Social Media Scheduling Software
Alternatives to Friends+Me
Friends+Me combines social post scheduling with drafts, bulk queues, link shortening, and invitations for coworkers or friends. It publishes to Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles and Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Access covers Android, iOS, web, a browser extension, and desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The free plan costs 0.00 USD for an unlimited period and includes two queues with five scheduled posts per queue; annual paid plans begin at $7.50 a month, or 9 USD monthly for Individual.
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Buffer Buffer suits creators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses that need to schedule and develop social posts.
From $5/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.5 Visit Specs - 02
Agorapulse It suits social media managers who need publishing, inbox, and reporting tools across several social networks.
From $99/mo Free plan iOS · Android9.2 Visit Specs - 03
Metricool Metricool may suit social media professionals, business owners, agencies, brands and creators who need publishing, inbox and reporting tools together.
From $20/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API9.2 Visit Specs - 04 CoSchedule
CoSchedule Social Calendar suits marketers who plan and publish across several social networks and need scheduling, campaigns, or analytics.
From $29/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension9.1 Visit Specs - 05
Pallyy Pallyy suits social media agencies, freelance managers, multi-location businesses, in-house marketing teams, small businesses and creators.
From $20/mo Free plan Web · macOS · iOS · Android9.1 Visit Specs - 06 Hopper HQ Hashtag Generator
This tool suits people looking for copyable Instagram hashtag ideas from a short post description, without signing up.
From $16/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android9.0 Visit Specs - 07
MeetEdgar From $24.91/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension8.9 Visit Specs - 08 OneUp
OneUp suits teams or individuals scheduling and analyzing posts across multiple social networks.
From $15/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.9 Visit Specs - 09
Planable From $9/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API8.9 Visit Specs - 10
Later Later suits social media managers, agencies, and brands planning and publishing across multiple social channels.
From $18.75/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.8 Visit Specs - 11
Loomly From $49/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.8 Visit Specs - 12
Hootsuite Hootsuite suits teams coordinating content across multiple social networks from a browser.
From $99/mo Free trial Web8.7 Visit Specs - 13
Social Champ Social Champ suits individuals or teams managing multiple social accounts and needing scheduling, analytics, or inbox monitoring.
From $5/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension8.7 Visit Specs - 14 Postly
Postly suits people and teams coordinating publishing across social networks, blogs, and shared workspaces.
From $8/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.6 Visit Specs - 15
SocialPilot From $25/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.6 Visit Specs - 16
Nelio Content Nelio Content suits WordPress publishers who want a shared calendar for posts, social messages, and editorial tasks.
Free plan Open source Web · API · Self-hosted8.5 Visit Specs - 17
SocialBee From $29/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.4 Visit Specs - 18 Postcron
Postcron suits social media workers, community managers, entrepreneurs, and freelancers who want to schedule posts across supported networks.
From $100/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.2 Visit Specs - 19 Post Planner
Post Planner suits small businesses and solopreneurs managing posts across multiple social networks.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.2 Visit Specs - 20
Sprout Social Sprout Social suits teams managing multiple social networks that need shared inbox, collaboration and approval workflows.
From $79/mo Free trial iOS · Android8.2 Visit Specs - 21
Circleboom Publish From $24.99/mo Free trial Web8.1 Visit Specs - 22 Facebook Auto Poster From $29.99/mo Free trial Windows · macOS8.1 Visit Specs
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HeyOrca From $59/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs - 24 Shoutrrr From $10/mo Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs
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Zoho Social It suits individuals, teams and agencies that need to schedule and monitor social posts across supported networks.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs - 26
Blog2Social From $7/mo Free plan Web7.9 Visit Specs - 27
Publer From $5/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android7.7 Visit Specs - 28
ContentStudio From $29/mo Web · iOS · Android7.6 Visit Specs - 29
LateWiz Free plan Web · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs - 30 Quuu From $1.37/mo Free trial Web7.6 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Friends+Me
Alternatives make sense when those channels, limits, or prices do not fit. Several support Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, or other networks absent from Friends+Me. Some add social inboxes, approval workflows, analytics, or larger account allowances, while others leave out desktop apps, free plans, or inbox tools. Compare the networks you need, how many accounts and posts you manage, collaboration requirements, platform coverage, and entry pricing. Free-plan terms and trial periods also vary, so decide whether Friends+Me’s queues, drafts, and team invitations outweigh broader publishing or workflow features elsewhere.