Meta Business Manager vs. SE Ranking

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Meta Business Manager
Score 7.1 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
SE Ranking
Score 9.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
An SEO toolset for agency and in-house pros.
$65
per month
Pricing
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Editions & Modules
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Essential
$65
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Business
$259
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSE Ranking’s subscription plans are available at a 20% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Features
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
5.9
45 Ratings
25% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Boolean keyword searches5.628 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam4.435 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis6.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage7.433 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
7.0
61 Ratings
14% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Content planning and scheduling7.861 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience targeting7.858 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization6.856 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management5.846 Ratings00 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
7.2
53 Ratings
12% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization7.343 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions6.835 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
7.7
58 Ratings
0% above category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Lead generation7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing7.753 Ratings00 Ratings
Paid media management7.950 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions7.654 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.3
61 Ratings
28% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Twitter6.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Facebook8.260 Ratings00 Ratings
LinkedIn5.813 Ratings00 Ratings
Google+5.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Instagram7.846 Ratings00 Ratings
Pinterest3.48 Ratings00 Ratings
YouTube7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.9
59 Ratings
11% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics7.658 Ratings00 Ratings
Real-time tracking7.354 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitor analysis5.837 Ratings00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
7.8
60 Ratings
2% below category average
SE Ranking
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions & privileges7.557 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile access8.257 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
7.9
16 Ratings
2% above category average
Keyword analysis00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Backlink management00 Ratings7.316 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Page grader00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
Competitive analysis00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.916 Ratings
Site recommendations00 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Task management00 Ratings7.910 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
8.1
14 Ratings
6% above category average
Local SEO00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
Mobile SEO00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
Global SEO00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
-
Ratings
SE Ranking
8.4
14 Ratings
0% above category average
Multi-domain support00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools00 Ratings8.413 Ratings
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User Ratings
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
6.2
(61 ratings)
8.0
(16 ratings)
Usability
6.2
(27 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
6.1
(14 ratings)
7.3
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
Meta Business ManagerSE Ranking
Likelihood to Recommend
Meta Platforms Inc
Meta Business Manger is well suited for large/medium and small organisations with single or multiple stake holders and products. It works very efficiently. Cases where app events are defined for android and iOS, it work wonders for campaign measurement and campaign level targeting. Meta Business Manager is very appropriate for running financial, educational, real estate, e-commerce related ads. Meta Business Manager is not appropriate if you have are into enterprise sales.
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SE Ranking
SE Ranking is a fantastic tool if you are a marketing agency or freelancer looking for a single tool for the majority of your SEO work. It also includes B2B tools like their lead generation widget and white label reports that can help you generate new leads for your business. It would get 10 stars if their database was larger to accommodate research for small geographic areas, but they are always expanding their database so it may just be a matter of time. Research SE Ranking has pricing plans available for every budget.
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Pros
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Helps drive more efficient CPCs and CPMs than other social channels
  • Targets users outside of working hours
  • Helps grow Retargeting pools to use on other channels
  • Meta Business Manager's AI does a great job in identifying our ICP based off intent signals
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SE Ranking
  • Rank racking. It’s really important for us that the ranks are tracked accurately.
  • Monitoring of changes made on the website. We’ve found this feature really useful.
  • Reports. This includes auto reports and manuals. We can easily and quickly create reports to check our SEO progress month by month.
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Cons
Meta Platforms Inc
  • You have to look in multiple places for a full range of analytics
  • The way it handles ad spend can be unpredictable, so if you're on a budget, you have to make sure you're really watching your ad spend
  • For as much as Meta Business Manager pushes stories, reels, etc., the editing tools for this kind of content are limited or nonexistent.
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SE Ranking
  • I really don't think SE Ranking has many flaws. They are also rolling out an app at the moment - SE Ranking Pro - need to test that one.
  • Some more video tutorials on the site on how to use some tools would be helpful.
  • More in-system popups would be more helpful too.
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Usability
Meta Platforms Inc
The UI is easy and intuitive for any beginner, but it also has a lot of depth for more advanced users. There have been very few cases where I could not do something I wanted to do regarding media buying. However, there are big limitations regarding account management, admin settings, and user appeals.
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SE Ranking
They had a huge update recently and the platform is now even better. Although not all the tools are yet in the new design.
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Support Rating
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook is notoriously difficult to access for help and FBM is no exception. Only the chat feature will get someone in touch with you and then there is very limited help. The most they do is send links from their 'help section' without really offering much help at all. Business owners and directors need a person on the phone that can understand the problem and help fix it, not 'helpful links that have already been tried.
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SE Ranking
The support is great but they don't have 24/7 support. And time zones can also be an issue sometimes. On the other hand there are plenty of guides and videos around to get yourself started. I never really needed support for "big" issues. And the help I got was good enough.
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Alternatives Considered
Meta Platforms Inc
Facebook is a well-known platform that has to be utilized. It allows us to reach so many new customers and potential patients for our clients. As well as allows us to interact with them consistently and keep them informed or advertise to a new niche of people. The best part about Facebook Business Manager is its usability and reach!
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SE Ranking
SE Ranking is better than Serpstat or MOZ or Ahrefs when it comes to tracking keyword rankings, but it lacks in every other SEO category, such as onsite and offsite SEO metrics, content analysis, etc... It's a good choice for agencies that are interested in tracking keywords for their clients, but other than that it underperforms in every other SEO category.
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Return on Investment
Meta Platforms Inc
  • Pro: It gives me a central place to manage my Page.
  • Pro: There are a lot of options to take advantage of, like Ads, available, which I hope to use more in the future.
  • Pro: The pixel has allowed me to connect Facebook data with my website, and has been a good referral source.
  • Con: There is so much I don't use because it is so complicated. I know I could get more use of it, but it's not going to happen anytime soon, and probably without help.
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SE Ranking
  • The website "health" report has allowed us to fix things that Google might find strange or cause us to lose rankings, which has been very helpful.
  • It's given us more visibility into what exactly our SEO management company is doing and how they are performing, and if things are changing or not. It's very easy to see right from the dashboard.
  • Being able to see how our competitors stack up against us has helped us know where to improve, what to focus on, and how to be even better.
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ScreenShots

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