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    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

    Hootsuite

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AHootsuite is a social media management platform for building brand awareness, engaging with customers, and driving business results. Users can schedule posts across multiple social networks (including Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and YouTube ), manage organic and paid social content together, keep track of customer conversations, integrate with over 200+ applications, and gain actionable real-time insights from social media to make critical business decisions from…

    $249

    per month per user

    Pricing
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $199
    per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, 10 social accounts
    Advanced
    $399
    per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, unlimited social accounts
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsSubscription pricing. Please contact DataFox for additional information.Plans can be paid monthly or annually, with a discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Hootsuite
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    328 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    283 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    333 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    280 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    316 Answers
    Features
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    8.2
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce integration8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    7.0
    324 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings7.0212 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings6.4224 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings6.7224 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings7.7298 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    8.0
    447 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.0447 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings7.2304 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings7.7368 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.3379 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    7.5
    359 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.4260 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.3280 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings7.9311 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    7.0
    338 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings6.6208 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings7.6305 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings6.8206 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings6.7256 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    8.1
    438 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Twitter00 Ratings7.6393 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings8.5421 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings8.0369 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings8.960 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings8.6376 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings7.3182 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings7.6175 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    7.8
    360 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.2333 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings7.7335 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings7.6231 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of DataFox (discontinued) and Hootsuite
    Feature
    DataFox (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hootsuite
    7.9
    369 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.3317 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.5336 Ratings
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    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
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    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    8.3
    (510 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (149 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (263 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (39 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (18 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DataFox (discontinued)Hootsuite
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    Hootsuite presents my team everything we need to manage the social media function. Even writing the "what can be improved" section strained me, because there really isn't a whole lot to complain about. At this point, I (and my social media manager) need to explore the platform more, specifically OwlyGPT, campaigns, and listening. It's pretty much everything we need right now
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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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    Hootsuite
    • Reporting. We are able to pull accurate and concise data points on our channels.
    • Planning and calendaring. We love that we are able to have our teams plan out content across months so that we are never feeling behind schedule on getting content out there.
    • Creating content natively in the platform!
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    • TikTok is an area for improvement as it's newer to Hootsuite. It would be beneficial to be able to link non-business profiles on TikTok to Hootsuite as many businesses use personal accounts to access TikTok's expansive music library.
    • Hootsuite does have room to improve the analytics capabilities. There could be more ways to customize each aspect of their reports. There isn't much manipulation of data in each type of data set.
    • Simplicity is an area of improvement for Hootsuite. The streams are one example of an area that is super cluttered and difficult to view. Their platform could really use an aesthetic overhaul to make things look more pleasing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    At this time we are satisfied that Hootsuite offers the most of what we are looking for at the most reasonable price point. As the social media landscape and monitoring/scheduling software changes, so do our needs. We re-evaluate our tools semi-annually or as new tools emerge onto the market. If we find at any point that we aren't gaining an advantage, then we are open to switching products.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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    Hootsuite
    I will give Hootsuite a rating of 10/10 because it has delivered measurable business impact through social media. It helps centralize and streamline content planning, approvals, scheduling, and reporting in one place. It has significantly reduced manual workload and improved team efficiency. We achieved higher engagement rates, faster customer response times, and improved lead quality through social channels. It has also helped us with centralized reporting across different social media channels.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Gliches have made it a bit of a bind, particularly when you just want to 'click and send' a web article after you have read it - and then you have to deal with support (a great team but not always able to solve the problems with the gliches). Gliches with it loading properly, gliches with 'double ups in FB on the posts (the personal page and the business page if both clicked will lead to 2 lots of postings to each page!)
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    Hootsuite
    HootSuite does everything it is designed to do very well: the product's performance is very reliable and efficient. Like other tools, there is always a room for new developments and updates, and the HootSuite team recognizes this and focuses on new development as well.
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    Support Rating
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    Hootsuite
    I can manage all of my accounts on one site! It's absolutely amazing!
    The dashboard is helpful to see how you are doing as well. Still
    getting to understand the analytics and may need to reach out for help
    on this
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Very easy to teach and learn
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    Hootsuite
    The online training is decent; however, it takes a lot more time to search for answers to my questions. Having a training session with a live person was much more effective as they were able to quickly address the business needs I have.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    Hootsuite
    Simple and easy to use, and have never had any issues. We like how it saves me time and allows me to plan in advance. I plan on using this for as long as I can and will encourage others to use it too. If you haven't tried it you should. I hope my review is helpful to everyone.
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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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    Hootsuite
    Hootsuite offers a wide range of tools at a somewhat steeper cost. If you manage multiple platforms and want to survey the content being shared and interacted with across all of them, Hootsuite seems to have an easier platform to do that with. HubSpot CRM allows us to integrate our social platforms into our existing CRM, which is a cost saver, but Hootsuite is social media-focused, so the set-up is easier.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    Hootsuite
    We are only using in marketing and have been able to scale.
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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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    Hootsuite
    • For our organization, all ROI was on time saved and efficiency: for creating posts, for scheduling and publishing, for interacting with users, and for analyzing performances. It all comes in one place and this makes a very huge difference in your workflows. We would say that Hootsuite went beyond our expectations on this front, for example with the dynamics UTMs and the media library. Saving time was the main reason why we wanted to purchase the platform and it did not disappoint at all.
    • The ROI in time was also fast to get. The learning curse is very short and this is also an important element. Benefiting from the platform did not take long to be experienced.
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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.

    Hootsuite Screenshots

    Screenshot of Monitoring: Monitors social media profiles and tracks the topics that matter to the brand.Screenshot of Publishing: Create, publish and schedule engaging posts across social channels.Screenshot of Customer Engagement: A consolidated stream of messages across networks that can be triaged and assigned to respond to customers faster. Provides optional chatbot handover for automated responses.Screenshot of Scheduling: Social content can be planned as a team with a shared calendar that features collaborative post drafts and built-in approval workflows.Screenshot of Analytics & Reporting: Measures the effectiveness of a social media strategy to help turn strategy into execution with meaningful and actionable insights. Reports can be customized and shared according to unique business goals and objectives.