Willow vs Ordinal.

Ordinal (formerly Assembly) is a founder- and B2B-focused social tool with AI drafting. Willow goes a step further — it drafts content in your voice, tags anyone on LinkedIn, and adds analytics and a dedicated coach.

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Choose Willow if

You want content and a coach, not just AI drafting and planning.

  • Content drafted in your voice — not just scheduled.
  • Unrestricted LinkedIn tagging of people and companies.
  • A dedicated coach who knows your industry.
  • Unlimited scheduling across up to 20 accounts.
Best forAccountants, consultants, HR & recruitment, IT & software and law firms.
Choose Ordinal if

You want AI-drafted posts and structured campaign planning.

  • AI post drafting built into the workflow.
  • AI reporting that spots what drives engagement.
  • Ideas, drafts and structured campaign planning.
Best forFounders and B2B teams who want AI-assisted drafting and planning.

A calendar built for consistency.

Willow drops a personalised, quarter-long content calendar straight into your platform — drafted in your voice, ready to review.

app.willow.co / calendar
The Willow platform — content calendar, analytics and post streak in one dashboard.

Feature by feature.

The same criteria, side by side. Willow leans done-for-you content and coaching; Ordinal leans startup & B2B social.

Feature WillowThe B2B social engine OrdinalStartup & B2B social
Getting started & support
Free trial Willow has a 14-day free trial for the social media platform. 14-day free trial of premium features.
Pricing Willow's pricing is straightforward and includes every feature and AI tool. Plans cost €289/month with quarterly coaching or €545/month with monthly coaching — each with 20 channels and 5 users. Starter €95/month: up to 3 seats, 4 accounts and scheduling. Pro €265/month: unlimited seats and API & MCP access. Enterprise (custom): custom user permissions and prioritised support.
Coaching Users on a Kickstart or Pro plan get monthly or quarterly coaching with a dedicated expert. Chat and email support, a Help Center, and demo/onboarding calls; no structured coaching programme.
Support Native English and Dutch support during office hours, plus a dedicated account manager per customer. Chat and email support with a Help Center; demos and onboarding calls available.
Publishing & scheduling
Scheduling Unlimited social media scheduling with no time horizon. Unlimited multi-platform post scheduling.
LinkedIn tagging Tag people and companies on LinkedIn without restrictions. LinkedIn tagging limited to connections and page followers.
Best time to post Best time to post recommendations based on years of customer analytics. Best Time to Post recommendations from historical performance.
Analytics & reporting
Analytics Detailed analytics per channel with clean data visualisation. Daily content reporting across channels (followers, engagement, impressions, trends) on Pro.
Link tracking Link tracking for every link in your posts. No clear click tracking feature.
Data export Export analytics as a clean, visual PDF. No mention of exportable reports.
Content, AI & inspiration
AI & content generation Willow builds custom content calendars and LinkedIn captions (the Willow model) for Kickstart, Pro and Custom plans. AI post drafting built into the workflow, AI reporting that detects what drives engagement, and connection to external AI tools like ChatGPT.
News & discovery Ideas from newspapers, RSS feeds and keyword monitors in your dashboard. No external content inspiration or discovery feed.
Post inspiration Best practices and topical calendars for post inspiration. Ideas & drafts system with structured campaign planning.
Academy Extensive guides on social media fundamentals. Help Center documentation.
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Willow vs Ordinal, in short.

Is Willow a good Ordinal alternative? +
If you want content created for you and a coach guiding it, yes. Ordinal is a capable AI drafting and planning tool — Willow adds done-for-you content, unrestricted LinkedIn tagging and human coaching.
Does Willow have approval workflows? +
Yes. Every draft can be approved, edited or skipped, with configurable reviewers on higher plans and a full audit trail — built for regulated professional-services firms.
How does pricing compare? +
Ordinal runs €95 (Starter) to €265/month (Pro), plus custom Enterprise. Willow's €289–€545/month includes content, coaching, analytics and 20 channels.

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“Willow delivers what they promise — and they keep making the product better with genuinely useful features like link tracking.”
WS Wouter ScholiersPartner · ACS Accountants