Sked Social starts at US$290 a year for one social set. The cheapest alternative in 2026 is Schedchie at €7.99 a month flat — unlimited accounts and unlimited posts. Every price below: verified 29 July 2026.
Sked's numbers first (source, read 29 July 2026): Basic is US$24/month billed as US$290/year — US$29 month-to-month — for one user and one social set, meaning one account per platform. The recommended Grow plan is US$58/month billed as US$690/year for three users and 6 profiles, with extra profiles at US$80/year each. Internal approvals cost another US$500/year on Grow, and the external client-review portal is a US$1,000/year add-on. There is no free plan.
Disclosure: Schedchie is our product and it is in this comparison. Every figure links to its source.
What a real footprint costs
Entry prices hide the bill. Nobody runs a scheduler for one account, so this table prices two realistic footprints — 5 and 10 connected accounts — on each tool's cheapest plan that actually covers the count.
| Tool | 5 accounts | 10 accounts | Monthly post cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedchie (pricing) | €7.99/mo flat | €7.99/mo flat | None — unlimited |
| Sked Social | US$58/mo billed annually (Grow, 6 profiles) | ≈US$84/mo billed annually (Grow + 4 extra profiles, US$1,010/yr total) | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Pallyy | US$25/mo (Pro — Starter stops at 2 accounts) | US$25/mo (Pro, up to 11 accounts in one set) | None on Pro; 20 on Starter |
| Later | US$25/mo (Starter, one social set; US$18.75 billed yearly) | US$50/mo (Growth, two sets; US$37.50 billed yearly) | 30 per profile on Starter, 180 on Growth |
| Metricool | €16/mo (Starter, up to 5 brands) | €29/mo (Starter tier for up to 10 brands) | "Unlimited" under a fair-use policy |
| Buffer | US$25/mo (Essentials, five channels at US$5 each, billed annually) | US$50/mo (ten channels) | Fair-use cap of 5,000 per channel |
All figures read from each vendor's own pricing page on 29 July 2026; currency exactly as displayed, no conversion. Account structures differ: Sked and Later sell social sets (Sked's Basic set holds one account per platform), Metricool sells brands, Buffer bills per channel. Metricool figures are its monthly-billing prices — its page defaults to the annual tab, which displays higher. Prices move; if one is wrong now, tell us and we will fix it.
Where the price gap comes from
Sked meters profiles; Schedchie meters nothing. €7.99 a month — €95.88 a year — covers unlimited connected accounts, unlimited scheduled posts and unlimited client groups, so the number that grows your client list stops growing your bill. On Instagram that means feed posts, Reels with custom covers, Stories and carousels, alongside TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads and Bluesky from the same calendar. The per-tool math for the rest of the table lives in the Later, Buffer and Metricool breakdowns.
Approvals are the other line item. Sked prices internal approvals at US$500/year and its client review portal at US$1,000/year on top of Grow. Schedchie's Team plan is €24.99 a month and includes post approvals, client review links that need no login and no seat, and three invited members who pay nothing.
Moving over
Reconnecting accounts is one OAuth consent screen per account — minutes apiece. Rebuilding the queue is a spreadsheet job: Schedchie's CSV import takes datetime, text, media and title columns and loads a month of posts in one pass. Budget an afternoon end to end.
FAQ
What is the cheapest Sked Social alternative?
Schedchie, at €7.99 a month flat with unlimited accounts and unlimited posts — the cheapest tool in this comparison at both footprints, and the only one with no account or post meter at all, as of 29 July 2026. Full plan details: pricing.
Does Schedchie schedule Instagram Reels, Stories and carousels?
Yes — feed posts, Reels with custom covers, Stories and carousels, scheduled from the same composer as the other eight platforms. Details: Instagram scheduling.
Can I write and schedule posts with AI after leaving Sked?
Yes, through the assistant you already use: Schedchie's MCP server connects ChatGPT and Claude directly to your calendar, so you draft there and schedule without switching tabs. Setup guide: /ai.
How long does switching from Sked Social take?
An afternoon. Reconnect each account over OAuth, export your planned content, and bulk-load it through CSV import. Client groups recreate your per-client workspaces in a few clicks.
Does Schedchie charge extra for approvals or client review?
No. The €24.99 Team plan includes internal approvals, public client review links and three member seats. Sked sells the same two capabilities as US$500/year and US$1,000/year add-ons, per its own pricing page on 29 July 2026.
The wider field is on alternatives and in the 2026 pricing index. Plans in machine-readable form: /pricing.md.
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