Alternatives
Alternatives to the social media tools you use now
Ranked alternatives to Hootsuite, Buffer, Later, Publer, SocialBee, Sprout Social, Loomly, Metricool, Agorapulse, Sendible, Post Bridge, Postiz, Vista Social, Blotato, and ContentStudio. Each page lists prices checked in October 2026, what changed at that tool, and who should stay on it.
Hootsuite alternatives
Free and low cost picks after Hootsuite ended its free plan
Buffer alternatives
The established social media scheduler
Buffer starts at
$6/month per channel, $5 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, Publer, Metricool, Postiz, SocialBee
Later alternatives
The visual-first social media planner
Later starts at
$25/month (Starter, 1 social set), $18.75 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, Buffer, Publer, Metricool, Vista Social
Publer alternatives
The feature-packed budget scheduler
Publer starts at
Free (3 accounts, X excluded, 10 scheduled posts each)
Ranked
Socialync, Buffer, Metricool, SocialBee, Postiz
SocialBee alternatives
The category-based social media scheduler
SocialBee starts at
$29/month (Bootstrap, 5 profiles), $290 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, Publer, ContentStudio, Buffer, Metricool
Sprout Social alternatives
The premium enterprise social media suite
Sprout Social starts at
$79/seat/month billed yearly (Essentials, 5 profiles)
Ranked
Socialync, Agorapulse, Vista Social, Metricool, Sendible
Loomly alternatives
The guided social media management tool
Loomly starts at
$65/month (Starter, 12 accounts, 3 users), $49 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, Buffer, Publer, Sendible, SocialBee
Metricool alternatives
The analytics first social scheduler
Metricool starts at
$25/month (Starter, 5 brands), $20 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, Buffer, Agorapulse, Sprout Social, Publer
Agorapulse alternatives
The enterprise social inbox
Agorapulse starts at
$79/user/month billed yearly (Standard, 10 profiles)
Ranked
Socialync, Buffer, Vista Social, Sendible, Metricool
Sendible alternatives
The agency focused social scheduler
Sendible starts at
$35/month (Core, 6 profiles, unlimited users)
Ranked
Socialync, Vista Social, Agorapulse, Metricool, ContentStudio
Post Bridge alternatives
The indie cross-posting tool
Post Bridge starts at
$39/month (Marketer, 15 accounts)
Ranked
Socialync, Postiz, Buffer, Blotato, Publer
Postiz alternatives
The open-source social media scheduler
Postiz starts at
$29/month (Standard, 5 channels, unlimited posts)
Ranked
Socialync, Post Bridge, Buffer, Blotato, Metricool
Vista Social alternatives
The agency-grade social media suite
Vista Social starts at
$99/month (Professional, 15 profiles, 2 users), $950 billed yearly
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Socialync, Agorapulse, Sendible, Metricool, ContentStudio
Blotato alternatives
The AI content engine for operators
Blotato starts at
$29/month (Starter, 20 accounts, 1,250 AI credits)
Ranked
Socialync, Postiz, Post Bridge, Repurpose.io, Buffer
ContentStudio alternatives
The all-in-one content marketing suite
ContentStudio starts at
$29/month (Standard, 5 accounts), $19 billed yearly
Ranked
Socialync, SocialBee, Publer, Metricool, Sendible
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