Head to head
HeyOrca vs Statusbrew
Last updated 4 June 2026
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
Statusbrew leads with engagement: a unified inbox and a rule engine that auto-moderates comments, plus publishing, social listening, and reporting that holds 18 months of data. Plans are flat, from $69 a month on annual billing, with a separate agency option at $49 per client.
- From
- $69 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
HeyOrca is the pick for agencies that want a calendar and approval flow per client, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Statusbrew fits teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume better, and it reaches Bluesky and Reddit, which HeyOrca doesn't.
HeyOrca starts cheaper, $59 per calendar / mo against $69 a month for Statusbrew. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- HeyOrca has a free plan; Statusbrew doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- HeyOrca starts at $59 per calendar / mo, Statusbrew at $69 a month.
- HeyOrca posts to 9 networks, Statusbrew to 11.
- Only Statusbrew reaches Bluesky and Reddit.
Features compared
| Feature | HeyOrca | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | HeyOrca | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| No | Auto |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
Free plan available.
- 1 calendar
- $59/mo
- 5 calendarsTypical
- $271/mo
Cheapest plan: Basic.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $69/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
HeyOrca
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
- 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- 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
- 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.
What it really costs
HeyOrca charges per calendar, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 5-calendar row marked as a realistic setup.
| calendars | Basic | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $59/mo | $149/mo |
| 3 | $177/mo | $447/mo |
| 5Typical | $271/mo | $685/mo |
| 10 | $446/mo | $1130/mo |
| 25 | $971/mo | $2465/mo |
| 50 | $1846/mo | $4690/mo |
Monthly billing. Volume discounts lower the per-calendar rate at higher counts.
Statusbrew
Lite
$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $69 on annual
- 1 user, 5 social profiles
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio
Standard
$129/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $179/mo, $129 on annual
- 3 users, 10 social profiles
- Adds reporting with 18 months of data, Google Business, rule engine, chat support
Premium
Popular$229/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $229 on annual
- 6 users and 15 social profiles, both expandable
- Adds AI sentiment analysis, approval workflows, team and SLA reporting
- Competitor benchmarking, social and web listening, priority support
Enterprise
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, unlimited profiles and users
- HubSpot and Salesforce integration, SAML SSO, API support
- Dedicated account manager and compliance support
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users, with Premium letting you add more of each. Enterprise is unlimited, quoted per profile, per user, or as a bulk deal.
- There's also a separate Agency option at $49 a month per client, with unlimited spaces and calendars per client.
- No free plan, only a free trial (about 7 days on the lower plans, 14 on Premium).
- Annual billing is roughly 22% cheaper: Lite is $69 a month versus $89, Standard $129 versus $179, Premium $229 versus $299.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
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
Statusbrew
- Powerful unified inbox with a rule engine for auto-moderation
- Social and web listening plus AI sentiment on Premium
- Strong reporting with 18 months of data and SLA reports
- Wide network list, including Reddit and Bluesky
- No evergreen recycling or visual feed planner
- Listening, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking are Premium-only
- Mid-to-high pricing, with the best features higher up
- Content tooling is thinner than the engagement side
HeyOrca vs Statusbrew: FAQ
- Is HeyOrca or Statusbrew cheaper?
- HeyOrca is cheaper to start, from $59 against $69 for Statusbrew. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does HeyOrca or Statusbrew have a free plan?
- HeyOrca has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, HeyOrca or Statusbrew?
- HeyOrca is the stronger pick for agencies that want a calendar and approval flow per client, while Statusbrew is the better fit for teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.