General Sentiment (discontinued) vs. Zoho Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
General Sentiment (discontinued)
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
General Sentiment was a social media monitoring and analytics company providing social data to help brands make decisions based on content from sources including blogs, forums, Twitter, Facebook, television and radio broadcasting. The system used natural language processing and text analytics for sentiment analysis. It is no longer available.N/A
Zoho Social
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Social helps marketers in small to large organizations to grow the social media presence of their brand with actionable insights focused on content and engagement. Zoho Social provides marketers with pre-publishing insights based on the engagement level of previous posts and the activity of their audience. Zoho Social even goes a step ahead to shows users the percentage of their audience that’s likely to see their post now, suggests the next best time to post and lets them schedule…
$10
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Standard
$10
per month
Professional
$25
per month
Agency
$200
per month
Agency Plus
$300
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
General Sentiment (discontinued)Zoho Social
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAdd Ons Users at $10 / user / month Brands $10 / brand / month
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
General Sentiment (discontinued)Zoho Social
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
General Sentiment (discontinued)Zoho Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
General Sentiment (discontinued)
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Ratings
Zoho Social
8.3
344 Ratings
8% above category average
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings7.9243 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings8.6338 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Zoho Social
8.3
411 Ratings
4% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.2409 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings7.6289 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings8.2337 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Zoho Social
8.2
333 Ratings
1% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.9283 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings8.4314 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Zoho Social
8.2
290 Ratings
7% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings7.9214 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings8.4282 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
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Ratings
Zoho Social
9.0
403 Ratings
5% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.3359 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.0396 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings9.1355 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings8.7227 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings9.1325 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Zoho Social
7.7
332 Ratings
2% below category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings7.7330 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings7.6201 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Zoho Social
8.8
358 Ratings
8% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.4268 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.3341 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Simplify360
Simplify360
Score 7.8 out of 10
Publer
Publer
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Mention
Mention
Score 9.4 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
General Sentiment (discontinued)Zoho Social
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.2
(416 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(12 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(250 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(220 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
General Sentiment (discontinued)Zoho Social
Likelihood to Recommend
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Determine what your research question or customer relations needs are to pick a tool that is a good match.
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Zoho
We have a few videos to share on our social media accounts: Linked in, facebook, instagram, twitter, youtube, another personal youtube account, and tiktok. First of the videos will be shared now, but the second one should be shared 3 hours later, and the third one 6 hours later. Also, with some text, on each share... You give this job to a personnel and thrust they will be fast enough to login those accounts and share the content almost at the same time, with no mistakes on the texts we use, and you thing you are done, right? It doesn't work that way in real life situations. However, you can share the same text and video to every platform momentarily by clicking a button by Zoho Social. you can also schedule posts to be shared later at a certain time and date. Now, you can concentrate to develop the character and details of your campaign. And, also, now, you have a personnel who can be useful at some other work
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Pros
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  • Using volume and association metrics to assess and predict trends and emerging topics
  • Use the articles metric to drill down into specific posts, such as tweets, Facebook, blog comments, news articles
  • General Sentiment has the ability to access password protected sites to access information that may not normally show up in standard internet searches
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Zoho
  • Zoho Social helps us develop posts, and it facilitates the automated publishing, which is vital in sharing the content we want.
  • Besides, Zoho Social is fruitful in customer engagement plan, where the software manages different accounts, and there is free communications throughout.
  • Finally, there is social media evaluation, monitoring, and analytics, and all of them brings to us an inference that is accurate and digital.
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Cons
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  • The application does take time to start gathering data on a specific topic. As such, its important to include as many keyword search topics as possible, and also be sure to refine them as you gather data.
  • The user interface isn't particularly intuitive, there is some work that could be done to streamline its use.
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Zoho
  • I wanted to use the ability to have Zoho queue the posts, but I wanted to choose the start time of the first post for a few days in the future and I did not find an easy way to set that.
  • I wish there were a box with a cheat sheet of the sizes that each social media platform allows for it's video and pictures in the dialogue box for posting so I can be sure to choose appropriate content.
  • I do think it's a bit expensive, especially for my needs, but I like the ease of use. I will continue to do what I can to get this service discounted until I can no longer afford it.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Social media tools are constantly evolving. I would want to be sure that my research question was complimented by the metrics and options presented by the social media tool. General Sentiment is very useful and innovative and their customer service was excellent. Their sales and customer service team was very helpful in onboarding our staff and being flexible with our needs.
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Zoho
Zoho Social is the BEST! I have found the perfect solution to social media marketing! It is extremely affordable and I highly recommend it! Create a post once and post it to 5 or more social media platforms! LOVE IT!! :)
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Usability
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Zoho
A bit of repetition from previous screens but ultimately I wrote down what success looked like for me if I was to choose a social media tool, and how that would positively impact my business. From assessing all the tools out there, I also had a matrix of what tool offered what functionality. Once I had both reports prepared, I had a top 3 which matched the needs I had from a tool, and, for me, Zoho Social stood out head and shoulders above the competition
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Reliability and Availability
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Zoho
We've never had a problem with availability
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Performance
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Zoho
Excellent performance for what it does. No problem downloading pages on the desktop or mobile. It integrates well with other Zoho products. Outside of Zoho? Forget it.
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Support Rating
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Zoho
I rate the customer support as outstanding. The assistance provided by the support team has been consistently prompt, knowledgeable, and attentive to our needs. Whenever we've encountered issues or had questions, they have swiftly addressed them, guiding us through solutions and ensuring a smooth experience. Their dedication to resolving concerns reflects their commitment to customer satisfaction, and I am thoroughly impressed with the level of support we have received.
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Implementation Rating
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Zoho
You can use Zoho Social out of the box so there weren't any implementation issues.
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Alternatives Considered
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Zoho
Zoho Social is a great social media management tool that allows businesses, and individuals, to manage multiple social media accounts, schedule posts, track analytics, and engage with followers. It competes well with other social media management tools such as Hootsuite, Buffer, Sprout Social, Agora Pulse, and Hubspot. Zoho Social stands out for its integration capabilities with other Zoho applications and affordability for small to medium-sized businesses. Each tool has its own strengths and weaknesses, and businesses should evaluate them based on their specific needs and goals. The biggest fallacy for Zoho is its restriction on scheduling tools on the free plan who have social and personal needs. I believe this can be circumvented by Zoho periodically making an advertisement to one's feed.
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Scalability
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Zoho
You can use it for multiple business sizes.
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Return on Investment
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  • Social media analytics can accelerate the speed with which researchers can investigate a topic of interest, at a lower cost.
  • Due to the low barrier to entry (e.g., most social media sites and blogs are free), data collection burden, as traditionally defined, is significantly reduced or eliminated. The absence of direct interactions between researchers and the study population may do more to mitigate sources of bias compared to other more intrusive forms of data collection (i.e., interviews, focus groups).
  • Used to to gather unstructured data and feedback from Medicare beneficiaries, caregivers, advocates, and other stakeholders to identify systemic issues that beneficiaries encounter.
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Zoho
  • Zoho Social allows me to "see" my messaging planning weeks into the future. I can create themes for a week or month and easily see how it performs.
  • Having all my social accounts in one place saves me time.
  • It is too early for any ROI from Zoho but the amount of content I am putting out has increased by at least 400%.
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