Head to head
Crowdfire vs HeyOrca
Last updated 4 June 2026
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Crowdfire's social media app shut down in 2025, so this is here for the record rather than as a recommendation. In its day it leaned on content curation, surfacing articles and images to share, plus scheduling, light analytics, and the follower management it started life with as JustUnfollow.
- From
- $7.48 /mo
- Free plan
HeyOrca is an agency tool organised around the client calendar: you get a calendar per client, unlimited users on it, and a sign-off flow where clients approve posts by email without logging in. It charges per calendar, $59 on Basic or $149 on Pro, with a 40% discount once you run five or more.
- From
- $59 per calendar / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Crowdfire and HeyOrca both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post.
Features compared
| Feature | Crowdfire | HeyOrca |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Not assessed | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | No | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Crowdfire | HeyOrca |
|---|---|---|
| Reminder | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Reminder | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| WordPress | Auto | No |
Pricing
Crowdfire
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts per account
- Article and image curation, basic analytics
Plus
$9.99 /mo
$7.48/mo billed annually
- $9.99/mo, $7.48 on annual (25% off)
- More accounts and scheduling, content curation
Premium
Popular$49.99 /mo
$37.48/mo billed annually
- $49.99/mo, $37.48 on annual
- Bulk scheduling, deeper analytics, more accounts
VIP
$99.99 /mo
$74.98/mo billed annually
- $99.99/mo, $74.98 on annual
- Most accounts, full analytics and curation
- Crowdfire's social media management product shut down in 2025 (widely reported as May 15, 2025). The figures here are its last-known plans, kept for reference; you can no longer subscribe.
- The brand has pivoted to a media site covering social media, Web3, and AI, and no longer offers scheduling, curation, or analytics.
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: Free plus Plus, Premium, and VIP, each with more accounts and scheduling than the last. Annual billing was 25% off.
HeyOrca
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 2
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- 1 calendar, 2 social accounts, 1 user
- 15 scheduled posts a month
- Inspo library, Instagram bio link, AI tools, mobile app
Basic
$59 per calendar / mo
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $59 per calendar/mo, unlimited users, 10 social accounts per calendar
- Unlimited scheduling, approval workflows, Canva, best time to post, custom branding
- Reporting ($59), social inbox ($39), and listening ($39) are paid add-ons per calendar
Pro
Popular$149 per calendar / mo
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149 per calendar/mo, unlimited users, 10 social accounts per calendar
- Everything in Basic, with reporting, social inbox, and listening included
- Advanced and custom reports, competitor analysis, sentiment, Instagram demographics
Enterprise
Custom
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing for managing many clients
- White-label onboarding, priority support, ongoing training
- Dedicated account management
- Priced per calendar, which is HeyOrca's word for a brand or client: the headline $59 / $149 is for one calendar, and you pay again for each one. Every paid calendar includes unlimited users and 10 social accounts.
- There's a 40% volume discount once you run 5 or more calendars, so the per-calendar rate drops to roughly $35 on Basic and $89 on Pro at agency scale; the cost-at-scale table reflects that. Annual billing is a further 15% off.
- Extra social accounts beyond the 10 per calendar are $10 a month each.
- On Basic, reporting ($59/mo), the social inbox ($39/mo), and social listening ($39/mo) are paid add-ons per calendar; Pro bundles all three in.
- There's a genuine Free plan (1 calendar, 2 social accounts, 1 user, 15 posts a month) plus a 14-day trial of Pro, no card required.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page and cross-checked against current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
Crowdfire
- Strong content curation, suggesting articles and images to share
- Mobile-first and simple to use
- Audience management roots from its JustUnfollow days
- Discontinued in 2025; you can no longer sign up
- No team collaboration or evergreen recycling
- Leaned on reminder publishing for Instagram
HeyOrca
- Client approvals without the client needing an account
- Unlimited users on every paid plan
- Per-calendar pricing with a 40% volume discount at scale
- Reporting, inbox, and listening all included on Pro
- On Basic, reporting, inbox, and listening are paid add-ons
- No evergreen recycling
- Per-calendar pricing adds up before the volume discount kicks in
- Paid plans are priced for teams, not solo creators
Crowdfire vs HeyOrca: FAQ
- Is Crowdfire or HeyOrca cheaper?
- Crowdfire is cheaper to start, from $7.48 against $59 for HeyOrca. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Crowdfire or HeyOrca have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, Crowdfire or HeyOrca?
- Crowdfire is the stronger pick for most people, while HeyOrca is the better fit for agencies that want a calendar and approval flow per client. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.