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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    eClincher

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AeClincher aims to be the most powerful, complete and intuitive social media management software. According to the vendor, the product is designed to help users, businesses, and agencies manage social media presence with one platform, and offers the following capabilities: advanced publishing publishing automation (queues, RSS feeds, recycle evergreen content) engagement with unified social inbox & live social feeds monitoring content…

    $149

    per month

    Khoros Service

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Khoros Service offers omnichannel engagement on publicly available channels like social, digital, chat, and voice, as well as owned online communities like Khoros Communities. The solution offers 1-to-1 and 1-to-many engagement with customers and consumers, bringing together automation through bots and human agents. Customer inquiries and support-related conversations can be routed and prioritized based on a variety of parameters, and the robust agent desktop solution…N/A
    Pricing
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $149
    per month
    Professional
    $349
    per month
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Pricing is variable based on the needs of the customer.
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    eClincherKhoros Service
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    Eclincher
    No answer on this topic
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
    71 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    50 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    Features
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
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    Boolean keyword searches7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    6.3
    5 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories4.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
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    Lead generation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing1.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    6.8
    6 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    4.0
    6 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
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    Campaign success analytics4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking4.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of eClincher and Khoros Service
    Feature
    eClincher
    4.5
    6 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Khoros Service
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access1.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Brand Embassy (discontinued)
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.5
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (79 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (71 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (78 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    eClincherKhoros Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Eclincher
    Best suited for a marketer that cares about reports, needs a social media management platform and doesn't want to pay more for a more aesthetically pleasing version of a platform with the same or less functionality, such as Hootsuite or Sprout Social. For a social media marketer that wants to automate some of their postings, the queues feature is great for this functionality. Not best suited for beginners to social media, as their platform is best utilized with someone familiar with the industry that knows what they are doing. Their chat support team is very good though, but this type of individual might find themselves spending a lot of time on the platform.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Less Appropriate Scenarios- A fintech company has highly specialized or industry-specific workflows that are not easily accommodated within the standard capabilities of Khoros Care. In such cases, the platform may be less appropriate for businesses with extremely unique processes that require a high degree of customization. Well suited- financial institutions face a high volume of customer inquiries related to account management, transactions, and security concerns. Khoros Care's security features, automation capabilities, and integration with banking systems make it suitable for managing customer interactions in the financial services sector.
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    Pros
    Eclincher
    • eClincher supports nearly every social network and connects to a large number of sources (blogs, bit.ly, Google Analytics, Google My Business). This makes workflow tremendously easy.
    • Posting Groups. At higher levels of service, eClincher allows you to set-up individual brand accounts. My agency isn't at that level, so we utilize eClincher's posting groups to make 1-click groups that post to all of the profiles for each client. This allows us to quickly post a cohesive message across all channels.
    • Workflow management: eClincher adds plenty of additional tools to make your workflow fast. Connections to free stock photo services make it easy to add generic pictures to your content. Google Analytics and bit.ly can keep track of statistics and measure success. The Inbox allows you to handle all your clients' accounts from one screen (including comments, messages, reviews, and more). The Feeds and Influencers tabs allow you to understand your market and what's being said. Altogether, eClincher makes a 1-app solution for Social Media Management.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • Tagging system - it's possible to add a wide variety of labels and categories
    • Search feature - being able to find users by conversation number, username, or keywords makes it easier to navigate old conversations
    • Easy system for assigning conversations to other users
    • When you claim a conversation, it gets removed from the queue. This is much more visually explicit than Khoros Marketing's queue, for example, where all content remains visible in the queue and a bookmark gets moved around to distinguish the point where other users left off
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    Cons
    Eclincher
    • It's not very visually appealing, but this is not a dealbreaker.
    • The reporting features could definitely use some work. I still get more value from the native SNS pages, but this is quickly changing. They removed the "export to CSV" functionality, but they plan to reintroduce it soon. As mentioned previously, they really respond to criticism well and update the tool constantly.
    • The inbox could use some work. I don't like being directed offsite to view certain comments deemed "requests for further info" when they could just easily display them there.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • I would like to be able to see deleted comments/tweets so we can look into the issues.
    • I would like to be able to better customize dashboards for our exact metrics. Some things previously available in Spredfast are no longer available in Care.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Eclincher
    Unless the price of eClincher moves to a point where it is too much to justify, I don't see any reason why we wouldn't continue to use eClincher for our agency. The value at this price-point is unbelievable and we'd be foolish to move to a pricier program purely for the sake of slicker graphics or UI. eClinchers pricing is fantastic, and is only matched by its functionality—it matches or beats any of the major Social Media Manager SaaS programs out there for a fraction of the cost. This tool is great for growing agencies, but would also be useful for any marketing department or large agency that wants to streamline their social media workflow.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Simply, there isn't anything on the market that is quite as personable as Khoros Care. After using a few different client messaging systems, this program gave the closest feel to in-person interaction that we could get during the COVID-19 epidemic and is an important part of our agency still to this day in 2023.
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    Usability
    Eclincher
    Its usability was good until they changed their plans and stopped their LTD program for its early adopters who helped raise the tool by giving it positive reviews. I don't think eClincher is ethical in any sense based on the recent actions.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    The ability to auto tag, manually tag, make notes, and "snooze" posts is extremely helpful. The efficiency of the work flow for agents is also a huge plus. It keeps agents moving quickly and prioritizing responses for the cases that need it most.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Eclincher
    No answers on this topic
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No issues.
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    Performance
    Eclincher
    No answers on this topic
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    No issues.
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    Support Rating
    Eclincher
    [In my experience,] due to the fact that they did a bait and switch on their plans and blamed AppSumo for the lifetime program ending is simply wrong. [I believe that] it's unethical to get support and reviews from their early adopters then take the plan away later.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Khoros Support has always very responsive and helpful when it comes to getting my issue/inquiry addressed. Their ticket portal is great for tracking any open tickets and they can be updated via the portal or by responding to the email thread. Support reps are always extremely knowledgeable and care about getting you taken care of
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    In-Person Training
    Eclincher
    No answers on this topic
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    The team received training (from the same executive team member who has been supporting us) over the web and this was of very high quality.
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    Implementation Rating
    Eclincher
    Be patient. eClincher isn't perfect and has some software issues. These issues will be exacerbated if you get frustrated or have a slow connection. If something "breaks" or locks up, just refresh the page and re-do that step. It may take your team a couple weeks to get use to using the new system. Once they've gotten the hang of it, I'm sure they'll love the amount of time they save. I'd recommend taking your time with the set-up. Though there aren't a lot of steps to get everything squared away, you can break the process into small chunks to make sure you're managing your time. To just hook-up all the social accounts, it may only take an hour or so. But, if you want to set-up all the extra tools (such as user accounts, listening feeds, posting groups, schedules, etc.) it'll take longer. I think it took around a day to set-up completely, but your mileage my vary.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Implementing the platform was not a big hassle for our client, it was seamless and easy we just had to follow a few steps and it was done. Just scaling was a bit of an issue but it got resolved with time and a bit of effort at both ends
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    Alternatives Considered
    Eclincher
    There are loads of social scheduling tools out there. I was using Buffer but then found it was limited in terms of listening and reporting so I started to look at a more professional software. I tried Hootsuite but hated the interface, way too busy with the primary focus being on feeds rather than scheduling. Sprout Social I found clunky and hard to use. eClincher was recommended to me by a friend. I think the interface (desktop and mobile) is easy to use but what sets it apart is its support - the live chat is brilliant.
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Khoros is more than just a platform for social publishing. No other competitor provides the in-depth moderation and social listening services that they do. If you're looking for a one-stop-shop of a platform for all things social, this is the tool to be using. Others are better in usability and innovative functionality.
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    Scalability
    Eclincher
    No answers on this topic
    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    Of course as the company grows owing to its growing customer base, they need to think of out-of-the-box solutions to offer its clients and customer satisfaction is one of them. Retention is very much needed in competitive environment like today and hence it becomes imperative for companies to find different ways to reach their client basis and fix their issues
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    Return on Investment
    Eclincher
    • Makes it much easier to manage our social publishing
    • Makes it much easier to manage our social engagement
    • Makes it much easier to manage our social reporting
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    Khoros (Formerly Spredfast + Lithium)
    • We have seen a positive shift of customers from reaching out to the Call Centre to the Social Care Team.
    • Monthly and Annual Reporting to keep track of performance and stats related to the team has been much easier to highlight areas for improvement (month2month and anually)
    • CSAT/NPS Survey results have increased via Khoros Care in comparison to the Call Centre.
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    ScreenShots

    eClincher Screenshots

    Screenshot of eClincher Publishing/Draft workspaceScreenshot of eClincher Inbox/Assignment/Tags workspaceScreenshot of eClincher Analytics workspaceScreenshot of eClincher Reporting workspaceScreenshot of eClincher Content Curation workspace

    Khoros Service Screenshots

    Screenshot of a customer conversation in Agent view. Access past customer conversations and interactions in a single pane of glass.Screenshot of the analytic dashboard used to monitor key metrics across a service organization, such as available agents, time to first response, and agent handle time.Screenshot of Khoros Agent Assist. This feature provides agents with real-time recommendations, reducing the time needed to handle customer inquiries, deliver accurate resolutions, and train new agents.Screenshot of Work Queues under Rules and Routing. This allows admins to build rules around tagging to ensure timely and effective follow-up from agents.