PLANOLY vs. Vista Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PLANOLY
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
PLANOLY is a social marketing platform boasting over 5 million users to visually plan, schedule, and measure performance across Instagram and Pinterest.
$16
per month up to 1 user
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
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
Chose 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, …
Chose PLANOLY
Planoly was the most cost effective option for me and my clients and allowed us to use a grid view to see how our content would show up on the feed. Grid view was very important when choosing the software for us. It was also allowed us to schedule stories as well and some other …
Vista Social
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.
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 …
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 …
Chose Vista Social
Better UX & navigation. Modern design. Connects to more social media channels.
Chose Vista Social
There is no comparison, Vista Social is a much more complete, practical and easy-to-use platform.
Chose Vista Social
Budget friendly and bigger variety of platofrms
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Features
PLANOLYVista Social
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
Vista Social
9.1
Ratings
16% above category average
Boolean keyword searches10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Sentiment analysis10.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Broad channel coverage10.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Vista Social
9.5
Ratings
17% above category average
Content planning and scheduling10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Audience targeting10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Content optimization10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Workflow management10.00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Vista Social
9.1
Ratings
14% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.10 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Bulk actions7.10 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
8.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Vista Social
9.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Lead generation7.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Content marketing7.10 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Paid media management10.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
10.0
Ratings
17% above category average
Vista Social
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Twitter10.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Facebook10.00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
LinkedIn10.00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Instagram10.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Pinterest10.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Vista Social
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Campaign success analytics8.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Real-time tracking8.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
PLANOLY
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Vista Social
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges10.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Mobile access8.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
PLANOLYVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PLANOLYVista Social
Likelihood to Recommend
The visual grid feature is my favourite feature of PLANOLY as it allows me to see how my content will look before I post it. I haven`t found this feature with other social media planners
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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
  • Grid view
  • AI Caption generator
  • Auto post feature
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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
  • overall not very many points I would add for improvement
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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
PLANOLY is super easy to use. We just need to connect our Instagram account and start working in just a few clicks
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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 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.
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Alternatives Considered
Planoly was the most cost effective option for me and my clients and allowed us to use a grid view to see how our content would show up on the feed. Grid view was very important when choosing the software for us. It was also allowed us to schedule stories as well and some other softwares did not.
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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
  • 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
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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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