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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Campaign Manager 360

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AReplacing DoubleClick, Google Campaign Manager 360 is a web-based ad management system for advertisers and agencies, used to manage digital campaigns across websites and mobile. This includes features for ad serving, targeting, verification, and reporting.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
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    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
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Plans can be paid monthly or annually, with a discount for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Hootsuite
    No answer on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    316 Answers
    Features
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    9.0
    29 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    8.8
    33 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment10.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising10.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting7.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    9.2
    33 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards10.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports9.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking9.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Ratings7.2182 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings7.6175 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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 Google Campaign Manager 360 and Hootsuite
    Feature
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    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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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (45 ratings)
    8.4
    (510 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (149 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (263 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (2 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
    Google Campaign Manager 360Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    I feel pretty neutral about Google Marketing Platform. For the longest time, my company wasn't using it because each of the features (Data Studio, Analytics, etc.) could be accessed separately. In fact, most of the time, I don't even go into Google Marketing Platform because it's easier to directly navigate to the individual platforms. There are very few features about GMP that can only be accessed from the GMP UI. The Integrations Center is probably the main feature I utilize from the GMP UI, which allows me to see a summary of the integrations I have in place across all my client properties and accounts.
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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
    Google
    • Bringing together data from multiple channels and engines and allows you to visualize the data in an easy to use platform. This saves time from using multiple logins for the different platforms.
    • Auto bidding tools save time from manual bidding, as it allows you to set the specific terms around what levels you want to cap your CPCs at. You then let DoubleClick adjust your bids to gain the most conversions from the cheapest CPCs. This frees up time to do other in-depth analysis and strategy.
    • DoubleClick also has the ability to track conversions and clicks on any page using their floodlight tags. This is good for tracking certain actions on yours or a client's site and is especially good if they do not use any other tools, such as Google Analytics or Adobe, to track conversions and user actions on site. You can also use these in conjunction with the auto bidding tools.
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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
    Google
    • The process for on-boarding new users can be difficult if they do not already have a Gmail or Gmail-linked account.
    • Difficult to troubleshoot technical issues (with the platform, with tags, etc.) because of the lack of customer support. Unclear if the agency has a dedicated team or individual to assist, and often have to deal with out-sourced support teams.
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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
    Google
    Due to its adapting behavior with industry ad formats and seamless integration with publishers and DSP's, I don't see myself moving away from DCM. As we see the display advertising is getting more programatic and automated due to the rise of DSP and concept of RTB, Double Click has evolved with new advanced best practices
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    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
    Google
    The Doubleclick interface is easy and simple to get a hang of. The options are slightly limited compared to other DSPs. But, for a simple campaign, this is a great DSP to move forward with. They have a ton of data and can plug into a lot of different partners
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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
    Google
    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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Google
    They do not have strong support team. It is tough to get answer when I need it. They always refer you to an online guide and not an actual person. If so, the person is based out of an offshore team in India and does not know the specific client goals .
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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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Very easy to teach and learn
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Google
    I would highly recommend asking clients to provide 3PAS tags or use an internal 3PAS
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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
    Google
    Marin takes a lot more time for everything, mainly for the campaigns setup. This also leads to many mistakes, which impact the performance. I've used Marin on a couple of previous clients and we've had many problems with it, mainly with correct conversion tracking and account optimizations. Besides, Marin is behind all the new features available on AdWords, which makes the tracking also not very flexible.
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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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    We are only using in marketing and have been able to scale.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • DS3 has improved ROI considerably due to its ability to make the work of a team of digital marketers to go further and improving internal efficiency.
    • There is a notable improvement in account performance for those integrated with DoubleClick as opposed to not, with better tracking, new bid strategy options, and a more responsive interface.
    • The additional fee on top of media spend is a considerable expense for a large advertiser, but the necessity of a product/solution such as this means that there is always likely to be some comparative cost.
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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

    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.