Is Birdeye or Loomly cheaper?

Loomly is cheaper to start, from $49 against $299 for Birdeye. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.

Does Birdeye or Loomly have a free plan?

Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.

Which is better, Birdeye or Loomly?

Birdeye is the stronger pick for multi-location brands and franchises focused on reviews and reputation, while Loomly is the better fit for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

Birdeye vs Loomly

Last updated 4 June 2026

Birdeye

Birdeye is a reputation and customer-experience platform, reviews, listings, messaging, surveys, with social media management bolted on. It's priced per location, from around $299 a month, and aimed at multi-location brands rather than creators or small teams.

From: $299 per location / mo
Free plan

Visit Birdeye

Loomly

Loomly walks you through making a post: a calendar of suggested ideas, optimization tips per network, and a mockup that shows how the post will look on each one before it goes through an approval round. It charges flat, quota-bundled tiers with no free plan, just a 15-day trial, and the jump from the $65 Starter to the $332 Beyond is steep.

From: $49 /mo
Free plan

Visit Loomly

Bottom line

Birdeye and Loomly both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Birdeye is the stronger pick for Multi-location brands and franchises focused on reviews and reputation; choose Loomly for Teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off.

Features compared

Feature	Birdeye	Loomly
AI captions	Yes	Yes
Basic analytics	Yes	Yes
Advanced reports	Yes	Yes
Bulk upload	Not assessed	Yes
Evergreen recycling	No	Partial
Team roles	Yes	Yes
Approvals	Yes	Yes
Link in bio	Not assessed	No

Platforms compared

Network	Birdeye	Loomly
Instagram	Auto	Auto
Facebook	Auto	Auto
X (Twitter)	Auto	Auto
LinkedIn	Auto	Auto
TikTok	Auto	Auto
Pinterest	Auto	Auto
YouTube	Auto	Auto
Threads	No	Auto
Google Business	Auto	Auto
Snapchat	No	Reminder

Pricing

Birdeye

Starter

$299 per location / mo

About $299 per location/mo
Core review management and reputation tools
Basic social publishing

Growth

Popular

$349 per location / mo

About $349 per location/mo
Adds Social AI for publishing and replies
Reviews, listings, messaging, and analytics

Dominate

$449 per location / mo

About $449 per location/mo
Adds a dedicated chatbot AI
Full reputation, social, and customer-experience suite

Birdeye is priced per location, starting around $299 (Starter), $349 (Growth), and $449 (Dominate) a month per location. These are starting rates; multi-location and enterprise deals are custom-quoted, and many buyers negotiate.
It's a reputation and customer-experience platform first, reviews, listings, webchat, surveys, and referrals, with social media management as one module. Social AI arrives on Growth.
There's no free plan and no public self-serve checkout; you go through sales.
Prices are USD from current listings; Birdeye doesn't publish a fixed price ladder, so treat these as approximate starting points.

Loomly

Starter

Popular

$65 /mo

$49/mo billed annually

Seats: 3
Accounts: 12
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$65/mo, $49 on annual (25% off)
12 social accounts, 3 users, unlimited calendars
AI Assistant, post generation, and AI replies (capped monthly usage)
Scheduling, approval workflows, advanced analytics, link shorteners

Beyond

$332 /mo

$249/mo billed annually

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: 60
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$332/mo, $249 on annual (25% off)
60 social accounts, unlimited users, unlimited calendars
Everything in Starter, with a larger monthly AI allowance
Adds custom branding, custom roles and workflows, and calendar 2FA enforcement

Enterprise

Custom

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

Custom pricing for 61+ social accounts
Unlimited users and calendars
Everything in Beyond, plus priority support and pricing at scale

Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each plan includes a fixed number of social accounts and users, and you move up a plan rather than buying accounts or seats one at a time. Loomly dropped its old four-tier lineup (Base, Standard, Advanced, Premium) for two paid plans plus Enterprise.
There is no free plan, only a 15-day free trial of the top features, no card required.
Annual billing is a flat 25% off: Starter works out to $49 a month ($588/yr) and Beyond to $249 ($2,988/yr).
The gap between Starter and Beyond is the main gripe: if you outgrow 12 accounts or 3 users there is no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-up, so the next step is $332 a month.
Nonprofits get a 50% lifetime discount with documentation.
Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side; the page priced in USD when rendered here in Australia (Loomly does not geo-price), and the figures match current third-party listings. Monthly and annual numbers were read by toggling the billing switch.

Pros and cons

Birdeye

Best-in-class review and reputation management
Social publishing, inbox, and AI in the same platform
Revenue-tied outcome dashboards and listening
Built for multi-location scale
Social is a secondary module, not a dedicated scheduler
Expensive: per-location pricing from ~$299/mo, sales-led only
No free plan or self-serve checkout
Overkill if reputation isn't your priority

Loomly

Guided post creation with per-network mockups, post ideas, and optimization tips
Multi-tier approval workflows with private or client-facing comments and version history
AI for captions, replies, and analytics on every paid plan
Publishes to ten networks, with direct TikTok and YouTube and reminder posting for Snapchat
No free plan and a $65 entry, then a steep jump to $332 for Beyond
Big gap between the two paid tiers, with no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-ups
No evergreen recycling queue and no link-in-bio
Social listening is capped at a few searches a month
No public API beyond Zapier

Birdeye vs Loomly: FAQ

Is Birdeye or Loomly cheaper?: Loomly is cheaper to start, from $49 against $299 for Birdeye. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Birdeye or Loomly have a free plan?: Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
Which is better, Birdeye or Loomly?: Birdeye is the stronger pick for multi-location brands and franchises focused on reviews and reputation, while Loomly is the better fit for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.