Social analytics · 2026

Best social media analytics tools for agencies 25 tools ranked by verified data

Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

We scored 27 social media analytics tools for agencies with the same 8-criterion scorecard; 25 have enough verified data to be ranked.

Only tools listed for agencies are included.

linkutm ranks first with 97/100, followed by Poststeady (96) and Zoho Social (96).

The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is Snipr.sh's: $5 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.

The ranking

Score is 0-100 over the criteria with verified data; coverage is the share of the scorecard those criteria carry. Each price links its source.
Best social media analytics tools for agencies
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPlatformsIntegrationsChecked
1linkutm97/10080%6 of 8 criteria$9/mo$7/moYes, 25 links2–Oct 14, 2026
2Poststeady96/10075%5 of 8 criteria$10.99/moNot offeredYes, 2 workspaces2–Oct 14, 2026
3Zoho Social96/10090%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 1 workspace14–Oct 14, 2026
4Snipr.sh94/10075%5 of 8 criteria$5/moNot offeredYes, 5 links24Oct 14, 2026
5Iconosquare93/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 2 social accounts8–Oct 14, 2026
6Reelyze92/10075%5 of 8 criteria$9/mo$7.50/moNo1–Oct 14, 2026
7Fedica91/10095%7 of 8 criteria$15/mo$10/moYes, 12 social accounts12–Oct 14, 2026
8AgencyAnalytics81/10080%6 of 8 criteriaNot offered$20/moNo685Oct 14, 2026
9Minter.io78/10090%7 of 8 criteria$9/account/mo$8.25/account/moNo6–Oct 14, 2026
10PostPlanify78/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$31/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
11Databox77/10075%5 of 8 criteriaNot offered$71/moYes, 1 user–130Oct 14, 2026
12TubeAnalytics76/10085%6 of 8 criteria$19/mo$15/moNo1–Oct 14, 2026
13SocialPilot74/100100%8 of 8 criteria$30/mo$85/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
14Planpo.st73/100100%8 of 8 criteria$19.99/moNot offeredNo5–Oct 14, 2026
15seenpaid71/10085%6 of 8 criteria$19.99/moNot offeredNo7–Oct 14, 2026
16Statusbrew63/10060%5 of 8 criteriaContact salesContact salesNo4–Oct 14, 2026
17Taplio60/10075%5 of 8 criteria$39/moNot offeredNo1–Oct 14, 2026
18NapoleonCat58/10095%7 of 8 criteria$79/moNot offeredNo7–Oct 14, 2026
19Agorapulse53/100100%8 of 8 criteria$99/user/mo$79/user/moNo10–Oct 14, 2026
20Brand2453/10080%6 of 8 criteria$249/mo$199/moNo8–Oct 14, 2026
21Supermetrics52/10075%5 of 8 criteria$49/mo$39/moNo––Oct 14, 2026
22Sprout Social50/100100%8 of 8 criteria$99/user/mo$79/user/moNo7–Oct 14, 2026
23Modash50/10075%5 of 8 criteriaNot offered$1,225/moNo3–Oct 14, 2026
24Emplifi43/10085%6 of 8 criteria$1,249/moNot offeredNo2–Oct 14, 2026
25YouScan37/10080%6 of 8 criteriaNot offered$499/moNo1–Oct 14, 2026
–FlickNot ranked25%2 of 8 criteria–––4–Oct 14, 2026
–WhatagraphNot ranked25%2 of 8 criteria–––360Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.

Why each one ranks where it does

The two criteria each tool scores best on, with the numbers behind them.
  1. 1. linkutm 97/100

    UTM link management tool with branded short links, QR codes, naming rules for campaign parameters, team workspaces and click analytics.

    • Entry price (100/100): $9/month billed monthly on Personal; $7/month billed annually on Personal (scored on the monthly price)
    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)

    From $9 per month billed monthly ($7 billed yearly) on the Personal plan.

    linkutm reviewPricing

    linkutm homepage (screenshot)
    Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
  2. 2. Poststeady 96/100

    Client reporting tool for social media work that turns uploaded CSV exports into branded PDF reports with written summaries and recommendations.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $10.99 per month billed monthly on the Pro plan.

    Poststeady reviewPricing

  3. 3. Zoho Social 96/100

    Social media management platform for scheduling, monitoring, analytics and team collaboration across many networks, with Zoho CRM integration.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $10 per month billed yearly on the Standard plan.

    Zoho Social reviewPricing

  4. 4. Snipr.sh 94/100

    Link shortener with custom domains, smart routing, conversion pixels, QR codes and real-time click analytics.

    • Entry price (100/100): $5/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price)
    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)

    From $5 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.

    Snipr.sh reviewPricing

  5. 5. Iconosquare 93/100

    Social media management suite for analytics, scheduling, reporting, a shared inbox and listening across several networks.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 4 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant

    From $10 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan.

    Iconosquare reviewPricing

  6. 6. Reelyze 92/100

    Analyzes short videos frame by frame, syncs Instagram metrics, tracks competitors and generates scripts and content plans.

    • Entry price (100/100): $9/month billed monthly on Starter; $7.50/month billed annually on Starter (scored on the monthly price)
    • Verified features (100/100): 2 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, ai assistant

    From $9 per month billed monthly ($7.50 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.

    Reelyze reviewPricing

  7. 7. Fedica 91/100

    Social media dashboard for scheduling across many networks, with follower and audience analytics, listening and AI message optimization.

    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $15 per month billed monthly ($10 billed yearly) on the Publish plan.

    Fedica reviewPricing

  8. 8. AgencyAnalytics 81/100

    Reporting and dashboard platform for marketing agencies that pulls client data from many marketing platforms into white-labeled client reports.

    • Verified features (100/100): 4 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant
    • Cost per user (team of 3) (100/100): $6.67 per user per month on Core plan (team of 3, billed annually)

    From $20 per month billed yearly on the Core plan plan.

    AgencyAnalytics reviewPricing

  9. 9. Minter.io 78/100

    Social media analytics service covering follower, post and ad metrics for several networks, with reports, exports and competitor tracking.

    • Entry price (100/100): $9/month per account billed monthly on Silver; $8.25/month billed annually on Silver (scored on the monthly price)
    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant

    From $9 per social account per month billed monthly ($8.25 billed yearly) on the Silver plan.

    Minter.io reviewPricing

  10. 10. PostPlanify 78/100

    Social media management platform for agencies with scheduling, a shared calendar, analytics, a social inbox, approvals and white-label reports.

    • Verified features (100/100): 3 of 4 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant
    • Pricing transparency (100/100): 3 of 3 plans have a public price

    From $31 per month billed yearly on the Growth plan.

    PostPlanify reviewPricing

How we picked

Every one of these social media analytics tools is scored by the same 8 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to social media analytics tools. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.

Scorecard criteria and weights
CriterionWeightTypeWhat we measure
Entry price25%CorePrice per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other social media analytics tools on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $9/month or less = 100, $99 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $7.50/month or less = 100, $199 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored.
Free plan or trial15%CoreWhether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored.
Pricing transparency10%CoreHow much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored.
Verified features15%CoreHow many of the 4 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 2 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored.
API, integrations and export10%CoreWhether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored.
Platform coverage10%CategoryHow many of the 15 social platforms we track the vendor says the tool supports.Linear: platforms / 10 x 100, capped at 100. No verified platform list = not scored.
Cost per connected account10%CategoryMonthly price per connected account on the cheapest paid plan that allows at least 3 social accounts.Log scale: $3 per account or less = 100, $40 or more = 0. Plans that do not state an account limit are not used.
Cost per user (team of 3)5%CategoryMonthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $6.67 per user or less = 100, $116 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored.

Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.

Questions, answered from the data

What is the best social media analytics tool for agencies?

linkutm, with 97/100 on our scorecard; Poststeady is second with 96/100.

What is the cheapest social media analytics tool for agencies?

By entry price among ranked tools, Snipr.sh: $5 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.

Which of these have a free plan?

7 of the 27 tools have a free plan; the highest-ranked is linkutm.

How did you rank these social media analytics tools?

Each tool gets 0 to 100 per criterion from its published pricing, limits and features; the total is the weighted average over the criteria with verified data. Tools with under 60% of the weight covered are not ranked.