Meta Business Manager vs. SocialBee

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
SocialBee
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
SocialBee 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
per month
Pricing
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
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Top Cons

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Features
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.1
35 Ratings
22% below category average
SocialBee
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Ratings
Boolean keyword searches6.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam5.326 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis7.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage6.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
5.9
49 Ratings
30% below category average
SocialBee
9.3
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Content planning and scheduling7.049 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Audience targeting6.046 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization5.744 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow management4.838 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.0
42 Ratings
30% below category average
SocialBee
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Automated routing and prioritization5.334 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories4.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions7.825 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Meta Business Manager
6.1
47 Ratings
23% below category average
SocialBee
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Ratings
Lead generation4.838 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing5.742 Ratings00 Ratings
Paid media management6.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions7.543 Ratings00 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
SocialBee
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Twitter4.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Facebook8.148 Ratings10.01 Ratings
LinkedIn5.98 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Google+7.33 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Instagram7.334 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pinterest6.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
YouTube5.612 Ratings00 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
SocialBee
8.0
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Campaign success analytics7.246 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Real-time tracking5.943 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitor analysis4.027 Ratings00 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
SocialBee
8.5
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges5.446 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile access6.947 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(49 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(14 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Meta Business ManagerSocialBee
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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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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