Meta Business Suite vs Metricool

Meta Business Suite is a free interface for managing business Pages and profiles across Facebook and Instagram. Businesses can publish to both networks at once and, in the mobile app, create, schedule and manage posts and stories for a Facebook Page and Instagram account. A shared inbox brings messages, notifications and alerts together, with tools to respond to messages and comments and automate responses. The app also supports real-time calls to customers and contacts. Facebook and Instagram insights help businesses see what is working with customers. Meta describes the service as built first for small businesses, with an aim to serve businesses of all sizes using Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. It runs on the web, Android, iPhone and iPad; the Apple app requires iOS 15.1 or iPadOS 15.1 or later. Google Play says data is encrypted in transit and users can request deletion, while noting the app may share personal information and device or other IDs and may collect location and other data.

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.