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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PlayPlay

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/APlayPlay is an online video maker that any communication professional can use to produce, in minutes, videos ready to publish on social media, blogs or on internal channels. Stories, interviews, news clips, events and product promotions, job offers… Engage audiences with video! The vendor states that PlayPlay is best for, but not limited to: small to large companies that need to create engaging videos for social media, highlight internal initiatives and employee projects, and build…

    $217

    1 User per month

    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…

    $39

    per month

    vidIQ

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AvidIQ is a YouTube audience development and management suite that helps brands and agencies grow their views and subscribers, from the company of the same name in San Franciso. vidIQ's solution assists YouTube Marketers through their workflows, including uploading their videos at the best time of day, connecting brands with their top influencers, YouTube SEO, monitoring viewer and engagement analytics across Twitter and Facebook, bulk description editing, comment moderation, and Facebook fan…

    $19.95

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    Pricing
    PlayPlaySpyFuvidIQ
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $217.00
    1 User per month
    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
    Boost
    $19
    per month
    Boost - Annual
    $199
    per year
    Offerings
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    PlayPlaySpyFuvidIQ
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsEnterprise plan also available, catered to your company's specific requirements. Let's talk!——
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    97%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Features
    PlayPlaySpyFuvidIQ
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
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    User management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video link sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal video9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    External video10.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
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    Player customization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
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    On-Demand video8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video upload & format support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video library / File management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    -
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    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    15% below category average
    vidIQ
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    Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings6.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings6.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.232 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings6.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings6.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
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    -
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    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    27% below category average
    vidIQ
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    Local SEO00 Ratings5.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings5.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO00 Ratings5.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of PlayPlay and SpyFu and vidIQ
    Feature
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    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    16% below category average
    vidIQ
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    Multi-domain support00 Ratings6.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.518 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Panopto
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Vyond
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PlayPlaySpyFuvidIQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (62 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
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    7.0
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    Support Rating
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    7.6
    (13 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    PlayPlaySpyFuvidIQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PlayPlay
    For any company that wants to use more video in their content and marketing overall, PlayPlay is your best bet. Anyone can make a video--no expertise required. Honestly, it's really fun to do, and you feel like a creative genius afterward! If you are making long-form videos or need something for a TV commercial, PlayPlay doesn't make sense. But you can absolutely take snippets from other video projects and break them into smaller videos. That's what we love to do. Also, they just launched a podcast tool to help podcasters use video to promote their episodes.
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    SpyFu
    If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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    vidIQ
    It is amazing to see the power of using keywords suggestions from VideoIQ. Our team had a great experience using it and wil definitely recommend it to those who really believe in keywords targeting & optimization
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    Pros
    PlayPlay
    • Very simple-to-use but super professional looking video templates
    • Intuitive platform for creating a story with video
    • One-click resizing for social formats
    • Amazing customer success--if you need it--offering recommendations to make your video look amazing
    • Access to Getty Premier for video and image stock
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    SpyFu
    • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
    • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
    • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
    • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
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    vidIQ
    • Youtube Videos Potential reach
    • Videos viewability & SEO
    • Share of voice
    • hashtags tracking
    • keyword tracking & performance evaluation
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    Cons
    PlayPlay
    • Product is very easy to use; I got a little stuck on changing font colors with text
    • Automatic subtitling is amazing, but you do need to adjust the words per screen
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    SpyFu
    • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
    • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
    Incentivized
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    vidIQ
    • Sometimes it stuck while using it and there should be more adjustments and custom reports when it comes to reporting the results
    • Chrome extension is not somehow working properly. happened to me twice and then it was resolved. Annoying when you have to wait
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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    vidIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
    Incentivized
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    vidIQ
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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    vidIQ
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    Alternatives Considered
    PlayPlay
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    SpyFu
    I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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    vidIQ
    I was told that it will really help you optimizing the video views so i tried it. Results were amazing. I would definitely encourage people who are on brands & media side to really look into it and get benefit out of it
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    Return on Investment
    PlayPlay
    • Huge ROI--we're saving thousands on editing costs
    • It's another way to repurpose content
    • Our staff has loved using the product--also less work for them
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    SpyFu
    • Helping us track our ranking.
    • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
    • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
    Incentivized
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    vidIQ
    • Video views increased organically by using the relevant keywords targeted for relevant audience
    • By using competitors keywords & hashtags, one can really benefit from it.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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