The best Agorapulse alternatives in 2026, by what you need

Agorapulse is $79 per user a month billed yearly, and X costs extra. Eight alternatives compared on price, inbox, users, client approval and networks.

People leave Agorapulse for one of four reasons. Every user is billed, at $79 to $149 a month each on annual billing. X is never included: publishing to it costs $29 a month per X profile. The free plan ended on 6 July 2026. And a client can approve without an account only on Advanced, at $149 per user. It doesn't publish to Mastodon either. The right alternative depends on which one it is. Every price below comes from each vendor's own pricing page and help centre, read on 11 and 12 November 2026 (Agorapulse's re-read on 13 November), in US dollars. To see every tool priced at the same size, read the cheapest social media schedulers.

The eight at a glance

If you want the inbox without paying per user

Vista Social

Vista Social is the closest like-for-like: an inbox for every network on every plan, review monitoring on Facebook and Google, and competitor and scheduled reports. It sells bundles, not seats. Professional is $99 a month ($80 billed yearly) for 15 profiles and 2 users, and Advanced, $199 ($160) for 30 profiles and 3 users, adds shared calendars a client approves from without an account. Three people with client approval cost $447 a month on Agorapulse's Advanced billed yearly, against $160 on Vista's. The catches: users are few (4 on Scale, more only on Enterprise), X costs $29 a month per profile, there's no Mastodon, and there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial with no card. Vista Social pricing, worked out, and PostDaily vs Vista Social.

Sendible

Sendible charges per workspace, not per person: each workspace holds one brand with 6 profiles, and every plan has unlimited users. Core is $35 a month ($29.75 billed yearly) for one workspace, with the inbox, client dashboards and bulk scheduling. Approvals start on Plus, $99 a month ($84.15 yearly) for 3 workspaces, whatever the size of the team; three Agorapulse Professional users cost $357 a month billed yearly. The catches: Core has no approvals, a brand with more than 6 profiles needs a second workspace ($15 to $35 a month), a client approves as a user on your account, and its pricing page lists no Pinterest or Mastodon. There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial with no card. Sendible pricing, worked out, and PostDaily vs Sendible.

SocialPilot

SocialPilot sells bundles of accounts and users. Standard is $50 a month ($42.50 billed yearly) for 15 accounts and 3 users, with the social inbox, analytics and manager approval. Premium, $100 ($85) for 25 accounts and 6 users, lets a client approve from an emailed link without logging in, with unlimited client seats, and adds white-label and competitor reports. Extra accounts are $4 a month and extra users $5. The catches: Essentials, at $30 for 7 accounts, is one user with no inbox or approvals, it doesn't publish to Mastodon, and there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial with no card. SocialPilot pricing, worked out, and PostDaily vs SocialPilot.

If you need more than Agorapulse does

Sprout Social

Sprout Social is the bigger suite. It publishes to Reddit and Snapchat, which Agorapulse doesn't, with X on every plan. Professional adds unlimited profiles and competitor reports, and Advanced adds HubSpot, Salesforce and Zendesk integrations and approval by up to 3 outside reviewers without an account. The catch is price: Essentials is $79 per seat a month billed yearly ($99 monthly) but has 5 profiles and no inbox. The Smart Inbox starts on Standard at $199 per seat, more than double Agorapulse's Standard, and every seat is billed. It doesn't publish to Mastodon. Sprout Social pricing, worked out, PostDaily vs Sprout Social, and the best Sprout Social alternatives.

Hootsuite

Hootsuite is the other full suite: a shared inbox on every plan, bulk scheduling of up to 350 posts, competitor benchmarking and, on Enterprise, Talkwalker listening. Standard is $99 per user a month billed yearly ($149 monthly) for 10 accounts, and Professional, $199, removes the account limit and adds DM automations. The catches: every user costs more than on Agorapulse, approvals start on Advanced at $399 per user, and the approver needs a paid seat. There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and it doesn't publish to Mastodon. Hootsuite pricing, worked out, PostDaily vs Hootsuite, and the best Hootsuite alternatives.

If you manage one brand

Zoho Social

Zoho Social sells plans by the brand, one profile on each network it supports, and for one brand it is the cheapest way here to give a small team an inbox. Premium is $65 a month ($40 billed yearly) for one brand on 16 channels and 3 users, with the inbox, content approvals, custom reports and Zoho CRM and Desk links, which is less than one Agorapulse user. An extra user is $12 a month ($10 yearly). It publishes to Mastodon, Bluesky and Snapchat as well as X. The catches: a second Instagram account means a second brand ($23 a month on Premium), a client signs in to approve, and the free plan can't schedule: posts go out straight away. For agencies, Agency is $320 a month ($230 yearly) for 10 client brands and 5 users. Zoho Social pricing, worked out, and PostDaily vs Zoho Social.

If you mostly publish

Buffer

If your team mostly schedules posts, Buffer is simpler and charges per channel. Team is $12 per channel a month ($10 billed yearly) with unlimited users and approvals, so three people on 10 channels pay $120 a month, or $100 billed yearly, against $357 for three Agorapulse Professional users billed yearly. Essentials is $6 per channel ($5 yearly) for one user, and the free plan covers 3 channels with 10 posts queued on each. Buffer publishes to 12 networks, including X, Bluesky, Mastodon and Substack. The catches: the cost climbs with every channel, and approvers need a Buffer login. Buffer pricing, worked out, PostDaily vs Buffer, and the best Buffer alternatives.

PostDaily

PostDaily is our product, so weigh this accordingly. It has no inbox, no listening, no ROI reports and no Google Business Profile, so a team that answers comments and reviews every day should stay with Agorapulse or pick one of the suites above. It fits a freelancer or small team whose job is publishing. Plans include seats and a channel allowance at one price, X is included on paid plans within a monthly X budget, and a client approves from a review link with no account on the Pro plan, where a post waiting for review is held instead of published. It publishes to Bluesky, Mastodon, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, YouTube and Pinterest. The free plan covers 1 channel (not X) and 5 scheduled posts a month. PostDaily vs Agorapulse says where Agorapulse is still the better choice.

When to stay with Agorapulse

Stay if your team answers comments, messages and Google reviews from one inbox every day, reports ROI to a boss or a client, or uses its listening and advocacy add-ons. Agorapulse's inbox comes with its cheapest plan and 10 profiles, where Sprout Social's starts at $199 per seat for 5. For one person on up to 10 profiles without X, Standard is $79 a month billed yearly, or $99 monthly. Agorapulse pricing, worked out shows what 1, 3 and 5 users cost.

Agorapulse alternative questions

Last checked Nov 13, 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page and help centre.