The cheapest social media scheduler that meters nothing is Schedchie: €7.99 a month flat, unlimited connected accounts, unlimited scheduled posts, ten platforms.
The cheapest paid plan of any scheduler we track is Radaar Basic at $4.99, but it stops at 3 profiles and 90 posts a month. The cheapest plan that meters neither accounts nor posts is Schedchie at €7.99. Everything below is priced from each vendor’s own page on 26 July 2026, so you can check it.
| Tool | Cheapest paid plan | What that price covers | Free plan? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radaar | $4.99/mo (Basic) | 3 profiles, 90 scheduled posts a month. Standard at $9.99 lifts the post cap but still caps profiles at 6. | No |
| Publer | €4.40 per account/mo | Professional, billed per social account; every 10th account free. | Yes. 3 accounts, 10 posts each, no X |
| Buffer | $5 per channel/mo (billed yearly) | Essentials. Five channels is $25, ten is $50. | Yes. 3 channels, 10 posts each |
| Social Champ | $5 per account/mo | Starter, per profile. Flat Standard is $29 for 6 accounts. | Yes. 3 accounts, 15 posts |
| Schedchie | €7.99/mo flat | Unlimited connected accounts and unlimited scheduled posts on 10 platforms. Posting to X is a separate €4.99 add-on per 30 posts. | No. 14-day trial with every feature |
| Pallyy | $15/mo (Starter) | 2 accounts, 20 posts/mo. Pro at $25 is unlimited posts, 11 accounts. | Yes. 1 account, 15 posts/mo |
| Metricool | €16/mo (billed annually) | Starter, 5 brands. Month-to-month billing is €20. | Yes. 1 brand, 20 posts/mo |
| SocialPilot | $20/mo (Essentials) | 5 accounts, 1 user; extra accounts $4/mo each. | No — 14-day trial |
Every figure read off each vendor’s own pricing page on 26 July 2026; each tool name links to the page it came from. Radaar, Buffer, Metricool, SocialPilot and Pallyy re-checked 16 August 2026 — no price changes. Currency as each vendor displays it, unconverted. Prices move, so if one of these is wrong now, tell us and we will fix it.
Why "cheapest" depends on how many accounts you run
Almost every tool in the table charges by the account, the channel, or the brand. That model looks cheap at one account and gets expensive exactly when your presence grows. A flat price does not. This is the whole comparison in one line: metered tools price your growth; Schedchie prices the software.
The cheapest schedulers in 2026, ranked
1. Schedchie — the cheapest unlimited scheduler (€7.99/mo flat)
Schedchie is the only scheduler in this field that leaves both meters off: unlimited connected accounts and unlimited scheduled posts, on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon and Telegram, for one flat €7.99 a month.
Unlimited, both meters: accounts and posts. Ten profiles cost what one costs. A 60-post week costs what a 6-post week costs.
Schedule from ChatGPT or Claude: Schedchie speaks MCP — connect your own AI assistant and schedule, edit and manage the queue from the chat you already use. No per-credit fees, because the assistant is yours.
Bulk CSV import: load a whole content calendar from one spreadsheet, media included.
Teams without seat fees: members join free; the €24.99 Team plan adds approvals and client review links.
Best for: anyone running more than two or three accounts — creators with faceless portfolios, small agencies, multi-brand businesses.
2. Radaar — cheapest entry price, tight caps ($4.99/mo)
Radaar Basic is the lowest sticker price on the market. The caps are the catch: 3 profiles and 90 posts a month, and the $9.99 Standard tier that removes the post cap still stops at 6 profiles. Fine for a small, fixed footprint; a wall for anything growing.
3. Publer — cheap per account, until the accounts add up (€4.40/account/mo)
Publer's per-account rate is one of the lowest, and every 10th account is free. The model still meters growth: nine paid accounts run about €39.60 a month, five times Schedchie's flat price for the same work.
4. Buffer — the minimalist option for one or two channels ($5/channel/mo)
Buffer's Essentials is $5 per channel billed yearly ($6 month-to-month). At one channel it is the cheapest way to keep a clean queue. At five channels it is $25 a month, and at ten it is $50 — the per-channel meter is the product. See the full breakdown in Schedchie vs Buffer.
5. Social Champ — low entry, per-profile meter ($5/account/mo)
Social Champ's Starter runs $5 per profile monthly (cheaper billed annually), with a flat $29 Standard tier at 6 accounts. Same pattern: the price scales with your profile count, not with the software.
6. Metricool — analytics-first, brand-metered (€16/mo billed annually)
Metricool's Starter is €16 a month billed annually — €20 month-to-month — for up to 5 brands, with a free tier at 1 brand and 20 posts. Strong reporting; the brand meter and per-tier caps decide the real price as you add clients.
The rest of the field prices the same way: Pallyy's unlimited-posts Pro is $25 with an 11-account cap, SocialPilot's $20 Essentials covers 5 accounts and charges $4 for each extra, Zoho Social's Standard is €10 a month billed annually for a single brand. Different logos, same meter.
What 5 and 10 accounts actually cost per month
| Tool | 5 accounts | 10 accounts |
|---|---|---|
| Schedchie | €7.99 | €7.99 |
| Publer | €22.00 | €39.60 (10th free) |
| Buffer | $25 | $50 |
| SocialPilot | $20 | $40 ($4 per extra account) |
| Metricool | €20 (5-brand cap) | €37 tier (10-brand cap) |
Account meters are half the bill; post caps are the other half. If you are committing a heavy quarter or a video channel, the same math is worked through in the best scheduler for Q4 2026 and the best YouTube schedulers in 2026.
FAQ
What is the cheapest social media scheduler in 2026?
By sticker price, Radaar Basic at $4.99 a month — capped at 3 profiles and 90 posts. By what you get, Schedchie at €7.99 flat: unlimited accounts and unlimited posts on ten platforms.
What is the cheapest unlimited social media scheduler?
Schedchie, at €7.99 a month. It is the only tool in this comparison that leaves both accounts and posts uncapped; the closest alternatives cap profiles (Radaar at 6, Pallyy at 11) even on their unlimited-post plans.
Is there a scheduler with no per-account fees?
Schedchie charges no per-account fee at any count — €7.99 covers every account you connect. Buffer, Publer, Social Champ and SocialPilot all bill per account or channel.
What is the cheapest scheduler for agencies with many client accounts?
A flat price wins as client counts grow. At 20 client accounts, per-account tools bill $80–$100 a month; Schedchie stays at €7.99, or €24.99 on the Team plan with approvals and client review links included.
How do you choose the right social media scheduler for your budget?
Count your accounts and your monthly posts first, then read what each cheap tier actually caps — a low-cost social media management tool that actually works is one whose limits you never hit. Check the post quota, the account cap, and whether your platforms are included. At one or two channels, a per-channel plan does the job; from three accounts up, or on any plan to grow, a flat price wins, and Schedchie's €7.99 covers every account and post. The full 25-vendor market table is in our scheduler pricing index.
The verdict
If your whole presence is one or two channels, Buffer's $5 channel or Radaar's $4.99 entry plan will do. From three accounts up, the meters flip the math and Schedchie is the cheapest social media scheduler in 2026 — €7.99 a month, no account meter, no post cap. Start the 14-day free trial and connect everything, or compare every tool line by line on our alternatives page.