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Social Media Management Software

Platforms for planning, scheduling, publishing, moderating, and reporting on organic social media content across multiple channels. This category excludes dedicated influencer marketing platforms and pure social listening tools.

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Social Media Management Software product list

10 published tools. Filter the complete list below.

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Sprout Social

Sprout Social is a social media management platform for cross-network publishing, engagement, reporting, collaboration, listening, and social customer care.

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Pricing

Paid · Essentials · $79 USD · per seat · per month · Essentials annual-billing rate · starting at · billed annually
Paid · Standard · $199 USD · per seat · per month · Standard annual-billing rate · billed annually
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Per-seat pricing
Quote required

Best for

Mid-market
Enterprise
Small business
Social publishing calendar

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Loomly

Loomly is a collaborative social media management platform for content planning, publishing, approvals, engagement, listening, analytics, and AI-assisted creation.

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Pricing

Paid · Starter · $65 USD · per account · per month · Starter monthly · billed monthly · month-to-month · Starter monthly billing with 12 social accounts and 3 users
Paid · Starter · $49 USD · per account · per month · Starter yearly · discounted · annual upfront payment · one-year commitment · Starter yearly billing with 12 social accounts and 3 users; early termination is not allowed
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Quote required

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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Agorapulse

Agorapulse is a social media management platform for publishing, inbox engagement, team collaboration, reporting, monitoring, and optional advanced listening.

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Pricing

Paid · Standard · $79 USD · per seat · per month · Standard annual prepaid rate · discounted · annual upfront payment · one-year commitment
Paid · Standard · $99 USD · per seat · per month · Standard monthly rate · billed monthly · no commitment
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Per-seat pricing
Quote required

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a social media management platform for planning and publishing content, managing conversations, monitoring social activity, coordinating teams, and reporting performance across networks.

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Pricing

Paid · Standard · $99 USD · per user · per month · Standard public starting price billed annually · starting at · billed annually · minimum 1 user · Public starting price; taxes and regional price variation are not stated
Paid · Professional · $199 USD · per user · per month · Professional public starting price billed annually · starting at · billed annually · minimum 1 user · Public starting price; taxes and regional price variation are not stated
Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing
Per-seat pricing

Best for

Enterprise
Mid-market
Small business
Social publishing calendar

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Sendible

Sendible is a social media management platform for scheduling, engagement, reporting, approvals, and agency or multi-location workspaces across major networks.

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Pricing

Paid · Elite · $349 USD · per account · per month · Elite starting monthly rate · starting at · Elite starting rate displayed in the White Label pricing explanation
Paid · Enterprise · $800 USD · per account · per month · Enterprise starting monthly rate · starting at · Enterprise starting rate displayed in the White Label pricing explanation
Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing

Best for

Mid-market
Small business
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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Metricool

Metricool is a social media management and analytics platform for publishing, engagement, competitor monitoring, reporting, team approvals, and cross-channel measurement.

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Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Paid · Starter · $20 USD · per account · per month · Starter five brands, annual USD · starting at · billed annually · Up to five brands in the displayed annual USD state
Paid · Advanced · $53 USD · per account · per month · Advanced 15 brands, annual USD · starting at · billed annually · Up to 15 brands in the displayed annual USD state
Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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SocialPilot

SocialPilot is a social media management platform for planning, publishing, engagement, analytics, approvals, and multi-client workflows across major social networks.

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Pricing

Paid · Essentials · $17 USD · per account · per month · Yearly billing rate · discounted · billed annually · no commitment · Yearly billing state
Paid · Standard · $34 USD · per account · per month · Yearly billing rate · discounted · billed annually · no commitment · Yearly billing state
Custom quote required for some paid plans
Usage charges
Quote required

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Approval workflows

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Zoho Social

Zoho Social is a social media management platform for cross-network publishing, monitoring, engagement, approvals, analytics, and agency collaboration.

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Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Some paid plan amounts are unverified — check official pricing
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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Later

Later is a social media management platform for cross-network planning, scheduling, publishing, approvals, inbox work, analytics, and visual content operations.

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Pricing

Paid · Starter · $18.75 USD · per account · per month · Starter billed yearly · annual upfront payment · Annual billing; one social set and one user
Paid · Growth · $37.50 USD · per account · per month · Growth billed yearly · annual upfront payment · Annual billing; two social sets and two users

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Enterprise
Social publishing calendar

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Buffer

Buffer is a social media management platform for creating, scheduling, publishing, responding to comments, collaborating on approvals, and analyzing organic content across networks.

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Pricing

Free plan available — see plan limits
Paid · Essentials · $6 USD · per channel · per month · Essentials monthly billing for channels 1 through 10 · billed monthly · minimum 1 channel · Channels 1 through 10 on monthly billing
Paid · Essentials · $5 USD · per channel · per month · Essentials yearly billing for channels 1 through 10 · discounted · billed annually · minimum 1 channel · Channels 1 through 10; USD 60 per channel billed yearly
Free plan — check scope

Best for

Small business
Mid-market
Social publishing calendar
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