8 Publer Alternatives 2026 (Free & Paid)

Publer charges per social account: Professional costs $5 per account a month, or $4 billed yearly, Business costs $10, and every 10th account is free. Pubblica charges one flat $20 a month for unlimited accounts on all 9 networks, X included. For one person with 15 accounts, that's $20 a month instead of $70 on Publer Professional, or $56 a month billed yearly.

This list covers 8 Publer alternatives, from free schedulers to customer care suites. We make Pubblica, so it comes first. Each entry names what the tool is built for and takes prices from the vendor's official pricing page. For Publer's own plans and account calculator, see Publer's plans.

What to look for in a Publer alternative

• The unit you pay for. Publer bills per social account, so each profile you connect adds $5 a month on Professional, with every 10th one free. The others bill per channel (Buffer), per user (Hootsuite, Sprout Social), per brand (Metricool), per social set (Later), per workspace (Sendible), by profile tier (Vista Social) or one flat price (Pubblica). Choose the unit that grows slowest as you add accounts.
• A free plan that fits your accounts. Publer's free plan covers 3 accounts, no X with 10 scheduled posts per account at a time. Check how many accounts and posts each free plan covers before you compare paid prices.
• X (Twitter) and Telegram. Publer includes X on paid plans and publishes to Telegram groups and channels. Among the alternatives here, Pubblica is the one that publishes to Telegram, so check this first if you run a channel.
• Seats for your team. Publer includes the plan owner and bills extra team members on top. Hootsuite and Sprout Social add a seat for each person, and Sendible includes unlimited users on every plan.
• Tools beyond publishing. Publer Business adds analytics, best times to post and competitor analysis. If your team needs an inbox or listening every day, look at the suites in this list; if you mainly publish, a scheduler covers it.

Pubblica: best for posting to many accounts at a flat price

Pubblica is best for posting to many accounts at a flat price because Pro costs $20 a month for unlimited accounts on all 9 networks. It's a social media scheduler for creators, freelancers, social media managers and small teams. You write a post once and publish it to every selected account, right away or at the time you set, and a calendar shows what's planned.

• Price: Free costs $0 and includes 20 posts a month on every network except X, with no card. Pro is $20 a month for unlimited posts on all 9 networks.
• Accounts: unlimited on both plans, including several accounts on the same network. Workspaces group them by brand or project.
• Networks: X is part of Pro, not an add-on, and Telegram channels and groups are supported on both plans.
• Trial and refunds: Pro has a 7-day free trial, which needs a card, and a 14-day money-back guarantee on payments.

Pubblica fits people who post the same content to many accounts and want the bill to stay the same as they add more.

Buffer: best for a few channels on a free plan

Buffer is best for a few channels because its free plan covers 3 channels, and paid plans bill per channel from $6 per channel/mo. It supports 12 networks, and you can try a paid plan free for 14 days.

Like Publer, Buffer bills each channel separately, and when you upgrade, the channels from the free plan are billed too. See Buffer pricing.

Hootsuite: best for larger teams with an inbox and monitoring

Hootsuite is best for larger teams because its Standard plan includes 10 social accounts, an inbox, brand monitoring and AI tools. It bills per user, from $99 per user/mo, billed yearly, and offers a trial of 14 days, no card.

Hootsuite has no free plan, and each person on the team adds a seat to the bill. See Hootsuite pricing.

Metricool: best for analytics across brands

Metricool is best for analytics across brands because it combines scheduling with analytics for social profiles, websites and ad accounts in one report. Paid plans start at $25/mo for 5 brands, and the free plan covers 1 brand, 20 posts/mo in place of a trial.

Metricool bills per brand. A brand holds one profile per network, so a second account on the same network counts as another brand, and X (Twitter) is a paid add-on. See Metricool pricing.

Later: best for visual planning on Instagram and TikTok

Later is best for visual planning on Instagram and TikTok because it's built around a visual calendar and Link in Bio. Plans start at $18.75/mo, billed yearly for one social set, which holds one profile on each of 8 networks, and the free trial lasts 14 days and needs a card.

Later lists no free plan on its pricing page. Starter includes 1 user and 30 posts per profile a month. See Later pricing.

Sprout Social: best for social customer care and reporting

Sprout Social is best for social customer care and reporting because, from Standard up, its plans add a consolidated inbox and review management, and Professional adds competitor insights. It bills per user, from $79 per user/mo, billed yearly with 5 profiles on Essentials, and the free trial lasts 30 days, no card.

Professional and Advanced have no profile cap, and listening is an add-on priced on request. See Sprout Social pricing.

Sendible: best for agencies with many users

Sendible is best for agencies with many users because every plan includes unlimited users, so several people can work on client accounts. Plans start at $35/mo for a workspace with 6 profiles, and Client Connect lets clients link their own accounts.

There's no free plan; the trial lasts 14 days, no card. White label is a paid extra. See Sendible pricing and our list of Sendible alternatives.

Vista Social: best for an inbox, reviews and DM automations in one plan

Vista Social is best for teams that want an inbox, review replies and DM automations in one plan, because every plan bundles them with scheduling. Plans start at $99/mo for 15 profiles and 2 users, and the trial lasts 14 days, no card.

Vista Social bills by plan, with set profile and user caps, and X (Twitter) is a $29 a month add-on. See Vista Social pricing.

Is Publer good? Ratings and who it suits

Publer is best for creators and small teams who post to many networks, Telegram included, and want to pay only for the accounts they connect. It holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating on Trustpilot from 1,048 reviews and 4.8 on Capterra from 980. In reviews, users most often point to its price, its automation, such as bulk scheduling and recycling, and the range of networks it covers.

Publer has run since 2012, is based in Tirana, Albania, and says it has more than 480,000 users. Professional adds unlimited scheduling, first comments and threads, and Business adds AI prompts, analytics, best times to post and competitor analysis. It publishes to 13 networks, including Telegram, Bluesky, Mastodon and WordPress. See About Publer.

How to switch from Publer to Pubblica

Switching takes four steps, and the Free plan lets you run both tools until Publer's last scheduled post goes out.

1. Create a free account. The Free plan needs no card.
2. Connect your accounts. Sign in to each network through its own login. Pubblica never sees your passwords, and you can connect as many accounts as you need.
3. Add your upcoming posts. Write each post once, pick the accounts and set the date and time.
4. Cancel Publer after its last scheduled post goes out. A cancelled plan stays active to the end of the billing period, and Publer refunds a payment in full within 14 days, so time the switch around your renewal date.

Which Publer alternative should you choose?

• You post the same content to many accounts, Telegram included: Pubblica, one flat price however many accounts you connect.
• You run one to three channels and want a free plan: Buffer.
• Your team needs an inbox and monitoring: Hootsuite.
• You report on several brands: Metricool, with analytics in every plan.
• Your content is visual and lives on Instagram and TikTok: Later.
• Your team handles customer care and reporting: Sprout Social.
• Your agency has many people on client accounts: Sendible, with unlimited users.
• You want an inbox, reviews and DM automations in one plan: Vista Social.

If you mainly publish posts, start with Pubblica, a free social media scheduler, and move to Pro at $20 a month when you need unlimited posts or X.