Buffer is a social sharing tool. When browsing content, clicking on the Buffer icon automatically stores the content and schedules posts to social media channels throughout the day.
$6
per month per channel
HeyOrca
Score 9.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
HeyOrca is a solution that allows an agency’s clients to review and approve upcoming social media content. The vendor aims to help agencies save time by moving away from using spreadsheets and docs to communicate and obtain approvals from their clients. With this solution, no logins or spreadsheets are needed. Agencies can invite clients into a visual stakeholder-friendly view where they can approve and provide feedback without needing to sign up. Agencies can also record every change made to…
$59
per month per calendar
Pricing
Buffer
HeyOrca
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Essentials
$6
per month per channel
Team
$12
per month per channel
Solo
$0
Basic
$59
per month per calendar
Standard
$99.00
per month per calendar
Pro
$149
per month per calendar
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Buffer
HeyOrca
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
A discount is offered for annual billing.
Plans start at: $99 USD Per Month. From there, the price scales according to your needs, up to a maximum of $499 USD per month.
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Community Pulse
Buffer
HeyOrca
Features
Buffer
HeyOrca
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
8.2
74 Ratings
1% above category average
HeyOrca
8.3
6 Ratings
2% above category average
Content planning and scheduling
8.774 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Content optimization
7.767 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow management
8.363 Ratings
8.06 Ratings
Audience targeting
00 Ratings
7.04 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
7.6
67 Ratings
2% below category average
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics
7.667 Ratings
00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
8.8
69 Ratings
9% above category average
HeyOrca
8.0
6 Ratings
0% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges
9.056 Ratings
9.06 Ratings
Mobile access
8.665 Ratings
7.06 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
-
Ratings
HeyOrca
9.0
5 Ratings
10% above category average
Bulk actions
00 Ratings
9.05 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
It helps me save hours by devoting only half an hour in a month's worth of posting, in addition to that it is quite simple to use. Buffer for scheduling social posts well in advance, but I have begun using it instead of posting natively on the social apps themselves because it makes it super easy to post the same messages to more than one platform.
HeyOrca is perfect for the social post editing. For example, when I send the content link to my clients, they can easily go in and comment on posts that need editing rather than having to email me changes. Essentially it streamlines client/agency communication. It is perfect for a smaller agency who has less than 20 clients. I think HeyOrca is not for those whose main content is blogs and corresponding social posts. WordPress isn't Integrated, making it inconvenient to manage.
Expensive Analytics: The upgrade you need to access your analytics is quite expensive, and I have come across other tools that provide the same or even more for a lesser priced plan.
No Media Library: The one feature I have found on another social media planning tool that I wish Buffer had is a media library. This allows you to upload photos you aren't using right away to have them readily available when you do decide to use them. This is not a feature in Buffer.
I am giving buffer this rating because of a couple issues that it has compared to other platforms. It does not always post to instagram and you will need to go in an manually post. Also, one of the biggest qualms that we have with buffer is the price it costs to have robust analytics
We use Buffer for certain website content that should be shared on social networks, having this tool helps us to do it faster and easier since we can send the publications from the internet browser and the stack of scheduled messages. It is really fast and easy for all team members who share access to the account, so at the same time that we analyze the information that we can share, the message stack is prepared
Hey Orca has a lot of really great features, they make the workflow really easy and are extremely available for help with questions. I think there are some minor workflow issues that it could overcome and features it could add on that are available in other apps. It definitely doesn't offer the best analytics and also hasn't offered single image direct publishing like hootsuite does. Yet, it's benefits outweigh those minor inconveniences for our team
Buffer performs well on both desktop and mobile platforms. The one area as I have stated before is that it does not always want to automatically push to Instagram and the user will have to go do it manually. Buffer works very well pushing to other platforms. The instagram issue is the only reason buffer does not get a 10 on this section
We were very satisfied with the implementation of Buffer. We had no issues switching from the platform that we were using over to buffer. Our staff did not even miss a beat when it came to posting content. It was an easy transition and I feel that is something that buffer has really done well. They have an "out of the box" usability platform
I also used Combin which is easy and free to use. However, Combin only posts when the computer is active and connected to the internet. So, posting while you are not actively using your computer at that moment is not possible, therefore Buffer is much more efficient as you can even post while being on vacation without working.
HeyOrca is definitely more for the agency level than Hootsuite. Hootsuite is fairly limited, even at its larger plans. HeyOrca is geared towards agencies, and that is definitely clear in the interface and arrangement. Hootsuite sure seems like more of a consumer product than a B2B product in my opinion.
Buffer does what it say on tin as they say! you can always count on Buffer. Buffer can be scale to 25 social account with 2,000 scheduled post which is enough for most agencies or businesses