Friends+Me vs Metricool

Friends+Me is a social media scheduling and content management service for preparing posts and publishing them later. Users can save drafts, schedule posts, use bulk scheduling and invite coworkers or friends to help publish. Listed publishing networks are Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest. The service also lists link shortening, browser extensions, mobile apps, desktop apps and a Zapier Beta integration. Desktop apps are named for macOS, Windows and Linux, alongside Android, iOS and web access. The Free plan is available for an unlimited period and includes two queues, five scheduled posts per queue, one additional team member and standard support. Individual costs $7.50 a year, billed monthly annually; Small is $24.17 a year, Medium is $49.17 a year and Large is $215.84 a year, each with annual billing. Paid plans provide higher queue and post limits, more team members and priority support. Additional on-demand queues cost $2.99 per month per queue. The terms describe the free service as a testing promotion lasting no more than 15 days, while the pricing page describes the Free plan as available indefinitely.

Metricool is a social media management, analytics and automation tool for planning, publishing, reporting, inbox management, SmartLinks and advertising. Its planner supports drag-and-drop calendar scheduling, best-time recommendations, automated content lists and an AI social media assistant. The inbox gathers messages and comments from connected networks, while reports include automated reporting, campaign dashboards, AI analysis and a Looker Studio connection. It supports Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Google Business Profile, YouTube and Twitch, plus Facebook, Google and TikTok Ads. Apps are available for Android and iOS, alongside web, API and extension platforms. The Free plan costs nothing and manages one brand, schedules up to 20 posts a month, analyzes five competitor profiles and includes 30 days of analytics; LinkedIn and Twitter/X are excluded. Starter is $25 a month and Advanced is $67 a month, both billed monthly. Displayed prices exclude applicable VAT. Metricool was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.