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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SocialBee

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ASocialBee is an AI-powered social media management tool that empowers its customers to share content across multiple social networks from one place. Using such a tool, the user can set a posting schedule, have content shared as planned, and then analyze the performance of their accounts. Supported platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Google my Business, TikTok, YouTube, and Bluesky. The AI Copilot can generate an entire social…

    $29

    per month

    Tracx

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Tracx is a social media analytics platform that is designed to help enterprises to build their brand, attract new customers, service existing ones and connect with other key audiences in the social-enabled world. According to the vendor, the solution analyzes and refines mass amounts of geographic, demographic and psychographic data from across the social web to deliver deep insights into customers, competitors and influencers. It then makes those insights actionable through its contextually…N/A
    Pricing
    HootsuiteSocialBeeTracx
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Bootstrap
    $29
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    Accelerate
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans can be paid monthly or annually, with a discount for annual pricing.A discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Hootsuite
    Chose Hootsuite
    I found SocialBee to be much more complex to use and had more trouble using it. It does have some useful concierge add-ons, but to be honest, they weren't things that I would have used. The ease of use of Hootsuite was the decisive factor for me in the end.
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    Chose Hootsuite
    Hootsuite's tabs make the interface easier to view and manage than the TweetDeck approach. I haven't looked at TweetDeck in some time though as I have been satisfied using Hootsuite for at least a decade now. I briefly looked into alternatives to Hootsuite a couple of years ago …
    Incentivized
    Chose Hootsuite
    Our team had a budget of $1000 annually for a social media management tool. We wanted functionality like Sprout Social but we couldn't afford the price tag. Hootsuite was our next best because we got almost all or similar functions of Sprout Social within our budget and more! …
    Incentivized
    SocialBee
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    Tracx
    Chose Tracx
    I like the attention that we have from our team at Tracx. I like that unlike other tools we have tried Tracx allows us to publishing, listen, receive automated reports and track our competition in real time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tracx
    NUVI did not deliver on what they said they could do. Tracx came to our rescue.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tracx
    Tracx is better as a listening tool, where as the ones I mentioned above served our team in a community management function.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
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    Features
    HootsuiteSocialBeeTracx
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    7.0
    324 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SocialBee
    -
    Ratings
    Tracx
    -
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    Boolean keyword searches7.0212 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam6.4224 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis6.7224 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage7.7298 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    8.1
    447 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SocialBee
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Tracx
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling9.0447 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.2304 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization7.7368 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.4379 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    7.5
    359 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Tracx
    -
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    Automated routing and prioritization7.4260 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.3280 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.9311 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    7.0
    338 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SocialBee
    -
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    Tracx
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    Lead generation6.6208 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing7.6305 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management6.8206 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions6.7256 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    8.1
    438 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Tracx
    -
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    Twitter7.6393 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.5421 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.0369 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+8.960 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram8.6376 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest7.2182 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube7.6175 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    7.8
    360 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SocialBee
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Tracx
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.2333 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking7.7335 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis7.6231 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Hootsuite and SocialBee and Tracx
    Feature
    Hootsuite
    7.9
    369 Ratings
    0% below category average
    SocialBee
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tracx
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.3317 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access7.5336 Ratings9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HootsuiteSocialBeeTracx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (510 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (89 ratings)
    -
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    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (149 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (263 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
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    (0 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (39 ratings)
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    Configurability
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.3
    (18 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    HootsuiteSocialBeeTracx
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SocialBee
    SocialBee is very ideal for busy individuals or small agencies that are not privileged with time. Social media management can be one of the most tedious tasks in anybody's business. SocialBee covers the majority of the tasks. Set it up once and you're done (practically forever) With all its powerful features though, it can be a little more complicated for a non-techie person. If your requirements are just simple post-scheduling, you can use other alternatives.
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    Tracx
    Tracx is best for influencer marketing tracking, where you need to track specific mentions of a keyword from specific people. Not sure it's the 100% solution for other social media aspects, but I have not explored many of those aspects, so I cannot be the end-all-be-all person to say when it isn't well suited
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    Pros
    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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    SocialBee
    • All major social platforms are available.
    • Posts can be organized per category, per client.
    • Hashtag organizer.
    • Links manager, with integrations to popular link shortener tools (we use Switchy, and it works smoothly)
    Incentivized
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    Tracx
    • Tracx is very user friendly. There is a bit of a learning curve but once that is established there are many opportunities to use Tracx to your brands benefit.
    • There customer service team is exceptional. If I ever have a question regarding the platform I am able to reach out to our account manager and receive a reply the same day.
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    Cons
    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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    SocialBee
    • Though it's not clunky, it can improve on the loading speeds while working.
    • The UI/UX can be further improved (nice and neat instead of big cards especially on the categories page)
    • I would love it if the scheduler can be expanded into 2-weeks or monthly range. So we can post categories that are on a 2x a month and 1x a month frequency.
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    Tracx
    • Tracx is a little slow to pull in data. It could be a lot better although I understand it's pulling in a lot of metadata which other platforms don't pull.
    • Tracx is not "real time", some of the sources take a little more time to get pulled in although I understand this is probably an API issue on the social network side.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SocialBee
    No answers on this topic
    Tracx
    Tracx is a solid software for identifying customer sentiment that would otherwise go unheard and undocumented by our company. We're able to report to our CEO the good and the bad with actual data and do so on an attractive interface. It is also essential in helping us prepare queries well in advance.
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    Usability
    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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    SocialBee
    Currently, SocialBee is the only software that we use for our social media clients, the confidence that we have for SB is above the fold. It saves us a lot of time and business management is easy because it's highly quantifiable with the client as to the number of posts, schedules, and results.
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    Tracx
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    SocialBee
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    Tracx
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    Performance
    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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    SocialBee
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    Tracx
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    Support Rating
    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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    SocialBee
    I have encountered their support just a couple of times since the platform is very straightforward for me. But on those occasions, it was so smooth. They responded to my concerns in just a few hours. Not too many companies offer that convenience nowadays. Plus, they do live webinars regularly which is totally amazing!
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    In-Person Training
    Hootsuite
    Very easy to teach and learn
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    SocialBee
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    Tracx
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    Online Training
    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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    SocialBee
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    Tracx
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    Implementation Rating
    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
    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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    SocialBee
    SocialBee provides multiple features that you can get from other multiple different tools. It's kinda all in one solution for social media management. So cost-wise, it saves us a lot of money. It is also from a stable company with a sufficient MRR that helps with the security and development of the software.
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    Tracx
    I like the attention that we have from our team at Tracx. I like that unlike other tools we have tried Tracx allows us to publishing, listen, receive automated reports and track our competition in real time.
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    Scalability
    Hootsuite
    We are only using in marketing and have been able to scale.
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    SocialBee
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    Tracx
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SocialBee
    • It provides us higher margin because it requires minimal resources.
    • Lesser working time means more marketing and leads generation time.
    • Very cost efficient solution.
    Incentivized
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    Tracx
    • We are able to see what people are saying about our brand on social media in real time and respond to it in a timely fashion.
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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.

    Tracx Screenshots

    Screenshot of KNOW WHO YOUR INFLUENCERS ARE
Stitch together an individual's social media profiles to understand their true sphere of influence.
KNOW WHY THEY HAVE INFLUENCE
Put the whole profile in perspective with metrics such as volume, reach, and impact to get the most out of each investment.Screenshot of HOTSPOT IDENTIFICATION
Better measure and target your campaigns and initiatives by viewing hotspots of social media activity geographically.
HYPER LOCAL TARGETING
Get granular at the post and street levels for deeper engagement with your target audience.Screenshot of KNOW WHAT TO POST
Enhance marketing management by receiving recommendations for trending content that your unique audience will love.
KEEP THE CONTENT FLOWING
Establish a consistent cadence of engagement with your community by scheduling posts ahead of time and organizing your content so that your teams can collaborate.
CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION
Create and implement workflows and approval processes to optimize your team's efficiency. Easily measure your team's compliance to your overarching engagement strategy.Screenshot of Measure your team's performance. Manage internal KPIs by benchmarking individual or team activity by social media campaign or initiative. Keep tabs on the amount of time taken to identify, respond and close social cases.