The short answer
Tools compared21
- Lowest starting price
- $5 · Buffer
- Free plans
- 6 of 21
- Prices published
- 21 of 21
- Sales-led only
- 0
AI social media tools at a glance
Median starting price$29/moHalf start between $19 and $67
Free plan29%90% offer a time-limited trial
Buy online100%Sign up and pay without a sales call
Sales only0%Demo or contact sales to buy
How they charge
Every AI social media tool, side by side
| Tool | Starts at | Usage price | Free plan | How you buy | Checks | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffer |
$5/mo yearly | – | Yes | Self-serve | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 PostFast |
€10/mo yearly | – | – | Self-serve | 4/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Flick |
£11/mo yearly | – | – | Self-serve | 4/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Lately |
$14/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 ContentStudio |
$15/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 10/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 FeedHive |
$15/mo yearly | – | – | Self-serve | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 SocialPilot |
$17/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 6/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Later |
$18.75/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Metricool |
$20/mo yearly | $25/minute | Yes | Self-serve | 5/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 SocialBu |
$22/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Sprout Social |
$28/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Ocoya |
$29/mo | – | – | Both | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Planable |
$33/mo | – | – | Both | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Eclincher |
$45/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 7/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Loomly |
$49/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 10/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Sked Social |
$58/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Agorapulse |
$79/mo yearly | – | Yes | Both | 9/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Vista Social |
$79.17/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Hootsuite |
$99/mo yearly | – | – | Both | 8/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Postory |
– | – | Yes | Self-serve | 5/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Publer |
– | – | Yes | Self-serve | 6/10 | Oct 29, 2026 |
The tools
BufferBuffer is a social media management tool for scheduling posts, analyzing performance and replying to comments across many social platforms.$5 /moPostFastPostFast is a social media scheduler that publishes to 11 platforms from one composer, calendar, API, and AI agent connectors.€10 /moFlickFlick is a social media platform for scheduling posts, finding and tracking hashtags, Instagram analytics, and AI caption and strategy help.£11 /moLatelyLately (Lately, Inc.) is an AI tool that turns long text, audio and video into social posts in a brand or personal voice, with scheduling and analytics.$14 /moContentStudioAI-assisted social media management platform for planning, publishing, analyzing and engaging across social networks.$15 /moFeedHiveFeedHive is a social media management tool for creating, scheduling and automating posts with AI, and it connects to AI agents.$15 /moSocialPilotSocial media management platform for scheduling, analytics, team collaboration, inbox and review management across major social networks.$17 /moLaterLater is a social media management platform for scheduling, analytics, AI captions, approvals and a social inbox, alongside influencer marketing services.$18.75 /moMetricoolMetricool is a social media management tool that combines scheduling, analytics, reporting, an inbox and an AI assistant.$20 /moSocialBuSocialBu is a social media management platform for scheduling posts, handling replies, automating routine work and reporting across 12 social networks.$22 /moSprout SocialSprout Social is a social media management platform covering publishing, engagement, analytics and listening, sold per seat.$28 /moOcoyaOcoya is an AI social media suite that writes captions, makes images and video, schedules posts across many networks, and handles replies in a social inbox.$29 /moPlanablePlanable is a social media content collaboration tool where teams create, review, approve and schedule posts across 9 platforms in per-brand workspaces.$33 /moEclincherEclincher is a social media management platform with publishing, inbox, analytics and listening, plus separate AI blog, local SEO and AI visibility products.$45 /moLoomlyLoomly is an AI-assisted social media management platform for planning, creating, scheduling, approving and analyzing posts across channels.$49 /moSked SocialSocial media management platform for scheduling, approvals, inbox, listening and analytics across ten channels.$58 /moAgorapulseSocial media management platform for publishing, inbox, listening, reporting and ROI, with built-in AI and an AI content repurposing tool called Archie.$79 /moVista SocialVista Social is a social media management platform for scheduling, engagement, analytics, listening and AI-assisted posting across many networks.$79.17 /moHootsuiteHootsuite is a social media management platform for scheduling, inbox, analytics, listening and AI content tools.$99 /moPostoryPostory is a pay-as-you-go tool for X, Threads and Bluesky that diagnoses shadowbans and profile problems and also writes, schedules and publishes posts.QuotePublerPubler is a social media management tool for scheduling posts across many networks, with analytics, collaboration, and AI content assistance.QuoteHow this list is made
Every price is read from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown and tied to the line it came from. Tools are ordered by what they cost at a typical volume, then by starting price. No one pays to be listed or ranked.