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Buffer Free tier

Social media scheduling and analytics tool for planning and publishing content.

Free for 3 channels · Free Small businesses wanting simple social media scheduling
Scheduling Analytics Link-in-Bio AI Assistant
2

Social media management platform for scheduling, monitoring, and analytics across networks.

Paid from $99/mo Teams managing multiple social media accounts at scale
Scheduling Social Listening Analytics Team Collab
3
Later Free tier

Social media scheduling focused on visual content with link-in-bio and analytics.

Free for 1 social set · Free Creators and small businesses focused on visual content
Visual Planner Link-in-Bio Analytics UGC
4
Typefully Free tier

Writing and scheduling tool for Twitter/X and LinkedIn with analytics and AI.

Free for basic use · Free Writers wanting to grow on Twitter/X with scheduling and analytics
Thread Writer Scheduling Analytics AI
5
Publer Free tier

Social media scheduling platform with AI, analytics, and team collaboration.

Free for 3 accounts · Free Small businesses wanting multi-platform social scheduling
Multi-Platform AI Assist Analytics Watermark
6
Metricool Free tier

All-in-one social media management with analytics, scheduling, and competitor analysis.

Free for 1 brand · Free Marketers wanting social analytics and scheduling in one
Analytics Scheduling Competitor Analysis Ad Manager

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