Updately vs Octolens: The Smarter Way to Generate Social Leads
While Octolens is a solid tool for social listening, Updately.ai takes it further with AI-powered qualification and automated response suggestions.
Octolens Strengths
- Good basic social listening capabilities
- Simple user interface
- Reasonable pricing for hobbyists
Octolens Weaknesses
- Lack of deep AI qualification
- No automated response suggestions
- Limited CRM integrations compared to Updately
- Manual sorting of noise is still required
Why people switch from Octolens to Updately
Noise Fatigue
Octolens often delivers raw mentions, forcing you to manually filter through irrelevant noise. Updately uses advanced NLP to only show you high-intent opportunities.
Static Monitoring
Octolens tells you *who* is talking, but Updately tells you *how* to respond to convert them.
Manual Qualification
Scoring leads in Octolens is a manual process. Updately automates this based on your specific product fit.
The Comparison
Why Switch to Updately?
See the difference between manual social listening and AI-powered automation.
The Old Way
Manually scanning hundreds of LinkedIn posts daily
Qualifying leads by gut feeling or slow spreadsheets
Missing 80% of relevant conversations on X (Twitter)
Response times measured in hours or days
Burnt out sales team doing repetitive tasks
"Inefficient, exhausting, and expensive."
The New Way
AI automatically identifies every relevant sales post
Leads are instantly scored and qualified by AI
Never miss an opportunity with 24/7 cross-platform monitoring
Real-time response suggestions the moment they post
Sales team focused solely on closing qualified deals
"Fast, automated, and profitable."
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Updately different from Octolens?
Updately isn’t just a monitoring tool; it’s an end-to-end lead generation engine. We include AI qualification and response drafting, which Octolens lacks.
Can I import my Octolens settings?
Yes, our onboarding team can help you migrate your target keywords and filters from Octolens to Updately in minutes.
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