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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

    Zoho Projects

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Vista SocialZoho Projects
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Free
    $0
    Premium
    $5
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Vista SocialZoho Projects
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Discount offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Vista SocialZoho Projects
    Considered Both Products
    Vista Social
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Vista SocialZoho Projects
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches9.552 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam9.552 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis9.559 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage9.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.6
    74 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling9.974 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting9.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization9.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management9.469 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.4
    69 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization9.464 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories9.567 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions9.464 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    66 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation9.354 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing9.763 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management9.454 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions9.654 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.7
    70 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter9.766 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook9.870 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn9.969 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+9.652 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram9.868 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest9.660 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube9.862 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    68 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics9.665 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking9.565 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis9.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.4
    64 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.658 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access9.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    6.6
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Vista Social and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Vista Social
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    5.0
    13 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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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 SocialZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (75 ratings)
    6.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (67 ratings)
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Vista SocialZoho Projects
    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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    Zoho
    My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
    Incentivized
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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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    Zoho
    • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
    • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
    • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
    • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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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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    Zoho
    • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
    • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
    • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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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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    Zoho
    I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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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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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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    Reliability and Availability
    Vista Social
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Has not been down to my knowledge.
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    Performance
    Vista Social
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Speed meets my expectations.
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    Support Rating
    Vista Social
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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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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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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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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    Zoho
    • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
    • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
    • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Projects Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.