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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Meta Business Manager

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMeta 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

    Smartsheet

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASmartsheet is an online project management and collaboration tool. It includes automated alerts, instantaneous updating and sharing across team members, resource management, nested tasks organized in a hierarchy, a Gantt chart view, exportable and automated reports, and integration with email.

    $12

    per month per user (up to 10 users)

    Pricing
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Pro
    $12
    per month per user (up to 10 users)
    Business
    $24
    per month per user (3 user minimum)
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Advanced Work Management
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    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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    Community Pulse
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Smartsheet
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    51 Answers
    Features
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.7
    44 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches5.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam4.134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis5.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage7.432 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.0
    60 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling7.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization6.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management5.645 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.1
    52 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions6.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.7
    57 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation7.748 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing7.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management7.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.653 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.8
    60 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter5.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.359 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn5.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+5.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram7.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.9
    58 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics7.757 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking7.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis5.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.9
    59 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Smartsheet
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges7.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access8.356 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Smartsheet
    9.1
    129 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings9.8126 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings10.0108 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.0109 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.8111 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.0122 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.981 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings9.079 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings9.2101 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.762 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.169 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Meta Business Manager and Smartsheet
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Smartsheet
    7.9
    66 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings8.144 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (60 ratings)
    9.3
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (26 ratings)
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (14 ratings)
    8.1
    (45 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Meta Business ManagerSmartsheet
    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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    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet shines for collaboration. When you have multiple people involved with planning events Smartsheet makes it easy to share and collaborate. For instance, multiple people can be in Smartsheet working at the same time. Also setting permissions for exactly those who need to know is quite easy with Smartsheet. For data analytics and general spreadsheet purposes Excel is better but for project management and event planning Smartsheet is superior
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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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    Smartsheet
    • Its hard to overstate the value of familiarity. Being able to use a tool that has some familiarity takes away the time needed to train and orient employees on a new tool and allows an organization to hit the ground running.
    • Smartsheet covers most of the basics of a project management tool, the usual tasks, milestones and project viewing options.
    • For data viewing, you get multiple data viewing options including a calendar view (good for marketing teams and those who work around scheduling), Kanban, Gaant etc
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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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    Smartsheet
    • Smartsheet set up is similar to Excel, yet when you upload an Excel file, things like conditional formatting are lost. Smartsheet has its own conditional formatting, and you have to reinstate the rules. It would be great if those would apply automatically once a file is uploaded
    • Some Smartsheet management and access rules can take some tweaking to work properly. This may be a case of offering more info to admins so they can apply these better and with more efficiency
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Smartsheet
    It definitely meets our needs as far as organizing and archiving our tasks and files. As we train more staff to view it, I see opportunities for more improvement, which I am sure this program can handle. I look forward to seeing continued improvement from Smartsheet on their capabilities and functionality.
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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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    Smartsheet
    Smartsheet is very easy to learn. However, while I have been able to pick it easily, Microsoft Excel and Project super users that I have trained on Smartsheet get bogged down in the differences and can find it frustrating. Explaining the differences ahead of time and why Smartsheet is being chosen instead of a different software seems to counteract those reactions
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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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    Smartsheet
    I give this rating because it fills a niche in the market. MS Project scares many away from proper task management but there are limited tools our there, especially cloud-based that are mobile-friendly. Smartsheet fills this market gap, especially for small to medium-sized businesses. IT is not fair to compare it to MS Project, but fairer to see what gaps it fills.
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    Implementation Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Smartsheet
    It's absolutely paramount to take a few minutes to actually play with the software. It's nearly impossible to do anything wrong or make a mistake which cannot be fixed easily. Under the help menu is Live Training option. After you familiarize yourself with the commands, watch the live training for some in depth understanding of how to make the software fit your needs perfectly.
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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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    Smartsheet
    Jira and Redmine are much more robust and technologically advanced project management solutions. I enjoy using either when managing a very large project. However, I prefer to use Smartsheet for my smaller to medium sized projects. As for Google Drive - I would say that Google sheets and Smartsheet are almost identical in my opinion when it comes to functionality. Personally I prefer to manage smaller projects via Google Drive, but it is a personal preference!
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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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    Smartsheet
    • This has really opened up collaboration across teams. A lot less working in silos.
    • It hasn't fully replaced any one tool so it means having to go to another place. Hopefully, we can eliminate a tool or two in the next six months.
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