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Hootsuite Standard is $99 per user per month on annual billing. Most small businesses need 1-3 people posting to a handful of channels.
Hootsuite
$11,880/yr at 10 users
Buffer
Publer
Metricool
Postiz| Plan | Price (as listed) | 10 users / yr | 25 users / yr | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hootsuite Standard | $99/user/mo (annual billing). Professional $199, Advanced $399 | $11,880 10 × $99 × 12 | $29,700 25 × $99 × 12 | source, Oct 14, 2026 |
Excludes taxes, add-ons and usage fees.
Editorial picks, ordered by our view of fit for 5-50 person teams. We haven't lab-tested them, and no vendor paid for placement. "Best value" marks the lowest verified annual cost for 10 users among these picks; it isn't a quality score.
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Pay per channel: Essentials $5/mo, free for 3 channels.
Price: Free (3 channels). Essentials $5/mo, Team $10/mo; you pay per connected channel
Source: buffer.com/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Prices per channel; monthly-billing view
Professional $5/mo ($4 annual), Business $10/mo ($8 annual).
Price: Free. Professional $5/mo ($4 with annual), Business $10/mo ($8 with annual)
Source: publer.com/plans · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Pricing basis UNVERIFIED
Free plan; Starter from €16/mo for up to 5 brands.
Price: Free. Starter from €16/mo (up to 5 brands), Advanced from €43/mo
Source: metricool.com/pricing · checked Oct 14, 2026
Open-source AI scheduler (AGPL-3.0) you can self-host.
Price: Self-hosted edition on GitHub, AGPL-3.0, no license cost; hosted plan has 7-day trial
Source: postiz.com · checked Oct 14, 2026 · Hosted pricing UNVERIFIED
| Feature | Hootsuite Standard | Buffer Essentials | Publer Business | Metricool Starter | Postiz (self-host) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99/user/mo (annual) | $5/mo per channel | $8/mo annual | from €16/mo | $0 license |
| Free plan | — | Y (3 channels) | ✓ | ✓ | Self-host |
| Open source | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
✓ = included, — = not included on that plan or not offered. "See vendor" = we couldn't confirm it on the pricing page.
Save $948/yr
Math: 1 Hootsuite seat ($99 x 12) vs Buffer Essentials for 4 channels ($5 x 4 x 12): $1,188 − $240 = $948.
Savings use the verified list prices above. Real savings depend on your seat count, billing period, discounts and switching time. Run your own numbers.
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Buffer is free for up to 3 channels and $5/mo per channel on Essentials. Postiz is open source and self-hostable.
Standard is $99, Professional $199 and Advanced $399 per user per month, on annual billing.
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