Best Social Media Scheduling Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Buffer is ranked #1 of 43 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Metricool and Social Champ. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Metricool. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Later at $1.56/mo.
Keeping social publishing organized means balancing channels, collaborators, and the work that happens before and after a post goes live. Compared on supported networks, social accounts, and team seats, these tools offer ways to assess fit for your publishing setup. Consider bulk scheduling and approval workflows for preparing and reviewing posts, then inbox monitoring and post analytics for managing activity and tracking performance. Buffer, Social Champ, and Metricool lead the ranking, with Publer and Zoho Social among the early entries. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the comparison, helping you weigh listed capabilities against your budget and the way your team works.
43 social media scheduling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
43ranked
16free plans on this page
$1.56/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#2 Metricool Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · $1.67/mo
#3 Social Champ Also great · 7.1 Free plan · $5/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, Start Pages, Mastodon, YouTube Shorts, Threads, Bluesky
- Social accounts
- 1
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About BufferVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, YouTube, Twitch
- Social accounts
- 1
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.67/mofirst paid tier About MetricoolVisit site - Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, WhatsApp Business
- Social accounts
- 10
- Team seats
- 1
- Approval workflows
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About Social ChampVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Threads, Twitter/X, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Bluesky
- Social accounts
- 3
- Team seats
- 1
- Approval workflows
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About CoScheduleVisit site - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 18.75 /mo
- Supported networks
- Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snapchat
- Social accounts
- 8
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.56/mofirst paid tier About LaterVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Google Business, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, X/Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky
- Social accounts
- 3
- Team seats
- 1
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$179/mofirst paid tier About Post PlannerVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- X, Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Mastodon, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky
- Social accounts
- 12
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, Bluesky, Reddit
- Social accounts
- 10
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$99/mofirst paid tier About AgorapulseVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 59 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Pinterest
- Social accounts
- 10
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$59/mofirst paid tier About HeyOrcaVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 16 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$16/mofirst paid tier About Hopper HQ Hashtag GeneratorVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 33 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads
- Social accounts
- 4
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$33/mofirst paid tier About PlanableVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest
- Social accounts
- 11
- Approval workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, WordPress
- Approval workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About PublerVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 7 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Bluesky, VK, LinkedIn, XING, Pinterest, Instagram Business, Threads, Flickr, Medium, Tumblr, Torial, Diigo, Dev.to, Bloglovin, Reddit
- Social accounts
- 3
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$7/mofirst paid tier About Blog2SocialVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Pinterest, Reddit, Instagram, Telegram, Medium, TikTok, Tumblr, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, Band, Blogger, VK, Plurk, LINE, Webhooks, Discord, Slack
- Social accounts
- 15
- Approval workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Approval workflows
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About PallyyVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29.99 /mo
- Supported networks
- Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook
- Social accounts
- 1
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29.99/mofirst paid tier About TailwindVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profiles, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, Bluesky, Threads, X, TikTok, YouTube
- Social accounts
- 5
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About OneUpVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /mo
- Supported networks
- Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Mastodon, Bluesky, YouTube
- Social accounts
- 4
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About PlanlyVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Supported networks
- Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOS
- Free plan
- No
- Supported networks
- X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, WhatsApp
- Social accounts
- 5
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$79/mofirst paid tier About Sprout SocialVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, Telegram
- Social accounts
- 5
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About ContentStudioVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Google Play Store, Apple App Store, X
- Social accounts
- 5
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$89/mofirst paid tier About NapoleonCatVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 18 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X/Twitter, Google Business, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky, Telegram
- Social accounts
- 10
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$18/mofirst paid tier About NuelinkVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
- Supported networks
- Facebook, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram, Google Business Profile, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Meta Threads, Bluesky
- Social accounts
- 2
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About RecurPostVisit site
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Questions about this list
Which social media scheduling software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Buffer is ranked #1 of 43 with a score of 7.1. Metricool is second and Social Champ third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 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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