Comparisons

We read every competitor's pricing page so you don't have to

9 of these 17 tools have no free plan at all. Every free plan that does exist caps how much you can post — 5 to 20 a month, or 10 in the queue. Ours doesn't count.

Each page below also says plainly when the other tool is the better buy. If Pinterest is your world, use Tailwind. If you need client sign-off, use Planable. We would rather be right than win every comparison.

All 17 comparisons

Prices and limits read from each vendor's own pricing page on 2026-08-17.

vs Buffer

Free tier

3 channels · 10 queued posts per channel

The best-known simple scheduler, and the one most creators outgrow first.

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vs Later

No free plan

$18.75/mo billed yearly

Instagram-first visual planner that dropped its free plan.

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vs Metricool

Free tier

1 brand · 20 posts/month · no LinkedIn or X

Analytics-led scheduler with strong ads reporting — and a very thin free tier.

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vs Hootsuite

No free plan

$99/user/mo billed yearly

The enterprise incumbent, priced accordingly.

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vs Sprout Social

No free plan

$79/seat/mo billed yearly ($99 monthly)

Enterprise social suite with reporting to match the price.

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vs SocialBee

No free plan

$29/mo

Category-based evergreen recycling, with no free tier.

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vs Vista Social

No free plan

$79/mo

Feature-dense agency platform that charges extra for X.

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vs Loomly

No free plan

$49/mo billed yearly ($65 monthly)

Collaboration-first calendar built around approval workflows.

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vs Publer

Free tier

3 accounts · 10 posts each · no X

Flexible per-account pricing, with X locked behind a paid plan.

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vs Planoly

Free tier

Mobile app only · 10 uploads/month

Instagram visual planner with a mobile-only free tier.

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vs Agorapulse

No free plan

$79/user/mo

Inbox-led social management priced per user.

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vs Sendible

No free plan

$35/mo

Agency platform built around client workspaces.

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vs Tailwind

Free tier

5 posts/month · 1 account · Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook only

Pinterest specialist with a very small free tier.

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vs CoSchedule

Free tier

1 profile · 15 scheduled messages · 1 user

Marketing calendar first, social scheduler second.

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vs Pallyy

Free tier

1 social set · 15 posts/month · 1 user

Clean, cheap, Instagram-leaning scheduler.

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vs Planable

Free tier

First 50 posts total — lifetime, not monthly

Collaboration and approval tool where "free" is a lifetime 50-post allowance.

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vs Postiz

No free plan

$29/mo

Open-source scheduler you can self-host — no free hosted tier.

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What you get free, everywhere on this site

  • 5 connected channels
  • Unlimited scheduled posts
  • Unlimited projects
  • X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube included
  • Cross-platform analytics dashboard
  • 50 starting AI credits (one-time)
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