Piano Amplifier vs. Vista Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Piano Amplifier
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
A solution to amplify content with AI-powered social publishing. Used to grow and engage an audience through real-time data and machine-learning optimization, guiding users to content, and to just the right place in the social conversation. Socialflow was acquired by Piano in 2022, and is now a Piano solution.N/A
Vista Social
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Vista Social is a social media management platform that offers features such as schedule of content, managing conversations through a universal inbox, managing reviews, social listening and reporting.
$79
per month
Pricing
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Professional
$79
per month
Advanced
$149
per month
Scale
$379
per month
Enterprise
$379
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Features
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.0
2 Ratings
41% below category average
Vista Social
9.6
64 Ratings
23% above category average
Boolean keyword searches5.12 Ratings9.550 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam4.62 Ratings9.550 Ratings
Sentiment analysis5.12 Ratings9.557 Ratings
Broad channel coverage5.12 Ratings9.759 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.1
3 Ratings
45% below category average
Vista Social
9.6
71 Ratings
17% above category average
Content planning and scheduling5.13 Ratings9.971 Ratings
Audience targeting5.13 Ratings9.565 Ratings
Content optimization5.13 Ratings9.667 Ratings
Workflow management5.13 Ratings9.567 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.0
3 Ratings
47% below category average
Vista Social
9.4
68 Ratings
15% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization5.12 Ratings9.363 Ratings
Customer interaction histories4.62 Ratings9.566 Ratings
Bulk actions5.13 Ratings9.463 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.1
3 Ratings
41% below category average
Vista Social
9.4
63 Ratings
20% above category average
Lead generation5.13 Ratings9.352 Ratings
Content marketing5.13 Ratings9.760 Ratings
Paid media management5.13 Ratings9.353 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions5.13 Ratings9.553 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.7
3 Ratings
38% below category average
Vista Social
9.7
67 Ratings
15% above category average
Twitter5.13 Ratings9.764 Ratings
Facebook5.13 Ratings9.767 Ratings
LinkedIn5.13 Ratings9.866 Ratings
Google+9.01 Ratings9.550 Ratings
Instagram5.13 Ratings9.865 Ratings
Pinterest5.12 Ratings9.558 Ratings
YouTube5.12 Ratings9.759 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
5.1
3 Ratings
41% below category average
Vista Social
9.5
65 Ratings
21% above category average
Campaign success analytics5.13 Ratings9.662 Ratings
Real-time tracking5.13 Ratings9.662 Ratings
Competitor analysis5.12 Ratings9.453 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Piano Amplifier
7.1
3 Ratings
11% below category average
Vista Social
9.4
62 Ratings
17% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges7.13 Ratings9.656 Ratings
Mobile access7.13 Ratings9.359 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
5.6
(5 ratings)
9.6
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.6
(3 ratings)
Usability
5.1
(2 ratings)
9.6
(60 ratings)
Support Rating
5.6
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Piano AmplifierVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
Piano Software
SocialFlow is well suited for Platform & keyword research : 1. In-depth research to identify requisite platforms & channels and the pertaining keywords, followed by query building to create search profiles & topic tags Social mediaplatforms Professional review forums Industry-focused discussion sites E-commerce websites Content streaming platforms data extraction​ 2. Setting up processes and tools for data extraction such as –-Social intelligence tools-Web scraping-Custom crawlers-Manual minimum (if applicable)
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Vista Social
Vista Social is well-suited for small to mid-sized teams that manage multiple social platforms and need to handle messages, comments, and mentions efficiently from a single inbox, while automating to reduce manual work. It may be less appropriate for very large enterprises that require highly customized reporting or complex approval workflows across large, distributed teams.
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Pros
Piano Software
  • Posts without human input.
  • Monitors algorithms.
  • Easy to use interface.
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Vista Social
  • The design and layout of the site is simple, with the options to click through the different tools on the left hand side of the page. What I liked most about Vista Social is the ability to combine all the different tools that a social media manager needs into one platform.
  • I typically use various different apps and platforms to write down notes, assign tasks to different team members, and look at my overall content calendar for the month. It is brilliant that Vista Social is able to combine all of these into one platform.
  • When first signing up to Vista Social and exploring the platform, each page offers you a walkthrough of all of the tools available to you, which is really handy, as well as a customer support section on the right bottom hand corner.
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Cons
Piano Software
  • I'd like to open up windows for more than one account/platform at time.
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Vista Social
  • I think the price is quite high compared to hiring a person for the same task. This may put one off from purchasing as with a bit more time you can do the same job yourself or with an employee for much less
  • In my opinion, the interface is rather complicated visually and doesn't have an appeal. It is cramped with so many features that provide a sense of confusion whilst starting off
  • In my experience, the tutorials do leave a few questions afterwards regarding set up and this can take more time to figure out by yourself.
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Likelihood to Renew
Piano Software
  • Clarity of communication
  • Quality of product
  • Its sheer utility
  • How we now rely on it greatly
  • Reasonable price point
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Vista Social
Very effective, efficient and an integral part of our daily work. Our team members are more productive and motivated to finish projects.
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Usability
Piano Software
I give this rating as an outcome to understand competitor social strategy to improve strategic positioning. Drive improvement by benchmarking and serving to compete on content Identify trends, topics/themes, potential threats, etc. Improve campaigns by measuring and comparing audience reach, Interaction, etc. Measure engagement rate to analyze audience association.​ What themes/topics are generating higher engagement Insights to assist marketing teams in planning future campaigns
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Vista Social
Since the platform is user-friendly and easy to navigate, start using it and making content creation feel effortless. The dashboard and each module for content management and creation it has the visual hierarchies in place. Building, customizing and exporting reports to PDF facilitate the journey with the clients. Its overall usability is well rounded for such large and powerful tool.
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Support Rating
Piano Software
They don’t seem to understand the issues when we explain them.
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Vista Social
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Piano Software
We've also evaluated HootSuite and Sprout Social, and we used both in the past. SocialFlow is superior in its content system for creating, editing, and publishing posts. It's ideal for a team of our size. The cost is fair. It was overall the best option in all of the categories we were looking for.
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Vista Social
While they all offer basic scheduling and publishing, Vista Social stands out by combining content creation (with Canva), AI-powered captions, inbox management, task organization, and performance tracking , all in one platform. It saves time and gives me more control, without needing to jump between multiple tools.
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Return on Investment
Piano Software
  • Increased engagement
  • ROI
  • Efficiency
  • Transparency/data/insight
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Vista Social
  • The DM automation feature means we're not missing out on important messages when we're off the clock (after hours essentially), which is a huge advantage in hospitality where response time is everything.
  • In most cases, time is money, and being able to manage all our platforms from one place has cut down hours of switching between apps and tabs. That in itself has boosted our company's productivity and allowed the team to respond faster to guests and potential leads.
  • The real-time insights and mentions helps us tweak content and react to trends quicker, which has increased our visibility and bookings.
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