Best Social media schedulers for Free Plans (2026)
For free plans, Planable is our pick: Planable offers 50 posts total with no time limit and no credit card required, giving a solo user meaningful runway to evaluate the tool before committing. Solo users who want to schedule without paying: which free tiers survive real weekly posting, and what they actually cap. Below is the full ranking and the tradeoffs, or read how we score.
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What matters for free plans
Weight ×5 = decisive, ×1 = relevant| Fact | Planable | Pallyy | Buffer | Agorapulse | Publer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan (what it caps)×5 | 50 posts total, no time limit, no credit card requiredAug 2 | 1 social set, 15 posts/mo, 1 userAug 2 | 3 channels, 10 posts/channel, 1 userAug 2 | n/a | 3 accounts (no X), 10 pending posts/accountAug 2 |
| Post caps by plan×4 | Basic 60, Pro 150 posts/mo; Enterprise unlimitedAug 2 | Free: 15 posts/mo; bulk upload 10-100 by planAug 2 | Free: 10 posts/channel; paid: unlimitedAug 2 | Unlimited; bulk 200 posts from AdvancedAug 2 | Free: 10 pending/account; paid: unlimited, 500 bulkAug 2 |
| Networks supported×3 | 9 networksAug 2 | 10 networksAug 2 | 11 networksAug 2 | 10 networksAug 2 | 13 networksAug 2 |
| X (Twitter) support×2 | ✓ YesAug 2 | ✓ YesAug 2 | ✓ YesAug 2 | ✓ YesAug 2 | ✓ YesAug 2 |
The ranking, tool by tool
Planable offers 50 posts total with no time limit and no credit card required, giving a solo user meaningful runway to evaluate the tool before committing. Full Planable vs Loomly verdict →
For solo users who want to schedule without paying, the free tier is the decisive factor. Full Planable vs Later verdict →
Pallyy offers a free plan supporting 1 social set with 15 posts per month and 1 user, which for a solo user posting roughly 3 to 4 times per week covers real weekly scheduling needs. Full Pallyy vs Later verdict →
For a solo user who wants to schedule without paying, the free tier limits are decisive. Full Buffer vs Typefully verdict →
Buffer offers a genuine free plan capped at 3 channels, 10 posts per channel per period, and 1 user, while Postiz has no free plan at all. Full Buffer vs Postiz verdict →
For a solo user posting weekly without paying, the key question is whether the free tier holds up under real ongoing use. Full Buffer vs Mixpost verdict →
Buffer offers a genuine free plan supporting 3 channels, 10 posts per channel per period, and 1 user, while Later has no free plan at all. Full Buffer vs Later verdict →
Buffer offers a genuine free plan capped at 3 channels, 10 posts per channel queued, and 1 user, which is workable for a solo scheduler posting a handful of times per week. Full Buffer vs Hootsuite verdict →
For solo users who want to schedule without paying, the free plan is the decisive factor. Full Agorapulse vs Hootsuite verdict →
For solo users who want to schedule without paying, the decisive factor is whether a free plan exists at all. Full Publer vs Postiz verdict →
Mixpost offers a free open-source tier (Lite) supporting 3 networks, including Facebook Pages, X, and Mastodon, with no payment required. Full Mixpost vs Postiz verdict →
For solo users wanting to schedule without paying, the free plan is the decisive factor. Full Typefully vs Hypefury verdict →
Premium seat-priced social media management suite with deep analytics, review management and add-on social listening. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Evergreen-library social scheduling for small businesses and agencies that need always-on posting without constant new content. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Category-based evergreen content recycling and AI-assisted scheduling for small businesses, solopreneurs and small agencies. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
AI-assisted social media management and content-discovery suite aimed at agencies and multi-brand marketing teams. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Agency-first social media management platform organised around client workspaces, white-label delivery and approval workflows. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
AI-powered social media command center for agencies and brands, with reviews, listening and employee advocacy bundled in. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Seat-priced enterprise social media management suite spanning publishing, inbox, listening and analytics. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Automation-first content engine for creators monetising an audience on social, with autoplugs, auto-DMs and evergreen reposting. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Open-source, self-hostable social media scheduling and agentic publishing platform; the AGPL alternative to Buffer/Hootsuite, with a managed SaaS tier. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Visual-first social scheduling and influencer/creator marketing platform priced by bundles of connected profiles ('Social Sets'). No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.
Brand success platform: a collaborative content calendar with structured approval workflows and post-idea guidance. No won verdicts for this use case yet; it ranks on ties and near-misses.