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Birch vs Flow Orah

Both stand on social media advertising software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Birch

Free trial iPhoneWeb

Birch combines campaign automation, reporting, and post boosting for paid social teams. The 14-day trial provides a way to try it, but rules and reports require a selected plan after the trial ends.

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Flow Orah brings publishing, engagement, AI creation, analytics, listening, and lead detection into one platform. Its pricing is oriented toward paid teams, with agency and enterprise controls beyond the Small Business plan.

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The facts

	Birch	Flow Orah
Free plan	A free trial	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	iPhone, Web	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Birch Hub — 500,000 events/mo: $10 a month	Small Business: $99 a month
Plans published	9	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	bir.ch	floworah.com
On social media advertising software	#14 of 37	#15 of 37

Birch: what it does well

Rules support nested conditions and custom metrics.
Checks can run every 15 minutes.
Launcher can create ad sets with up to 50 ads.
White-label reports support client branding.

What to know first

No free plan is listed.
Rules and reports stop after the trial until a plan is chosen.
Essential pricing varies with connected-account ad spend.

Flow Orah: what it does well

Schedules up to 60 posts in one batch
AI creates captions, hashtags, images, and tone variations
Unified inbox combines DMs, comments, and mentions
Supports listening across keywords, hashtags, handles, and URLs
Offers agency workflows, client portals, and white-label branding

What to know first

No free plan; paid plans start at $99 a month
Every paid plan starts with a 7-day trial
Unused AI image and video allowances reset monthly
Trial card requirement is described inconsistently

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