TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HeyOrca

    Score10 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

    Publer

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/APubler is a social media management tool used by individuals and businesses in crafting, scheduling, and analyzing their online presence across various social platforms. Publer aims to simplify the complexity of social media management, as a companion for digital marketers, influencers, and businesses of all sizes. Key Features: Scheduling: Publer enables users to plan and schedule posts across multiple social media platforms, to ensure a consistent…

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $0
    Basic
    $59
    per month per calendar
    Standard
    $99.00
    per month per calendar
    Pro
    $149
    per month per calendar
    Professional
    $5
    per month per user
    Business
    $10
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans start at: $99 USD Per Month. From there, the price scales according to your needs, up to a maximum of $499 USD per month.VAT not included in the price. 14 days money back guarantee. Discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Considered Both Products
    HeyOrca
    No answer on this topic
    Kalemi
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    72 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    72 Answers
    Features
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of HeyOrca and Publer
    Feature
    HeyOrca
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Publer
    9.0
    75 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling10.06 Ratings9.675 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.06 Ratings8.768 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings8.770 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of HeyOrca and Publer
    Feature
    HeyOrca
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Publer
    8.4
    62 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Bulk actions9.05 Ratings8.461 Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings8.451 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of HeyOrca and Publer
    Feature
    HeyOrca
    9.3
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Publer
    9.4
    71 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Twitter10.06 Ratings9.250 Ratings
    Facebook9.06 Ratings9.165 Ratings
    LinkedIn9.06 Ratings9.455 Ratings
    Instagram9.06 Ratings9.466 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings9.830 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings9.443 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of HeyOrca and Publer
    Feature
    HeyOrca
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publer
    8.7
    58 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.06 Ratings8.652 Ratings
    Mobile access7.06 Ratings8.755 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of HeyOrca and Publer
    Feature
    HeyOrca
    -
    Ratings
    Publer
    8.0
    55 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.353 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings7.744 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule
    Score10 out of 10
    CoSchedule
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (56 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HeyOrcaPubler
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HeyOrca
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    Where Publer is well suited: + Organisation of multiple social media accounts for when you have multiple brands + The integration of Google Maps makes it easy to organise multiple locations + Calendar with a nice overview makes it easy to see your social media planning for the following period of time Where it is less suited for: - Comparing competition and ideal posting time is quite a surplus in cost - No native Dutch version
    Read full review
    Pros
    HeyOrca
    • Provides client friendly view that allows clients to easily see what content will look like on their social platforms.
    • Provides a one-stop option for multiple client and platform content to live.
    • Great customer service and extremely responsive help center.
    • Easy to use and learn interface.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    • A unified drag-and-drop calendar with genuine native previews allows us to bulk-upload images or videos, shuffle posts between dates and platforms, and see exactly how each platform (FB, IG, TikTok, Threads, etc.) will display before we hit “Schedule.”
    • Role-based approvals that streamline teamwork: interns draft, managers approve, and the audit trail ensures that nothing inconsistent slips through.
    • Quick-glance analytics built right into the calendar, surface engagement spikes, best-time suggestions and post-level stats without exporting to another tool, so we can tweak campaigns on the spot.
    Read full review
    Cons
    HeyOrca
    • We had some issues with the timing of posts and posts not going out when they updated their platform recently.
    • Missing out on posting directly to Instagram (we have to use another platform for this).
    • Doesn't support Instagram stories, so we have to denote which ones are for Instagram stories and which ones are for Instagram newsfeed.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    • Some IG features are currently missing, like syncing with trending sounds, but I think that's more of an API limitation than a fault with Publer
    • The website interface can be a bit challenging to navigate. It isn't quite as intuitive as I'd like with where things are placed.
    • Some of the terms are confusing, like "recycling" and "recurring." I wish they'd combine these two particular posting options into one.
    • I'd also love to see better integration with my personalized AI, trained on my business.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    HeyOrca
    We decided today that we were renewing our use
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    I love the tool, is simple and useful
    Read full review
    Usability
    HeyOrca
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    The menu is very clear. The big green button for adding a post makes it obvious where to post from. There are all the tools I might need for scheduling, and more. I gave a 9 instead of 10 because I find the "Explore" menu to be superfluous for the way I use Publer and feel it adds clutter to the experience. But honestly - I can just not go to that menu and it's fine.
    Read full review
    Performance
    HeyOrca
    No answers on this topic
    Kalemi
    The pages do load very quick but in the the iPad form
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    HeyOrca
    Support is really helpful and always giving their best to assist us.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    Every time I have contacted Publer, I get answers right away
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    HeyOrca
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    In our opinion, Sendible is poorly designed and takes too many menus, clicks, opens and closes to perform a simple task. Their pricing structure changes suddenly with price increases and loss of seats. Socialbee was a contender but had restraints for a multi brand company that we did not want to workaround.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    HeyOrca
    No answers on this topic
    Kalemi
    I just used the web integration
    Read full review
    Scalability
    HeyOrca
    No answers on this topic
    Kalemi
    I think this is well designed product. I really enjoy that I am able to learn it quick, integrate all the socials very easily
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    HeyOrca
    • Sustains our clients due to its layout and user-friendliness
    • Doesn't really allow for a lot of SEO work in the platform which doesn't help get clients
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kalemi
    • I can on-charge the price of the subscription within my package, so I can charge it out for what I want, allowing me to make some profit
    • Every one of my clients has loved using it, so they are more inclined to keep using our social media services
    • Publer helps my business to look professional
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    HeyOrca Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot