Social media scheduler cost calculator

For 5 social accounts and 1 user the cheapest paid scheduler is Later Starter at $25 a month, then Publer Professional at $25. For 10 accounts and 3 users: SocialPilot Standard at $50. Per-account pricing (Buffer, Publer) wins for small setups; bundles win as accounts and seats grow.

Last checked 2026-10-18 on the official pages.

Plan price plus extra accounts and seats for Buffer, Hootsuite, Later, SocialBee, Publer, SocialPilot, Vista Social, Sendible and ContentStudio. Every limit and price from the official pricing pages.

Social media scheduler cost calculator

Tool and cheapest fitting plan	Plan price	Add-ons needed	Total / month	Per year

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Total = plan price + paid extra social accounts, seats or social sets where the tool prices them (Buffer and Publer charge per account, Hootsuite per user). A plan that caps accounts or users without a published add-on price does not fit beyond its cap. Later counts profiles in social sets of one per network. other billing price = the tool does not publish this billing period as a number (Hootsuite monthly, Sendible annual), so the other period's price is used. Ties are broken by name. Affiliate status is never used.

Cheapest scheduler by need

Monthly billing. Click a row for the full ranking.

Need	Cheapest	Second
3 social accounts	Buffer Free at $0/month	Publer Free at $0/month
5 social accounts	Later Starter at $25/month	Publer Professional at $25/month
10 social accounts	SocialPilot Essentials at $42/month	Publer Professional at $45/month
15 social accounts	Later Growth at $50/month	SocialPilot Standard at $50/month
25 social accounts	Later Growth at $80/month	SocialPilot Standard at $90/month
50 social accounts	Later Growth at $125/month	ContentStudio Agency Unlimited at $139/month
2 users, 10 accounts	Later Growth at $50/month	SocialPilot Standard at $50/month
3 users, 15 accounts	SocialPilot Standard at $50/month	Later Growth at $55/month
5 users, 25 accounts	Later Growth at $95/month	SocialPilot Standard at $100/month
10 users, 50 accounts	ContentStudio Agency Unlimited at $139/month	Later Scale at $155/month
Small business (4 accounts, 2 users)	Sendible Core at $35/month	ContentStudio Standard at $39/month
Freelancer (20 accounts, 1 user)	Later Growth at $65/month	SocialPilot Standard at $70/month
Agency (40 accounts, 5 users)	Later Growth at $110/month	ContentStudio Agency Unlimited at $139/month

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Tools

Buffer

From $0/mo · free plan; 14-day free trial of paid plans

Hootsuite

From $99/mo · 14-day free trial, no credit card

Later

From $25/mo · 14-day free trial

SocialBee

From $29/mo · 14-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee

Publer

From $0/mo · free plan; 7-day (Professional) or 14-day (Business) free trial

SocialPilot

From $30/mo · 14-day free trial, no credit card

Vista Social

From $80/mo · 14-day free trial, no credit card

Sendible

From $35/mo · 14-day free trial, no card

ContentStudio

From $29/mo · 7-day free trial, no credit card

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest social media scheduler?

With 3 accounts, Buffer Free and Publer Free cost $0 (with post limits). For 5 accounts and 1 user the cheapest paid plan is Later Starter at $25/month.

How much does Hootsuite cost?

Standard $99, Professional $199 and Advanced $399 per user a month, billed annually (Hootsuite's page). Standard holds 10 social accounts; Professional and Advanced are unlimited.

What is the cheapest scheduler for a team?

For 25 accounts and 5 users: Later Growth at $95/month, then SocialPilot Standard at $100.

Which social media schedulers are free?

Buffer Free (3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel) and Publer Free (3 accounts except X, 10 scheduled posts per account).