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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

    Venngage

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Venngage is an infographics creation platform. Users can create inforgraphics for their marketing team from scratch or from a template.

    $19

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Premium
    $19
    per month per user
    Business
    $49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    starting at $499
    per month 10+ seats (billed yearly)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—50% discount for Premium and Business plans for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Venngage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Percolate, now part of Seismic and Venngage
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Venngage
    -
    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 Venngage
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Venngage
    -
    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 Venngage
    Feature
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.3
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Venngage
    -
    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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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score10 out of 10
    Adobe Illustrator
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Adobe PhotoShop
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Percolate, now part of SeismicVenngage
    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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    Venngage
    I find it great for personal use especially when you are a visual person. As an assistant that needs a lot of organizing, it's wonderful. It helped me a lot and I usually don't require a lot of features. I also find it great for accessibility stuff, I respect that since I have a relative who has special needs. I didn't really need that specifically, but it's nice to know it was considered.
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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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    Venngage
    • Extremely user-friendly: simple, easy-to-follow interface really made ramping up on the offering incredibly fast and painless.
    • Variety of templates: Venngage has a HUGE assortment of templates ranging from corporate reports and business decks to more visually-engaging, "fun" content such as infographics, awesome charts, and highly customizable social graphics.
    • Brand-alignment: we really appreciated the opportunity to tee up our brand guidelines and have those remain on the back-end and let us apply our style guide to multiple templates instantaneously.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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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    Venngage
    • It's hard to lock graphics into place in Venngage once you create something.
    • Layering is next to impossible. The feature is there but is very difficult to use and most times the user is better off copying the object over instead
    • Unless you have a business account (we have a professional account- middle grade) you cannot sort and organize your infographics. This is messy and cumbersome to go through and the price difference between professional and business grade accounts was quite large.
    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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    Venngage
    I use Venngage for a new project 1-2 times per week... I could not see using another program at this point.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to set up approval flows, but not always necessary to follow all the requires steps
    Incentivized
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    Venngage
    I find it very user friendly, straight to the point, and the minor issues I found wasn't really impacting on my role. So I think it would depend? but personally I find it perfect for me. There were lots of templates I could use, and they were very open to feedback and customer service was very accommodating.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Venngage
    I think that the attention that I get as a small business owner from Venngage is excellent. They quickly respond to questions and provide information that helps to resolve the issue that I am having.
    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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    Venngage
    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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    Venngage
    We prefer Canva but feel Venngage is easier for us. In comparison to Adobe, we prefer Venngage because of the ability to have everything in one system and not have to jump around.
    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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    Venngage
    • It was frustrating to be required to purchase a full month, not be able to download into PowerPoint and edit, and not be given a refund.
    Read full review
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    Screenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendarScreenshot of Percolate's integrated marketing calendar