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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

    Upwork

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AUpwork headquartered in Mountain View, California offers their eponymous freelance management system (FMS).

    $49.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Editions & Modules
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    $49.99
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Upwork
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Percolate, now part of Seismic and Upwork
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Upwork
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    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 Upwork
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Upwork
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    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 Upwork
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.3
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Upwork
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    Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Percolate, now part of SeismicUpwork
    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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    Upwork
    I would recommend Upwork to a colleague as a solution to workplace issues. Our company has utilized Upwork to vet out potential competitors as well as partners in a lengthy data analysis project, as well as given our engineering team extra hands when implementing new products, projects, and features. This has allowed our company to stay on track with projects without in-house manpower.
    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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    Upwork
    • Allows us to filter freelancers by location. This is especially important when working across time zones.
    • Upwork is one of the only freelancing websites that actually provides a filter for US based contractors; and they rigorously verify this.
    • Huge candidate pool. You're almost guaranteed to find a few individuals who specialize in whatever you're looking for.
    • Allows both fixed bid and hourly. Each one is useful for different kinds of projects.
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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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    Upwork
    • In my opinion the worst customer service. It is impossible to contact them via phone, and they are not transparent about their decisions.
    • I feel they don't have the freelance community's best interest in mind. Their focus is on the companies that pay. Freelancers are disposable.
    • They charge ridiculous fees to the freelancers that are the ones that need the money the most because they are the ones starting their businesses. It is like if your employer charges you for coming to work.
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    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
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    Upwork
    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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    Upwork
    I have earned a lot on Upwork and I would always recommend it to my fellow peers and people who have skills and are looking independently and remotely from the comfort of their home. Once you get successful in developing a good profile on Upwork revenue target are more easier to achieve.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Upwork
    Support has been great. Rarely have I ever had an issue that has required support but when I have they have been great. I did have to interact with support to confirm my identity and the process was easy and quick and support was helpful to know what I needed to do to accomplish that task.
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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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    Upwork
    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.
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    Upwork
    Upwork is better suited for finding contractors that you can have ongoing relationships. Compared to Fiverr, it's a much easier process to find qualified designers rather than one-time contractors to design simple things for you. The interface is easier to use as well and the billing management makes it so much cleaner and easier to know how much we're spending and how contractors are logging work hours.
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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.
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    Upwork
    • We have gotten close to 50% of all of our clients through the platform.
    • Upwork backs the work done through the platform, so no matter what the client or person you are working with does, you get paid for the work that you do. You aren't left hanging after doing hours of work for a client and then never getting paid for it.
    • Made it easy to communicate with clients from different parts of the world and set up partnerships and agreements in an easier fashion. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a unique skill set.
    Incentivized
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