Gremln vs. Vista Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gremln
Score 2.0 out of 10
N/A
Gremln is a St. Louis startup offering basic publishing platform for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. One area of focus is compliance. The platform includes a compliance package that includes approval workflow, keyword filtering, and message archiving. They are also currently working on a Listening / Sentiment Analysis module. Gremln offers a basic free edition and paid plans start at $6 / moth and go up to $99 / month.N/A
Vista Social
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Vista 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
GremlnVista 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
GremlnVista Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GremlnVista Social
Features
GremlnVista Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.1
Ratings
16% above category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.5
Ratings
17% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Gremln
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GremlnVista Social
Small Businesses
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
GremlnVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GremlnVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
I feel that Gremln is a perfect tool for someone looking to manage several (many) social media sites in one application. It's easy to set up and learn to use, and for what Gremln provides it's inexpensive. Can easily be managed by one person.
Read full review
When you start working with Vista Social, every major feature is well documented and has an intuitive onboarding with helpful steps. So is a good feature by itself when scaling your team is needed. The other one, on a similar line, is the live preview of the post, which helped us fine tuning the posts quickly and with no surprises. In my experience with the platform —I haven’t come across anything that didn’t do what it was supposed to.
Read full review
Pros
  • Recurring tweets.
  • Scheduling tweets.
  • Posting to multiple accounts.
Read full review
  • 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.
Read full review
Cons
  • The dashboard could be resigned to be visually appealing by creating a better use of white space.
  • Make the scheduling post tab more prominent.
  • Rather than have the columns vertical, my preference it would be to horizontal stacked.
Read full review
  • 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.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Currently, my company is rebranding itself: new name and restructuring the business. So we will sign up under the new company name. We recommend that our clients use Gremln as well and we then manage their social media accounts. They have also given us postive feedback about how easy it is to use.
Read full review
Very effective, efficient and an integral part of our daily work. Our team members are more productive and motivated to finish projects.
Read full review
Usability
The usability on the listening side is poor. The process to set up streams is not very intuitive, involving too many steps. Also, the ability to create custom search streams is fairly well hidden. The reporting is pretty weak as well, with separate click through reports from other types of engagement, and a lot of engagement types within Facebook and Twitter are simply missing.
Read full review
It's just perfect in all point because you have everything to manage your business. Keypoint is really message automatisation cause you can send message and take your time on an another point. The fact to schedule your post is also a very good point and very usefull on LinkedIn bye exemple.
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
I have had no issues with availability
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Performance
The product did what it said it would and even the more complex parts of the program we eventually got working.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
The were attentive to my needs but I had and responded in a timely manner.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Online Training
The inline videos are very clear
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Be patient. Identify what you want to know how to do first and learn the basic functions then move onto the more complex features.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
I have used both Hootesuite, Twitterscope and Grmln. Using the individualized brand platform (Twitterscope) still meant that had to separately post to my other networks. Hootesuite is comparable and the only thing that really makes it standout is the the social media management certification. The downside of that is that you have to pay continue to pay a monthly fee to maintain the certification. Grmln is simply easier to use
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Scalability
The product delivers what it says it will and is useful for making your time more efficient.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
  • Gremln has helped us reach way more customers than trying to post separately in each of our social media platforms.
  • We have better customer interaction and feedback after being able to post across many outlets.
  • Employees have more time to focus on answering questions, interacting with customers, etc now that they can set up and monitor posts with Gremln.
Read full review
  • 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.
Read full review
ScreenShots