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Overview

Instagram is a social networking app which lets users share photos & videos from their mobile phones, like posts, comment, send private messages, and more

Promo.com is the #1 video creation platform for businesses and agencies. We help our users create loads of visual content and unlimited videos to promote anything they want effectively. Grow your business with the power of video!

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

199

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

5.2K

5

4

3

2

1

3.8K

1.1K

187

18

21

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
would recommend this app

4.3

212

5

4

3

2

1

132

46

14

9

11

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
69%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Instagram allows a user to be completely free in how they choose to use the app, such as username changes, editing existing posts and reels, and uploading content.”
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Maria P.

Accessories Designer

“Features such as Reels, Stories, product tagging, and direct messaging make it easier to reach new customers and build relationships with existing ones.”
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Gary A.

FOunder CEO

“I also appreciated the Explore page for surfacing content genuinely relevant to my interests, and the editing tools that made photos and videos look polished right in the app.”
LL

Léo L.

Content Creator

Pros

“We quit using them because we found a better alternative for our company.”
MW

Michael W.

Manager

“Expensive in comparison to other similar tools”
MW

Michael W.

Manager

“WoW, it is recommended to all social media marketer or have a business online specially to those have a big products that sell through online.”
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Daryl S.

ADMIN

Cons

“One of the biggest drawbacks of Instagram is that the algorithm can make it difficult for content to reach followers consistently, especially for business accounts.”
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Andrea L.

Innovation Manager

“The pressure to curate a certain image, along with intrusive ads and the addictive, hard-to-put-down scrolling design, were also things I didn't love.”
LL

Léo L.

Content Creator

“I dislike the algorithms that tend to overdue advertisements from gathering users personal information which result in a bombardment of ad repetition.”
YE

Yonas E.

President

Cons

“I would avoid doing business with this company or any other company that tricks their customers into another annual fee.”
MW

Michael W.

Manager

“The preview on the video was problematic often so I felt like I was editing in the dark - doing what I needed to get done and then able to build and preview after - buggie”
LM

Lucy M.

Creative Consultant

“I've used this company for over 2 years and now it's been 1 month since I can't use a service I paid for and all they do is give you excuses for why the program doesn't work.”
MF

Markus F.

Graphic Designer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features48
  • @mentions
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Animation
  • Audio Capture
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Blogs
  • Brand Overlay
  • Brand Tracking
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Closed Captions
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Creation
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Marketing
  • Engagement Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Filtering
  • Group Management
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Labeling
  • Live Chat
  • Live Streaming
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Screen Support
  • Moderation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multimedia Support
  • Photos/Images
  • Post Scheduling
  • Privacy Options
  • Rapid Creation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Social Advertising
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Social Sharing
  • Speed Adjustment
  • Split/Merge
  • Supports HD Resolution
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Overlay
  • User Profiles
  • Video Archiving
  • Video Capture
  • Video Creation
  • Video Editing
  • Video Looping
  • Video Management
  • Video Marketing
  • Video Support
  • Watermarking
  • Total features40
  • @mentions
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Animation
  • Audio Capture
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Blogs
  • Brand Overlay
  • Brand Tracking
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Closed Captions
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Creation
  • Content Import/Export
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Sharing
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Marketing
  • Engagement Tracking
  • File Sharing
  • Filtering
  • Group Management
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Labeling
  • Live Chat
  • Live Streaming
  • Media Library
  • Media Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Screen Support
  • Moderation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multimedia Support
  • Photos/Images
  • Post Scheduling
  • Privacy Options
  • Rapid Creation
  • Real Time Editing
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Social Advertising
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Social Sharing
  • Speed Adjustment
  • Split/Merge
  • Supports HD Resolution
  • Tagging
  • Templates
  • Text Editing
  • Text Overlay
  • User Profiles
  • Video Archiving
  • Video Capture
  • Video Creation
  • Video Editing
  • Video Looping
  • Video Management
  • Video Marketing
  • Video Support
  • Watermarking

Integrations

  • Total integrations9
  • Canva
  • Facebook Apps and Tabs
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Hootsuite
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Instagram
  • Meta for Business
  • TikTok
  • Twitter/X
  • WhatsApp
  • Wistia
  • Workplace from Meta
  • Total integrations5
  • Canva
  • Facebook Apps and Tabs
  • Facebook Business Suite
  • Hootsuite
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Instagram
  • Meta for Business
  • TikTok
  • Twitter/X
  • WhatsApp
  • Wistia
  • Workplace from Meta