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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hearsay, now part of Yext

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAfter the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools.N/A

    SalesCaptain

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SalesCaptain is a communication platform with a chat based AI agent builder, designed for modern businesses. It unifies phone calls, texting, webchat, and social media messaging into a single collaborative inbox. SalesCaptain can be used to create AI-powered phone and text agents to handle calls, answer queries, route leads, filter spam, and automate tasks — without any technical expertise. SalesCaptain also includes a suite of built-in business apps for managing…

    $159

    per month per installation

    Pricing
    Hearsay, now part of YextSalesCaptain
    Editions & Modules
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    Business Plan
    $159
    per month per installation
    Enterprise Plan
    300 onwards
    per month per installation
    Enterprise Plan
    starting at $300
    per month per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Hearsay, now part of YextSalesCaptain
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Hearsay, now part of YextSalesCaptain
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Hearsay, now part of YextSalesCaptain
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Yext
    Apart from a few limitations, Hearsay Social is an excellent tool for managing your social media posts in one place. Its user-friendly interface allows you to analyze, track, schedule, and automate social media posts. This is a must in today's age. It saves a lot of stress and handwork and makes you efficient as it gives you tools to analyze the results of your posts in terms of reach, viewership, etc. Thereby helping you to formulate your social media strategy.
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    Salescaptain
    When several technicians are out in the field and the office is unable to respond to every call, SalesCaptain is particularly well suited for appliance service companies that manage a significant volume of calls and messages. We make extensive use of it for texting missed calls, gathering brief intake information, and keeping clients warm until we can set up a time. It’s also ideal for automated appointment confirmations/reminders, tech on the way updates, and post-service review requests, which reduces down on status-check calls and encourages repeat business. It is less suitable for really complicated diagnostic cases that necessitate a back-and-forth discussion with a senior technician, as well as edge cases where availability or pricing rely on on-site inspection, which are better managed by a human once the first data is obtained.
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    Pros
    Yext
    • Single dashboard of all your social media channels
    • Automation of posts
    • Scheduled posting as per design
    • Great for analytics & customer Interactions
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    Salescaptain
    • Catches and converts missed calls (biggest revenue saver for us)
    • Faster scheduling and better prep for technicians
    • Clear customer updates that reduce inbound status check calls
    • Review requests that actually match the moment
    • Consistent follow-up on estimates/parts is equal to fewer lost jobs
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    Cons
    Yext
    • Lacks ability for significant flexibility and customization
    • Mobile app sometimes does not save the posts that are edited
    • It does allow you to tag or hashtag any post.
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    Salescaptain
    • More appliance-specific templates out of the box
    • Deeper job lifecycle automation in one view
    • Smarter reporting tied to service outcomes
    • Better customer data enrichment and duplicate handling
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    Usability
    Yext
    If you wish to reduce stress of managing multiple social media handles from a single place, you can use Hearsay Social. Hearsay Social helps you analyze, automate, schedule posts and even give ideas for posts. Rather than multitasking, one would obliviously choose a single place to track your posts. It also fares greatly as compared to its competitors. It has a great interface. Very easy and simple to use.
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    Salescaptain
    Because the daily workflow is simple, I would give usability an 8 out of 10. The shared inbox is easy to manage, chats are arranged by client, and once you understand the builder, setting up typical automations like missed-call texts, appointment reminders, and review requests is quick. The platform facilitates communication between techs and administrators and saves our office team a great deal of manual follow-up. I would prefer additional appliance-service templates and better contact/duplicate management to speed up onboarding and scalability. The primary reason it isn't a 10 is that certain sophisticated configuration more intricate routing, deeper reporting, and fine-tuning automations can require some understanding.
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    Support Rating
    Yext
    1. Simple to Use. 2. User Friendly Interface 3. Great Features 4. Very Few Limitations. 5. Automates my Tasks
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    Salescaptain
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    Alternatives Considered
    Yext
    Facebook Business Manager is also good however it has some limitations like it's very difficult to remove an ad account, we cannot schedule shared posts and the user interface is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. I like the user interface of Hearsay Social. I find it very simple and easy to use. Also, it has all the features that you might require in Social Media Management tool.
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    Salescaptain
    We primarily assessed Podium and Birdeye for customer messaging and reputation management. Both are good at creating reviews and handling simple conversations, but we needed more end-to-end follow-up in our appliance service workflow. Specifically, we needed to convert missed calls into scheduled jobs, automatically gather service-intake information appliance type/brand, symptoms, address, preferred time, and run regular appointment reminders and post-job follow-ups from a single shared inbox. SalesCaptain is a better fit since it supports review requests and reputation procedures while being more adaptable for creating those appliance-specific automations and keeping the complete lead-to-job dialog in one location.
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    Return on Investment
    Yext
    • It has helped us save time in maintaining our social media handles
    • It gave us a lot of intelligent insights on our posts, thereby helping improve our marketing strategy to perform better every time
    • It helped us design our posts better based on inputs & design ideas based on our past posts
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    Salescaptain
    • More booked jobs from missed calls
    • Lower admin load and faster response times
    • Reputation and repeat business impact
    • Fewer no shows and last minute cancellations
    • Better conversion on estimates and parts delays
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    ScreenShots

    SalesCaptain Screenshots

    Screenshot of the chat-based interface used to build AI phone and text agents.Screenshot of the unified inbox used to manage all messages from phone, text, webchat, and social.Screenshot of the drag-and-drop builder used to automate workflows.Screenshot of the apps used for reviews, appointments, and leaderboards.Screenshot of some of the available integrations.