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Best Social Scheduling in 2026

Social scheduling tools help you plan posts and manage publishing across social networks. This list is for people who need a scheduling service and want to compare free access, paid starting prices and supported platforms.

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    Content Drifter

    by Content Drifter
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Content Drifter combines content creation, scheduling, publishing, brand tools, approvals, and engagement feedback across nine networks.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $14/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    CoSchedule

    by CoSchedule
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

    CoSchedule combines calendar planning, publishing, and reporting with AI writing assistance and schedule automation. Check profile limits and the separate Twitter/X charge when choosing a plan.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $29/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Metricool

    by Metricool
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    Metricool combines publishing, analytics, inbox management, and advertising features for a range of social networks.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $20/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Agorapulse

    by Agorapulse
    Free plan AndroidiPhone

    Agorapulse covers social publishing, inbox management, team coordination, and reporting, with mobile apps and integrations.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $79/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Hopper HQ Hashtag Generator

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    The generator offers a free way to create and copy Instagram hashtag sets, with a choice of generated tags or ready-made packs. Treat suggestions as unverified: Hopper does not guarantee tag safety.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Planable

    by Planable
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $33/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Postiz

    by Postiz
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2

    Postiz brings publishing, analytics, workflow integrations, and human review of agent-created posts into a shared calendar.

    7.3 From $29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    PostNext

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    PostNext combines social scheduling, AI content tools, and team workflows across seven channels. Check the free plan’s account and post limits, and note where AI prompts and text are processed.

    7.3 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Planoly

    by Planoly
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Planoly covers planning, approvals, inbox handling, and analytics across many networks. Compare social-set, upload, and user limits with your publishing requirements before selecting a paid tier.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $14/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Publer

    by Publer
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Publer covers scheduling across a wide selection of networks, with workflows and analytics alongside a limited Free plan.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Visit site
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    Social Champ

    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1

    Social Champ brings scheduling, inbox monitoring, analytics, and team workflows together across a broad set of platforms.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $4/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Typefully

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+3

    Choose Typefully if you want writing, scheduling, and publishing tools across multiple social platforms, with integrations and collaboration options.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Zoho Social

    by Zoho Social
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Zoho Social combines scheduling, monitoring, analytics, and integrations across web and mobile.

    6.8 Free plan · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Schedura

    by Schedura
    Free plan Web

    Schedura offers a free entry point and scalable paid tiers for social account management. Channel, workspace, seat and AI-token limits are the main distinctions between plans.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $19/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Tailwind

    by Tailwind
    Free plan Web

    Choose Tailwind if you need a web tool for Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook and its account and post allowances fit your workload.

    6.5 Free plan · paid from $29.99/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Later

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Later combines visual scheduling, publishing, and a Link in Bio page across supported social networks. Weigh its basic analytics and lack of inbox and approval workflow against your day-to-day needs.

    6.3 Free plan · paid from $18.75/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    OneUp

    by OneUp
    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2

    OneUp combines publishing, recycling, analytics, inbox features, and social listening in one service. Its plan limits and paid-only model matter when choosing an account level.

    6.3 From $15/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Loomly

    by Loomly
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Loomly combines multi-network publishing support with inbox, approvals, and advanced analytics. Check the account, user, and billing limits against your team before choosing a plan.

    6.2 From $49/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Hootsuite

    by Hootsuite
    Free trial Web

    Choose Hootsuite if you want to plan, publish and monitor social activity across supported networks, with analytics and integrations from a web dashboard.

    6.1 From $99/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    SocialPilot

    by SocialPilot
    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2

    SocialPilot covers major social networks with inbox, approvals, scheduling, and tiered team allowances.

    6.0 14-day trial Visit site
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    SocialBee

    by SocialBee
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    SocialBee combines broad network support with scheduled posting and a social inbox. Its paid plans scale profile and workspace allowances, while larger plans add longer analytics coverage.

    5.9 14-day trial Visit site
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    Kontentino

    by Kontentino
    Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

    Kontentino combines multi-network planning with approvals and tiered user, profile, and AI-credit allowances.

    5.8 From $59/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Sprout Social

    by Sprout Social
    Free trial AndroidiPhone

    Sprout Social covers cross-network publishing, inbox management, collaboration, and reporting with tiered profile limits.

    5.6 From $79/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    RecurPost

    by RecurPost
    Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

    RecurPost combines multi-network scheduling with a social inbox and tiered account, user, posting, and storage limits.

    5.5 From $9/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Sendible

    by Sendible
    Paid Web

    Sendible offers broad network coverage, inbox handling and standard analytics through paid web plans. The 14-day trial lowers the commitment, while profile and workspace limits vary by tier.

    5.1 From $35/mo · 14-day trial Visit site

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Check what a free plan includes, whether a trial is offered and how long it lasts, and what happens when access ends. If reading or changing code matters, review the licence. Compare social profiles, networks, approvals, bulk scheduling, queues and analytics before choosing.

Questions

Do these social scheduling tools have free plans?

A free plan is offered by tools on this list. Check the plan details and limits before relying on it.

Can I try a tool before paying?

A free trial is offered by tools on this list. Hopper HQ Hashtag Generator and Later list 14-day trials.

What platforms do these tools support?

Platforms represented here include web, iOS, Android, API, browser extension and macOS.

What should I compare between scheduling tools?

Compare free plan terms, paid starting price, social profiles, supported networks, approval workflows, bulk scheduling, post queues and analytics.

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