Publer
Publer is a low-cost social planner that bills per account on a flat workspace with unlimited scheduling. Its free tier covers 3 social accounts, and its paid entry is among the cheapest in the cluster when a small team needs many accounts without the per-seat math.
Verified against: publer.compubler.com as of 2026-09-18
Quick verdict: Publer earns 4.0/5 in our research-based assessment as the budget pick — flat per-account billing with unlimited scheduling and the cheapest paid entry in the cluster. It fits cost-sensitive teams managing many social accounts who can live without X on the free tier, with the caveat that it is a younger vendor with thinner enterprise governance and only basic analytics. (Research sweep, no paid workspace tested.)
- Our rating: 4.0/5
- Strongest dimension: Value (5/5, research only)
- Weakest dimension: Stability (3/5, research only)
- Pricing: Free plan · $5/account/mo (annual)
- Verification: Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-18. Sources: publer.com, publer.com
Publer pricing details
- Free plan available
- paid plans from $5/account/mo (annual)
- professional $6/account/mo · Business $12/account/mo (monthly)
- professional $4/account/mo · Business $8/account/mo (annual)
Publer bills per account, flat workspace (unlimited scheduling, no per-user charge on the workspace). Free $0 forever: 3 social accounts, no X/Twitter, 10 scheduled posts/account, 25 drafts. Professional $6/account/mo monthly ($4 annual). Business $12/account/mo monthly ($8 annual) adds analytics. Every 10th account or seat is free. X/Twitter is not on the free tier.
In our index: Free plan available; Professional from $5/account/mo ($4 billed annually, flat workspace); Business from $10/account/mo ($8 annual)
How Publer scores across our 6 index dimensions
- Functionality: 4/5 (research only)
- Usability: 4/5 (research only)
- Stability: 3/5 (research only)
- Collaboration: 3/5 (research only)
- Localization: 3/5 (research only)
- Value: 5/5 (research only)
Score rationale: The value story is the flat, per-account bill with unlimited scheduling — Professional at $4/account/mo annual is the cheapest paid entry in the cluster (value 5/5). Ease 4/5 on a straightforward queue. Stability 3/5: younger vendor, less enterprise polish. X/Twitter excluded from free. Research figures from the official site.
What Publer does well
- Cheapest paid entry in the cluster: Professional $4/account/mo annual
- Flat per-account bill with unlimited scheduling on the workspace
- Free tier is a standing plan (3 accounts, 25 drafts)
- Every 10th account or seat is free
Where Publer falls short
- X/Twitter is not on the free tier
- Younger vendor — thinner enterprise governance and inbox tooling than Hootsuite
- Analytics are basic next to Metricool's built-in suite
How Publer compares to other Social Media Scheduling tools
Our index tracks 5 Social Media Scheduling tools. Publer sits at 4.0/5, with professional $4/account/mo · business $8/account/mo (annual). Here are the 4 closest alternatives we hold pricing and scoring evidence for.
- Metricool — 4.2/5 · Free plan · $20/mo (annual)
Metricool is an all-in-one social planner plus analytics platform: schedule across networks, run a content calendar and get built-in analytics and competitor tracking. It bills by brand and has a genuinely useful free tier. - Hootsuite — 4.1/5 · 14-day free trial (no credit card) · $99/user/mo (annual, Standard)
Hootsuite is the established enterprise social management platform: publish, monitor and route a shared inbox across networks, with Wisdom AI and Talkwalker listening. It bills per user and has no free plan. - Buffer — 4.0/5 · Free plan · $5/channel/mo (annual)
Buffer is a social scheduling tool built around one clean idea: queue and schedule posts across Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Threads from a single feed. It bills per channel, not per seat, and its free tier is a real standing plan (3 channels, 1 user) rather than a trial. - Later — 3.8/5 · 14-day trial (credit card required, auto-charge at expiry) · $18.75/mo (annual)
Later is a social-first scheduler built around a visual Instagram-first grid. It has no free plan — only a 14-day trial that requires a credit card and auto-charges — and bills by 'Social Set' (a bundle of profiles and posts) rather than per user.
Frequently asked questions about Publer
How much does Publer cost?
Free plan available; paid plans from $5/account/mo (annual); professional $6/account/mo · Business $12/account/mo (monthly); professional $4/account/mo · Business $8/account/mo (annual). Billing detail: Publer bills per account, flat workspace (unlimited scheduling, no per-user charge on the workspace). Free $0 forever: 3 social accounts, no X/Twitter, 10 scheduled posts/account, 25 drafts. Professional $6/account/mo monthly ($4 annual). Business $12/account/mo monthly ($8 annual) adds analytics. Every 10th account or seat is free. X/Twitter is not on the free tier. Figures verified 2026-09-18.
Does Publer have a free plan?
Yes. Publer has a free tier; paid plans start at $5/account/mo (annual).
What is Publer rated in our index?
Publer sits at 4.0/5 in our index, strongest on value (5/5, research only) and weakest on stability (3/5, research only). Publer earns 4.0/5 in our research-based assessment as the budget pick — flat per-account billing with unlimited scheduling and the cheapest paid entry in the cluster. It fits cost-sensitive teams managing many social accounts who can live without X on the free tier, with the caveat that it is a younger vendor with thinner enterprise governance and only basic analytics. (Research sweep, no paid workspace tested.)
What are the drawbacks of Publer?
X/Twitter is not on the free tier Younger vendor — thinner enterprise governance and inbox tooling than Hootsuite Analytics are basic next to Metricool's built-in suite.
What does Publer do well?
Cheapest paid entry in the cluster: Professional $4/account/mo annual Flat per-account bill with unlimited scheduling on the workspace Free tier is a standing plan (3 accounts, 25 drafts) Every 10th account or seat is free.
How was Publer verified?
Research-only pass over official sources, last checked 2026-09-18. Sources: publer.com, publer.com.
What are the alternatives to Publer?
We track Buffer, Metricool, Later, Hootsuite as the closest alternatives in our Social Media Scheduling index, and 4 head-to-head comparisons against Publer are available.