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Zoho Social review 89/100 on verified data

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

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

Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026

Score (rank 8 of 49): 89/100
Coverage (6 of 7 criteria): 90%
From, per month: $10
Free plan: Yes

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It works with 14 platforms of the 15 we track: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Snapchat, Telegram, Mastodon and WhatsApp.

Paid plans start at $10 per month billed yearly on the Standard plan, and there is a free plan with 1 workspace, 6 social accounts and 1 user and a 15-day free trial.

In our social media management tools ranking Zoho Social scores 89/100, rank 8 of 49, based on 6 of 7 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Zoho Social 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: Standard: $10/mo (billed yearly) source, Oct 14, 2026
Free plan: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Free trial: 15 days source, Oct 14, 2026
Platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Snapchat, Telegram, Mastodon, WhatsApp source, Oct 14, 2026

Zoho Social plans

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

Free
Free
Billed monthly
Free
Billed yearly
Free
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- 1 workspace
- 6 social accounts
- 1 user
Standard
$10per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$10
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- 1 workspace
- 14 social accounts
- 1 user
Professional
$30per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$30
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- 1 workspace
- 14 social accounts
- 1 user
Premium
$40per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly
Not offered
Billed yearly
$40
Charged per
Not stated
Published limits
- 1 workspace
- 16 social accounts
- 3 users

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 Zoho Social scores

The social media management tools scorecard applied to Zoho Social's verified data: 89/100, rank 8 of 49, based on 6 of 7 criteria.

Score

89/100

Rank #8 of 49

Coverage 90%

6 of 7 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

Full ranking of social media management tools How we score

Entry price
80/100
Weight 28%$10/month billed annually on Standard; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source
Free plan or trial
100/100
Weight 17%Free plan (Free) source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 11%4 of 4 plans have a public price source
Verified features
100/100
Weight 17%14 of 21 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), social listening source 1 source 2
API, integrations and export
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Platform coveragecategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%14 of 15 tracked platforms supported source
Cost per connected accountcategory criterion
67/100
Weight 17%$8 per connected account per month on Premium (5 accounts, 2 users, billed annually) source

Zoho Social features

15 of the 22 features we compare social media management tools on, as Zoho Social publishes them.

Platforms supported: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Snapchat, Telegram, Mastodon, WhatsApp source, Oct 14, 2026
Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post): Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Calendar view: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
First-comment scheduling: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Direct auto-publishing: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Recurring posts: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Media library: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Post and account analytics: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Best-time-to-post suggestions: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Approval workflows: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
User roles and permissions: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Separate client workspaces: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Unified social inbox: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Link tracking (UTM / short links): Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Social listening: Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

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

Zoho Social alternatives

The highest-scoring of 59 comparable tools.

Top Zoho Social alternatives
#	Tool	Score	Coverage	From, billed monthly	From, billed yearly	Free plan	Platforms	Checked
1	Buffer	96/100	75%5 of 7 criteria	Not offered	$5/account/mo	Yes, 3 social accounts	–	Oct 14, 2026
2	Pallyy	93/100	85%6 of 7 criteria	$25/mo	Not offered	Yes, 1 workspace	10	Oct 14, 2026
3	PostEverywhere	93/100	100%7 of 7 criteria	$9/mo	Not offered	No	10	Oct 14, 2026
4	Posterly	93/100	100%7 of 7 criteria	Not offered	$6/mo	No	12	Oct 14, 2026
5	Publer	91/100	60%5 of 7 criteria	Free	Free	Yes, 1 user	12	Oct 14, 2026

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Zoho Social cost?

Paid plans start at $10 per month billed yearly on the Standard plan, according to Zoho Social's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Zoho Social have a free plan?

Yes: Zoho Social has a free plan with 1 workspace, 6 social accounts and 1 user and a 15-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Which social platforms does Zoho Social support?

Zoho Social supports 14 platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Snapchat, Telegram, Mastodon and WhatsApp.

How does Zoho Social score?

In our social media management tools ranking Zoho Social scores 89/100, rank 8 of 49, based on 6 of 7 criteria (90% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Zoho Social alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Buffer (96/100), Pallyy (93/100) and PostEverywhere (93/100).

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Zoho Social at a glance

Zoho Social plans

Free

Standard

Professional

Premium