Flockler vs Smash Balloon Instagram Feed
Flockler
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| Figure | Flockler | Smash Balloon Instagram Feed |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $110/mo | $4.08/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Social Media Feed Software | 8.0 (#9) | 7.9 (#11) |
| Customization | Users can customize colors, fonts, and layouts, with custom CSS and API options also available. | A visual feed customizer provides live previews and lets users adjust feed appearance without design or technical knowledge. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2013 |
| Intended users | Flockler describes its audience as marketers, agencies, and technology teams, including organizations managing multiple brands, sites, and channels. | The maker identifies business owners, marketers, bloggers, influencers, and agencies as users for its plugins. |
| Layouts | Its display formats include Social Wall, Grid, Carousel, and Slideshow. | Feeds can use grid, carousel, masonry, and highlight layouts. |
| Moderation | Content can be moderated manually, filtered with AI, or automatically published. | The visual moderation system lets users choose which posts appear in a feed. |
| Support | Basic and Business include chat and email support, Pro includes prioritized video, chat, and email support, and Premium includes a dedicated account manager. | Paid plans include support, and the Elite and All Access Bundle listings specify priority support. |
Plans
Flockler
- Basic$110 a month
- Business$195 a month
- Pro$325 a month
- PremiumPriced on request
Smash Balloon Instagram Feed
- Social Photo FeedFree
- Basic$49 a year
- Plus$99 a year
- Elite$149 a year
- All Access Bundle$299 a year
In their own words
Smash Balloon Instagram Feed
Smash Balloon Instagram Feed is a WordPress plugin for placing customizable Instagram content on websites. It supports user-profile, hashtag, tagged-post, Stories, and Reels feeds, with grid, carousel, masonry, and highlight layouts. A visual customizer provides live previews and appearance controls without requiring design or technical knowledge. Moderation tools let site owners choose which posts appear, and shoppable feeds can connect individual posts to custom URLs. The plugin caches content, resizes images, and retrieves new posts in the background to reduce page-load impact. With GDPR mode enabled, posts and images load locally and third-party browser requests wait for visitor consent. Listed consent integrations include Cookie Notice, CookieYes, Complianz, Cookiebot, and Borlabs Cookie. The free version has limited features. Paid plans start at $49 a year for one website; higher plans cover additional sites or include analytics, priority support, and other Pro plugins.