Best social media management tools
Tools for scheduling and publishing social posts, managing comments and messages in a shared inbox, and reporting on results, from free schedulers to enterprise suites.
34 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All social media management tools
- Alternatives to Buffer

A simple, per-channel priced scheduler for posting to the main social networks from one queue.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Hootsuite

A veteran all-in-one platform for scheduling, social inbox, listening and team reporting.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Sprout Social

A polished social media suite known for its unified inbox, reporting and team workflows.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Agorapulse

A social media manager built around a fast shared inbox, scheduling and ROI reporting.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Vista Social

A newer all-in-one social platform with publishing, inbox, listening and review management.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Browser extension - Alternatives to Publer

An affordable scheduler with a free plan and support for a long list of social networks.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Sendible

Agency-focused social media management with client workspaces and unlimited users on every plan.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to SocialBee

A scheduler built on content categories and evergreen queues that recycle posts automatically.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to SocialPilot

A low-cost social media scheduler with agency features like client approvals and white-label.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Later

A visual social planner that started on Instagram and now covers the main creator networks.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Metricool

Analytics-led social media tool that also schedules posts and reports on ads, with a free plan.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Planoly

A visual planner for Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest creators, with a link-in-bio store.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Emplifi

An enterprise social media suite covering publishing, analytics, care, influencers and social commerce.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Post Planner

A content-discovery and recycling scheduler with a free tier and plans priced by social accounts.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Postiz

An open-source social media scheduler you can self-host or use as a paid cloud service.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to ContentStudio

A social media manager that combines scheduling, content discovery and agency workspaces.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to MeetEdgar

An evergreen-content scheduler that keeps reposting your library of posts automatically.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Planable

A collaboration-first social planner where teams and clients review posts as they will look live.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Loomly

A brand content calendar with post ideas, approvals and scheduling for small marketing teams.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Sprinklr Social

Enterprise social media management that sits inside Sprinklr's wider customer-experience platform.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Nuelink

A low-cost social media scheduler focused on automation, feeds and post recycling.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Statusbrew

A social media platform with a strong inbox, comment moderation rules and team workflows.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Hypefury

A creator-focused scheduler with growth automations for X, LinkedIn, Threads and more.
PaidWeb - Alternatives to Typefully

A writing-focused scheduler for X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon posts and threads.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS - Alternatives to Sked Social

An Australian social media platform with visual planning, approvals and reporting for teams.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Iconosquare

An analytics-first social media tool with scheduling, reports and a free plan for two profiles.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Brandwatch

Enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence, with publishing and an inbox for brand teams.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Tailwind

A Pinterest-focused marketing tool for designing, scheduling and finding keywords for pins.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Zoho Social

Zoho's affordable social media scheduler and monitoring tool, with a free plan and CRM tie-in.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Mixpost

Self-hosted social media management with a free Lite edition and one-time paid licences.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to CoSchedule

A marketing calendar and social scheduler that puts campaigns, blogs and social posts in one view.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Oktopost

A B2B social media platform for publishing, employee advocacy, listening and pipeline reporting.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Meta Business Suite

Meta's free tool for scheduling and managing Facebook and Instagram business accounts.
FreeWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to eclincher

A social media management suite with publishing, inbox, listening and review management for agencies and brands.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android
Our picks by need
Best for most people
BufferBest for a free option
PostizBest for open source
MixpostBest for self-hosting
PostizBest for Mac
Vista SocialBest for Windows
Vista SocialBest for iPhone and Android
HootsuitePopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best social media management tools?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading social media management tools right now are Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Agorapulse and Vista Social.
Are there free social media management tools?
Yes. Buffer (free plan + paid), Agorapulse (free plan + paid), Publer (free plan + paid), Metricool (free plan + paid) and Post Planner (free plan + paid) have a free option, out of 13 free or freemium apps we track.
Which social media management tools are open source?
Postiz and Mixpost.