Hearsay, now part of Yext vs. Publer

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hearsay, now part of Yext
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
After the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools.N/A
Publer
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Publer is a social media management tool used by individuals and businesses in crafting, scheduling, and analyzing their online presence across various social platforms. Publer aims to simplify the complexity of social media management, as a companion for digital marketers, influencers, and businesses of all sizes. Key Features: Scheduling: Publer enables users to plan and schedule posts across multiple social media platforms, to ensure a consistent…
$5
per month per user
Pricing
Hearsay, now part of YextPubler
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Professional
$5
per month per user
Business
$10
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Hearsay, now part of YextPubler
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsVAT not included in the price. 14 days money back guarantee. Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
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Features
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Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Hearsay, now part of Yext
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Ratings
Publer
9.3
37 Ratings
15% above category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings9.737 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings9.534 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.833 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Hearsay, now part of Yext
-
Ratings
Publer
9.1
30 Ratings
14% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings9.129 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Hearsay, now part of Yext
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Ratings
Publer
9.7
34 Ratings
14% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.724 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.831 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings9.730 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.417 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings9.820 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings9.622 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Hearsay, now part of Yext
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Ratings
Publer
9.4
26 Ratings
17% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings9.326 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.518 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Hearsay, now part of Yext
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Ratings
Publer
9.6
27 Ratings
18% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings9.626 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.625 Ratings
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User Ratings
Hearsay, now part of YextPubler
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(40 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(20 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Hearsay, now part of YextPubler
Likelihood to Recommend
Yext
Apart from a few limitations, Hearsay Social is an excellent tool for managing your social media posts in one place. Its user-friendly interface allows you to analyze, track, schedule, and automate social media posts. This is a must in today's age. It saves a lot of stress and handwork and makes you efficient as it gives you tools to analyze the results of your posts in terms of reach, viewership, etc. Thereby helping you to formulate your social media strategy.
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Publer
Publer is a great choice for in-house teams managing multiple sister brands because it combines all networks—Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, Google Business Profiles, YouTube, and Pinterest—into a single drag-and-drop calendar, removing the hassle of separate dashboards and spreadsheets. The platform’s AI-generated captions, evergreen “recycle” rules, and simple approval process keep our content running smoothly and on brand, while built-in analytics offer enough insight to optimise timing and formats without needing enterprise-level features. We haven’t faced any major restrictions; when an API change caused a hiccup, Publer’s support team fixed it within a day. Agencies that require in-depth white-label reporting or detailed short-form video metrics might need additional tools, but for a small or medium-sized enterprise seeking seamless scheduling, quick optimisation, and responsive support, Publer hits the mark.
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Pros
Yext
  • Single dashboard of all your social media channels
  • Automation of posts
  • Scheduled posting as per design
  • Great for analytics & customer Interactions
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Publer
  • Autoscheduling - I press one button, and content goes out to predetermined schedules across the various platforms
  • Spintax - putting content on autorepeat with auto-generated unique captions!
  • I work with a couple VAs, and I can have them create the content, and I'm automatically notified to approve their work before anything goes out.
  • Easy access to past content for quick reusing and repurposing
  • Feedback - I love that I can always suggest new features, and they're always working on improving!
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Cons
Yext
  • Lacks ability for significant flexibility and customization
  • Mobile app sometimes does not save the posts that are edited
  • It does allow you to tag or hashtag any post.
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Publer
  • It would be good to see better integration of the Instagram platform, when it comes to using trending audio, getting template inspiration etc, but this may be limited by the available API.
  • Hashtag analysis and suggestion is pretty limited, and this is a feature in the higher paid accounts.
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Likelihood to Renew
Yext
No answers on this topic
Publer
I love the tool, is simple and useful
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Usability
Yext
If you wish to reduce stress of managing multiple social media handles from a single place, you can use Hearsay Social. Hearsay Social helps you analyze, automate, schedule posts and even give ideas for posts. Rather than multitasking, one would obliviously choose a single place to track your posts. It also fares greatly as compared to its competitors. It has a great interface. Very easy and simple to use.
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Publer
The UI for Publer has a great look and feel and it is very easy to use. When I first started using Publer I was very happy that it all seemed intuitive and the adding of social channels and setting up profiles works very smoothly as well. Overall very easy to use.
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Performance
Yext
No answers on this topic
Publer
The pages do load very quick but in the the iPad form
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Support Rating
Yext
1. Simple to Use. 2. User Friendly Interface 3. Great Features 4. Very Few Limitations. 5. Automates my Tasks
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Publer
Every time I have contacted Publer, I get answers right away
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Alternatives Considered
Yext
Facebook Business Manager is also good however it has some limitations like it's very difficult to remove an ad account, we cannot schedule shared posts and the user interface is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. I like the user interface of Hearsay Social. I find it very simple and easy to use. Also, it has all the features that you might require in Social Media Management tool.
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Publer
Publer actually uses ChatGPT as a friend, it's not a similar product. You can use ChatGPT inside Publer to increase the quality of the posts and the texts that you can use in the posts, and also the comments in the post, and also other things in the posts. It's great.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Yext
No answers on this topic
Publer
I just used the web integration
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Scalability
Yext
No answers on this topic
Publer
I think this is well designed product. I really enjoy that I am able to learn it quick, integrate all the socials very easily
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Return on Investment
Yext
  • It has helped us save time in maintaining our social media handles
  • It gave us a lot of intelligent insights on our posts, thereby helping improve our marketing strategy to perform better every time
  • It helped us design our posts better based on inputs & design ideas based on our past posts
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Publer
  • I can on-charge the price of the subscription within my package, so I can charge it out for what I want, allowing me to make some profit
  • Every one of my clients has loved using it, so they are more inclined to keep using our social media services
  • Publer helps my business to look professional
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