HeyOrca vs. Loomly

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…
$0
Loomly
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Loomly is a brand success platform with solutions for brands of all sizes. Users can plan, create, publish, optimize, promote, and track social content across a variety of channels. Currently, Loomly supports Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google My Business, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and additional custom channels. Loomly was built for collaboration and organization, and is presented as an ideal tool for brands and agencies with multiple social accounts, locations,…
$0
up to 1 user
Pricing
HeyOrcaLoomly
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
up to 1 user
Enterprise
Contact Vendor
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HeyOrcaLoomly
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.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HeyOrcaLoomly
Considered Both Products
HeyOrca
Chose HeyOrca
HeyOrca is definitely more for the agency level than Hootsuite. Hootsuite is fairly limited, even at its larger plans. HeyOrca is geared towards agencies, and that is definitely clear in the interface and arrangement. Hootsuite sure seems like more of a consumer product than a …
Chose HeyOrca
Much easier to use and understand.
HeyOrca does what they do and they do it best, they don't complicate it with other things like Sprout Social does.
Chose HeyOrca
Say HeyOrca is more streamlined and user-friendly. We use to use HootSuite but a lot of our clients were confused because the dashboard is cluttered. I do think HootSuite has more SEO capabilities.
Chose HeyOrca
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 …
Chose HeyOrca
While other programs have their benefits, the client approval process for Hey Orca is great and the program is easier to use and more closely resembles how work will look when published on a platform.
Loomly
Chose Loomly
Loomly is by far my favorite out of all the platforms I've tried because it is the easiest to use and does not feel outdated.

Prior to switching to Loomly, I was using Planoly - great tool but for smaller businesses and creators. It's not great for managing a large number of …
Chose Loomly
Loomly is the best that I have tried. It's user friendly and it's cost effective. I LOVE it! Other content management software are more pricey and have been more difficult to work with user interfaces. Loomly is great at scheduling and looking at a calendar view for content …
Chose Loomly
I found Loomly, while more simple, to be the most worth the price. Especially because I specifically can view analytics on client accounts directly, there's no need for me to have it within my platform. However, I know this is crucial for a lot of people. If they're looking …
Chose Loomly
This software is easy to use and you can add all team members and clients.
You can select the social media for each client and schedule and plan content from there. It is also easy to engage with the audience like reply to messages and comments. With the two types of preview …
Features
HeyOrcaLoomly
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Loomly
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Content planning and scheduling10.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Audience targeting7.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Workflow management8.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Loomly
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
Bulk actions9.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
9.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Loomly
8.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Twitter10.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Facebook9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
LinkedIn9.00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Instagram9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
Loomly
7.8
Ratings
3% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Mobile access7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Loomly
8.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Content marketing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
HeyOrca
-
Ratings
Loomly
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
HeyOrcaLoomly
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HeyOrcaLoomly
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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Loomly is the best. Truly I love it. It has been super helpful to send quick videos to remote co-workers and feel like we are sitting face to face getting work done. It's increased productivity and its great for managing my calendar and sending what I need to, when I need to
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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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  • Overview of all accounts is extremely helpful when managing multiple accounts
  • Approval flow for team members and clients
  • Simplicity of use
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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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  • Ability to change the background
  • Takes a while to create a drafted post for scheduling
  • More post ideas around holidays and observances
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Likelihood to Renew
We decided today that we were renewing our use
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These services that Loomly offers when integrating multiple social media platforms is invaluable. It makes this side of the business a breeze.
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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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It's easy to use. I think that's one of the key selling points. I've used trials of other social media management platforms, and they've been more difficult to introduce to my clients, which drives a wedge. Loomly has been fairly easy to introduce my clients to, therefore optimising review timelines and ease.
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Support Rating
Support is really helpful and always giving their best to assist us.
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The chat feature is 10/10
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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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I found Loomly, while more simple, to be the most worth the price. Especially because I specifically can view analytics on client accounts directly, there's no need for me to have it within my platform. However, I know this is crucial for a lot of people. If they're looking for that, I'd probably say another platform might be better. But for me, Loomly is perfect!
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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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  • Easy to use for all members
  • Can schedule all your content for many accounts in one place
  • Makes it more effective as both team members and clients have access to it
  • It is effective to cover everything about social media from scheduling to replying to comments and audience
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Loomly Screenshots

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