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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Opal

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Opal is a platform for brands, used to plan, create, and calendar their content - across teams and channels. Opal aims to enable tight alignment and high levels of efficiency. Marketing teams from companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and Target use Opal to collaborate, plan, and visualize, while ensuring an always-unified brand voice. Users can: Plan every facet of the brand experience, to ensure consistency throughout every moment and across every…

    $8.29

    per month

    SocialBee

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ASocialBee 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
    OpalSocialBee
    Editions & Modules
    Opal Pro
    $8.29
    per month
    Opal
    Free Forever
    Teams Pro
    Custom Pricing
    per month
    Bootstrap
    $29
    per month
    Accelerate
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpalSocialBee
    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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    Features
    OpalSocialBee
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Opal and SocialBee
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Opal and SocialBee
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Bulk actions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Opal and SocialBee
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Twitter00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Opal and SocialBee
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Opal and SocialBee
    Feature
    Opal
    -
    Ratings
    SocialBee
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpalSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpalSocialBee
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OPAL
    I honestly cannot recommend this tool enough. Opal is such a valuable tool for brand content creators and there is nothing like it available. If you're serious about content marketing and have a need to find ways to collaborate, plan and provide more visibility among teams, then Opal really is the only way to go. One more thing that's not being mentioned: The tool is simply amazing but it's only as amazing is the team behind the tool. Their customer support and willingness to quickly be in touch when needed is a key feature within itself. Seriously, such a good team of people.
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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
    OPAL
    • Content planning: you can look at one asset and see how it is being used across multiple channels by multiple teams.
    • Content collaboration: it is really easy to see what other people and teams are contributing to an asset, or how they are using it. We can also duplicate content that was created by another team to use as a starting point in our own content collaboration.
    • High level/big picture overview: Opal allows us to see content that is being created, planned and scheduled very easily; it goes beyond social content (which we can also see in Sprinklr) to show us content created across multiple channels.
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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
    OPAL
    • No publishing capabilities, for the most part.
    • No analytics tie-ins.
    • Rather pricey.
    • Requires someone to really manage the structure in order to keep the tool organized and use it effectively. When this is done right, though, it's worthwhile.
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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
    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    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
    OPAL
    No answers on this topic
    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
    OPAL
    You get for what you paid for. Opal has more features
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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
    OPAL
    • Opal allows for more discipline in marketing as teams are better aligned on messaging and big moments.
    • Opal cuts down on communication breakdowns and mistakes, which in the end leads to more happy customers.
    • I think Opal provides the team with more confidence as everyone is on the same page. With everything in one place rather than communications being lost in emails, etc., everyone is more efficient and can work knowing that there is one source of truth.
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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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    ScreenShots

    Opal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Preview content exactly as it will appear in market to the audience. Collaborate with teammates and track changes in the  Chat & Activity window.Screenshot of View scheduled Moments across all campaigns on the Calendar -- by day, week, or month.Screenshot of Plan marketing content and campaigns using Boards, a free-form space for brainstorming, briefing, and scenario planning.