Looking for a Zoho Social alternative?
Zoho Social sells plans by the brand: one profile on each network it supports. Standard is $15 a month ($10 billed yearly) for one person and 14 channels, and Premium, $65 ($40), adds 3 users, approvals, the inbox and Zoho CRM. What sends people looking is usually one of three things: the free plan can't schedule posts, a second profile on the same network means buying another brand, and a client has to sign in to approve.
Who should use which
Stay with Zoho Social if your company runs on Zoho CRM or Zoho Desk, if you need an inbox, listening or WhatsApp messages, or if you post alone to one profile per network: Standard covers 14 channels for $10 a month billed yearly, with mobile apps. Agencies that want white label get it on Zoho's agency plans. PostDaily fits when you want to schedule on a free plan, run two accounts on the same network without buying another brand, or have a client approve from a link with no login.
Where Zoho Social is the better choice
Leading with this because it decides the question for a lot of people, and you should not have to dig for it.
Cheap for one person, with mobile apps
Standard is $15 a month ($10 billed yearly) for one profile on each of 14 channels, with no post limit, and the free plan connects 6. Zoho Social has iOS and Android apps on every plan, Free included. PostDaily has no mobile app.
Built into Zoho CRM and Zoho Desk
From Premium, Zoho Social turns likes, mentions and messages into Zoho CRM leads by rule, and social posts into Zoho Desk tickets. If your company already runs on Zoho, nothing else links up as closely. PostDaily has no CRM or help-desk link.
An inbox and listening
Professional adds direct messages and listening columns. Premium adds a full inbox with assignment rules, saved replies, WhatsApp and Telegram messages, AI replies and reports covering a year. PostDaily has no inbox or listening.
White label for agencies
Agency, $320 a month ($230 billed yearly), covers 10 client brands and 5 users, with your logo, a custom domain, branded reports and a free login for each client. PostDaily has no white label.
It publishes to networks we don't
Zoho Social publishes to Google Business Profile, Snapchat and Arattai, which PostDaily does not yet, and it has an MCP server for AI agents, as PostDaily does.
Where PostDaily is the better fit
A free plan that schedules
Zoho's help centre says its free plan "doesn't support scheduling posts": you publish straight away. PostDaily's free plan is smaller, 1 channel, but it schedules up to 5 posts a month.
Channels, not brands
A Zoho Social brand holds one profile per network, so a second Instagram account means a second brand, and Standard can't add one. PostDaily counts channels: two Instagram accounts are simply two channels in the same workspace.
A client approves without a login
Zoho's approvals start on Premium, approvers must be members of your account, and clients get their own login only on the agency plans. A post sent to several brands can't go for approval. PostDaily's review link, on Pro, lets a client approve or ask for changes with no account, and the post waits until they do.
More people included
Zoho's Standard and Professional plans are for one person, and each extra user costs $12 a month. PostDaily's Pro plan includes 3 seats and Agency includes 10, where Zoho's agency plans include 5.
Side by side
Zoho Social figures taken from their own pricing page on . Prices change — check theirs before deciding.
| Zoho Social | PostDaily | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 brand on 6 channels, 1 user; no scheduling | 1 channel, 5 scheduled posts a month, no X |
| Entry list price | $15 a month ($10 yearly), 1 brand, 1 user | See pricing |
| How accounts count | By brand: one profile per network; extra brands from Professional | By channel, any mix of networks |
| Client approval | Premium ($65 a month); clients sign in, on agency plans | Pro plan, review link, no account |
| Inbox and CRM | Inbox, Zoho CRM and Zoho Desk from Premium | No |
| White label | Agency plans ($320 a month): logo, domain, reports | No |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android, every plan | No |
| API and MCP | MCP server and Zoho Flow actions | MCP server on every plan, with API keys; no REST API or webhooks |
| Networks | 13, incl. Google Business Profile, Snapchat and Arattai | Bluesky, Mastodon, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, YouTube and Pinterest live (LinkedIn in review) |
Common questions
- Does Zoho Social have a free plan?
- Yes: 1 brand on 6 channels for 1 user. Zoho's help centre says the free plan doesn't support scheduling posts, so you publish straight away. There's also a 15-day trial of the paid plans with no card.
- Can clients approve posts in Zoho Social without logging in?
- No. Approvals start on Premium, and an approver is a member of your account. On the agency plans you can invite a client with a free login and tick them as an approver, but they sign in to approve.
- What is a brand in Zoho Social?
- One profile on each network the plan covers. A second Instagram account or Facebook Page needs a second brand: $17 a month on Professional, up to 5, or $23 on Premium. Standard can't add brands.
- Does Zoho Social work with other CRMs?
- No. Zoho's help centre says it integrates only with Zoho CRM, from the Premium plan.
- What does Zoho Social do that PostDaily does not?
- An inbox with WhatsApp and Telegram messages, listening, Zoho CRM and Desk links, white label on agency plans, mobile apps, and publishing to Google Business Profile, Snapchat and Arattai.
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