HeyOrca vs. Zoho Social

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HeyOrca
Score 9.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
HeyOrca is a solution that allows an agency’s clients to review and approve upcoming social media content. The vendor aims to help agencies save time by moving away from using spreadsheets and docs to communicate and obtain approvals from their clients. With this solution, no logins or spreadsheets are needed. Agencies can invite clients into a visual stakeholder-friendly view where they can approve and provide feedback without needing to sign up. Agencies can also record every change made to…
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Zoho Social
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Social is a comprehensive social media management platform designed for businesses of all sizes and agencies. It is used to schedule and publish posts, manage conversations—including direct messages, comments, and mentions—across multiple platforms, track keywords, competitors, and hashtags, and generate reports from one dashboard. Supported platforms: Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads), Google Business Profile, YouTube, Pinterest, Mastodon, X (formerly Twitter),…
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per month per user
Pricing
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Editions & Modules
Solo
$0
Basic
$59
per month per calendar
Standard
$99.00
per month per calendar
Pro
$149
per month per calendar
Free
$0
per month per user
Standard
$15
per month per user
Professional
$40
per month per user
Premium
$65
per month 3 users
Agency
$320
per month 5 users
Agency Plus
$460
per month 5 users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans start at: $99 USD Per Month. From there, the price scales according to your needs, up to a maximum of $499 USD per month.Add Ons Users at $10 / user / month Brands $10 / brand / month Discount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Features
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho Social
8.8
Ratings
9% above category average
Content planning and scheduling10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Audience targeting7.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Workflow management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho Social
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Bulk actions9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
9.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Zoho Social
9.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Twitter10.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Facebook9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
LinkedIn9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Instagram9.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
Zoho Social
9.1
Ratings
13% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Mobile access7.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Zoho Social
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Zoho Social
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Zoho Social
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
User Ratings
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
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9.3
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Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
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8.4
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
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7.3
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Ease of integration
-
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3.6
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
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8.2
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Vendor pre-sale
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8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HeyOrcaZoho Social
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are looking for a great way to create, send for approval, and schedule/post social content, you won't find anything easier or more straightforward than HeyOrca. Especially great if you need multiple people to approve or have multiple social accounts to manage. HeyOrca also gives you a great overview of all social media and an idea of the strategy and how it all works together.
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n a crowded landscape of scheduling software options, this particular solution stands out as a beacon of simplicity and user-friendliness. What truly sets it apart is its ability to strike a delicate balance between ease of use and content flexibility. Unlike some other platforms that may impose restrictions on content size and compromise quality during scheduling, this software manages to preserve the integrity of the content while offering an intuitive interface.
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Pros
  • HeyOrca has outstanding customer service. Whenever I have a question or issue I contact the HeyOrca team and they respond within minutes. They go above and beyond to help you resolve any issues and communicate to make sure the issue is fixed and everything is ready to go. They also make sure to ask you if there is anything else you need.
  • HeyOrca notifies you if any of your posts don't have a valid link or if the post needs to be edited. This is convenient because I can go in, know there is an issue, and then make changes accordingly.
  • HeyOrca has an amazing user-friendly layout. My clients love it because it's easy to see and it allows them to comment on any post.
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  • Zoho Social helps us develop posts, and it facilitates the automated publishing, which is vital in sharing the content we want.
  • Besides, Zoho Social is fruitful in customer engagement plan, where the software manages different accounts, and there is free communications throughout.
  • Finally, there is social media evaluation, monitoring, and analytics, and all of them brings to us an inference that is accurate and digital.
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Cons
  • We had some issues with the timing of posts and posts not going out when they updated their platform recently.
  • Missing out on posting directly to Instagram (we have to use another platform for this).
  • Doesn't support Instagram stories, so we have to denote which ones are for Instagram stories and which ones are for Instagram newsfeed.
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  • The Calendar view displaying published posts would be a great feature. You can view published posts displayed in a list, but when scheduling and arranging posts based on a calendar, seeing upcoming posts as well as past posts can be very helpful.
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Likelihood to Renew
We decided today that we were renewing our use
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I am enjoying using Zoho Social and I look forward to really unwrapping what it has to offer. I need to be able to essentially offload all my social media posting and work so that I can do the actual work of sewing clothes, which is what my business actually does. This way, I can spend a few weeks making different types of content while also sewing clothes and post the content in a way that builds a story for my business and is entertaining.
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Usability
Hey Orca has a lot of really great features, they make the workflow really easy and are extremely available for help with questions. I think there are some minor workflow issues that it could overcome and features it could add on that are available in other apps. It definitely doesn't offer the best analytics and also hasn't offered single image direct publishing like hootsuite does. Yet, it's benefits outweigh those minor inconveniences for our team
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I think it provides good value for money, a streamlined, intuitive, user friendly platform, with lots of features I'm still discovering. The social media publishing is easy and effective to use. We would love to see the monitoring feature included in the basic package but for the price you can't ask much more, really
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Support Rating
Support is really helpful and always giving their best to assist us.
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The guys at Zoho are amazing. They are always in touch and are willing to help. They regularly send support emails to find out how they can help. They send tips and information on updates. When you need help, they don't hesitate to call. Support is really great from Zoho.
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Alternatives Considered
Hootsuite is definitely a popular platform and we used to use it but felt as though it wasn't super client friendly. We had a lot of confused clients that found it harder to understand and monitor their social content. I think HeyOrca does a better job with the calendar layout and features.
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Zoho Social is more practical. It has the features we need. We just want to share content on our social media accounts and view the post-share stats. The integration process is easy, the sharing process is easy, and these are the key features we need at the moment. Also, we can manage our team and responsibilities by Zoho Social's permission system quite efficiently.
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Return on Investment
  • Sustains our clients due to its layout and user-friendliness
  • Doesn't really allow for a lot of SEO work in the platform which doesn't help get clients
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  • Zoho Social allows me to "see" my messaging planning weeks into the future. I can create themes for a week or month and easily see how it performs.
  • Having all my social accounts in one place saves me time.
  • It is too early for any ROI from Zoho but the amount of content I am putting out has increased by at least 400%.
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ScreenShots

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Zoho Social Screenshots

Screenshot of the Zoho Social interface, which appears when logging into an account. It provides navigation to switch between brands, monitor follower growth, and analyze post performance across connected channels—offering a unified view of an organization's social media health, posts, and interactions.Screenshot of the interface to publish content across all connected channels at once, or by selecting specific ones individually. It also offers the option to schedule posts for later or use SmartQ to automatically pick the best time for optimal engagement.Screenshot of the interface to manage all social media conversations, including direct messages, comments, and mentions, across all channels in a single unified inbox.Screenshot of the Monitor feature, used to track keywords, relevant accounts, and content, with notifications.Screenshot of an example of Zoho Social's data-driven insights, used to crunch numbers and generate reports.Screenshot of the Social Media Calendar, used to plan and deliver experiences.