Meta Business Manager vs. SocialFlow by Piano

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Meta Business Manager
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Meta Business Manager (formerly Facebook Business Manager, or Pages Manager) is a mobile app that supports management of up to 50 Facebook pages from a smart phone or tablet, allowing social media managers to see activity, post updates, and respond immediately to customers.N/A
SocialFlow by Piano
Score 5.6 out of 10
N/A
A solution to amplify content with AI-powered social publishing. Used to grow and engage an audience through real-time data and machine-learning optimization, guiding users to content, and to just the right place in the social conversation. Socialflow was acquired by Piano in 2022, and is now a Piano solution.N/A
Pricing
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.1
35 Ratings
22% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
5.0
2 Ratings
42% below category average
Boolean keyword searches6.020 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam5.326 Ratings4.62 Ratings
Sentiment analysis7.322 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Broad channel coverage6.025 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
5.9
49 Ratings
30% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
44% below category average
Content planning and scheduling7.049 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Audience targeting6.046 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Content optimization5.744 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Workflow management4.838 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.0
42 Ratings
30% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
4.9
3 Ratings
49% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization5.334 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Customer interaction histories4.738 Ratings4.62 Ratings
Bulk actions7.825 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.1
47 Ratings
23% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
40% below category average
Lead generation4.838 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Content marketing5.742 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Paid media management6.239 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions7.543 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.3
49 Ratings
30% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
5.7
3 Ratings
40% below category average
Twitter4.010 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Facebook8.148 Ratings5.13 Ratings
LinkedIn5.98 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Google+7.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instagram7.334 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Pinterest6.05 Ratings5.12 Ratings
YouTube5.612 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
5.7
47 Ratings
32% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
43% below category average
Campaign success analytics7.246 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Real-time tracking5.943 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Competitor analysis4.027 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.2
49 Ratings
27% below category average
SocialFlow by Piano
7.1
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges5.446 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Mobile access6.947 Ratings7.13 Ratings
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User Ratings
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(49 ratings)
5.6
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(15 ratings)
5.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
5.9
(14 ratings)
5.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Meta Business ManagerSocialFlow by Piano
Likelihood to Recommend
Meta Platforms Inc
If using a desktop, Facebook Business Manage can help integrate and consolidate your workload when managing multiple pages for multiple clients. However, it can also be clunky when trying to use it on the go from a smartphone as the functionality is more limited. For those that sit at desks all day, it's a good program. For those of us that stay mobile, it can be frustrating.
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Piano Software
SocialFlow is well suited for Platform & keyword research : 1. In-depth research to identify requisite platforms & channels and the pertaining keywords, followed by query building to create search profiles & topic tags Social mediaplatforms Professional review forums Industry-focused discussion sites E-commerce websites Content streaming platforms data extraction​ 2. Setting up processes and tools for data extraction such as –-Social intelligence tools-Web scraping-Custom crawlers-Manual minimum (if applicable)
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Pros
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Stats and insights, to have data to back up assumptions and actions.
  • Scheduling posts, which is helpful when you can't always post in real time.
  • Messenger, which allows me to interact directly with potential customers.
  • Roles, which allows me to assign an intern to help manage the profile.
  • Ads, which allows me to target and advertise to potential customers.
  • Pixel, which connects my Facebook data with my website.
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Piano Software
  • Posts without human input.
  • Monitors algorithms.
  • Easy to use interface.
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Cons
Meta Platforms Inc
  • The only thing I have noticed is when on my device, it calls out a list of names that have shared your post, and it only shows one. On the computer it will let you scroll down and see all of them.
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Piano Software
  • I'd like to open up windows for more than one account/platform at time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Meta Platforms Inc
No answers on this topic
Piano Software
  • Clarity of communication
  • Quality of product
  • Its sheer utility
  • How we now rely on it greatly
  • Reasonable price point
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Usability
Meta Platforms Inc
I give Facebook Business Manager this rating because how I am able to edit and customize each client location page easily and can add users as needed without any hoops to jump through. I also appreciate the about of reach that Facebook has, so having a tool like this that's easy to use and can be in control of the backed of what people see is so important.
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Piano Software
I give this rating as an outcome to understand competitor social strategy to improve strategic positioning. Drive improvement by benchmarking and serving to compete on content Identify trends, topics/themes, potential threats, etc. Improve campaigns by measuring and comparing audience reach, Interaction, etc. Measure engagement rate to analyze audience association.​ What themes/topics are generating higher engagement Insights to assist marketing teams in planning future campaigns
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Support Rating
Meta Platforms Inc
The few times I've had to reach out for ad questions, Facebook Pages customer service is prompt and friendly with their advice. I've never waited longer than 24 hours to get a response, and generally it's just a few hours. They're also quick at removing spam from my Pages when I've needed them to.
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Piano Software
They don’t seem to understand the issues when we explain them.
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Alternatives Considered
Meta Platforms Inc
While we looked at different possibilities, it just seemed that this program was designed for our key social media platforms. There really was no point in utilizing a different program when this was designed for these platforms specifically. The mobile app is an added convenience that allows me to manage our social media on the go.
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Piano Software
We've also evaluated HootSuite and Sprout Social, and we used both in the past. SocialFlow is superior in its content system for creating, editing, and publishing posts. It's ideal for a team of our size. The cost is fair. It was overall the best option in all of the categories we were looking for.
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Return on Investment
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Most of our leads come from Facebook paid marketing.
  • Our business is centered around our content, which allows us to stand out from the completion. Facebook allows us to get the content in front of our audience.
  • Facebook Marketing is so dynamic that it takes loads of trial and error to get to a winning formula. And the errors can be expensive.
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Piano Software
  • Increased engagement
  • ROI
  • Efficiency
  • Transparency/data/insight
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