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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Engage121

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AEngage121 Enterprise is a social media management, monitoring, publishing and reporting application serving multiple users across an enterprise – from brand managers, community managers, and the marketing team through to individual outlet owners.N/A

    Vista Social

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AVista Social is a social media management platform that offers features such as schedule of content, managing conversations through a universal inbox, managing reviews, social listening and reporting.

    $79

    per month

    Pricing
    Engage121Vista Social
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Engage121Vista Social
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Engage121Vista Social
    Considered Both Products
    Engage121
    No answer on this topic
    Vista Social
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    Engage121Vista Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches3.32 Ratings9.552 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam9.01 Ratings9.552 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis7.52 Ratings9.559 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage9.01 Ratings9.761 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.6
    74 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling8.73 Ratings9.974 Ratings
    Audience targeting8.01 Ratings9.666 Ratings
    Content optimization8.52 Ratings9.569 Ratings
    Workflow management9.13 Ratings9.469 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.4
    69 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization9.01 Ratings9.464 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories9.01 Ratings9.567 Ratings
    Bulk actions9.01 Ratings9.464 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Lead generation8.01 Ratings9.354 Ratings
    Content marketing8.03 Ratings9.763 Ratings
    Paid media management8.01 Ratings9.454 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.63 Ratings9.554 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    4.3
    3 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.7
    70 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Twitter6.93 Ratings9.766 Ratings
    Facebook6.03 Ratings9.870 Ratings
    LinkedIn1.01 Ratings9.969 Ratings
    Google+5.83 Ratings9.652 Ratings
    YouTube2.01 Ratings9.862 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings9.868 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings9.660 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.5
    68 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Campaign success analytics6.52 Ratings9.665 Ratings
    Real-time tracking7.02 Ratings9.565 Ratings
    Competitor analysis7.02 Ratings9.555 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Engage121 and Vista Social
    Feature
    Engage121
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.4
    64 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.52 Ratings9.658 Ratings
    Mobile access9.01 Ratings9.260 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Engage121Vista Social
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Engage121Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.6
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (67 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Engage121Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Engage121
    Who is using the platform? How many users might you have? How often would you be using the platform?
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    Vista Social is well-suited for small to mid-sized teams that manage multiple social platforms and need to handle messages, comments, and mentions efficiently from a single inbox, while automating to reduce manual work. It may be less appropriate for very large enterprises that require highly customized reporting or complex approval workflows across large, distributed teams.
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    Pros
    Engage121
    • It does a good job of allowing for scheduling social media posts in advance.
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    • The design and layout of the site is simple, with the options to click through the different tools on the left hand side of the page. What I liked most about Vista Social is the ability to combine all the different tools that a social media manager needs into one platform.
    • I typically use various different apps and platforms to write down notes, assign tasks to different team members, and look at my overall content calendar for the month. It is brilliant that Vista Social is able to combine all of these into one platform.
    • When first signing up to Vista Social and exploring the platform, each page offers you a walkthrough of all of the tools available to you, which is really handy, as well as a customer support section on the right bottom hand corner.
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    Cons
    Engage121
    • Uploading images after you start a post
    • Analytics could be better
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    • I think the price is quite high compared to hiring a person for the same task. This may put one off from purchasing as with a bit more time you can do the same job yourself or with an employee for much less
    • In my opinion, the interface is rather complicated visually and doesn't have an appeal. It is cramped with so many features that provide a sense of confusion whilst starting off
    • In my experience, the tutorials do leave a few questions afterwards regarding set up and this can take more time to figure out by yourself.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Engage121
    We are choosing a new platform to go with. It is not my choice to leave Engage121, but it has the majority of the capabilities that we need to get things done. That said, if needed, I would choose to use it.
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    Very effective, efficient and an integral part of our daily work. Our team members are more productive and motivated to finish projects.
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    Usability
    Engage121
    No answers on this topic
    Vista Social
    Since the platform is user-friendly and easy to navigate, start using it and making content creation feel effortless. The dashboard and each module for content management and creation it has the visual hierarchies in place. Building, customizing and exporting reports to PDF facilitate the journey with the clients. Its overall usability is well rounded for such large and powerful tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Engage121
    Manalto is a platform that's identical to E121. One good thing about Manalto is the uploading images function. You can upload them anytime in the posting process
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    While they all offer basic scheduling and publishing, Vista Social stands out by combining content creation (with Canva), AI-powered captions, inbox management, task organization, and performance tracking , all in one platform. It saves time and gives me more control, without needing to jump between multiple tools.
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    Return on Investment
    Engage121
    • Scheduling posts ahead
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    • The DM automation feature means we're not missing out on important messages when we're off the clock (after hours essentially), which is a huge advantage in hospitality where response time is everything.
    • In most cases, time is money, and being able to manage all our platforms from one place has cut down hours of switching between apps and tabs. That in itself has boosted our company's productivity and allowed the team to respond faster to guests and potential leads.
    • The real-time insights and mentions helps us tweak content and react to trends quicker, which has increased our visibility and bookings.
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