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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Percolate, now part of Seismic

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Percolate was a content marketing platform designed to help large brands create content and manage marketing campaigns. The product's capabilities have been integrated into the Seismic platform's digital marketing capabilities, and Percolate is no longer available for sale standalone.N/A

    Powtoon

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APowtoon is an online video creation platform used to turn any document or idea into a video. Its AI tools include Doc to Video, an AI scriptwriter, text-to-speech, and text to video.

    $49

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $49
    per month per user
    Professional
    $99
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $199
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts available for annual billing and educational institutions.
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    Community Pulse
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Powtoon
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Percolate, now part of Seismic and Powtoon
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Powtoon
    -
    Ratings
    Ideation7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Percolate, now part of Seismic and Powtoon
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Powtoon
    -
    Ratings
    Content hub8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Percolate, now part of Seismic and Powtoon
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.3
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Powtoon
    -
    Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Percolate, now part of SeismicPowtoon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Very useful for the management, planning, and programming of all social networks, as well as marketing campaigns. One of the best tools to make life easier for community managers and automate daily tasks such as content publishing. It is my favorite for managing my clients' networks.
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    Powtoon is a very capable suite of tools that help a developer create training videos that look way better than they should. I've used it to create fun, attention-getting commercials for new topics, I've used it to enhance what would otherwise be boring step-by-step tutorials, and I've used it to create all manner of "Explainer videos" for all kinds of topics - this is where it EXCELS! In my opinion, its biggest limitations are limits on imported video (max of 90 seconds), which mean that you have to do a lot of extra work to break up and import anything of substantive length. And because it presents your personal library of imported images and audio ONLY sequentially, it's VERY LIMITED in the re-usability of those assets - it's way faster to just import a new instance of an image and audio than to try to find it in your library.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Create social content from briefing all the way through to the approval process.
    • Social planner for managing topics and content streams across multiple channels.
    • Robust API and integrations.
    • Image library (with cost-free access/rights to stock photo libraries).
    • Frequent updates to the platform.
    • Built-in community management.
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    • Powtoon is very easy to use; no previous experience is needed.
    • It has a lot of features (images, backgrounds, videos, sounds, etc.)
    • It automatically saves your work
    • After you have created your video, you can download it to your computer in different resolutions
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • A lot of the features in Percolate are very well built, but only provide the bare minimum as features go. Its editorial calendar for example lacks export/import features and its multimedia repository only supports images. In many ways, Percolate is trying very hard to be too much at the same time.
    • At the moment, Percolate lacks user level management. We can add users who need to be moderated before posting, but it is for example not possible to add users just for one specific function (like the multimedia database).
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    Powtoon
    • Comparing it to Vyond, it is more time consuming to make videos. The timeline could be easier to understand.
    • They recently started upcharging to use some scenes. This has made updating some of my videos challenging as the scenes that were included as part of my plan are now an upgrade to use.
    • They don't have a voice over option. I have actually taken some of the videos out of the platform over to Vyond to add voiceover.
    • Some items they have introduced, like turning a powerpoint into a video really don't work.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Percolate is a great tool for us, because we need the approval process workflows. The training was great when we first signed on, and the interface is very user friendly. We have trained our interns to use it as well with no issues. It makes keeping up with our content calendar a breeze and we can easily see what posts have been approved and which ones are still pending at a quick glance
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to set up approval flows, but not always necessary to follow all the requires steps
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Powtoon
    I have never needed the support feature. As I mentioned, everything was intuitive to me however I have taught myself Adobe, Final Cut and iMovie so most of these programs became intuitive.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Rarely has a company shown this much support during implementation. This almost got to the point where it was too much hand holding. Sometimes, social teams just want the keys to the car so they can drive it themselves instead of waiting on someone to drive along with them...
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    Powtoon
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Percolate and Falcon have many similarities and provide many of the same features, however Percolate felt a bit more robust than Falcon, although it does come with a higher price tag to match. Both platforms are excellent for content approval workflows, content scheduling, and community management. Percolate offers additional features such as an Asset Management Library and a section for creative briefs and collaboration with internal teams.
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    Powtoon has the advantage over traditional video editing software in terms of the library of characters and elements that can be easily dragged and dropped onto the canvas. Powtoon is easier to use and has a more intuitive user interface than Vyond.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Percolate has made it much easier to communicate between teams and has provided a return on investment in that area in particular.
    • Percolate also helps save time because you are able to schedule social media posts across channels easily.
    • It has also been an easy way to work with remote team members, which is very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Powtoon
    • We don't have to spend money on traveling to a location to do an actual live shoot.
    • I'm spending less time on hand animating videos.
    • We used these to create teaser videos for our professional development offerings. I believe because of the captivating graphics, we had a lot more people driven to our site.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendarScreenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendar