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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iContact Pro Select

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AiContact Pro Select (formerly Outmarket) includes email marketing, landing pages, social media management, press outreach, and analytics. The software was originally Vocus Marketing Suite, and then was known as Outmarket. It was acquired by Cision

    $300

    per month

    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

    Pricing
    iContact Pro SelectSocialBee
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $300
    per month
    Plus
    $600
    per month
    Pro
    $1,000
    per month
    Enterprise
    $2,500
    per month
    Bootstrap
    $29
    per month
    Accelerate
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iContact Pro SelectSocialBee
    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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    Features
    iContact Pro SelectSocialBee
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of iContact Pro Select and SocialBee
    Feature
    iContact Pro Select
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of iContact Pro Select and SocialBee
    Feature
    iContact Pro Select
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Bulk actions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of iContact Pro Select and SocialBee
    Feature
    iContact Pro Select
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Twitter00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of iContact Pro Select and SocialBee
    Feature
    iContact Pro Select
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of iContact Pro Select and SocialBee
    Feature
    iContact Pro Select
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    iContact Pro SelectSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    User Testimonials
    iContact Pro SelectSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iContact
    If you use PRWeb already and are looking for a tool that integrates well with that program and offers additional functionality with email and social media then Vocus is great. If you don't use PRWeb or prefer an email tool with more functionality and ease of use, Vocus is not the best choice.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    iContact
    • Social Media Listening e.g.: Recommendations, Identify influencers for a selected topic, based on actual influence, or number of reposts and/or references, rather than the number of followers.
    • Campaign Management - Landing Page and Web Form Templates
    • Email Marketing -Delivery Tracking and Spam Analysis
    Incentivized
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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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    Cons
    iContact
    • Vocus can do a better job communicating with us. The representative made promises to us that I have not seen be fulfilled such as getting us national media hits through connections that he had.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    iContact
    Now that we have had the opportunity to try an enterprise wide marketing solution, I think we should look at other tools and programs that have greater flexibility and ease of use. If the tool does not happen to have PR Web then so be it. We may not see the cost savings with PR announcements but if the other tools have increased email functionality then we can part with more money on the PR side like we have in the past
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    SocialBee
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    Usability
    iContact
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    iContact
    No answers on this topic
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    iContact
    I've used MailChimp before to generate emails and found Vocus to be a better option because it is an overall suite providing the tools to create customizable emails as well as many other features including press releases, social media etc. Vocus is an all-in-one platform for marketing which makes things more efficient for the user by being able to handle all marketing through one outlet.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    iContact
    • Much more targeted email marketing. Spam analysis helped improve our overall email performance.
    • Increased customer engagement through social media listening.
    • Scheduled emails increased email open and click-through rates by 120%!
    Incentivized
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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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