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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

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    Viralheat (Discontinued)

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AViralheat was acquired by Cision in 2015 and rebranded Cision Social Edition. It was later discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Bootstrap
    $29
    per month
    Accelerate
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Features
    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of SocialBee and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SocialBee
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of SocialBee and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Bulk actions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of SocialBee and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SocialBee
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of SocialBee and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SocialBee
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of SocialBee and Viralheat (Discontinued)
    Feature
    SocialBee
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Viralheat (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
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    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SocialBeeViralheat (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    If social is a big part of your business in more departments than just marketing and communications (marcom), make sure to let the team know and ask how Viralheat can accommodate multiple users and departments. Viralheat was great during the evaluation process because they were willing to show us exactly what they could do for our company - they even customized accounts for us to show us the true value of signing on.
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    Pros
    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)
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Viralheat’s reporting feature delivers analytics in presentation-grade spreadsheets. I include these images in reports or presentations to different teams.
    • Monitoring is definitely a strong point. I am not limited by a conversation or mention limitation, which is especially important when tracking high-volume products or brands. We are able to quickly identify trends and act accordingly.
    • The user experience is a pleasant one. Viralheat offers many comprehensive features but the layout of the product is simple and intuitive. I’m able to access any feature without having to click around into multiple places.
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Not being able to reference in the native platform (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook) the name of companies or users referenced in a post.
    • Not being able to embed images natively. (e.g. Image attached to a post on Viralheat shows up as a url link on the native platform).
    • Would love to see a calendar view of the scheduled posts as well as the current list view.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SocialBee
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Viralheat provided our team with the kind of monitoring tool we were looking for. As an added bonus, they had a member of their team brainstorm the best ways for us to set up our account to ensure we weren’t missing anything. Great customer service.
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I found it really easy to use and I use it on a daily basis and can easily find my way around. It has the usability of a consumer application for an Enterprise product that does very complex things in a very elegant manner.
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    Support Rating
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    The customer success team clearly cares about how well we do. They are quick to get back to us and they always offer to jump on a screen share so we can understand and learn new features.
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    Implementation Rating
    SocialBee
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We were up and running within an hour.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We chose Viralheat because it allowed us to do multiple things from one tool. We were able to monitor our brand mentions after each video, song, or album release - this provided us with valuable feedback abouout our brand and music. We were also able to connect our accounts and engage directly with our fans as well as post new content. We monitored the analytics around each release and campaign and were able to determine which were successful.
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Viralheat has helped me understand how real-life users react to things I build and/or test.
    • I’ve gotten a better understanding of my space and the relevant news surrounding it. This helps me build a better product.
    • It saves me a lot of time. I’m able to quickly monitor what’s important to me.
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