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Besedo vs Smart Moderation
Both stand on social media moderation software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APIWeb
Besedo combines automated moderation, configurable rules and human review in a cloud service. Its trial gives prospective users a limited monthly allowance; pricing beyond that is available on request.
Visit Besedo Free trial APIiPhoneWeb
Choose Smart Moderation if you need AI-assisted comment filtering with both automatic and manual workflows across its supported channels. Look elsewhere if your workflow depends on accessing comments already blocked by platform-native moderation or requires more profiles and users than the plan allows.
Visit Smart ModerationThe facts
| Besedo | Smart Moderation | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | BASIC: $99 a month |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | besedo.com | smartmoderation.com |
| On social media moderation software | #9 of 28 | #13 of 28 |
Besedo: what it does well
- Supports text, images, video, audio, reviews and chats.
- Custom filters and rule logic can be edited or imported.
- Human moderators handle complex or sensitive cases.
- Trial includes 10,000 pieces monthly and unlimited users.
- Reports support for more than 100 languages.
What to know first
- Paid pricing is available only on request.
- Cloud deployment is the listed deployment option.
- Trial is limited to 10,000 pieces per month.
Smart Moderation: what it does well
- Offers automatic removal or human-directed review of comments.
- Detects offensive content, abuse, spam, trolling, and bot attacks.
- Manual review decisions can inform the AI.
- Custom keyword filtering detects misspelled or spaced variations.
- Supports Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and API integrations.
What to know first
- Basic is limited to one profile and one user.
- Pro supports up to three profiles and one user.
- Comments blocked by native platform moderation may not appear in its dashboard.
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