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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Meta Business Manager

    Score7.8 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

    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ARadian6 was acquired by Salesforce.com in 2011 and - along with Buddy Media - became Salesforce Social Studio. The product was retired in November of 2024.

    $1,000

    Per Org Per Month

    Pricing
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $1,000.00
    Per Org Per Month
    Pro
    $4,000.00
    Per Org Per Month
    Corporate
    $12,000.00
    Per Org Per Month
    Enterprise
    $40,000.00
    Per Org Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.1
    35 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.8
    11 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches5.920 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam5.326 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis7.322 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage6.025 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.9
    49 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling7.149 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Audience targeting6.046 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Content optimization5.844 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Workflow management4.738 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.9
    42 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Automated routing and prioritization5.334 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories4.638 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.825 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.1
    47 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.3
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Lead generation4.838 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Content marketing5.642 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Paid media management6.239 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.643 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.3
    49 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Twitter4.010 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Facebook8.148 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    LinkedIn5.98 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Google+7.33 Ratings6.86 Ratings
    Instagram7.334 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Pinterest6.05 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    YouTube5.612 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.6
    47 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.3
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Campaign success analytics7.246 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Real-time tracking5.843 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Competitor analysis3.827 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Meta Business Manager and Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.1
    49 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges5.346 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Mobile access7.047 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Vista Social
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Sprout Social
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (49 ratings)
    9.0
    (52 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (38 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Meta Business ManagerSalesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    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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    If you're tasked with publishing content to social on behalf of your organization then this tool is certainly worth considering. You have quick and easy capability to schedule across multiple platforms with drag-and-drop simplicity. It ties into Salesforce's real strength of its CRM platform so you can quickly tie social activity and leads to those already in your database. And it does a good job at monitoring and analyzing brand and competitor content across multiple media types. Having said that, if you're into deep-dive and full functionality SaaS tools then this might not be for you as it covers three areas adequately, but not in enough detail or strength to make it a star performer
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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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    • The amount of the information that radian6 can pull from multiple social platforms is absolutely phenomenal. Its just not only the pull but the way the information can be presented in dashboards was way good. It helped us understand in various aspects of our social presence.
    • Multiple profiles helped us to break down the Big/Huge social buzz cloud to smaller and more manageable pieces. This helped us concentrate on the lows and helped us to plan better on turning them to highs.
    • Radian6 allowed us to follow thru the crowd trends with the latest information presented in a single view. This also helped us to collect the social opinion on the product releases.
    • The ease of use, one need not be an expert to start using this platform. The interface is easily understandable by anyone.
    • A keyword can be edited quickly to tailor the needs and the results were quick.
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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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    Discontinued Products
    • Instagram Social Listening - it currently does not offer much social listening in terms of Instagram.
    • Instagram Owned - It currently stops pulling once an update is "old" by their standards, even if it receives recent comments. They can force pull, but you have to work with their tech team to do so.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I spent a lot of time researching the right platform for me and our organisation (thanks to the other reviews on TrustRadius also). Having used other platforms when I found frustrations getting my everyday work done, I knew exactly what I wanted and this is why I chose Social Studio. While there have been a few hiccups, the quarterly update releases and the outstanding tech support have kept me more than happy.
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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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    • Would rate this a 6. The User Interface is pretty intuitive, but the platform was still considered pretty intimidating by our non-technical staff when they first saw it. It took a while to get used to it and feel comfortable. There was quite a lot of setup work in the beginning (for example, we had to build our own reports using a canned report as a template, and this was not simple). Although it took a while to get it setup correctly, it’s quite intuitive once that work has been done.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The platform is rarely down
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    Performance
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
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    No issues with performance.
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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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    As mentioned previously, it can be hard to get through to people who can help you. On occasion when I have spoken to customer service/tech support, they all seem nice and try to be helpful, however instead of admitting the system cannot do certain things, they will persist it saying that it can, which results in many wasted hours overall.
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    Online Training
    Meta Platforms Inc
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    Discontinued Products
    • We initially received dedicated online training for our team which was delivered by our account rep. This was pretty effective since it happened after our data had been loaded into the system and it had been configured for specific needs our organization. The training was perhaps a bit shallow though, as it was only an hour long. Online videos are available to be taken individually, and these have been useful.
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    Implementation Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Implementation was pretty simple. Just a matter of giving the account rep a list of our search terms and having him set the system up to pull the data we wanted to see. Once this had been done, we tweaked it with his help. Process was pretty smooth, although there was some back and forth until it worked the way we wanted.
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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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    Compared to Radian6, I found Meltwater Buzz, Simply Measured, and Sprout Social to be much more user friendly. Meltwater Buzz and Radian6 are very similar products with many of the same functionalities but Buzz presents your analytics in a way that is much easier to understand. I did a two week trial with Sprout Social and absolutely loved the product but our company needed the capability to connect to Salesforce, which is available on R6 and Buzz. Simply Measured is my all time favorite but I have only used the free version so I am not completely sure how it stacks up to Radian6
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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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    • Monitoring social brand awareness is not something you can consider to have a meaninful impact in your business ROI short term, however it's a must for taking care of long term relationships and customer intimacy.
    • Radian6 connects with other analytical tools like webtrends, Google Analytics, etc..however it's not directly linked to a revenue driven platform, you can´t see the immediate ROI generated in the tool.
    • If you bet for social relationships you should consider this tool, no question on that. Social Commerce might be of course impacted postively by the proper use of this tool.
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