Metricoolvs
Sked Social


Sked Social: Both offer multi-network scheduling with approval workflows and analytics.

All-in-one platform to plan, publish, and analyze social media content
As of 29 August 2026, Metricool has a free plan and paid plans start at $20/month. Metricool schedules posts, tracks analytics, manages ads, and runs reports across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more. Softwr lists it under Social Media. Metricool is available on Web, iOS, Android, API.
Overview
Metricool is a social media management platform that lets teams plan and publish content, track analytics and competitors, manage social ads, generate automated reports, and handle inbox messages from a single dashboard. It supports Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Google Business Profile, and includes an AI content assistant and link-in-bio tool (SmartLinks).
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Sked Social: Both offer multi-network scheduling with approval workflows and analytics.


Planoly: Competes for visual content planning and Instagram scheduling.
Pricing
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Free
Free
Starter
$20 /mo
Advanced
$53 /mo
Capabilities
Content Planner
Drag-and-drop calendar for scheduling posts across networks with best-time-to-post suggestions
Analytics & Competitor Analysis
Tracks performance metrics and benchmarks against competitor profiles
Automated Reporting
Generates self-updating reports with AI-written summaries and custom dashboards
Unified Inbox
Centralizes comments and messages from connected social accounts
Ads Management
Manages Google, Facebook, and TikTok ad campaigns from one dashboard
SmartLinks
Link-in-bio pages with click tracking
AI Assistant
Generates post captions and content ideas using AI credits
Answered, with sources
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Metricool's Free plan supports 1 brand, up to 20 posts per month, 5 competitor profiles, and 30 days of analytics history.
SourceStarter runs from about $20/month and Advanced from about $53/month (billed annually, with monthly billing also available); a Custom tier is available on request.
SourcePlans limit the number of connected brands and competitor profiles; scheduling is unlimited on paid plans but subject to a fair use policy.
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quoteSocial media publishing, inbox and moderation with rule-based comment hiding built in
Per user per monthCompetitive social media analytics and benchmarking with published, self-service pricing
Per month by tracked company countSocial listening with published prices and no per-seat charge on the top tier
Per month by mention volume