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Prices checked November 2026

Best social media schedulers in 2026

19 schedulers side by side: what each one costs, whether there's a free plan, which networks it covers and who it suits best. Filter the list, or switch to the table to scan them all at once.

Last updated Reviewed by the Social9 team

What is the best social media scheduler?

Social9 is our pick for small teams who want posts planned and written for them: it has a free plan, paid plans from $12/month and all 11 networks. For other needs: Hootsuite for large teams that need listening and benchmarking; SocialPilot for agencies on a budget that manage many clients; Tailwind for Pinterest-first marketers. 10 of the 19 tools here have a free plan; prices were checked November 2026.

Tools compared
19
With a free plan
10
Prices checked
November

Top social media schedulers

All 19 tools

Our pick

Best for: Small teams who want posts planned and written for them

Tell Social9 about your brand once. Its AI Autopilot plans the week, writes each post in your voice, waits for your OK and then publishes on every network you connect.

  • Publishes to all 11 networks, from LinkedIn and X to Bluesky and Mastodon
  • AI Autopilot plans and writes in your brand voice, then waits for your approval
  • Works with Claude through an MCP connector

Publishes to all 11 networks

Free plan

$0

1 brand, 3 accounts, 20 AI credits a month

Individual

$12/mo

3 accounts on any of the 11 networks

Add-ons on every plan: $4 a month per extra channel, $5 for 100 AI credits. Free plan accounts: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Mastodon or Bluesky.

Why it costs less

From $12/month for 3 accounts on all 11 networks. 14 of the 18 other tools here list a higher starting price, and 9 start at $29/month or more, often per user or per channel.

Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked November 2026.

Agorapulse

Best for: Teams that work from a shared inbox and report on ROI

From

$79

/user/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing11 networks
  • Unified social inbox
  • Social listening
  • Advanced analytics

Buffer

Best for: Solo creators and small teams who want a simple queue

From

$5

/channel/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing12 networks
  • Multi-platform scheduling
  • Content calendar
  • AI Assistant

CoSchedule

Best for: Marketers planning social next to blogs and projects

From

$29

/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing11 networks
  • Unified marketing calendar
  • ReQueue for evergreen posts
  • AI Social Assistant

Hootsuite

Best for: Large teams that need listening and benchmarking

From

$99

/user/mo · billed yearly

No free plan9 networks
  • Social listening
  • Social analytics
  • Team collaboration

Later

Best for: Visual planning for Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest

From

$18.75

/mo · billed yearly

No free plan8 networks
  • Visual content planner
  • Link in bio tool
  • Influencer marketing

Loomly

Best for: Teams that want approvals on every plan

From

$49

/mo · billed yearly

No free planAI writing8 networks
  • Custom approval workflows
  • Post previews
  • Content ideas and inspiration

MeetEdgar

Best for: Recycling an evergreen content library

From

$29.99

/mo

No free planAI writing10 networks
  • Auto-recycling content
  • Evergreen content library
  • Post variations

Metricool

Best for: Analytics-first planning, priced by brand

From

$20

/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing11 networks
  • Real-time analytics
  • Competitor analysis
  • Ad management

Pallyy

Best for: Inbox, scheduling and a bio link in one place

From

$25

/mo

Free plan10 networks
  • Unified social inbox
  • Bio link tool
  • Client management

Planable

Best for: Collaboration and client approvals per workspace

From

$33

/workspace/mo

No free planAI writing9 networks
  • Real-time comments
  • Client approval system
  • Visual content planning

Plann

Best for: Creators planning a visual Instagram grid

From

$12.50

/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing7 networks
  • Visual content planning
  • AI caption generator
  • Hashtag research

Publer

Best for: Low per-account pricing and wide network coverage

From

$5

/mo · 1 account

Free planAI writing13 networks
  • Bulk upload (CSV)
  • Auto-reply to comments
  • Link in bio

Sendible

Best for: Agencies that need client workspaces and white label

From

$35

/mo

No free planAI writing9 networks
  • White-label dashboard
  • Client onboarding
  • Automated reporting

Tailwind

Best for: Pinterest-first marketers

From

$11.99

/mo · billed yearly

Free planAI writing3 networks
  • Pinterest and Instagram scheduling
  • Tailwind Create designs
  • SmartLoop for evergreen pins

Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked November 2026, as each vendor lists them: some are per user, per channel or billed yearly. Network counts come from each vendor's own network list; “All 11 networks” means it lists every network Social9 publishes to. Plans change, so check the vendor's page before you buy.

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