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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PLANOLY

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APLANOLY is a social marketing platform boasting over 5 million users to visually plan, schedule, and measure performance across Instagram and Pinterest.

    $16

    per month

    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
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Editions & Modules
    Social Planner Starter
    $16
    per month up to 1 user
    Creator Pro
    $20
    per month
    Social Planner Growth
    $28
    per month up to 3 users
    Social Planner Pro
    $43
    per month up to 6 users
    Creator Pro Plus
    $54
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount offered for annual billing.A discount is offered for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Considered Both Products
    PLANOLY
    No answer on this topic
    Vista Social
    Chose Vista Social
    There is no comparison, Vista Social is a much more complete, practical and easy-to-use platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    What really made Vista Social stand out to me was the price. I was previously using Buffer and decided to give it a try when it was running a deal. Although it was a challenge to get the hang of at first, I'm glad that I did.
    Incentivized
    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
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.1
    14 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches10.01 Ratings9.29 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis10.01 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage10.01 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.5
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling10.02 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Audience targeting10.01 Ratings9.116 Ratings
    Content optimization10.01 Ratings9.217 Ratings
    Workflow management10.01 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization10.01 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.12 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.12 Ratings9.115 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead generation7.01 Ratings8.712 Ratings
    Content marketing7.12 Ratings9.414 Ratings
    Paid media management10.01 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions8.02 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Twitter10.01 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    Facebook10.02 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    LinkedIn10.01 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    Instagram10.02 Ratings9.616 Ratings
    Pinterest10.02 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings9.315 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.2
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Campaign success analytics8.02 Ratings9.517 Ratings
    Real-time tracking8.02 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of PLANOLY and Vista Social
    Feature
    PLANOLY
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Vista Social
    9.2
    14 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges10.01 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Mobile access8.02 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PLANOLYVista 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
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PLANOLYVista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PLANOLY
    Planoly is perfect for managing social media accounts for business or public figures. It would work great for personal use as well but maybe wouldn't be as necessary. For business purposes, it changes the game! Having something that is easy to teach colleagues to use is one of the most important features I looked for when choosing a social media management platform
    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
    PLANOLY
    • Grid view
    • AI Caption generator
    • Auto post feature
    Incentivized
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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
    PLANOLY
    • overall not very many points I would add for improvement
    Incentivized
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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
    PLANOLY
    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
    PLANOLY
    PLANOLY is super easy to use. We just need to connect our Instagram account and start working in just a few clicks
    Incentivized
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    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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    Support Rating
    PLANOLY
    The support team was instantly responsive and were always happy to answer even the simplest software question. I knew that my clients would be in good hands should I not be available for any scheduling question through the support team. Everything was always impeccably handled in a timely manner! 100% satisfaction.
    Incentivized
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    Vista Social
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    PLANOLY
    I have tried an AI tool called Vocable and used Google Sheets to plan my content. PLANOLY is better because of the visual grid feature. However, vocable is better in terms of the variety of content. With Vocable, we can create text content for Instagram, YouTube, and Linkedin, Product pages, SEO meta titles, descriptions, email newsletters, Blog posts etc. However, PLANOLY is only limited to Instagram and Pinterest.
    Incentivized
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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
    PLANOLY
    • It allowed us to engage with potential customers for clients in an easy way
    • Our follower count went up by a steady 100 followers per week
    • Our numbers for viewers on videos and IG Lives doubled
    Incentivized
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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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