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211 Ratings
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Based on 211 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management

8.9
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
89%

Ion, by Rock Content
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CoSchedule Marketing Suite ranks higher in 14/14 features
CoSchedule Marketing Suite ranks higher in 14/14 features
Task Management

8.1
81%
8 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Resource Management

9.5
95%
6 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Gantt Charts

9.0
90%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Scheduling

9.1
91%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Workflow Automation

9.4
94%
9 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Team Collaboration

10.0
100%
10 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology

8.8
88%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology

9.1
91%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Document Management

8.1
81%
5 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Email integration

9.4
94%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile Access

8.1
81%
7 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking

8.7
87%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Change request and Case Management

8.7
87%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management

9.0
90%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Professional Services Automation

8.8
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
88%

Ion, by Rock Content
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
CoSchedule Marketing Suite ranks higher in 4/4 features
CoSchedule Marketing Suite ranks higher in 4/4 features
Quotes/estimates

9.0
90%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Invoicing

9.0
90%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Project & financial reporting

9.0
90%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Integration with accounting software

8.0
80%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Content Creation

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.5
Ion, by Rock Content
75%
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 2/2 features
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 2/2 features
Ideation

N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
99 Ratings
Content collaboration

N/A
0 Ratings

5.1
51%
94 Ratings
Content Publishing

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.6
Ion, by Rock Content
86%
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 6/6 features
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 6/6 features
Content hub

N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
104 Ratings
Forms / Gated content

N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
107 Ratings
Embedded CTAs

N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
108 Ratings
Content distribution

N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
93 Ratings
Content promotion

N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
86 Ratings
Content automation

N/A
0 Ratings

6.0
60%
90 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.4
Ion, by Rock Content
84%
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 4/4 features
Ion, by Rock Content ranks higher in 4/4 features
Audience profiling and targeting

N/A
0 Ratings

6.0
60%
91 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting

N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
95 Ratings
Content performance analytics

N/A
0 Ratings

9.8
98%
116 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard

N/A
0 Ratings

9.8
98%
107 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Ion, by Rock Content is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

7.2
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
72%
10 Ratings

9.8
Ion, by Rock Content
98%
135 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
Ion, by Rock Content
70%
22 Ratings
Usability

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

7.4
Ion, by Rock Content
74%
17 Ratings
Availability

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Ion, by Rock Content
100%
1 Rating
Performance

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Ion, by Rock Content
90%
1 Rating
Support Rating

9.0
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
90%
4 Ratings

10.0
Ion, by Rock Content
100%
36 Ratings
Online Training

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
Ion, by Rock Content
80%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Ion, by Rock Content
100%
12 Ratings
Product Scalability

CoSchedule Marketing Suite
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Ion, by Rock Content
100%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule is great for businesses or agencies who need an overview of all their marketing efforts, and who want to establish collaboration between multiple departments. The calendar view is one of the best we've worked with and makes it easy to see exactly what's happening. There is some slight clunkiness when it comes to admin-related tasks, and a few things aren't easy to find, but there's great support.
Co-Founder
Conversion QueensMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
Ion, by Rock Content
If you want to choose a quick start template and fill in the fields with your content, Ion will be fantastic for you. We've done this with whitepapers and quizzes and it's been great and extremely easy to use.If you have an exact idea of what you want, and a background in web development, you may get frustrated. Ion has some quirks that make it tricky to fully customize - everyone once in a while I really just want to go into the HTML and make some changes, but can't.If you are looking to reuse a piece of content for specific targeting (industry or account-specific), Ion is great. The dynamic substitutions are great and very helpful.

Verified User
Professional in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employeesPros
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
- Visually represent your content in one centralized place
- Heavily customize your calendar settings (project types, icons, tasks, filters, etc.)
- Better implement approval procedures
- Create read-only calendars for stakeholders so they can view the upcoming items on your calendar
Marketing Operations Manager
SimpleviewInternet, 201-500 employees
Ion, by Rock Content
- Quick Starts make it so easy to get started.
- Real-time updates are awesome and save a ton of wasteful process.
- The combination of user friendliness for simple things and the flexibility to do more complex things is great.
- Chat support is excellent and deeper-dive support has been super helpful.
- The ability to use these tools in the cloud or embedded has given us tactic flexibility.
Market Manager
VSPInsurance, 5001-10,000 employees
Cons
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
- The import Google Doc to WordPress functionality never worked successfully or reliably for me. So I just manually copy and paste Google Docs to the WordPress editor instead.
- The social sharing counter was not that helpful, because it only counted Facebook and Google+. Who uses Google+ anymore? Plus, now they don't even show the social counter in the monthly calendar view. so you can't see the numbers without doing some extra digging.
- In the monthly calendar view, some titles get cut off if they don't wrap cleanly in the day's box. So I would make it look cleaner instead of having words broken up by a hyphen.
Head of Content
InstapageInternet, 51-200 employees
Ion, by Rock Content
- Ion University, while stacked with a wealth of information, is difficult to navigate from a troubleshooting perspective. The tutorial videos are all very helpful, but they are also very long. Sometimes I would want to search for how to address a particular issue I was struggling with and it would be a two-minute segment buried in a 45-minute video.
- Again, getting back the self-guidance side of things. I think a lot of the tutorials are set up in a way that makes sense to Ion, but not as much to the end user.
- I think the controls admins use when creating new users could be a bit more straightforward.
Copywriter
Iron MountainMarketing and Advertising, 10,001+ employees
Pricing Details
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—CoSchedule Marketing Suite Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Ion, by Rock Content
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
$5,500
Starting Price
$0 per year
Ion, by Rock Content Editions & Modules
Edition
Managed Services + SaaS | Custom1 |
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- per year
Additional Pricing Details
ion’s Build Anything SaaS platform provides organizations with an entirely new and agile interactive content marketing capability. It enables non-technical marketers and designers to create, test and measure an unlimited number of all types of interactive content marketing experiences. It includes unlimited seats, experiences, tests, customization, phone and email support, analytics and more.Likelihood to Renew
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 7.0
Based on 22 answers
We use it for every landing page and we plan on only doing more dynamic content creation. We dont see that option coming in-house any time ever in the future. ION has a very robust platform for us to work with that really allows us to do more for our customers in regards to having the one-to-one conversation.
Interactive and Digital Strategy, Production and Marketing Consultant
ConsultingInsurance, 501-1000 employees
Usability
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 7.4
Based on 17 answers
Usability is straightforward, with extensive documentation and tutorials provided to ensure landing pages are built to specifications and can be optimized for performance. Built-in platform funnels give insight into customer dropoff, success/failures, and conversions (at a glance). Setting up a landing page can be done quickly and easily, with numerous integrations (CRMs like SalesForce, for instance) supported
Senior Data Analyst
Level InteractiveMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Performance
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Sometimes the editor can be a little slow.
Director Direct Response Marketing
Pimsleur Language Programs / Simon & Schuster AudioPublishing, 501-1000 employees
Support Rating
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite 9.0
Based on 4 answers
I didn't have to use their official support, but I can say that they put out a lot of content online to help users. Their YouTube page has quite an array of tutorial videos explaining how things work and how to get the most out of their tools. If you're struggling, before picking up a phone or blasting off an email, try searching for your problem on YouTube or their forums.
Risk Manager, and Insurance Agent
Hummel and Plum Insurance Agency Inc.Insurance, 11-50 employees
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 10.0
Based on 36 answers
The ION support team is amazing. There has not been a single issue they they could not solve for me. If there is a feature or request that they do not have, they have even, on occasion, created custom scripts for our team.*Update 6/5/17 - ION has continued to delight on multiple occasions. I appreciate their attention to detail and ability to solve whatever issue I have. After 3+ years of use and support, ION still has my full endorsement.
Web Administrator
MINDBODY, Inc.Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees
Online Training
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 8.0
Based on 1 answer
They offer a great amount of online training, videos, articles, etc. There is usually an answer available if you run into an issue. I would recommend taking advantage of the online training they offer. I wish I would have done it sooner.

Verified User
Professional in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 employeesImplementation Rating
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 10.0
Based on 12 answers
There were a lot of things we learned about the tool once we really got in and got our hands dirty. Being hands-on was essential for our team to be able to utilize ION in the most effective manner.
Art Director
National Life GroupFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees
Alternatives Considered
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule provides collaborative planning of projects. The calendar view is very well designed. Meetings and tasks can be scheduled and tracked easily. Whatever is being done, no matter how big the task/project is, it gives a bird-eye view of everything. Additionally, it also integrated very well with WordPress. Their customer service team is also very helpful. 



Verified User
Analyst in Quality Assurance
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesIon, by Rock Content
I was not the decision maker to choose this over Uberflip, but the UI is much more appealing to me. It's incredibly easy to use, clean, and from a backend standpoint, it requires little to no tech savvy'ness. Our team has really enjoyed using it and has required no training what-so-ever.
Product Marketing Manager
Signal ™Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Scalability
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Ion, by Rock Content
Ion, by Rock Content 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Separate client portfolios enable scalability, however, some elements are still grouped for all accounts so it's difficult to scale for an ad agency with multiple clients. Would prefer totally separate sections of the platform for all clients with each element housed separately.
Co-Founder
Fusion Marketing GroupMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
- Probably too early to tell for certain but it is definitely value priced right now. Fully developed content management platforms are running in $15-$20k per year range and more. You can get into a CoSchedule solution for $
- Team has found it easy to sign on and review tasks so this is a big time saver. More could be done to enable Guests easier access to content they need to review
- It's way faster that other scheduling apps we have tried. The fact that it runs on a cloud based app or inside your Wordpress app is a real plus. Auto save feature also means you don't have to remember to save your content.
Content Marketing Manager
Electrical Equipment Co. (EECO)Wholesale, 201-500 employees
Ion, by Rock Content
- Though we have not had the service long enough to see any measurable outcomes, we've been able to create interactive web content faster than ever before
- The speed with which we can build interactive pages and re-use assets has been critical as projects we've done with Ion have made their way around and more and more internal clients have said "me too" for their own projects
- It is very pricey at $28K for the base annual subscription (dropping to $24k after the first year), so depending on your budgetary situation, that may make no sense for your team--but we had contract money set aside for a company to build us a microsite for around the amount, so we just used it for Ion instead and will now be building the microsite ourselves using it
Motion Graphics Specialist
Premier, IncHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees