Social media management
Cheapest Zoho Social alternatives 5 tools cheaper than Zoho Social, like for like
- Zoho Social from, billed annually
- $10/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 5
- Lowest price
- $5/mo
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 50%
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
Zoho Social's cheapest paid plan costs $10 per month billed annually (Standard). We found 5 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
5 are cheaper billed annually.
The largest saving on a paid plan is Buffer: $5 a month billed annually on Essentials, $5 (50%) less than Zoho Social's $10.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
1 cheaper tool verifiably lacks at least one feature Zoho Social has (the vendor's page says so). Below, each tool lists only differences we could verify on both sides.
Zoho Social alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | Zoho Social, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffer | $5/mo per social account | billed annually | $10/mo | $5 (50%) | Yes, 3 social accounts | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Posterly | $6/mo | billed annually | $10/mo | $4 (40%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  social-media-skills | $6/mo | billed annually | $10/mo | $4 (40%) | Yes, 15 scheduled posts per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  TrackMediaOur product | $8.25/mo | billed annually | $10/mo | $1.75 (18%) | Yes, 15 scheduled posts per month | Oct 15, 2026 |
| 5 |  Post Planner | $9/mo | billed annually | $10/mo | $1 (10%) | Yes, 1 social account | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- Buffer · $5/mo, saves 50%
Social media publishing tool with scheduling queues, an idea library, analytics, a community inbox, a link-in-bio page and an AI assistant.
- Price: $5 per social account a month, billed annually, on Essentials source
- Zoho Social on the same basis: $10 a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $5 a month (50%)
- Pricing unit: Buffer: per social account; Zoho Social: not stated
- Essentials limits: 1 users source
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, AI caption assistant, Post and account analytics and 5 more
11 of 26 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - Posterly · $6/mo, saves 40%
Social media scheduler with AI caption tools, brand voice learning, client approvals, a social inbox and link-in-bio pages for creators and agencies.
- Price: $6 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Zoho Social on the same basis: $10 a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $4 a month (40%)
- Pricing unit: Posterly: per workspace; Zoho Social: not stated
- Starter limits: 5 social accounts, 300 credits per month source
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Media library, AI caption assistant, Post and account analytics and 6 more
14 of 26 tracked details verified
- social-media-skills · $6/mo, saves 40%
BlackTwist is a scheduler and analytics tool for Threads and Bluesky accounts, with drafts, a calendar, post templates and AI agent access.
- Price: $6 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Zoho Social on the same basis: $10 a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $4 a month (40%)
- Pricing unit: social-media-skills: per workspace; Zoho Social: not stated
- Starter limits: unlimited scheduled posts per month, 2 social accounts source
- Verified features: Posting queue, Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics and 3 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
- TrackMedia · $8.25/mo, saves 18%Our 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.
- Price: $8.25 a month, billed annually, on Creator source
- Zoho Social on the same basis: $10 a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $1.75 a month (18%)
- Pricing unit: TrackMedia: per workspace; Zoho Social: not stated
- Creator limits: 30 social accounts, unlimited scheduled posts per month, 1 users, 1 workspaces source
- Zoho Social has, TrackMedia does not (verified): Team access
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics and 3 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
- Post Planner · $9/mo, saves 10%
Social media scheduling tool with content curation, post recycling, a media editor, post categories and analytics for multiple networks.
- Price: $9 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Zoho Social on the same basis: $10 a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $1 a month (10%)
- Pricing unit: Post Planner: per workspace; Zoho Social: not stated
- Starter limits: 3 social accounts, 1 users, 150 scheduled posts total, 15 images per month source
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Recurring posts, Post and account analytics
6 of 26 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Zoho Social?
Buffer: $5 a month billed annually on Essentials, against $10 for Zoho Social's Standard on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Zoho Social?
Up to $5 a month (50%) with Buffer (billed annually), before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Zoho Social?
Buffer, social-media-skills, TrackMedia and Post Planner have a free plan.
What do the cheaper Zoho Social alternatives lack?
Most often: team access (1 of 5), where the vendor's page says the feature is missing.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for social media management tools. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.