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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Octopus CRM

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $9.99

    per month

    Pulsar CORE

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APulsar is a social media monitoring platform offering social listening, owned channels analytics, and social CRM. Customers use Pulsar for brand tracking and campaign measurement. The platform includes 4 tools: TRAC: Social media listening across topics, audiences and content diffusion. CORE: Owned channels analytics to measure your content performance and audience growth. FLOW: Social customer relationship management and social media publishing. TEAM: Analyse your internal social networks…

    $1,200

    150,000 mentions

    Pricing
    Octopus CRMPulsar CORE
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $9.99
    per month
    Professional
    $14.99
    per month
    Advanced
    $21.99
    per month
    Unlimited
    $39.99
    per month
    TRAC (starter package)
    $1,200
    150,000 mentions
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Octopus CRMPulsar CORE
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices listed are on a 'starting from' basis. All TRAC packages have unlimited user log-ins, unlimited search queries and are charged on the amount of mentions pulled in. Bespoke packages are available.
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    Features
    Octopus CRMPulsar CORE
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Octopus CRM and Pulsar CORE
    Feature
    Octopus CRM
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pulsar CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form Building
    Comparison of Form Building features of Octopus CRM and Pulsar CORE
    Feature
    Octopus CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Pulsar CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Form templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Octopus CRMPulsar CORE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    Usability
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Octopus CRMPulsar CORE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Octopus CRM
    Automating connection requests is well-suited for those working who work in sales and need to connect with a large volume of people. Not sure of suitability for other professions
    Incentivized
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    Pulsar
    I think that Pulsar is a good tool for brands or agencies who have a set list of competitors or subbrands that they are looking to do a monthly/weekly comparison of engagement metrics. When you have the brand account inputted, the data is shown in a visually tangible way and easy to comprehend.
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    Pros
    Octopus CRM
    • Automates connection requests
    • Allows you to work while connection requests are being sent
    • Tells you when you've already connected with someone
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    Pulsar
    • Track engagements over time
    • Easy to use interface
    • Modern and updated display
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    Cons
    Octopus CRM
    • Could make functionality of LinkedIn Sales Nav to Octopus easier
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    Pulsar
    • Unfortunately, when exporting data it is often hard to read in an easy format.
    • I've used other tools where you can get historical data once you put into the tool but Pulsar cannot do that.
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    Usability
    Octopus CRM
    No answers on this topic
    Pulsar
    Pulsar is not a complex tool by any means. The interface is updated and comprehensive, and I've used multiple tools in the past where the interface was very outdated and exporting data was often a difficult process since it was not well organized. The tool works well in visualizing complex data.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Octopus CRM
    No answers on this topic
    Pulsar
    I have not had to reach out to Pulsar support before but my coworkers have and said the support was good.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Octopus CRM
    Octopus works hand in hand with LinkedIn Sales Nav. I will save people from leads from Sales Nav and then import those leads into Octopus to automate connection requests
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    Pulsar
    I think that Pulsar is one of the more updated platforms that I have used and the metrics exported/shown in the dashboard are accurate. I think that some tools report inaccurate metrics gathered from social media platforms due to the new APIs, something that often causes confusion and lack of clarity.
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    Return on Investment
    Octopus CRM
    • I've been able to book some meetings from people I've connected with on Octopus, positively impacting my sales metrics and my companies bottom line.
    • Also good to grow my LinkedIn connections to show people I am a face in my industry.
    Incentivized
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    Pulsar
    • Input into our algorithm for brand strength and stature
    • Quick engagement tracking
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Pulsar CORE Screenshots

    Screenshot of The activity dashboard gives you a thorough snapshot of all the key numbers in your datasetScreenshot of Pulsar TRAC advanced location detection gives you up to 100% geo-localised data by city, country and GPS coordinatesScreenshot of The Network map visualizes the engagement patterns within your audience and identifies the most influential usersScreenshot of Slice and dice the data with contextual, behavioural and content filtersScreenshot of See the bigger picture. Pulsar CORE gives you integrated brand-level metrics across all owned channels, so you can measure the total reach and engagement you're getting.