Head to head

Feedly vs HeyOrca

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Feedly isn't a social media scheduler at all. It's a content-discovery and monitoring tool, an RSS reader with AI on top, that social media managers use to find and track content. To actually schedule, you pair it with a real scheduler.

From
$6 /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

Feedly and HeyOrca both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Feedly is the stronger pick for Social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas; choose HeyOrca for Agencies that want a calendar and approval flow per client.

Features compared

FeatureFeedlyHeyOrca
AI captionsNoYes
Basic analyticsNot assessedYes
Advanced reportsNot assessedYes
Bulk uploadNot assessedNot assessed
Evergreen recyclingNot assessedNo
Team rolesNot assessedYes
ApprovalsNot assessedYes
Link in bioNot assessedYes

Platforms compared

NetworkFeedlyHeyOrca
InstagramNoAuto
FacebookAnalyticsAuto
X (Twitter)AnalyticsAuto
LinkedInAnalyticsAuto
TikTokNoAuto
PinterestNoAuto
YouTubeNoAuto
ThreadsNoAuto
Google BusinessNoAuto

Pricing

Feedly

Free

Free
Seats
1
  • Up to 100 sources, organised into feeds
  • No Feedly AI
  • Read and organise content

Pro

$6.99 /mo

$6/mo billed annually

Seats
1
  • $6.99/mo, $6 on annual ($72/yr)
  • Up to 1,000 sources, search, notes, and highlights
  • Share to X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Buffer, and Hootsuite

Pro+

Popular
$12.99 /mo

$8.25/mo billed annually

Seats
1
  • $12.99/mo, $8.25 on annual ($99/yr)
  • Adds Feedly AI (Leo): AI feeds, deduplication, prioritisation
  • Up to 2,500 sources, 75 newsletter slots, RSS Builder

Enterprise

Custom
Seats
Unlimited
  • From about $1,600/mo, for team market and threat intelligence
  • Shared boards, team AI feeds, integrations
  • Feedly is a content reader and discovery tool, not a social scheduler. It does not schedule or auto-publish social posts; it surfaces content you can then share manually or push into a scheduler like Buffer or Hootsuite (often via Zapier), which means paying for two tools.
  • Plans: a free tier (100 sources), Pro at $6 a month on annual billing, Pro+ at $8.25 (adds Feedly AI / Leo), and an Enterprise market-intelligence plan from around $1,600 a month.
  • Prices are USD from current listings.
  • It's included here because social media managers use it to find and monitor content, not because it publishes.

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

Feedly

  • Best-in-class content discovery and RSS aggregation
  • Feedly AI filters, deduplicates, and prioritises sources
  • Strong monitoring and market intelligence on higher tiers
  • Cheap Pro and Pro+ plans, plus a free tier
  • Not a scheduler: no publishing, calendar, or auto-posting
  • Needs a separate tool (and often Zapier) to actually post
  • Enterprise market intelligence is expensive
  • Social 'sharing' is manual, one article at a time

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

Feedly vs HeyOrca: FAQ

Is Feedly or HeyOrca cheaper?
Feedly is cheaper to start, from $6 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 Feedly or HeyOrca have a free plan?
Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
Which is better, Feedly or HeyOrca?
Feedly is the stronger pick for social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas, 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.