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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Vista Social

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AVista 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
    Vista Social
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Vista Social
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Vista Social
    Considered Both Products
    Vista Social
    Chose Vista Social
    GoHighLevel was another platform. But the restrictions/limitations of these platforms has gone against our marketing goals - only Vista Social has been able to keep up and we have barely ran into any issues.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I think Vista Social expands on Metricool by having employee advocacy and not just social media management. But is much more user friendly than Hootsuite and better pricing too. I really like the reporting features coming through. I think this is great value for money.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social was just more convenient in terms of having everything in one page for a lot of functionalities. The other platforms, sometimes it could get too overwhelming as you add more features. It would also get more expensive because of those necessary add-ons, whereas with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I chose Vista Social because it offers all the tools I need in one place, at a much better price than competitors. Its capabilities are stronger and more complete than what I found in the other ones.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    This has features that are not available on the tools I have previously used. Plus, I love the social listening tool because that helps me figure out if my niche or selected topic is still relevant on the contents i put out.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    We thought it would be cheaper long run. This is not the case. Do NOT go with Vista Social.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    It has TripAdvisor
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    this is a tool that has a bunch of features that you can only find in specific tools, so you often have to have several of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social held up great against the other social media platforms. Vista Social has a better price for all the features you get.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social is more complete that other products. Other products can't give you the same satisfaction. With Vista Social you can do everything while in other you can't do a complete manage of your business. Here you can send message, see some post and even find itself the post …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    The fact that you can customize every piece of content on the platform with demographics, captions, creative and the listening tool has been the most effective for me and my business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    10/10
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I used to juggle tools like Buffer for scheduling and Hootsuite for monitoring, but it got expensive and messy. Vista Social brought everything into one clean system, and it’s way more affordable. It’s cut down on how many platforms I use daily. I can monitor, engage, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    It is genuinely just a better deal for your money, trust me!
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Hootsuite doesn't necessarily adds a lot of value from our perspective, it's a hard sell for the features and the limitations from their plans, social vista on the other hand has a much more set of features/tools within the app making a more appealing offer in terms of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Easier
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I found out about Vista Social from a colleague and decided to try it out, I'm so glad that I made that decision! This program is definitely more advanced than the other two I used in the past, and much more convenient as a whole.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social is packed with tons of helpful and practical features
    Incentivized
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    Vista Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches9.552 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam9.552 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis9.559 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage9.761 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.6
    74 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling9.974 Ratings
    Audience targeting9.666 Ratings
    Content optimization9.569 Ratings
    Workflow management9.469 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.4
    69 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization9.464 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories9.567 Ratings
    Bulk actions9.464 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Lead generation9.354 Ratings
    Content marketing9.763 Ratings
    Paid media management9.454 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions9.554 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.7
    70 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Twitter9.766 Ratings
    Facebook9.870 Ratings
    LinkedIn9.969 Ratings
    Google+9.652 Ratings
    Instagram9.868 Ratings
    Pinterest9.660 Ratings
    YouTube9.862 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    68 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Campaign success analytics9.665 Ratings
    Real-time tracking9.565 Ratings
    Competitor analysis9.555 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.4
    64 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.658 Ratings
    Mobile access9.260 Ratings
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    Vista Social
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (67 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    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
    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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