SE Ranking vs. Vista Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SE Ranking
Score 9.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.
$65
per month
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
SE RankingVista Social
Editions & Modules
Essential
$65
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Business
$259
per month
Professional
$79
per month
Advanced
$149
per month
Scale
$379
per month
Enterprise
$379
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SE RankingVista Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
SE RankingVista Social
Features
SE RankingVista Social
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
7.9
Ratings
2% above category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Keyword analysis7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Backlink management7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Page grader7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitive analysis7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Site recommendations8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Task management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
8.1
Ratings
6% above category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Local SEO8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile SEO8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Global SEO8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
8.4
Ratings
1% below category average
Vista Social
-
Ratings
Multi-domain support8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
SE Ranking
-
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
SE Ranking
-
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
SE Ranking
-
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
SE Ranking
-
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
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Twitter00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings9.40 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
SE Ranking
-
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
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Vista Social
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
SE RankingVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SE RankingVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
SE Ranking is on a good track when it comes to rank tracking. It displays a graph of your average position over time which is helpful and it can also help you when it comes to identifying some basic SEO issues with your website. It boasts as an all-around SEO tool, which it definitely isn't because it lacks a link database to be your go-to tool for everything SEO. Its UI is not optimized for ease of use, thus offering sub-par user experience. It has two different interfaces for different SEO tools which, I hope, they can incorporate into one.
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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.
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Pros
  • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
  • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
  • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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  • 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
  • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
  • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
  • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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  • 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
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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
They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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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.
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Support Rating
The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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Alternatives Considered
SE Ranking was our choice based on the suite of features it offered compared to competitors as well as the # of projects you could manage. From a cost perspective, we feel it provides the most value for your money. Other SEO tools did not offer the lead generation features that SE Ranking offered as part of their monthly plan.
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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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Return on Investment
  • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
  • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
  • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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  • 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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ScreenShots

SE Ranking Screenshots

Screenshot of SE Ranking main dashboardScreenshot of SE Ranking keyword researchScreenshot of SE Ranking website auditScreenshot of SERP CompetitorsScreenshot of Organic SERP HistoryScreenshot of Content tool