How Smartplannr compares
Side-by-side comparisons with the tools people most often weigh up, with each price taken from the vendor’s own pricing page and dated. Each one also says where the other tool is the better choice.
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Prices at a glance
Smartplannr: a flat price per plan, whatever networks you connect. Free plan with 3 accounts, 10 posts scheduled at a time, 30 published a month and 20 AI generations, with no card; Plus, £7 a month (£67 a year) for 6 accounts and 3 people.
- BufferHow it’s pricedPer channel (each connected social account)Lowest paid planEssentials, $5 per channel a month, billed yearly ($60 a year per channel)Free plan: Yes: up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 1 userCompare
- HootsuiteHow it’s pricedPer user, per monthLowest paid planStandard, $99 per user a month (annual billing), 10 social accountsFree plan: No; a 14-day free trial on Standard, Professional and AdvancedCompare
- LaterHow it’s pricedPer plan, by social sets (one profile per network); extra sets and users cost moreLowest paid planStarter, $18.75 a month billed yearly: 1 social set (8 profiles), 1 userFree plan: No; a 14-day free trialCompare
- Sprout SocialHow it’s pricedPer seat, per monthLowest paid planEssentials, $79 per seat a month billed yearly ($99 billed monthly), 5 social profilesFree plan: No; a 30-day free trial with no cardCompare
- MetricoolHow it’s pricedPer plan, by number of brandsLowest paid planStarter, from $20 a month billed annually ($25 monthly) for up to 5 brandsFree plan: Yes: 1 brand on every network except LinkedIn and X, 20 posts a month, 30 days of analyticsCompare
- SocialPilotHow it’s pricedPer plan, with extra accounts at £3 and extra users at £4 a monthLowest paid planEssentials, £24 a month (£20.40 billed annually): 7 accounts, 1 userFree plan: No; a 14-day free trial, no cardCompare
- PlanableHow it’s pricedPer workspace, per monthLowest paid planBasic, $33 per workspace a month: 4 pages, 60 posts a month, unlimited usersFree plan: A trial of 50 posts in total, with no time limit and no cardCompare
- AgorapulseHow it’s pricedPer user, per monthLowest paid planStandard, $79 per user a month billed yearly ($99 monthly), 10 social profilesFree plan: A 30-day free trial; you can stay on a free plan afterwardsCompare
- Poster.lyHow it’s pricedPer plan, by accounts, brands and seatsLowest paid planStarter, $6 a month billed annually ($67 a year): 5 accountsFree plan: No; a 7-day free trial with a card requiredCompare
- SendibleHow it’s pricedPer plan, by workspaces and social profiles, with unlimited usersLowest paid planCore, £27 a month billed monthly: 1 workspace, 6 social profiles, unlimited usersFree plan: No; a 14-day free trial with no cardCompare
- LoomlyHow it’s pricedPer plan, by social accounts and usersLowest paid planStarter, $49 a month billed yearly ($588 a year) or $65 billed monthly: 12 social accounts, 3 usersFree plan: No; a free trial with no cardCompare
- PublerHow it’s pricedPer social account, plus each extra team member (every 10th free)Lowest paid planProfessional, $5 per account a month, or $4 billed yearlyFree plan: Yes: 3 social accounts (not X), 10 scheduled posts per account, 1 user, 24 hours of post historyCompare
- Vista SocialHow it’s pricedPer plan, by social profiles and usersLowest paid planProfessional, $80 a month billed yearly ($950 a year) or $99 billed monthly: 15 social profiles, 2 usersFree plan: No; a 14-day free trial with no cardCompare
- PlanolyHow it’s pricedPer plan, by social sets (one account per network) and users, with paid add-onsLowest paid planStarter, $14 a month billed yearly ($16 monthly): 1 social set, 1 userFree plan: On the mobile app only, with 10 uploads a monthCompare
- Hopper HQHow it’s pricedPer connected social account, per monthLowest paid planGrow, $5 per account a month billed annually ($6 monthly), 1 userFree plan: No; a 14-day free trial, with a payment method taken at sign-upCompare
- IconosquareHow it’s pricedPer plan, by social profiles and usersLowest paid planStarter, from £8 a month billed yearly (£10 monthly) for 3 profiles, 1 user, 30 posts a monthFree plan: Yes: 2 social profiles, 1 user, 10 posts a month per profile, 1 month of analytics historyCompare
- Meta Business SuiteHow it’s pricedFree to use, on desktop and in its mobile appLowest paid planFree plan: The whole tool is freeCompare
Every price was read on the vendor’s own pricing page on 4 November 2026, in the currency and billing period it showed. Each comparison links to its source. We make Smartplannr.
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