Synthesio, an Ipsos company (acquired 2019) offers social monitoring and engagement tools. Synthesio competes with major listening vendors like Radian6 and Sysomos.
A point of differentiation is that Synthesio offers a mix of technology and human analysis. In their view, human analysis is required to validate and interpret the data.
Customers are large, particularly French, brands.
$1,200
per month
Tailwind
Score7.6 out of 10
N/A
Tailwind is a social media marketing solution built specifically for Pinterest marketing. It provides features such as scheduled pins, analytics, and scalable Pinterest activity.
$14.99
per month
Pricing
Ipsos Synthesio
Tailwind
Editions & Modules
Synthesio
$1,200.00
per month
Free
$0
billed annually
Pro
$24.99
per month 1 user and profile
Advanced
$49.99
per month 2 users and profiles
Max
$99.99
per month 5 users and 3 profiles
Tailwind Communities
$119.88
billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ipsos Synthesio
Tailwind
Free Trial
No
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Ipsos Synthesio
Tailwind
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
9.2
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Boolean keyword searches
00 Ratings
9.52 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam
00 Ratings
8.93 Ratings
Sentiment analysis
00 Ratings
8.94 Ratings
Broad channel coverage
00 Ratings
9.44 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
4.7
12 Ratings
54% below category average
Content planning and scheduling
00 Ratings
5.912 Ratings
Audience targeting
00 Ratings
3.89 Ratings
Content optimization
00 Ratings
3.812 Ratings
Workflow management
00 Ratings
5.210 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
5.7
10 Ratings
35% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization
00 Ratings
5.98 Ratings
Customer interaction histories
00 Ratings
5.25 Ratings
Bulk actions
00 Ratings
5.98 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
7.7
8 Ratings
0% below category average
Lead generation
00 Ratings
5.07 Ratings
Content marketing
00 Ratings
5.98 Ratings
Paid media management
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
4.0
12 Ratings
70% below category average
Facebook
00 Ratings
1.01 Ratings
Instagram
00 Ratings
4.58 Ratings
Pinterest
00 Ratings
6.612 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
7.3
10 Ratings
6% below category average
Campaign success analytics
00 Ratings
5.29 Ratings
Real-time tracking
00 Ratings
7.08 Ratings
Competitor analysis
00 Ratings
9.76 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Ipsos Synthesio and Tailwind
Feature
Ipsos Synthesio
-
Ratings
Tailwind
3.0
8 Ratings
90% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges
00 Ratings
1.07 Ratings
Mobile access
00 Ratings
5.17 Ratings
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Score9.4 out of 10
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It's a very good tool. It covers every need we have for social media listening & monitoring. Bad thing is that those who were selling us the software were not much concerned about costs and were not reducing although there are a lot of market leaders like Sprinklr who are really good with compensation & value addition
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Tailwind can schedule your Pinteret pins, but it's an expensive platform to do this, and given it seems to miss many, it does not even do this well. Further, they continue to get you to reconnect, so it is cumbersome and poorly designed. We used it only because our vendors wanted it, but it's been a total waste of money given how poorly designed it is, how buggy it is and how useless the other so-called services they provide are. Go somewhere else as there are way better solutions as we have now found.
Synthesio has an unlimited volume, which helps us to not worry about going over budget. This helps us focus on refining our search to pull in the mentions that have the most value.
Synthesio has an excellent support team. They are always available to answer any questions we have.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
The extension for Chrome and Safari has been EXTREMELY helpful. Through research and continuing education, we frequently see information we'd like to share with our audience and the extension has made this so easy.
The SmartLoop feature is great for times when we get busy and may not have the time to add new things to our queue. I know even if I had zero time to devote to social media that day, I was still active and getting information to our candidates.
Interface is extremely user friendly. A lot of time these programs that are supposed to help us and bring ease to our workload are so complicated and intense that they cause more stress than they relieve. This is not true with Tailwind. Tailwind is easy to use and truly does take a load of stress off us as an organization.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
When you add a link to your post and add the caption, it goes to the first line and not where I had the cursor. I do not want the link to be the first thing people read.
The Tailwind Create is fun and helpful but still hard to use.
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Ben Farkas was the representative that worked with us on this project, while we have been very excited with the work he provided, especially the customer service, we just did not have enough time with the product hands on to be comfortable giving it the 10 we think it deserves. As the Data tracking was done beyond our expectations and the finished product (infographic) were all excellent, we used this service to fill our need in being shorthanded to cover the data ourselves. Synthesio provided outstanding customer service, their data tracking and materials where top notch, just we lacked the hands on experience to speak to everyday use.
Tailwind is great when it focuses on it's core functionality. However, in my opinion, Tailwind isn't great at listening to their customers and instead likes to add features that are not beneficial and tend to "break" the other features that ultimately sell it's product. In my opinion, it has lost ROI over time and was much better 3-4 years ago.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Everything we needed was handled, in many cases during the first time we used Synthesio the representative made adjustments and explained them to us, some things we did not even consider when setting up the service.
I have received wonderful support from Tailwind. Recently when I was on their new Tailwind Create and was looking at their site photos, I had a question and I received an answer in less than 24 hours. They have also been receptive to comments and ideas to make the product better and they used some of the ideas as well giving us a discount for the help.
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I have used Meltwater, Hootsuite for the same tracking purpose. Every tool has it own pros and cons. The best way to decide is go by the reviews of the people who have actually used it. Budget is yet another factor to consider.
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When I was looking for a solution for Instagram, neither Buffer nor Hootsuite were offering the ability to post directly to Instagram. That may have changed recently, but in my opinion, Tailwind is a much more user-friendly, less (unnecessarily) complex solution for Instagram management. I don't need a ton of in-depth analytics; I just need to be able to be efficient, consistent and engaging in my posts. Tailwind allows me to do that without getting bogged down in all the bells and whistles on Hootsuite or Buffer.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Definitely an ROI - We have increased our clicks on our website due to traffic from Pinterest, primarily from our Smart Loop.
We have increased Pinterest following due to our intensive use of Smart Loop, which has led to #1 (increased website traffic).
Organization and time management has been a massive advantage of utilizing Tailwind. Because I can set Smart Loop and not worry about it, I can dedicate my time to other areas of the business.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info