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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Square Online

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASquare Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.

    $13

    per month

    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ASysomos was a social media listening and marketing solution for content discovery, planning, publishing, moderation, and analytics. Sysomos was acquired by Meltwater, and is no longer available, but the features of the former Sysomos are now part of the Meltwater platform.

    $1,000

    per month

    Pricing
    Square OnlineSysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Sysomos
    $1,000.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Square OnlineSysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month—
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    Features
    Square OnlineSysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Square Online and Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Feature
    Square Online
    7.6
    31 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.631 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Square Online and Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Feature
    Square Online
    9.5
    22 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    API9.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language9.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Square Online and Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Feature
    Square Online
    6.5
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor5.536 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness5.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates6.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Library of website themes6.143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow5.335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Square Online and Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Feature
    Square Online
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Content taxonomy8.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support9.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management9.621 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.530 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Square OnlineSysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    7.0
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (28 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Square OnlineSysomos, now part of Meltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Block, Inc (Square)
    If you are having students create websites or information pages about something they are studying in class, this is a great option. The fact that students can spend less time getting situated and learning the app and get right to work researching and creating their pages is great. For middle to high school, this is a fantastic app to use. However, if you want more nuanced analytics or want students to focus on blogging more than webpage building, this is limited.
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    Sysomos Expion is best suited, in my opinion, to offices where either you have only one moderator/manager OR where multiple users plan to manage a specific channel. Without live updates, it gets far too complicated for multiple users to manage the exact same workload
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    Pros
    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Drag and drop interface makes it very easy to add all types of content, including images, text, video (and YouTube videos), embeddable applications and more.
    • It's very easy to set up navigation features like cascading menus and sticky navigation (where the menu stays put - may depend on the template chosen though).
    • A technical backend is fairly straight-forward for setting up a fav icon, 301 redirects, SEO, Google Analytics, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Ad-hoc research. During planning phase of a campaign it is a helpful tool to understand the marketplace, key influencers and topics that engage a target demographic.
    • Post-event hashtag analysis. Rapid generation of reporting on efficacy of a campaign, key voices, topics that resonated, viral reach and more.
    • User interface. Friendly and accessible enough to minimize training needs and enable decentralized access, though we have found some hand-holding is still required to get the most out of the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly doesn't have a lot of templates to choose from, so if you don't have any experience with CSS or HTML, it's hard to customize your site to an extent.
    • Weebly isn't fully SEO friendly. They don't allow you to add H1 tags to pages out of the box.
    • You can't create folder structures when it comes to web page URLs. You can put web pages under a main menu dropdown, but they don't allow you to put all sub-menu items in a structured folder (like site.com/folder/page-1 and site.com/folder/page-2).
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    Discontinued Products
    • It does not provide a visual for volume over time.
    • The visuals aren't excellent, and would require an export to create better looking graphics.
    • The interface isn't intuitive and sometimes requires clicking around to find things that seem like they should be under a different title.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly is consistently adding features that line up with our needs. The ease of use makes it the perfect program for us since we have users of multiple age brackets and knowledge of web design. We love that we can give users access to only the pages they are affiliated with
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    There are two differentiating features that Sysomos MAP has that the competitor tools I have experienced (Radian6, Meltwater Buzz) did not: user-friendly Boolean queries for searches and near-real-time results. The former is important because, of course, your results are only as good as your search/campaign. With Sysomos, once you master Boolean queries (which isn't terribly difficult) you're set for creating any kind of listening report. I strongly prefer this to the "campaign creator" forms that other services provide. Second, Sysomos MAP returns results almost immediately - like a Google search. So if you get your results and see that you need to tweak your query - no big deal. Or if you have a last-minute request for a client - not an issue. Meltwater can take up to 48 hours for a search to fully populate. This is a major issue if you get your full set of results back and see that you need to adjust the query; you're looking at another two days of wait time. A long wait on results can also prove problematic in agency settings where clients or prospective clients often need results with a quick turnaround.
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    Usability
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Very easy to use and intuitive to design after all of our business needs. From the website and POS system to how we represent ourselves internally and to our customers... Square is second-to-none in helping our business and others in our same boat become the kind of businesses we want to be when it comes to our inventory and sales of these kinds of products.
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    Discontinued Products
    The product is very easy to use. The platform is visual and data is easy to read. Boolean construction can sometimes be difficult, but the boolean constructor tool is helpful for boolean beginners. For more experienced boolean constructors, the boolean display at the top is very helpful in identifying where there may be holes in the construction
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    Reliability and Availability
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Not really an availability issue, but concurrency licensing rules mean that only one user can be logged in at a time.
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    Performance
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    This has not been an issue. It is actually beating TweetDeck when we are tagged within a post that TweetDeck is monitoring.
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    Support Rating
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Unfortunately, we have not had a great experience with customer support from Klear. In the sales process, they were very responsive and helpful, but when onboarded, it definitely changed. We are based in the US and our customer service rep is based in Israel, meaning our work hours barely overlap. Oftentimes we're waiting 24+ hours for a response, and when it's a time-sensitive issue (like the platform not pulling in Instagram Story data) we want it to be resolved as quickly as possible. Klear also has a chat feature for more immediate help, but we've experienced a similar situation there where it takes 12+ hours to get a response and it's usually from our customer service rep. Our rep is very nice, but also doesn't seem very knowledgeable about the platform, and usually can't provide an immediate answer to a question we ask and has to "check with her team."
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    Online Training
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We had a kick-off training with the whole team where they walked us through the functionality. This was a pretty effective and comprehensive training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Implementation was so easy I dont even remember it!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more user-friendly because you can drag and drop your design, which was very convenient for customizing your site. I didn't personally select Weebly, but it is user-friendly and nearly anyone comfortable with a computer could figure it out. Weebly support is also pretty good.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We've used Sprout Social & Hootsuite in the past -- and they all stack up pretty evenly. Sysomos has the same features as Sprout or Hootsuite, except their reports and analytics are a little more detailed. Hootsuite has a better social media management software and dashboard though
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly has allowed our business to create a connection with our customers by offering home decor, cooking and styling tips.
    • Weebly gives us the chance to relay information to customers regarding merchandise, current sales and promotions, store hours and locations etc. Which has helped increase business.
    • Weebly has given our not very tech savvy business the opportunity to have a website and stay relevant with our competitors.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Lowered costs and overhead when Expion got introduced as we now use one centralized solution for all of our social media work
    • We can finally calculate ROI with ease and understand our campaign performance through proper tracking and analytics
    • Competition tracking was never easier
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Sysomos, now part of Meltwater Screenshots

    Screenshot of TOP CONTENT: See the best performing content from all your social media channels in one view plus compare it against your competitors’ pages.Screenshot of FAN MODERATION: Sysomos Expion makes it easy to know who to speak to, when to engage in conversation and can even be integrated with customer care centers.Screenshot of PUBLISH: Easily plan, schedule and publish content from a simple drag-and-drop calendar with workflow that’s easy to track and review.Screenshot of OPTIMIZE PAID ADS: Optimize paid ads with smarter analytics and trending triggers so you can better understand how organic and paid content are working together.Screenshot of DYNAMIC DASHBOARDS: Powerful marketing analytics shows that it’s not just about creating a report or crunching some numbers - but about telling a story.  You’ll discover patterns, breakouts, and trends in real time to capitalize on opportunities.