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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SocialPilot

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASocialPilot, a group.one solution (acquired 2025) offers a centralized platform for managing different social media channels and publishing across the channels simultaneously.

    $30

    per month

    Talkwalker by Hootsuite

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATalkwalker is a consumer intelligence company that bring sin data from 30+ social networks, 150 million websites, and 100 data partners to give customers a unified view of their consumers. Talkwalker is a Hootsuite solution since the 2024 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $30.00
    per month 1 user 7 profiles
    Standard
    $50.00
    per month 3 users and 15 profiles
    Premium
    $100.00
    per month 6 users and 25 profiles
    Ultimate
    $200
    per month unlimited users and 50 profiles
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    unlimited users and profiles
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing. Additional users cost $5/user and additional profiles cost $4/profile.—
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    Community Pulse
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Considered Both Products
    group.one
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    Hootsuite
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Bulk actions10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    2.0
    4 Ratings
    118% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Content marketing2.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management2.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of SocialPilot and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    SocialPilot
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SocialPilotTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    group.one
    Content creators who want to be everywhere at once with limited time! Or those who really see the importance in a content calendar (I know for most it's important - for me, not so much)
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker is well suited for big companies and agencies that are looking for a long-term solution to keep track of the industry and/or their brands and key competitors. While setup requires a bit of dedication (especially in terms of custom filters and tags), once it's done, the tool will give the user a lot of flexibility to analyze the conversations and find the relevant results that answer the business questions. Companies just looking for a tool to track a short time period, or simple things like Twitter hashtags, won't take advantage of the full capabilities of this tool. Therefore, they could feel frustrated when comparing the outcomes/usage versus the costs.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    group.one
    • Scheduled Posting
    • Multi Platform Posting
    • Analytics and Reporting
    • Multi User Accounts with different user privileges
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    Hootsuite
    • Truly global listening platform - monitor a deep range of media types from all over the world. Particularly strong in supporting competitive monitoring and analysis briefs across regions and countries. It monitors content in original language which I believe is a very strong monitoring factor.
    • Easy to use yet powerful dashboard visualisations - the dashboard interface is among the best I have seen. While it can accomplish many things, and under the hood is a very powerful and complex tool, the user interface is very intuitive, slick, quick and packed with all the KPIs you could want.
    • Customisation of the tool is a great feature. You can build your own dashboard and reporting spaces to suit your needs. You can schedule alerts from the system in a variety of outputs to keep you up to date with the latest events.
    • Customer support & technological advancement - the team at Talkwalker are highly proficient, always willing to support our every need, however big or small. Talkwalker aim to release around 4 software updates each year which means the platform is always full of the latest data visualisations and monitoring technologies
    • Having 'traditional' media monitored alongside social as well as owned media assets in one dashboard space is invaluable to help brands understand where their media footprint lies and how they perform in each media set, relative to the others.
    • AI - Talkwalker has introduced greater AI capabilities recently which means the capability of the tool in monitoring is ever-increasing, and the accuracy of targeting content and sentiment analysis is improving. The Visual Insights and image recognition technology is a really strong feature, and a very welcome addition to the monitoring aspect
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    Cons
    group.one
    • [I feel] Instagram analytics are lacking
    • The free plan is not complete
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    • The system is complicated. With everything that you're able to do, it does come at the cost of simplicity. It definitely requires training and a high level of expertise to properly leverage what it can do.
    • The system can be slow. If you "ask" it to do too many things at once, it can get hung up and do the spin of doom.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    group.one
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Love it! In most cases, Talkwalker is a no-brainer: I can confidently recommend it to clients.
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    Usability
    group.one
    Due to the huge advancements in AI now, while I still love SocialPilot and have no intention of leaving, I'm excited and hopeful that SocialPilot is working on more AI integrations to build up this platform as a better, well-rounded tool for creators. For example, Beacons is inspirational regarding the all-in-one tools (not the same, nor a competitor, but worth checking out).
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    Despite all the functionalities available on the platform, I never felt overwhelmed or confused
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    Performance
    group.one
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker gets the job done at a basic level. It performs regular indexing of existing webpages and tracks the instances in which a particular brand or company is mentioned. Especially for being free, this is an awesome resource. However, it should be said that this product does not perform nearly at the level of the paid options.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    group.one
    I've not had to use support
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    Hootsuite
    They are very helpful, but can sometimes be a little too quick and not explain things in as great a depth as we would like. They have great staff and programs, and we don't really have any other major complaints. Support is very responsive and helpful when need be.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    group.one
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    I have yet to find another tool that would provide me with such a detailed information per query. It's such a find! Plus, I get separate emails per a search query and I'm able to archive those emails to the appropriate folders and always have a way of looking back. It's very useful for building monthly reports.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    group.one
    • Scheduling and posting in bulk
    • Saves time through content recycling
    • The affordable marketing solutions have promoted the business
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    • The free tool is a no-brainer. It absolutely helps ferret out mentions on social media that I wasn't aware of before.
    • Now, I can use the tool for clients, too, so for consultants, it can be a great way to help stay on top of what's being said about them online, as well.
    • Using the paid version would help delve into even more insights for your business.
    Incentivized
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