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Every way to get your social
media marketing done, compared.

The popular options next to Feedbird on what actually matters: quality, control, and who really does the work.

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Social media agencies

Done-for-you8 options$300–$2,500/mo

Low-cost done-for-you services, the closest comparison to Feedbird. The differences are in quality, control, and who actually does the work.

Where it falls short
  • Cheapest tiers often outsource to junior or offshore teams, quality varies post to post.
  • Templated content that rarely matches your brand voice.
  • Slow revision loops and patchy communication across time zones.
  • Many lock you into 3–6 month contracts.
Best for

Owners who want it fully handled but worry about quality.

$ Pricing & details from each provider’s public plans, last reviewed Jul 2026.
Rating = average of five scored factors: pricing transparency, flexibility, work quality, support & accountability, and public review sentiment.
100 Pound Social website
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100 Pound Social
Done-for-you agency
3.6
United Kingdom

At £125/mo (+VAT), 100 Pound Social gives you 12 UK-written posts, but the entry plan has no revision round and no video. Feedbird delivers custom posts with unlimited revisions, video, and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

£125/mo
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98 Buck Social website
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98 Buck Social
Done-for-you agency
3.4
USA

At $149/mo, 98 Buck Social makes custom daily posts and publishes them for you, but with no dedicated strategist (the brand now operates as Engage365). Feedbird delivers custom content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$149/mo
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Lyfe Marketing
Done-for-you agency
3.9
Atlanta, USA

At $750/mo, Lyfe Marketing gives you 12 posts on two platforms from a US team, but ad spend and extra platforms are billed separately. Feedbird delivers custom content on your channels with unlimited revisions, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$750/mo
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Roosterly website
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Roosterly
Done-for-you agency
3.3
India

At $99/mo, Roosterly gives you 16 posts with custom graphics and captions, but on a team reported to operate from India/SE Asia with no unlimited-revision guarantee. Feedbird delivers custom content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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Schedult website
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Schedult
Done-for-you agency
3.5
Worldwide, mostly EU and Asia

At $99/mo, Schedult gives you 10 posts with content pre-approval and one revision a month, but on a distributed overseas team with no dedicated strategist. Feedbird delivers custom content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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Smarcomms website
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Smarcomms
Done-for-you agency
3.6
United Kingdom

At $99/mo, Smarcomms gives you 10 posts on one social channel (extra channels are $10/mo each), scheduled and posted for you, but with no dedicated strategist. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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SocialSinQ website
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SocialSinQ
Done-for-you agency
3.5
India

At $99/mo, SocialSinQ gives you 12 posts from an India-based team, but reviews report low-effort content and billing issues after cancellation. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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Socinova website
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Socinova
Done-for-you agency
3.8
India

At $99/mo, Socinova gives you 12 posts from an India-based team on a basic entry plan. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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Unlimited design subscriptions

Design only3 options$499–$899/mo

Flat-rate graphic design like Design Pickle or Penji. Great for assets, but they hand you files, not a managed, posted social presence.

Where it falls short
  • Design only, no captions, strategy, scheduling, or posting.
  • One request at a time, so turnaround stacks up in a queue.
  • No social context, designers don’t know what performs on each platform.
  • You still do all the planning, writing, and publishing.
Best for

Teams that already have a strategy and just need assets.

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Freelance marketplaces

DIY hiring6 options$15–$80/hr

Fiverr and Upwork give you individuals to hire. Cheap to start, but the vetting, managing, and risk all land on you.

Where it falls short
  • You do the sourcing, vetting, briefing, and managing yourself.
  • Wildly inconsistent quality and reliability between freelancers.
  • One person, one skill, no team to cover strategy + design + video.
  • Freelancers go quiet, raise rates, or disappear mid-project.
Best for

One-off projects or very small, occasional needs.

Fiverr website
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Fiverr
Freelance marketplace
2.9
Global freelancers

At, Fiverr gives you, posts but generic or stock content, not custom-branded to you. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

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Fiverr Pro website
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Fiverr Pro
Vetted freelance marketplace
3.2
Tel Aviv, Israel (global talent)

Fiverr Pro raises the floor with vetted talent, but you still pick, brief and manage each freelancer, quality varies gig to gig, and a 5.5% buyer fee plus upsells stack on top. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

Varies per gig
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Upwork website
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Upwork
Freelance marketplace
3.1
Santa Clara, USA (global talent)

Upwork gives you the biggest talent pool and solid escrow protection, but you do all the hiring and managing, quality is highly variable, and fees stack (3-10% client fee plus the freelancer's baked-in rate). Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

3-10% fee
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Toptal website
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Toptal
Premium freelance network
3.5
Fully remote, USA (global talent)

Toptal's vetting is genuinely rigorous and the talent is strong, but you hire an individual expert at $60-200+/hr and manage the engagement yourself, and it is explicitly built for larger budgets. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$60-200+/hr
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PeoplePerHour website
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PeoplePerHour
Freelance marketplace
3.1
London, UK (UK/EU lean)

PeoplePerHour is handy for one-off UK and EU talent, but it is still a marketplace where you vet and manage freelancers, quality is inconsistent, and a 10% buyer fee sits on top of seller commissions. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

10% buyer fee
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Contra
Commission-free freelance platform
3.2
San Francisco, USA (global talent)

Contra's 0% commission is genuinely attractive, but it is still a self-serve marketplace with a smaller, more variable talent pool and light vetting, so you carry all the hiring and management. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

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AI content tools

Software6 options$30–$150/mo

Tools like Sintra, Blaze and Holo generate and schedule posts. Fast and cheap, but AI drafts still need a human to make them on-brand.

Where it falls short
  • Output reads generic and off-brand without heavy human editing.
  • It’s still a tool, you do all the work, it just drafts faster.
  • No real strategy, taste, or accountability for results.
  • Weak, repetitive visuals that audiences scroll past.
Best for

DIY users comfortable editing every post themselves.

Blaze.ai website
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Blaze.ai
AI marketing platform
3.3
San Francisco, USA

Blaze.ai generates and even posts content from $79/mo, but every output needs your review and editing, the AI sets the strategy, and there is no human team. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$79/mo
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Sintra.ai website
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Sintra.ai
AI assistants for small business
2.8
Vilnius, Lithuania

Sintra.ai's AI helpers draft content fast for $39 to $97/mo, but a credit system caps usage, outputs need editing, and there is no human team or reliable posting. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$97/mo
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Jasper website
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Jasper
AI content platform
3.3
Austin, USA

Jasper writes fast, on-brand first drafts from $59/user/mo, but it does not post or set strategy, long-form output needs real editing, and its billing reputation is a soft spot. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$59/mo
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Copy.ai website
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Copy.ai
AI copywriting / GTM platform
2.8
Memphis, USA

Copy.ai drafts copy from $29/mo, but output needs meaningful editing, it does not post or set strategy, tiers jump steeply, and its Trustpilot billing reputation is poor. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$29/mo
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Ocoya website
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Ocoya
AI social content + scheduler
2.8
Vilnius, Lithuania

Ocoya generates and schedules AI social content from $15/mo, but output needs editing, posting can be unreliable, and its main Trustpilot profile is very low over billing. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$15/mo
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Predis.ai
AI social content generator
3.1
Ahmednagar, India

Predis.ai generates a lot of social content cheaply from $19/mo, but copy sounds robotic and needs editing, auto-posting is gated above the entry plan, and there is no human team. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$19/mo
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DIY scheduling tools

Software7 options$15–$99/mo

Schedulers like Hootsuite, Buffer, Later and Sprout publish and track posts. The catch: you still create every single post yourself.

Where it falls short
  • Publishing only, no one designs, writes, or films anything for you.
  • You still need the time, skill, and ideas to fill the calendar.
  • Analytics dashboards don’t fix an empty content pipeline.
  • Costs climb fast once you add seats, channels, and add-ons.
Best for

In-house teams that already produce their own content.

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Buffer
Social scheduling tool
3.5
San Francisco, USA

Buffer is a clean, affordable scheduler with a free tier, but it does not create content: you still write, design and produce every post yourself. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$5/channel/mo
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Hootsuite website
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Hootsuite
Social management dashboard
3.0
Vancouver, Canada

Hootsuite is a capable management dashboard, but at $99/mo with no free tier it is pricey, complex, and still just software: you create every post yourself. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$99/mo
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Later website
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Later
Visual social scheduler
3.0
Vancouver, Canada

Later is a polished visual scheduler from about $19/mo, but it does not create content, and its billing reputation on Trustpilot is a real soft spot. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$18.75/mo
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Sprout Social
Enterprise social platform
3.2
Chicago, USA

Sprout Social is a genuinely strong enterprise platform, but at $79/seat/mo and up it is expensive, and it still only manages content you create yourself. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$79/seat/mo
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SocialPilot website
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SocialPilot
Agency scheduling tool
3.1
Walnut, USA

SocialPilot is a cheap, capable scheduler from $20/mo, but it does not create content: you still write, design and produce every post. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$20/mo
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Planoly website
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Planoly
Visual Instagram planner
3.1
Austin, USA

Planoly is a lovely visual planner from $14/mo, but it only organizes content you create yourself, with no design, copy or strategy team. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$14/mo
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Loomly
Content calendar platform
3.0
San Francisco, USA

Loomly is an easy, well-liked calendar tool, but after a steep 2025 price hike to $49/mo and up it only organizes content you still create yourself. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.

$49/mo
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Outsourcing & recruiting firms

Staffing4 options$1,000–$3,000/mo

Firms like TalentLanded and Somewhere recruit an offshore marketer and place them with you. You get a hire, and the job of managing them.

Where it falls short
  • They find the person, you still train, manage, and direct them daily.
  • One offshore generalist, not a full design + strategy + video team.
  • Placement or recruiting fees on top of the monthly salary.
  • Output and continuity stop if that one hire underperforms or leaves.
Best for

Companies wanting a dedicated offshore hire they’ll manage.

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Digital marketing agencies

Full-service3 options$750–$5,000+/mo

Full-service shops like WebFX, Thrive, and Hibu that bundle SEO, ads, and content into retainers. Broad capability, retainer pricing.

Where it falls short
  • Retainers typically start at $1,500–$3,000/mo before ad spend.
  • Small accounts often land with the most junior team members.
  • Pricing is quote-only at most firms, hard to compare upfront.
  • Long contracts are still common at the local-marketing bundlers.
Best for

Businesses wanting one agency for everything, with the budget for it.

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Small business marketing services

Local / SMB3 options$244–$2,500/mo

Local-marketing platforms like Thryv, LocaliQ, and Townsquare built for main-street businesses. Convenient bundles, but watch the contracts.

Where it falls short
  • Opaque bundle pricing that varies by sales rep.
  • 6–12 month contracts are standard.
  • You often lose the website or assets if you cancel.
  • Reseller-style ad management with margin taken off your budget.
Best for

Local businesses that want one vendor and a phone number to call.

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SEO services

Search3 options$299–$6,000+/mo

From productized packages (The Hoth, Boostability) to premium agencies (Victorious, WebFX). The spread between cheapest and best is enormous.

Where it falls short
  • Agency retainers commonly run $2,500–$6,000/mo.
  • Cheap packages often mean thin content and low-grade links.
  • Setup fees and 6–12 month commitments are common.
  • Results take months either way, which makes overpaying expensive.
Best for

Businesses ready to invest months into organic growth.

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Link building services

Off-page SEO3 options$60–$375+/link

Per-link marketplaces and outreach shops like FATJOE, Loganix, and The Hoth. Pricing is per placement, quality tracks the price.

Where it falls short
  • Cheapest links come from low-authority, low-traffic sites.
  • Many services choose placements for you with no pre-approval.
  • Premium campaigns run $3,000+/mo with multi-month contracts.
  • No content strategy attached, links arrive in a vacuum.
Best for

Site owners who know exactly which links they need.

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UGC platforms & services

Creator content3 options$25–$500+/video

Creator marketplaces (Billo, Collabstr, JoinBrands) and managed services. Most hand you a creator pool and leave briefing, vetting, and editing to you.

Where it falls short
  • Marketplace quality varies wildly between creators.
  • You write the briefs, review the takes, and chase revisions.
  • Subscriptions and credit packs often expire or auto-renew.
  • Editing, captions, and ad-ready formatting usually cost extra.
Best for

Brands with time to brief and manage creators themselves.

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Instagram growth services

Growth3 options$19–$249/mo

A category full of bots, engagement pods, and follower shops sold as “organic growth.” A few human-powered services exist; most are not.

Where it falls short
  • Automated follow/unfollow tools violate Instagram’s terms.
  • “Guaranteed follower counts” are the biggest red flag in marketing.
  • Purchased or pod-driven followers never engage or buy.
  • Most require handing over your account credentials.
Best for

Accounts that want reach without creating more content (be careful here).

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Email marketing services

Lifecycle3 options$250/campaign–$6,000/mo

Ecommerce-focused agencies (InboxArmy, Flowium, Chronos) and productized design shops. Most are built for DTC brands with big lists.

Where it falls short
  • Agency retainers start around $1,500–$4,000/mo.
  • Heavily Klaviyo/Shopify-centric, awkward fit for service businesses.
  • Long onboarding before the first email ships.
  • Per-campaign pricing adds up fast at any real volume.
Best for

Ecommerce brands with revenue riding on their list.

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Facebook & Meta ads agencies

Paid social3 options$650–$6,000+/mo

Performance agencies like Disruptive, KlientBoost, and AdvertiseMint. Most charge a percentage of ad spend or require $5k+/mo budgets.

Where it falls short
  • Percentage-of-spend fees grow even when performance doesn’t.
  • Minimum ad spend requirements exclude most small businesses.
  • Creative production is often an extra line item.
  • Quote-only pricing at nearly every firm.
Best for

Brands spending $10k+/mo on ads.

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Google Ads & PPC agencies

Paid search3 options$500–$6,500+/mo

PPC specialists like Solutions 8, JumpFly, and HawkSEM. Excellent operators, priced for accounts with serious ad budgets.

Where it falls short
  • Management fees of $1,500–$6,500/mo before any ad spend.
  • Percentage-of-spend models penalize you for scaling.
  • Many are quote-only with $5,000 minimum project sizes.
  • Local SMB budgets get junior teams or software-only tiers.
Best for

Advertisers with $5k+/mo in spend who need senior management.

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Video editing services

Short-form3 options$94/video–$1,600/mo

Editing subscriptions like VidChops, Tasty Edits, and Vidpros. They edit what you send; none of them plan, caption, and post for you.

Where it falls short
  • Entry plans run $495–$1,000/mo, several times Feedbird’s rate.
  • One active request at a time slows real content calendars.
  • You still plan, script, and publish everything yourself.
  • Per-video pricing punishes posting consistently.
Best for

Creators with steady footage who just need the editing handled.

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Blog & content writing services

Content3 options$0.02/word–$2,000+/mo

Writer marketplaces (Verblio, WriterAccess, Textbroker) and content agencies (Brafton). Cheap words are easy to buy, rankings are not.

Where it falls short
  • Platform fees and subscriptions before a single word is written.
  • Low-tier marketplace content needs heavy editing.
  • Keyword research and SEO strategy usually cost extra.
  • Per-word pricing makes long-form unpredictable.
Best for

Teams with an SEO strategy who just need production capacity.

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Website design services

Web3 options$79–$5,000+

Done-for-you site builders (B12, UENI, GoDaddy, IONOS) and agencies. The cheap ones rent you a site on their platform; cancel and it’s gone.

Where it falls short
  • Platform lock-in: stop paying and the site disappears.
  • Monthly fees forever instead of a one-time project.
  • 12-month terms and setup fees at the budget providers.
  • Quote-only pricing at anything custom.
Best for

Businesses that need a professional site without DIY.

Why teams switch to Feedbird

Whatever you're comparing us to, it comes down to three things the cheap and the DIY options miss.

A real team you can rely on

Hand-picked, trained creatives in the EU, US and Latin America, in your time zone, fluent in your market, accountable for every post.

4 of 8 budget agencies we reviewed are offshore or won't say where their team is.

Custom, and fully in your control

Every post is made from your brief and branding, never generic stock. You review and approve everything before it goes live, with unlimited revisions.

Nothing is published without your sign-off.

Genuinely done-for-you

Strategy, design, copywriting, scheduling and posting, the whole workflow handled end-to-end, so social comes off your plate entirely.

All of it from $99/mo, no contract.

Questions we get on the way in

The honest answers buyers ask for when they're weighing us against everything else.

Yes. Feedbird starts at $99/mo with no contract, while most done-for-you agencies run $1,500+/mo on a multi-month retainer. You get a dedicated team without the agency price tag or the lock-in.
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"Feedbird creates social media content that's better and more affordable than what we can produce in-house. Went from 6 hours per client to just the 15 minutes needed for review and approval."

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Scott R.
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"It takes the socials off my hands but still gives me control over the end result given their review process. The onboarding was extremely thorough, there were very few edits required."

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Kirstin B.
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"Immigration law isn't exactly known for visually exciting content, but Feedbird proved that wrong. Every post is creative, on-brand, and actually looks good."

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Marina C.
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"We've been working with Feedbird for a few years now and we continue to be very pleased. They have different creators so things don't get stale."

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Alice N.
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"Feedbird is hands down the best decision I've made for my business in years. They've completely transformed my social media presence."

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Jordan M.
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"Outstanding content with expert advice. Very happy! The process is easy to follow and I especially appreciate their carousel post add-on."

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James D.
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"I've tried many companies in the past 5 years and none was able to provide the value we get from Feedbird. The content is very relevant even though our industry is niche and technical."

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Marcus T.
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"We used to spend $500 a month for the same service with a different company, so I'm so glad Feedbird exists since they charge only a quarter of that."

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Chris P.
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"Feedbird has been a total game-changer for my business. They make social media posting effortless and consistent, saving me hours every week."

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