Best Social Media Scheduling Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Buffer is ranked #1 of 43 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of CoSchedule and Later. The best-ranked option with a free plan is CoSchedule. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Buffer at $5/mo.
Social media scheduling software helps you organize publishing across accounts and coordinate the work around it. Compare supported networks and social accounts to see how each option matches the channels you use, then consider team seats, approval workflows, and bulk scheduling for the people and process involved. Inbox monitoring and post analytics add ways to compare how tools address activity and performance. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost points to weigh alongside those features. Buffer, CoSchedule, and Later are among the entries; Social Champ and Post Planner are also listed. Think about the channels you manage and how posts move from planning through review when comparing the available capabilities.
43 social media scheduling software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
43ranked
17free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Social Media Scheduling Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 21 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 BufferPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 CoSchedulePaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 LaterPaid from $18.75/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 PostcronFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 AgorapulsePaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Hopper HQ Hashtag GeneratorPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 PallyyPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 Social ChampPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 Post PlannerPaid from $179/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Zoho SocialFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 MetricoolPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 OneUpPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 PlanablePaid from $33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 HeyOrcaPaid from $59/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Nelio ContentFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 PublerPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 ShoutrrrPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Blog2SocialPaid from $7/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Sprout SocialPaid from $79/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 TailwindPaid from $29.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 HootsuitePaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 PlanlyPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 Circleboom Publish
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 ContentStudioPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 Friends+Me
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported networks | Social accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffer | 7.8 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, Start Pages, Mastodon, YouTube Shorts, Threads, Bluesky | 1 |
| 2 | CoSchedule | 7.7 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Threads, Twitter/X, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Bluesky | 3 |
| 3 | Later | 7.7 | No | $18.75/mo | Yes | 18.75 /mo | Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Snapchat | 8 |
| 4 | Postcron | 7.7 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest | 11 |
| 5 | Agorapulse | 7.6 | Free plan | $99/mo | Yes | — | Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, Bluesky, Reddit | 10 |
| 6 | Hopper HQ Hashtag Generator | 7.5 | Free plan | $16/mo | Yes | 16 /mo | — | — |
| 7 | Pallyy | 7.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | — | — |
| 8 | Social Champ | 7.2 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 4 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, WhatsApp Business | 10 |
| 9 | Post Planner | 7.1 | Free plan | $179/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Google Business, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, X/Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky | 3 |
| 10 | Zoho Social | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | X, Instagram, Facebook, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, Mastodon, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky | 12 |
| 11 | Metricool | 7.0 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | 20 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, YouTube, Twitch | 1 |
| 12 | OneUp | 7.0 | No | $15/mo | No | 15 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profiles, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, Bluesky, Threads, X, TikTok, YouTube | 5 |
| 13 | Planable | 7.0 | Free plan | $33/mo | Yes | 33 /mo | Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads | 4 |
| 14 | HeyOrca | 6.9 | Free plan | $59/mo | Yes | 59 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Pinterest | 10 |
| 15 | Nelio Content | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Google My Business, Pinterest, Reddit, Instagram, Telegram, Medium, TikTok, Tumblr, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, Band, Blogger, VK, Plurk, LINE, Webhooks, Discord, Slack | 15 |
| 16 | Publer | 6.9 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, WordPress | — |
| 17 | Shoutrrr | 6.8 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Discord | — |
| 18 | Blog2Social | 6.7 | Free plan | $7/mo | Yes | 7 /mo | Facebook, Bluesky, VK, LinkedIn, XING, Pinterest, Instagram Business, Threads, Flickr, Medium, Tumblr, Torial, Diigo, Dev.to, Bloglovin, Reddit | 3 |
| 19 | Sprout Social | 6.7 | No | $79/mo | No | — | X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, WhatsApp | 5 |
| 20 | Tailwind | 6.7 | Free plan | $29.99/mo | Yes | 29.99 /mo | Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook | 1 |
| 21 | Hootsuite | 6.5 | No | $99/mo | No | — | Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky | 10 |
| 22 | Planly | 6.2 | No | $15/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Mastodon, Bluesky, YouTube | 4 |
| 23 | Circleboom Publish | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky | 5 |
| 24 | ContentStudio | 6.0 | No | $29/mo | No | 29 /mo | Facebook, Instagram, X, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, Telegram | 5 |
| 25 | Friends+Me | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest | — |
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Questions about this list
Which social media scheduling software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Buffer is ranked #1 of 43 with a score of 7.8. CoSchedule is second and Later third.
How many of these have a free plan?
17 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Buffer has the lowest first paid tier we found: $5/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.
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