--- description: Review of Pulse Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Pulse | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Competitive Intelligence Software](/directory/4206/competitive-intelligence/software) > [Pulse](/software/89620/directive-pulse) # Pulse Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/89620/directive-pulse Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/89620/directive-pulse?page=2) > Pulse is a cloud-based marketing solution designed to help businesses gain competitive insights and analyze industry benchmarks. It helps professionals collect data from multiple sources across different industries and sub-industries, enhancing it with valuable search marketing KPIs such as domain rating, traffic value, ad spend, paid clicks and more. Pulse lets marketers utilize custom research functionality to add competitors and combine SEO and PPC metrics to analyze overall industry performance along with the company's position in it. The solution is available on monthly subscriptions and support is provided via phone and email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Directive - **Location**: Manhattan Beach, US - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 19.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: • Basic Plan – free - includes 25,000 companies, 55 industries, 800+ sub industries, 10 search marketing data-points, and monthly updates. • Professional Plan - $19 per month or $182 per year for all of the features of the Basic Plan, plus export capabilities and fully customizable data set creation. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Benchmarking - Budget Management - Budgeting/Forecasting - Campaign Analytics - Campaign Management - Competitive Analysis - Customizable Reports - Data Import/Export - Data Visualization - Geotargeting - Keyword Tracking - Reporting/Analytics - Roadmapping - Spend Management - Trend Analysis - Visual Analytics - Web Traffic Reporting ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Competitive Intelligence Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4206/competitive-intelligence/software) ## Related Categories - [Competitive Intelligence Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4206/competitive-intelligence/software) - [PPC Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3908/ppc/software) - [Marketing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4630/marketing/software) - [Marketing Planning Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4631/marketing-planning/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[HubSpot Marketing Hub](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/119437/hubspot-marketing-hub) — 4.5/5 (6220 reviews) ## Reviews ### "A useful tool for the market research in the digital sphere" — 3.0/5 > **Younes** | *14 December 2019* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The product tour that is face you when you are using the tool in the first time, I found it very useful and informative. the other thing is the minimalism in UX that is let you navigate the platform (that contains a more than one tool for market research purposes) very easily. > > **Cons**: Pulse is a new product so its database doesn't contain a lot of companies I were looking for especially those companies in EU zone and MENA. > > I am very interested in the market research tools, so I give Pulse a try and I didn't regret, except its not-so-complete dataset of companies, the platform give me a lot of useful insights and makes me throw the guess-work for ever\! ----- ### "10/10 Would Reccomend" — 5.0/5 > **Kiran** | *9 April 2021* | Executive Office | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is quick to learn to use, extremely, helpful, and easy to work with. > > **Cons**: Almost none, actually. Other than the slight inconvenience of having to restart the software every now and then, its perfectly fine. > > The best software you can get for the price. ----- ### "Lots of other options out there-- my advice would be to steer away" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *18 December 2019* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: I was on the free trial and did not enjoy anything. > > **Cons**: I don't believe this Directive Consulting is on track to innovate. Something like SpyFu has been around for much longer and is constantly improving. ----- ### "It makes my work simple" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *18 December 2019* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of use. Almost everyone can get familiar with Pulse within minutes and start using it. For me Pulse is cheap, and a better way to organize my work. > > **Cons**: For now, I am satisfied, so none\! But it needs to add a few functionalities in order to improve the overall flow. ----- ### "Love their scoring model" — 5.0/5 > **Brendan** | *18 December 2019* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I appreciate the sheer amount of data they have available (over 25,000 companies) > > **Cons**: Right now, it's updated monthly, versus daily or weekly. It's still great data, and I assume this frequency will increase in the future. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/89620/directive-pulse?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/89620/directive-pulse) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data