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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DataFox (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    DataFox was a tool used to dentify new prospects and deliver actionable sales triggers from thousands of data sources. Oracle acquired DataFox in October 2018, and the product was sunsetted in 2023. It is no longer available.N/A

    Hearsay, now part of Yext

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAfter the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools.N/A
    Pricing
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    Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSubscription pricing. Please contact DataFox for additional information.—
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    Features
    DataFox (discontinued)Hearsay, now part of Yext
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hearsay, now part of Yext
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce integration8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DataFox (discontinued)Hearsay, now part of Yext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DataFox (discontinued)Hearsay, now part of Yext
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It is a really good solution when it comes to insights on companies where you want to place your products because it tells you all the information where you can attach the use of your solution, the only thing is that it needs more information on mid-market.
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    Yext
    Apart from a few limitations, Hearsay Social is an excellent tool for managing your social media posts in one place. Its user-friendly interface allows you to analyze, track, schedule, and automate social media posts. This is a must in today's age. It saves a lot of stress and handwork and makes you efficient as it gives you tools to analyze the results of your posts in terms of reach, viewership, etc. Thereby helping you to formulate your social media strategy.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • DataFox allows you to filter your company searches with very specific criteria. This ensures that you generate companies that are relevant to your customer segment and that will have promise.
    • DataFox has awesome export functionality. Once you create a list of companies, you can export it to Excel/CSV and import the list to Salesforce.
    • DataFox has a very clean and easy and approachable User Interface that is easy to navigate and learn quickly.
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    Yext
    • Single dashboard of all your social media channels
    • Automation of posts
    • Scheduled posting as per design
    • Great for analytics & customer Interactions
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • It has too little information on emerging markets like Latam.
    • Only big companies, you can't find info on small ones.
    • Making it easier to educate the AI.
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    Yext
    • Lacks ability for significant flexibility and customization
    • Mobile app sometimes does not save the posts that are edited
    • It does allow you to tag or hashtag any post.
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    Usability
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    Yext
    If you wish to reduce stress of managing multiple social media handles from a single place, you can use Hearsay Social. Hearsay Social helps you analyze, automate, schedule posts and even give ideas for posts. Rather than multitasking, one would obliviously choose a single place to track your posts. It also fares greatly as compared to its competitors. It has a great interface. Very easy and simple to use.
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    Support Rating
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    Yext
    1. Simple to Use. 2. User Friendly Interface 3. Great Features 4. Very Few Limitations. 5. Automates my Tasks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    We utilize both for the most accurate information in terms of employee count of company, location of headquarters address, validity of what current technology that may be using today. Also cross reference this information with LinkedIn and other sites to get the best info possible to determine rules of engagement for reps.
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    Yext
    Facebook Business Manager is also good however it has some limitations like it's very difficult to remove an ad account, we cannot schedule shared posts and the user interface is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. I like the user interface of Hearsay Social. I find it very simple and easy to use. Also, it has all the features that you might require in Social Media Management tool.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Relatively cheap when compared to the other alternatives we looked at and already beginning to show value in terms of new TAM
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    Yext
    • It has helped us save time in maintaining our social media handles
    • It gave us a lot of intelligent insights on our posts, thereby helping improve our marketing strategy to perform better every time
    • It helped us design our posts better based on inputs & design ideas based on our past posts
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    ScreenShots

    DataFox (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of DataFox allows you to filter our leading database based on granular key words, such as CyberSecurity or HealthTech, region, etc.  We do not use NAICS or SIC code filters and go incredibly deep on SMB and middle market tech companies.Screenshot of Sales triggers alert reps to new opportunities in their territory and help open doors with prospective buyers.Screenshot of Salesforce integration.