social-media-skills review 81/100 on verified data

social-media-skills is a social media scheduling tool: BlackTwist is a scheduler and analytics tool for Threads and Bluesky accounts, with drafts, a calendar, post templates and AI agent access.

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 18 of 117): 81/100
Coverage (8 of 8 criteria): 100%
From, per month: $6
Free plan: Yes

social-media-skillsFrom $6/moVisit

It works with 2 platforms of the 15 we track: Threads and Bluesky.

Paid plans start at $6 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan, and there is a free plan with 15 scheduled posts per month.

social-media-skills has a public API.

In our social media scheduling tools ranking social-media-skills scores 81/100, rank 18 of 117, based on 8 of 8 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

social-media-skills at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.

Pricing model: Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan: Starter: $6/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: No source, Oct 14, 2026
Platforms: Threads, Bluesky source, Oct 14, 2026
Public API: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

social-media-skills plans

4 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- 15 scheduled posts per month
Starter
$6per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$6
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited scheduled posts per month
- 2 social accounts
Creator
$12.50per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$12.50
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited scheduled posts per month
- 5 social accounts
- 80 credits per month
Agency
$69per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$69
Charged per
per workspace
Published limits
- Unlimited scheduled posts per month
- Unlimited social accounts
- 500 credits per month

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

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How social-media-skills scores

The social media scheduling tools scorecard applied to social-media-skills's verified data: 81/100, rank 18 of 117, based on 8 of 8 criteria.

Score

81/100

Rank #18 of 117

Coverage 100%

8 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of social media scheduling tools How we score

Entry price
100/100
Weight 25%$6/month billed annually on Starter; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 15%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 10%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
70/100
Weight 15%7 of 19 tracked features verified: posting queue, bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, direct auto-publishing, post and account analytics, best-time-to-post suggestions, unified social inbox source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 10%public API source
Platform coveragecategory criterion
20/100
Weight 10%2 of 15 tracked platforms supported source
Cost per connected accountcategory criterion
75/100
Weight 10%$4.17 per connected account per month on Creator (3 accounts, 1 user, billed annually) source
Free plan limitscategory criterion
15/100
Weight 5%Free plan: 15 scheduled posts per month source

social-media-skills features

8 of the 20 features we compare social media scheduling tools on, as social-media-skills publishes them.

Platforms supported: Threads, Bluesky source, Oct 14, 2026
Posting queue: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post): Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Calendar view: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Direct auto-publishing: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Post and account analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Best-time-to-post suggestions: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Unified social inbox: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

14 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

social-media-skills alternatives

The highest-scoring of 134 comparable tools.

Top social-media-skills alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Platforms	Checked
1	Buffer	98/100	80%6 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$5/account/mo	Yes, 3 social accounts	–	Oct 14, 2026
2	Zoho Social	96/100	90%7 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$10/mo	Yes, 1 workspace	14	Oct 14, 2026
3	Posterly	94/100	95%7 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$6/mo	No	12	Oct 14, 2026
4	Iconosquare	93/100	100%8 of 8 criteria	Not offered	$10/mo	Yes, 2 social accounts	8	Oct 14, 2026
5	Publer	92/100	65%6 of 8 criteria	Free	Free	Yes, 1 user	12	Oct 14, 2026

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does social-media-skills cost?

Paid plans start at $6 per month billed yearly on the Starter plan, according to social-media-skills's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does social-media-skills have a free plan?

Yes: social-media-skills has a free plan with 15 scheduled posts per month (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Which social platforms does social-media-skills support?

social-media-skills supports 2 platforms: Threads and Bluesky.

Does social-media-skills have an API?

Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).

How does social-media-skills score?

In our social media scheduling tools ranking social-media-skills scores 81/100, rank 18 of 117, based on 8 of 8 criteria (100% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best social-media-skills alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Buffer (98/100), Zoho Social (96/100) and Posterly (94/100).