Best Social Media Management Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Buffer is ranked #1 of 145 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Zoho Social and Later. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Zoho Social. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Later at $1.56/mo.
Keeping social channels active can involve publishing, reviewing drafts, and responding to conversations. Compare supported networks and social accounts to see whether the tools cover your channels, then weigh scheduled posts, social inbox features, analytics, and approval workflows. Team-user limits, free-plan availability, and starting paid prices can help you consider how well a service fits your process and budget. Buffer leads the ranking, with Metricool and Postmill next; Nimply, Social Champ, Publer, Fedica, and Mydrop AI also appear near the top. Consider which publishing and collaboration tasks you need to manage, and use the listed criteria to compare how each tool might support them.
145 social media management tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
145ranked
14free plans on this page
$1.56/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#2 Zoho Social Runner-up · 9.1 Free plan · Free
#3 Later Also great · 9.0 $1.56/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Social accounts
- 1
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, Start Pages, Mastodon, YouTube Shorts, Threads, Bluesky
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About BufferVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Social accounts
- 12
- Supported networks
- X, Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Mastodon, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky
- Social inbox
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $18.75/mo
- Social accounts
- 8
- Supported networks
- Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snapchat
- Scheduled posts
- 30
- Social inbox
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.56/mofirst paid tier About LaterVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $20/mo
- Social accounts
- 1
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, YouTube, Twitch
- Scheduled posts
- 20
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.67/mofirst paid tier About MetricoolVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $79/mo
- Social accounts
- 10
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, Bluesky, Reddit
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About AgorapulseVisit site - Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $4/mo
- Social accounts
- 1
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Mastodon, Bluesky, X, WhatsApp Business
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Social ChampVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $33/mo
- Social accounts
- 4
- Supported networks
- Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads
- Scheduled posts
- 60
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$33/mofirst paid tier About PlanableVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $5/mo
- Social accounts
- 3
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profiles, YouTube, WordPress, TikTok, Telegram, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky
- Scheduled posts
- 10
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About PublerVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- 7
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€15/mofirst paid tier About IconosquareVisit site - Free trial AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $79/mo
- Social accounts
- 5
- Supported networks
- X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, WhatsApp
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$79/mofirst paid tier About Sprout SocialVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $59/mo
- Social accounts
- 10
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Pinterest
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$59/mofirst paid tier About HeyOrcaVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Social accounts
- 5
- Supported networks
- LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky, Facebook, X
- Scheduled posts
- 400
- Social inbox
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€19/mofirst paid tier About SwelloVisit site - Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- Free
- Social accounts
- 10
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About HootsuiteVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $29/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.92/mofirst paid tier About PostizVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, WhatsApp, YouTube, Google, Pinterest
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $15/mo
- Social accounts
- 5
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profiles, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, Bluesky, Threads, X, TikTok, YouTube
- Scheduled posts
- 300
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About OneUpVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $8/mo
- Social accounts
- 6
- Supported networks
- Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Telegram
- Scheduled posts
- 200
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8/mofirst paid tier About NimplyVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $22/mo
- Social accounts
- 8
- Supported networks
- Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Mastodon, Pinterest, Bluesky, Google Business Profile
- Scheduled posts
- 750
- Social inbox
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About SocialBu AIVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $29/mo
- Social accounts
- 5
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, Telegram
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About ContentStudioVisit site - WebAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Social accounts
- 5
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business, Bluesky
- Scheduled posts
- 500
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $24/mo
- Social accounts
- 1
- Supported networks
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X, Google Business Profile, Threads, Snapchat
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$24/mofirst paid tier About Sked SocialVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $10/mo
- Social accounts
- 15
- Supported networks
- Bluesky, Facebook, Google Business Profile, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mastodon, PeerTube, Pinterest, Pixelfed, Telegram, Threads, TikTok, Tumblr, X (Twitter), YouTube
- Scheduled posts
- 100
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About FedicaVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $12.50/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$12.50/mofirst paid tier About PlannVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $79/mo
- Social accounts
- 15
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Reddit, Google Business
- Social inbox
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$79/mofirst paid tier About Vista SocialVisit site
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Questions about this list
Which social media management tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Buffer is ranked #1 of 145 with a score of 9.2. Zoho Social is second and Later third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Later has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.56/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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