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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Commun.it

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ACommun.it is a social media management solution built around features such as analytics, automated insights through campaigns, and influencer marketing.N/A

    Vista Social

    Score9.5 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
    Commun.itVista Social
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Commun.itVista Social
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Commun.itVista Social
    Considered Both Products
    Commun.it Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Vista Social
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    Commun.itVista Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.1
    14 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches6.92 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.05 Ratings8.710 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis5.44 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage5.04 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    5 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.5
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling8.84 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Audience targeting6.34 Ratings9.116 Ratings
    Content optimization4.04 Ratings9.217 Ratings
    Workflow management3.44 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization7.24 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.24 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    Bulk actions6.33 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.8
    5 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead generation4.95 Ratings8.712 Ratings
    Content marketing9.75 Ratings9.414 Ratings
    Paid media management2.32 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions6.14 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Twitter9.85 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    Facebook7.04 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    LinkedIn6.92 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    Instagram6.13 Ratings9.616 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    5 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.2
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Campaign success analytics7.85 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Real-time tracking4.94 Ratings9.116 Ratings
    Competitor analysis4.03 Ratings9.112 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Commun.it and Vista Social
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Vista Social
    9.2
    14 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges3.83 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Mobile access7.32 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Commun.itVista Social
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Sprout Social
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Commun.itVista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.5
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Commun.itVista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Commun.it Inc.
    For a small business or individual Commun.it could be used to quickly and efficiently grow an audience. Using the featured hashtag functionality in particular means that, instead of wading through various searches on Twitter, all the information is at your finger-tips and you can act on it accordingly. I think it would have benefits for businesses of multiple sizes however a smaller business might find the price-point prohibitive.
    Incentivized
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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
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Commun.it recommends good content to Tweet if you provide the right hashtags or topics to search.
    • Commun.it makes it really easy to thank each now Twitter follower and to reach out to influencers that you may have neglected.
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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
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Be prepared, you'll receive a lot of emails from commun.it. They keep you engaged by reminding you to return to your dashboard. But they also will send several emails trying to get you to upgrade.
    • "Thanks for the retweet" and "Thanks to the high-value members" aren't tactics I like to use on Twitter.
    • On the free version, you are only allowed 20 actions a day. This goes by in a flash, would love to have a few more.
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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
    Commun.it Inc.
    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
    Commun.it Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Commun.it Inc.
    Tweepsmap's audience and engagement tools aren't as powerful as Commun.it's, but they're far more trustworthy. I also like their tool for detecting inactive users (followed accounts who haven't tweeted in 2 or 6 months). I would actually consider shelling out for their paid tools, which sound quite useful (for instance, location-based statistics).
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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
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Brand awareness
    • Lead generation
    • Prospect nurturing and ongoing customer support
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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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