot of Review submitted articles in the queue. Articles can be pushed to the next manager for review, sent back to the content creator, or published directly to client's website.Screenshot of Each article must receive a passing score on the Scorecard before being submitted. The Scorecard can be customized for certain requirements including meeting SEO and other content standards.Screenshot of Search our network of vetted contributors and influencers by location, language, expertise, Klout score, and more.Screenshot of Robust content analytics are available within the Skyword Platform.Screenshot of Streamline your video review process with time-stamped comments.Screenshot of The Skyword Marketing Calendar is built to align your strategy with the rest of marketing, and provide other teams across your organization visibility into your content marketing game plan.