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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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
    Vista Social
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Advanced
    $149
    per month
    Scale
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    $379
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Vista Social
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Vista Social
    Considered Both Products
    Vista Social
    Chose Vista Social
    Better pricing vs. available features. It was a no brainer in the end
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    For me, the main reason why I choose Vista Social is the ability to generate content ideas completely. It saves me time by reducing the effort needed to come up with content ideas and write them.
    Incentivized
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    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. Vista Social also allows …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Better UX & navigation. Modern design. Connects to more social media channels.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    cheaper and has social listening
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    There is no comparison, Vista Social is a much more complete, practical and easy-to-use platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Basically blends Hootsuite and Sprout Social tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Budget friendly and bigger variety of platofrms
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    better price and better functionality
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I like the interface better in Vista Social
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I find it easier to navigate.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social is more user friendly and has more options for planning and scheduling in advance.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social has many more features than others I've used. It was much easier to view, comment, and keep organized than Hootsuite, for example. I was able to add everything I needed as far as platforms. I was also able to easily comment back and organize what needed to still be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I chose Vista Social because of its jampacked features, I mean everything that I need as a social media manager is already in Vista Social.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    It has been quite a while since I last used Buffer so I can't really give a head to head comparison between it and Vista Social. I think both platforms have their own strengths and weaknesses but at the end of the day, both performs the tasks well and do the job.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    I enjoyed these two tools but encountered a lot of issues especially with Woofy. I have not tried if Woofy and Tailwind has data analysis that Vista Social has because I quit using those tools due to many issues I encountered. Since learning about Vista Socials, I think this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Hootsuite customer service was terrible for us, and the user interface wasn't working properly anymore so we chose to move away from it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Budget-wise, Vista Social is better. They kinda work the same as the basic features of any social media tool you'll need is also on Vista Social.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social offers good pricing and integrations that was our main reason for the move.
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social has a feature that allows you to customize your text's font, size, style, and thickness, while Meta Business Suite does not. Vista Social also integrates more social media platforms compared to the others. Their calendar is also more organized and easier to adjust …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    The best thing I can say about Vista Social is that it is intuitive and operates the way I would design it if I could design software. It is a very smooth platform. I think its competitors are a bit clunky and slower to operate. It is a waste of time to wait for everything to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Vista Social
    Vista Social is definitely the best out of competitors, all the features in one place compared to several apps for each requirement. Best all-in-one solution to organic & content marketing
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    Vista Social
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.1
    14 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches9.29 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam8.810 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis8.812 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage9.713 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.5
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling10.018 Ratings
    Audience targeting9.116 Ratings
    Content optimization9.217 Ratings
    Workflow management9.817 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization9.013 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories9.115 Ratings
    Bulk actions9.115 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead generation8.712 Ratings
    Content marketing9.414 Ratings
    Paid media management8.913 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions8.913 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Twitter9.416 Ratings
    Facebook9.416 Ratings
    LinkedIn9.416 Ratings
    Google+9.013 Ratings
    Instagram9.616 Ratings
    Pinterest9.313 Ratings
    YouTube9.315 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.2
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Campaign success analytics9.517 Ratings
    Real-time tracking9.116 Ratings
    Competitor analysis9.012 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Vista Social
    Feature
    Vista Social
    9.2
    14 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.313 Ratings
    Mobile access9.114 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Vista Social
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sprout Social
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Vista Social
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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