Social media scheduling · 2026

Best social media scheduling tools for link tracking 8 tools ranked by verified data

Data checked Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Disclosure: TrackMedia is made by the team behind this site. It is scored by the same scorecard and code as every other tool, with no custom weights. Methodology

We scored 8 social media scheduling tools for link tracking with the same 8-criterion scorecard; 8 have enough verified data to be ranked.

Only tools with a verified link tracking feature are included.

Zoho Social ranks first with 96/100, followed by TrackMedia (90) and Planpo.st (68).

The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is TrackMedia's: $8.25 per month billed yearly on the Creator 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 scheduling tools for link tracking
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPlatformsChecked
1Zoho Social96/10090%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 1 workspace14Oct 14, 2026
2TrackMediaOur product90/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$8.25/moYes, 15 scheduled posts per month13Oct 15, 2026
3Planpo.st68/10095%7 of 8 criteria$19.99/moNot offeredNo5Oct 14, 2026
4SocialPilot68/10095%7 of 8 criteria$30/mo$85/moNo10Oct 14, 2026
5Missinglettr66/10085%6 of 8 criteriaNot offered$12/moNo1Oct 14, 2026
6Sendible61/10085%6 of 8 criteria$35/moNot offeredNo9Oct 14, 2026
7Agorapulse55/10095%7 of 8 criteria$99/user/mo$79/user/moNo10Oct 14, 2026
8Loomly44/10095%7 of 8 criteria$65/mo$49/moNo8Oct 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.

Why each one ranks where it does

The two criteria each tool scores best on, with the numbers behind them.
  1. 1. 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): 13 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, direct auto-publishing, recurring posts, media library, post and account analytics, best-time-to-post suggestions, approval workflows, user roles and permissions, separate client workspaces, unified social inbox, link tracking (utm / short links)

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

    Zoho Social reviewPricing

    Zoho Social homepage (screenshot)
    Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
  2. 2. TrackMedia 90/100Our product

    Social media publishing tool that posts one draft to many networks with per-network versions, queues, link tracking, analytics, an API and an MCP server.

    • Entry price (100/100): $8.25/month billed annually on Creator; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices)
    • Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)

    From $8.25 per month billed yearly on the Creator plan.

    TrackMedia reviewPricing

  3. 3. Planpo.st 68/100

    Social media scheduler with a multi-platform calendar, video and carousel studio, client approvals and per-post revenue attribution, plus an MCP server for AI agents.

    • Verified features (100/100): 11 of 19 tracked features verified: posting queue, bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, direct auto-publishing, ai caption assistant, post and account analytics, best-time-to-post suggestions, approval workflows, link tracking (utm / short links), content repurposing
    • API, integrations and export (100/100): public API

    From $19.99 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan.

    Planpo.st reviewPricing

  4. 4. SocialPilot 68/100

    Social media management platform with a content calendar, bulk scheduling, approvals, unified inbox, analytics reports and white label options for agencies and brands.

    • Verified features (100/100): 11 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, recurring posts, media library, post and account analytics, report exports (pdf/csv), approval workflows, unified social inbox, white-label reports, link tracking (utm / short links)
    • API, integrations and export (100/100): public API

    From $30 per month billed monthly on the Essentials plan.

    SocialPilot reviewPricing

  5. 5. Missinglettr 66/100

    Social marketing platform that turns published content into automated drip-campaign social posts, with content curation, a calendar and analytics.

    • Entry price (85/100): $12/month billed annually on Solo; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices)
    • Pricing transparency (80/100): 3 of 4 plans have a public price (1 "contact sales")

    From $12 per month billed yearly on the Solo plan.

    Missinglettr reviewPricing

  6. 6. Sendible 61/100

    Social media management platform with client workspaces, scheduling, approvals, inbox and reporting for agencies, brands and multi-location businesses.

    • Verified features (100/100): 14 of 19 tracked features verified: posting queue, bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, direct auto-publishing, recurring posts, media library, post and account analytics, report exports (pdf/csv), approval workflows, user roles and permissions, separate client workspaces, unified social inbox, link tracking (utm / short links)
    • Pricing transparency (100/100): 5 of 5 plans have a public price

    From $35 per month billed monthly on the Core plan.

    Sendible reviewPricing

  7. 7. Agorapulse 55/100

    Social media management platform with scheduling, a shared inbox, listening, reporting and ROI tracking for teams and agencies.

    • Verified features (100/100): 12 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, media library, ai caption assistant, post and account analytics, report exports (pdf/csv), approval workflows, user roles and permissions, unified social inbox, white-label reports, link tracking (utm / short links)
    • API, integrations and export (100/100): public API, documented data export

    From $99 per user per month billed monthly ($79 billed yearly) on the Standard plan.

    Agorapulse reviewPricing

  8. 8. Loomly 44/100

    Social media calendar and publishing tool with an AI assistant, approval workflows, interaction replies, social listening and analytics reports.

    • Verified features (100/100): 12 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, direct auto-publishing, recurring posts, media library, ai caption assistant, post and account analytics, report exports (pdf/csv), best-time-to-post suggestions, approval workflows, user roles and permissions, link tracking (utm / short links)
    • API, integrations and export (100/100): documented data export

    From $65 per month billed monthly ($49 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.

    Loomly reviewPricing

How we picked

Every one of these social media scheduling tools is scored by the same 8 criteria (scorecard v2). 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 scheduling 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 scheduling tools on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $9/month or less = 100, $49 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $9/month or less = 100, $58 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 19 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (posting queue, bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, direct auto-publishing, recurring posts, media library, ai caption assistant, post and account analytics, report exports (pdf/csv), best-time-to-post suggestions, approval workflows, user roles and permissions, separate client workspaces, unified social inbox, white-label reports, link tracking (utm / short links), content repurposing, ugc collection). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 10 (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: $2 per account or less = 100, $40 or more = 0. Plans that do not state an account limit are not used.
Free plan limits5%CategoryWhat the free plan allows: connected accounts (full marks at 3), scheduled posts per month (full marks at 100).Each stated limit linear up to its full mark (unlimited = 100), averaged. Tools without a free plan, or whose free plan states none of these limits, are not scored here.

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 scheduling tool for link tracking?

Zoho Social, with 96/100 on our scorecard; TrackMedia is second with 90/100.

What is the cheapest social media scheduling tool for link tracking?

By entry price among ranked tools, TrackMedia: $8.25 per month billed yearly on the Creator plan.

Which of these have a free plan?

2 of the 8 tools have a free plan; the highest-ranked is Zoho Social.

How did you rank these social media scheduling 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.