Percolate, now part of Seismic vs. VistaCreate

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Percolate, now part of Seismic
Score 9.0 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
VistaCreate
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
What is VistaCreate (ex-Crello)? VistaCreate is an online visual editing tool for creating videos, animations, graphic designs for social media, print, websites, or virtually any kind of static and animated design for commercial, business, or personal needs. On October 27, 2021 Crello joined the Vista group of companies and changed its brand name to VistaCreate. It includes 50,000 professionally designed templates that are already preformatted and…N/A
Pricing
Percolate, now part of SeismicVistaCreate
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Percolate, now part of SeismicVistaCreate
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Percolate, now part of SeismicVistaCreate
Features
Percolate, now part of SeismicVistaCreate
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Percolate, now part of Seismic
8.5
13 Ratings
9% above category average
VistaCreate
-
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 Product A and Product B
Percolate, now part of Seismic
7.8
13 Ratings
0% below category average
VistaCreate
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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 Product A and Product B
Percolate, now part of Seismic
7.3
13 Ratings
2% below category average
VistaCreate
-
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 SeismicVistaCreate
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(14 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Percolate, now part of SeismicVistaCreate
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.
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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
For creative and captivating presentation slides where you are pitching your ideas to the team, for quick and well-presented pamphlets for the event board, irrespective of university or workplace. I would definitely recommend using existing templates from VistaCreate instead of AI-generated images that are messy and crowded, so you connect with the audience better, and also, of course, people will take it seriously as well..
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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.
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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
  • Certificate design
  • Social media communications
  • Conversion of designs into various file formats e.g. mp4, jpg, pdf
  • PowerPoint designs
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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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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
  • Difficult to design content on mobile phone
  • Mobile designs do not sync with desktop app
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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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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
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Usability
Discontinued Products
Easy to set up approval flows, but not always necessary to follow all the requires steps
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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
It's a fantastic tool, be it the free or paid version. You can choose different templates from many listed categories and change styles with palettes, add music to your images, and choose from a variety of fonts. All these features are for free users. You unlock gold if you have a paid version of VistaCreate. Some additional useful features like background remover, AI writer, object remover, resize, and many varieties of templates are only for premium users. I give 9 because additional premium useful features are not available for free users
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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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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
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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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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
I like to give a chance to other products and try them out. As far as my experience is concerned, I liked the feature of VistaCreate, with palettes, which totally changes the mood and tone of the image. That's something I didn't find in Canva. Additionally, the simplicity and user-friendliness of VistaCreate instead of being crowded with too many features. It's simply the best.
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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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VistaCreate (ex- Crello)
  • Improved communication with staff
  • Improved brand presence on social media
  • Ability to appeal to all age groups
  • Improved staff morale
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ScreenShots

Percolate, now part of Seismic Screenshots

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VistaCreate Screenshots

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