Head to head

NapoleonCat vs Ordinal

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NapoleonCat is built around moderation: a unified inbox that pulls in comments, DMs, ad comments, and app-store reviews, with automation that can hide, delete, and auto-reply on its own. Publishing and reporting are solid too, and pricing starts at $79 a month for two users and five profiles, scaling as you add more.

From
$79 /mo
Free plan

Ordinal (formerly Assembly) is built for one specific job: running social for a group of executives or employees. It drafts, schedules, routes for approval, and automates engagement across many personal accounts, and it's priced for companies, not individuals, from $95 a month.

From
$95 /mo
Free plan

Bottom line

NapoleonCat and Ordinal both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. NapoleonCat is the stronger pick for Brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume; choose Ordinal for Companies running executive or founder social programs.

Features compared

FeatureNapoleonCatOrdinal
AI captionsYesYes
Basic analyticsYesYes
Advanced reportsYesNot assessed
Bulk uploadNot assessedNot assessed
Evergreen recyclingNoNo
Team rolesYesYes
ApprovalsNot assessedYes
Link in bioNoNot assessed

Platforms compared

NetworkNapoleonCatOrdinal
InstagramAutoAuto
FacebookAutoAuto
X (Twitter)AutoAuto
LinkedInAutoAuto
TikTokAutoAuto
YouTubeAutoNo
ThreadsNoAuto
Google BusinessAutoNo

Pricing

NapoleonCat

Standard

$79 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $79/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots
  • Unlimited post scheduling, analytics for own profiles
  • Competitor tracking and benchmarking, automated reporting, team collaboration

Pro

Popular
$89 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $89/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
  • Adds the all-in-one Social Inbox and saved responses
  • Team performance reports and the mobile app

Expert

$119 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $119/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
  • Adds automatic moderation of common questions and auto-hide/delete
  • Automatic sentiment analysis and advanced search

Enterprise

$465 /mo
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • From $465/mo, for more than 60 profiles
  • AI Reply (beta), API access, custom reporting
  • Custom compliance, SLA, and custom agreement
  • Flat base plans priced for 2 users and 5 profile slots, then you scale: add more profiles and users with a slider and pay only for what you use, so the monthly cost grows as you add them. Enterprise starts at $465 for larger setups (60+ profiles).
  • There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, no card required.
  • Annual billing is up to about 18% cheaper; the page headlines the monthly rates and the per-month annual figure wasn't shown cleanly when checked.
  • Listed prices exclude VAT.
  • The plan tiers mostly differ by moderation and automation depth: Pro adds the Social Inbox, Expert adds auto-moderation and sentiment analysis, and Enterprise adds AI Reply and API access.
  • Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page (which has a USD/EUR/GBP switch, set to USD), and cross-checked against current third-party listings.

Ordinal

Starter

$95 /mo
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $95/mo
  • Drafting, scheduling, content calendar, approval workflows
  • For teams managing multiple executive accounts

Pro

Popular
$215 /mo
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $215/mo (about $265 with Ordinal MCP)
  • Everything in Starter, plus unlimited seats
  • Account analytics, automated engagement (likes, comments, reposts), unlimited scheduled posts

Enterprise

Custom
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • Custom pricing
  • LinkedIn leads data, API access, custom permissions
  • SAML/SSO and prioritised support
  • Flat plans aimed at executive and team social programs, not individual scheduling, which is why the entry is $95 a month. Pro at $215 includes unlimited seats; a Pro plan with Ordinal MCP runs around $265.
  • There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
  • Ordinal (formerly Assembly) is built for running many personal/executive accounts together, used by companies like Zapier, Mercury, Clay, and Beehiiv to power their executive social presence.
  • Prices are USD from current listings.

Pros and cons

NapoleonCat

  • Excellent unified inbox covering comments, DMs, ad comments, and app reviews
  • Auto-moderation: auto-hide, auto-delete, auto-reply, and sentiment analysis
  • Strong analytics with competitor benchmarking and automated reporting
  • Flexible scaling, paying only for the profiles and users you use
  • No evergreen recycling, visual feed planner, or link-in-bio
  • No Pinterest, Threads, or Bluesky
  • Prices exclude VAT and scale up as you add profiles and users
  • Creation tooling is thinner than the moderation side

Ordinal

  • Purpose-built for executive and employee social programs
  • Drafting, approvals, and analytics across many personal accounts
  • Automated engagement to grow those accounts
  • Unlimited seats on Pro; SSO and API on Enterprise
  • Expensive, and priced for companies not individuals
  • Network focus is LinkedIn and X, not visual platforms
  • No free plan, recycling, or full engagement inbox
  • Young product, lightly documented company

NapoleonCat vs Ordinal: FAQ

Is NapoleonCat or Ordinal cheaper?
NapoleonCat is cheaper to start, from $79 against $95 for Ordinal. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does NapoleonCat or Ordinal have a free plan?
Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
Which is better, NapoleonCat or Ordinal?
NapoleonCat is the stronger pick for brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume, while Ordinal is the better fit for companies running executive or founder social programs. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.