The cheapest social media scheduler per account is Schedchie Pro: €9.99 a month for up to 300 accounts (15 on each of 20 platforms), about 3 cents an account, monthly billing. Start free trial.
The cheapest unlimited social media scheduler is Schedchie Ultra: €24.99 a month for unlimited accounts and posts (fair use applies). For a single account, Publer (€4.46 per account on monthly billing) or Buffer ($6 per channel on monthly billing, $5 billed yearly) costs less, and a free tier costs nothing if its post cap is enough.
From the third account on, the order flips. Two accounts cost €8.92 a month at Publer and $12 at Buffer on monthly billing, three cost €13.38 and $18; at Schedchie they cost €9.99, and so do twenty. Start the 14-day free trial or read the table first.
What 1, 5 and 10 accounts cost at 11 schedulers
Each tool's cheapest paid plan, priced at the account counts people actually run. Monthly billing unless the billing column says otherwise. Currency as each vendor shows it, unconverted. "Account" means one connected profile, such as one Instagram account or one LinkedIn page.
Prices verified on November 12, 2026 for Metricool, Pallyy, Postiz, SocialBee and Hootsuite, plus Later's yearly rate, on each vendor's own pricing page. Buffer, Publer, SocialPilot and Later's monthly rate keep their November 6, 2026 read, because those pages did not show those figures today; Zoho Social keeps its October 20, 2026 read. Every row in the table links to the page its figures came from.
| Tool and plan | Pricing unit | Billing | 1 account | 5 accounts | 10 accounts | Free tier | Source (accessed Nov 6 to 12, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedchie | Flat. Up to 15 accounts on each platform and unlimited posts | Monthly | €9.99 | €9.99 | €9.99 | None. 14-day free trial | schedchie.com/pricing |
| Buffer Essentials | Per channel. Fair use of 5,000 posts per channel | Monthly ($5 per channel billed yearly) | $6 | $30 | $60 | 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 1 user | buffer.com/pricing |
| Publer Professional | Per social account, every 10th free | Monthly (€3.56 per account billed yearly). Excl. VAT | €4.46 | €22.30 | €40.14 | 3 accounts (no X), 10 scheduled posts per account, 1 user | publer.com/pricing |
| Zoho Social Standard | Per brand: one profile per network, 1 member | Monthly (€10 billed yearly) | €15 | €15 if all 5 are one brand | €15 if all 10 are one brand | 1 brand (6 channels), 1 member, scheduling marked unavailable | zoho.com/social/pricing (Zoho figures from Oct 20, 2026: prices not shown on the page today) |
| Metricool Starter | Per brand | Monthly (€16 for 5 brands, €29 for 10, billed yearly) | €20 | €20 | €37 | 1 brand, 20 posts a month | metricool.com/pricing |
| Pallyy Pro | Per social set (one client, any networks), +$10 per extra set | Monthly (yearly figure not published) | $25 | $25 if one set | $25 if one set | 1 set, 15 posts a month, images only | pallyy.com/pricing |
| Later Starter | Per social set of 8 profiles, 30 posts per profile | Monthly ($18.75 billed yearly) | $25 | $25 | Starter stops at 8 profiles | None. 14-day trial | later.com/pricing |
| Postiz Standard | Plan tier: 5 channels | Monthly ($23 billed yearly) | $29 | $29 | Standard stops at 5 channels | None. 7-day trial | postiz.com/pricing |
| SocialBee Bootstrap | Plan tier: 5 profiles, 1 user | Monthly ($290 a year billed yearly, $24 a month). Excl. VAT | $29 | $29 | Bootstrap stops at 5 profiles | None. 14-day trial | socialbee.com/pricing |
| SocialPilot Essentials | Plan tier: 7 accounts, then $4 per extra account | Monthly ($25.50 billed yearly) | $30 | $30 | $42 | None. 14-day trial | socialpilot.co/plans |
| Hootsuite Standard | Per user: 10 accounts each | Yearly only (monthly rate not published) | $99 | $99 | $99 | None. 14-day trial | hootsuite.com/plans |
Also checked on November 6, 2026, all without a free tier: Sendible Core $35 a month for 6 profiles, Vista Social Professional $99 a month for 15 profiles, Loomly Starter $65 a month for 12 accounts. Prices move, so the full social media scheduler pricing index tracks more tools and plans. If one of these is wrong now, tell us and we will fix it.
Per channel, per brand, per user or flat: how schedulers charge
The sticker price matters less than the unit it is charged in. Five units cover the market.
- Per channel or per account (Buffer, Publer). The cheapest way to run one profile, and the bill grows with every profile you add. Ten accounts cost $60 at Buffer and €40.14 at Publer each month.
- Per brand or per social set (Metricool, Zoho Social, Pallyy, Later). A brand or set bundles a group of profiles for one client. A second client, or a second account on the same network, means another brand or set.
- Plan tiers with a profile cap (Postiz, SocialBee, SocialPilot, Sendible, Vista Social, Loomly). One price up to a fixed number of profiles, then a bigger plan or a per-account add-on.
- Per user (Hootsuite). $99 per user billed annually for 10 accounts. Every teammate is another $99.
- Flat (Schedchie). €9.99 a month for up to 15 accounts on each platform, whatever the number of posts.
The rule that follows: with one profile, a per-channel plan or a free tier wins. With three or more, the flat price is lower than every per-account plan in the table, and at ten accounts it is the lowest price in the table.
The cheapest options, tool by tool
Schedchie: cheapest per account, €9.99 flat
Schedchie charges €9.99 a month for up to 15 connected accounts on each platform and unlimited scheduled posts on twenty platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Google Business Profile, Discord, Slack, WordPress, Dev.to, Hashnode, Ghost, Pixelfed, Listmonk and X. X is included too, under fair use: 30 posts a month on Pro, 100 on Ultra, 300 on Ultra+, per workspace. Posts with a link use credits, and credits are cheap: €4.99 buys 140, paid once.
The same plan includes the calendar and list views, recurring posts that create their next occurrence after each publish, CSV bulk import, a per-account status for every post, client review links, account groups, and analytics pulled from the platforms' own APIs for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Google Business Profile and Discord, with CSV export. It also runs an MCP server with 75 tools, so the AI assistant you already use can draft and schedule posts inside your account after you sign in and choose what it may touch.
Teams that need sign-off move to the €24.99 Ultra plan: three invited members, post approvals and client connect links. There is no free tier: the 14-day free trial includes every feature, and X posting starts with your first paid month. Cancel anytime, no questions asked. The pricing page lists exactly what the flat price includes.
Publer: cheapest paid plan for one account
Publer Professional is €4.46 per social account a month on monthly billing, €3.56 billed yearly, excluding VAT, and every tenth account is free. That is €4.46 for one account, €22.30 for five and €40.14 for ten. X is included on paid plans. The free tier covers 3 accounts (no X) with 10 scheduled posts per account and 1 user. Publer against Schedchie, feature by feature, shows where the per-account meter starts to cost more.
Buffer: cheapest for one channel on yearly billing
Buffer Essentials is $6 per channel a month on monthly billing for the first ten channels, and $5 a month for one channel billed yearly. Five channels are $30 a month and ten are $60 on monthly billing. Paid plans carry a fair-use cap of 5,000 scheduled posts per channel. The free tier gives 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel and 1 user, the most useful free plan in the table for a single profile. The full Buffer comparison runs the numbers side by side.
Zoho Social and Metricool: priced per brand
Zoho Social Standard is €15 a month (€10 billed yearly) for one brand with one profile per network and one member. Its free tier keeps 1 brand and 6 channels but marks scheduling features as unavailable. Metricool Starter is €20 a month for 5 brands and €37 for 10 (€16 and €29 billed yearly), with posts sold as unlimited under a fair-use policy. Its free tier is 1 brand and 20 posts a month. Metricool against Schedchie covers the brand maths.
Pallyy and Later: priced per social set
Pallyy Pro is $25 a month for one social set (one client, any networks) with unlimited posts and one user, plus $10 for each extra set. Its free tier is 1 set and 15 posts a month, images only. Later Starter is $25 a month ($18.75 billed yearly) for one social set of 8 profiles, capped at 30 posts per profile, with no free tier. Later against Schedchie shows what the set model costs at higher counts.
Postiz, SocialBee and SocialPilot: tiers with a profile cap
Postiz Standard is $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) for 5 channels with unlimited posts, and offers self-hosting. SocialBee Bootstrap is $29 a month on monthly billing ($290 a year billed yearly, $24 a month), excluding VAT, for 5 profiles and 1 user. SocialPilot Essentials is $30 a month ($25.50 billed yearly) for 7 accounts and 1 user, then $4 per extra account, so ten accounts come to $42. None of the three has a free tier.
Hootsuite: the price anchor
Hootsuite Standard is $99 per user a month, billed annually, for 10 social accounts. A monthly rate exists but is not published. There is no free tier, only a 14-day trial. Its cheapest plan with unlimited accounts is Professional at $199 per user billed annually. The Hootsuite comparison has the detail.
FAQ: cheapest social media schedulers
What is the cheapest social media scheduler?
It depends on the account count. For one account, Publer at €4.46 a month on monthly billing or Buffer at $6 a month ($5 billed yearly), or a free tier such as Buffer's (3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each). For three accounts or more, Schedchie at €9.99 a month flat, because every per-account plan in the table already costs more at three.
What is the cheapest unlimited social media scheduler?
Schedchie Ultra, at €24.99 a month for unlimited accounts and posts (fair use applies) on twenty platforms, X included under fair use (100 plain X posts a month on Ultra). On November 6, 2026 no other tool we checked sold unlimited accounts and posts at or below that price on monthly billing. Pro is €9.99 for up to 15 accounts on each platform. Every cheaper plan is metered per account or capped.
Which social media schedulers still have a free plan?
Buffer (3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel), Publer (3 accounts without X, 10 scheduled posts per account), Metricool (1 brand, 20 posts a month), Pallyy (1 set, 15 posts a month, images only) and Zoho Social (1 brand, 6 channels, scheduling marked unavailable). The census of free plans still standing in 2026 lists every cap.
Is it cheaper to pay per channel or a flat rate?
Per channel wins at one profile, $6 at Buffer or €4.46 at Publer against €9.99, and at two on Publer (€8.92). From three profiles the flat rate wins, and the gap grows with every account: at ten accounts it is €9.99 against $60 at Buffer and €40.14 at Publer each month.
What is the cheapest social media management tool for 10 accounts?
Schedchie at €9.99 a month. The next cheapest at ten accounts in the table are Zoho Social at €15 if all ten are one brand with one profile per network, Pallyy at $25 if they fit one social set, Metricool at €37 for 10 brands, Publer at €40.14 and SocialPilot at $42, all on monthly billing.
What is the cheapest Hootsuite alternative?
Schedchie, at €9.99 a month flat for up to 15 accounts on each platform, against $99 per user a month billed annually for Hootsuite Standard's 10 accounts. For a single profile, Publer and Buffer cost less again. All the alternatives are priced side by side.
Is X (Twitter) included in Schedchie's €9.99?
Yes, under fair use. Posting to X is included in every paid plan under fair use: 30 posts a month on Pro, 100 on Ultra, 300 on Ultra+, per workspace. Posts with a link, and posts past the allowance, use credits, and credits are cheap: €4.99 buys 140, which is 140 posts or 14 posts with a link, paid once, with no subscription. X posting starts with your first paid month, not during the trial. All twenty platforms are in the €9.99 flat price, with up to 15 accounts on each platform and unlimited posts.
Start on the cheapest plan per account
€9.99 a month, up to 15 accounts on each platform, unlimited posts, twenty platforms. Start the 14-day free trial or see exactly what the flat price includes. Cancel anytime, no questions asked.