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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Commun.it

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ACommun.it is a social media management solution built around features such as analytics, automated insights through campaigns, and influencer marketing.N/A

    SocialBee

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ASocialBee is an AI-powered social media management tool that empowers its customers to share content across multiple social networks from one place. Using such a tool, the user can set a posting schedule, have content shared as planned, and then analyze the performance of their accounts. Supported platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Google my Business, TikTok, YouTube, and Bluesky. The AI Copilot can generate an entire social…

    $29

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    Pricing
    Commun.itSocialBee
    Editions & Modules
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    Bootstrap
    $29
    per month
    Accelerate
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Commun.itSocialBee
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Features
    Commun.itSocialBee
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SocialBee
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis5.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    5 Ratings
    37% below category average
    SocialBee
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling8.84 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audience targeting6.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization4.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow management3.44 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions6.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.8
    5 Ratings
    29% below category average
    SocialBee
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation4.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management2.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions6.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Twitter9.85 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Facebook7.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    LinkedIn6.92 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instagram6.13 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    5 Ratings
    32% below category average
    SocialBee
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Campaign success analytics7.85 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Real-time tracking4.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Commun.it and SocialBee
    Feature
    Commun.it
    5.6
    3 Ratings
    34% below category average
    SocialBee
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges3.83 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile access7.32 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Commun.itSocialBee
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Commun.itSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Commun.itSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Commun.it Inc.
    For a small business or individual Commun.it could be used to quickly and efficiently grow an audience. Using the featured hashtag functionality in particular means that, instead of wading through various searches on Twitter, all the information is at your finger-tips and you can act on it accordingly. I think it would have benefits for businesses of multiple sizes however a smaller business might find the price-point prohibitive.
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    SocialBee
    SocialBee is very ideal for busy individuals or small agencies that are not privileged with time. Social media management can be one of the most tedious tasks in anybody's business. SocialBee covers the majority of the tasks. Set it up once and you're done (practically forever) With all its powerful features though, it can be a little more complicated for a non-techie person. If your requirements are just simple post-scheduling, you can use other alternatives.
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    Pros
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Commun.it recommends good content to Tweet if you provide the right hashtags or topics to search.
    • Commun.it makes it really easy to thank each now Twitter follower and to reach out to influencers that you may have neglected.
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    SocialBee
    • All major social platforms are available.
    • Posts can be organized per category, per client.
    • Hashtag organizer.
    • Links manager, with integrations to popular link shortener tools (we use Switchy, and it works smoothly)
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    Cons
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Be prepared, you'll receive a lot of emails from commun.it. They keep you engaged by reminding you to return to your dashboard. But they also will send several emails trying to get you to upgrade.
    • "Thanks for the retweet" and "Thanks to the high-value members" aren't tactics I like to use on Twitter.
    • On the free version, you are only allowed 20 actions a day. This goes by in a flash, would love to have a few more.
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    SocialBee
    • Though it's not clunky, it can improve on the loading speeds while working.
    • The UI/UX can be further improved (nice and neat instead of big cards especially on the categories page)
    • I would love it if the scheduler can be expanded into 2-weeks or monthly range. So we can post categories that are on a 2x a month and 1x a month frequency.
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    Usability
    Commun.it Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SocialBee
    Currently, SocialBee is the only software that we use for our social media clients, the confidence that we have for SB is above the fold. It saves us a lot of time and business management is easy because it's highly quantifiable with the client as to the number of posts, schedules, and results.
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    Support Rating
    Commun.it Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SocialBee
    I have encountered their support just a couple of times since the platform is very straightforward for me. But on those occasions, it was so smooth. They responded to my concerns in just a few hours. Not too many companies offer that convenience nowadays. Plus, they do live webinars regularly which is totally amazing!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Commun.it Inc.
    Tweepsmap's audience and engagement tools aren't as powerful as Commun.it's, but they're far more trustworthy. I also like their tool for detecting inactive users (followed accounts who haven't tweeted in 2 or 6 months). I would actually consider shelling out for their paid tools, which sound quite useful (for instance, location-based statistics).
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    SocialBee
    SocialBee provides multiple features that you can get from other multiple different tools. It's kinda all in one solution for social media management. So cost-wise, it saves us a lot of money. It is also from a stable company with a sufficient MRR that helps with the security and development of the software.
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    Return on Investment
    Commun.it Inc.
    • Brand awareness
    • Lead generation
    • Prospect nurturing and ongoing customer support
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    SocialBee
    • It provides us higher margin because it requires minimal resources.
    • Lesser working time means more marketing and leads generation time.
    • Very cost efficient solution.
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