SE Ranking vs. Vista Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SE Ranking
Score 9.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.
$65
per month
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
SE RankingVista Social
Editions & Modules
Essential
$65
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Business
$259
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Advanced
$149
per month
Scale
$379
per month
Enterprise
$379
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SE RankingVista Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
SE RankingVista Social
Features
SE RankingVista Social
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
7.9
16 Ratings
2% above category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Keyword analysis7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Backlink management7.316 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Page grader7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Site recommendations8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
Task management7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
8.1
14 Ratings
6% above category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Local SEO8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.112 Ratings00 Ratings
Global SEO8.213 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
8.4
14 Ratings
0% below category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Multi-domain support8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.5
62 Ratings
22% above category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings9.548 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings9.548 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings9.555 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings9.757 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.6
69 Ratings
17% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.969 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings9.563 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings9.665 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings9.565 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.4
66 Ratings
15% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings9.361 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings9.564 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings9.461 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.4
61 Ratings
20% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings9.350 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings9.758 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings9.351 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings9.451 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.7
65 Ratings
15% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.762 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.765 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings9.864 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings9.863 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings9.556 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings9.757 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.5
63 Ratings
21% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings9.660 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings9.560 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.451 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.4
60 Ratings
17% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings9.654 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.357 Ratings
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User Ratings
SE RankingVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(16 ratings)
9.6
(68 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(3 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(4 ratings)
9.6
(60 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(6 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SE RankingVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
SE Ranking
SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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Vista Social
When I need to schedule a full week of posts for multiple clients. the calendar view makes it fast and clear. When a client sends last-minute edits, I can quickly reschedule or update posts by dragging them in the calendar. When I’m short on time I use the AI tools to generate quick captions and adjust them to fit the brand voice. When I manage comments and DMs I reply to everything from one inbox, without switching platforms. When planning content, I use Canva inside Vista Social and publish directly, which saves a lot of time.
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Pros
SE Ranking
  • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
  • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
  • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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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
SE Ranking
  • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
  • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
  • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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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
SE Ranking
No answers on this topic
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
SE Ranking
They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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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
SE Ranking
The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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Vista Social
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
SE Ranking
SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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Vista Social
It's reasonably priced compared to others and offers more capabilities for creating and implementing marketing campaigns. For example, social listening, reputation management, and employee advocacy are all tools it has that I haven't found in the previous ones. It also supports all marketing campaigns, not just social media.
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Return on Investment
SE Ranking
  • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
  • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
  • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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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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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool