The short answer
Agorapulse prices per user, per month, and its Standard, Professional and Advanced plans each include 10 social profiles, according to its pricing page; Custom is unlimited. It describes Standard as “built for social media managers handling it all themselves”. There is no free plan, though each paid plan can be tried for free.
People look for an alternative when they work alone and want a plan that stays free, when they run more than ten profiles without moving to a custom plan, or when adding a teammate should not add a seat price.
The table further down compares twenty-one alternatives by how many channels their entry plan allows, read from each vendor’s own pricing page on the date shown. PostEase, which publishes this comparison, has no channel cap on any plan, the free one included.
Agorapulse’s plans, in its own words
Each plan adds to the one before it. Prices are left out on purpose: they change too often, and differ by billing period and currency, to compare fairly.
| Agorapulse plan | Social profiles | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10 | Schedule and publish unlimited posts; manage all messages and organic comments from one inbox; basic reports and branded report exports |
| Professional | 10 | Link in bio, Instagram product tagging and calendar notes; replies to ad comments; post and inbox assignments and team performance reports |
| Advanced | 10 | Labels, saved replies, automated moderation rules and bulk actions; shared content calendars; advanced reports, ads reports, ROI analysis and competitor benchmarking |
| Custom | Unlimited | A plan built with Agorapulse’s team |
Twenty-one Agorapulse alternatives by channel cap
Each figure is the vendor’s cheapest plan and the channel limit it states, in its own words. Prices are left out on purpose, for the same reason as above.
| Tool | Entry plan | Channels on that plan | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostEase | Free | Every channel, no cap | Our own plans |
| Buffer | Free | 3 channels | October 2026 |
| Metricool | Free | 1 brand | October 2026 |
| Hootsuite | Standard | 10 social accounts | October 2026 |
| Sprout Social | Essentials | 5 social profiles | October 2026 |
| SocialBee | Bootstrap | 5 social profiles | October 2026 |
| Loomly | Starter | 12 social accounts | October 2026 |
| Vista Social | Professional | 15 social profiles | October 2026 |
| ContentStudio | Standard | 5 social accounts | October 2026 |
| SocialPilot | Essentials | 5 social media accounts | October 2026 |
| Zoho Social | Free | 6 channels (1 brand) | October 2026 |
| Iconosquare | Free | 2 social profiles | October 2026 |
| MeetEdgar | Eddie | 5 social accounts | October 2026 |
| Statusbrew | Lite | 5 social profiles | October 2026 |
| Kontentino | Starter | 10 social profiles | October 2026 |
| Missinglettr | Solo | 3 social profiles | October 2026 |
| Sendible | Core | 6 social profiles | October 2026 |
| RecurPost | Starter | 2 social accounts | October 2026 |
| eClincher | Standard | 15 profiles (expandable to 20) | October 2026 |
| Onlypult | Start | 5 social accounts | October 2026 |
| Social Champ | Free | 3 social accounts | October 2026 |
| Publer | Free | 3 social accounts (except X) | October 2026 |
Why people leave Agorapulse
For a team that shares an inbox, assigns replies and reports to clients, Agorapulse is built for the job. The reasons people look elsewhere are mostly about fit:
- Priced per user. Each person who logs in adds to the bill, which weighs on a growing team.
- Ten profiles below Custom. A brand on several platforms, or an agency with a few clients, reaches the limit quickly.
- No free plan. Every plan is paid after its trial, so there is no way to keep posting lightly for nothing.
- Built for social media managers. A solo creator may pay for workflows, such as assignments and moderation rules, they never use.
What to compare
Before choosing, check the things that change what you pay and what you do every day:
- Channels: how many the plan you would buy allows, and what the next one costs.
- Seats: whether teammates are included or priced per person.
- Platforms: whether the platforms you post to are live for publishing, not only listed.
- Inbox: whether comments and messages from every channel arrive in one place you can reply from.
- Reporting: whether the numbers you need are in the plan, or on a higher one.
- Leaving: whether you can bring your existing calendar, and cancel without contacting anyone.
How PostEase compares, honestly
PostEase has no channel cap on any plan and no price per seat. Free includes every channel, 10 scheduled posts a month, publishing and the inbox; Creator, at $15 a month, adds Studio for video, Ideas, Automations, full Performance and the media kit. YouTube, X, LinkedIn (personal profile), Pinterest, Bluesky, and WordPress publishing are live today; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads are pending each platform's own API approval.
If your team relies on assignments, moderation rules, ads reporting or competitor benchmarking, compare those carefully: Agorapulse lists them, and PostEase is built for creators and small teams who run every step themselves or with an agent. If you post to the live platforms and want scheduling, the inbox, video editing and a link-in-bio page in one place without a profile limit or seat price, PostEase is built for that.
Moving your calendar from Agorapulse
PostEase imports any CSV of scheduled posts with a caption and a date column. The upload guesses the rest, shows each column it matched for you to confirm, reads both ISO and US date formats, and brings the posts in as drafts, up to 500 rows a file, even before every channel is reconnected.
Questions
Does Agorapulse have a free plan?
No. Agorapulse’s plans are paid, priced per user per month, and each can be tried for free first, according to its pricing page.
How many social profiles does Agorapulse include?
10 on each of its Standard, Professional and Advanced plans, according to its pricing page. Unlimited profiles come with a Custom plan.
What is a cheaper alternative to Agorapulse?
Several tools in the table have a free plan, each with its own cap: Buffer, Metricool, Zoho Social, Iconosquare, Social Champ and Publer. PostEase’s Free plan has no channel cap, with 10 scheduled posts a month.
Is Agorapulse priced per user?
Yes. Agorapulse lists each plan’s price per user, per month, so a team pays more for each person who logs in.
Can I import my Agorapulse calendar into PostEase?
If you can export your scheduled posts as a CSV with a caption and a date, PostEase imports them as drafts, up to 500 rows a file, and shows each column it matched for you to confirm.
Sources
- Agorapulse, Agorapulse pricing, checked October 2026.
- Buffer, Buffer pricing, October 2026.
- Metricool, Metricool pricing, October 2026.
- Hootsuite, Hootsuite pricing, October 2026.
- Sprout Social, Sprout Social pricing, October 2026.
- SocialBee, SocialBee pricing, October 2026.
- Loomly, Loomly pricing, October 2026.
- Vista Social, Vista Social pricing, October 2026.
- ContentStudio, ContentStudio pricing, October 2026.
- SocialPilot, SocialPilot pricing, October 2026.
- Zoho Social, Zoho Social pricing, October 2026.
- Iconosquare, Iconosquare pricing, October 2026.
- MeetEdgar, MeetEdgar pricing, October 2026.
- Statusbrew, Statusbrew pricing, October 2026.
- Kontentino, Kontentino pricing, October 2026.
- Missinglettr, Missinglettr pricing, October 2026.
- Sendible, Sendible pricing, October 2026.
- RecurPost, RecurPost pricing, October 2026.
- eClincher, eClincher pricing, October 2026.
- Onlypult, Onlypult pricing, October 2026.
- Social Champ, Social Champ pricing, October 2026.
- Publer, Publer pricing, October 2026.