PostEaseThe short answer
Iconosquare’s Free plan covers up to 2 social profiles and 1 user, with scheduling, standard analytics and 1 month of analytics history, according to its pricing page. Starter and Launch cover up to 5 profiles, Scale up to 20 with 3 users, and Custom from 5 to unlimited. Its inbox for comments, DMs and mentions, and publishing to X, start at Launch.
People look for an alternative when they need more than two profiles without paying, want replies in one inbox on a lower plan, or want to keep more than a month of history for free.
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.
Iconosquare’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.
| Iconosquare plan | Profiles and users | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Up to 2 social profiles; 1 user | Schedule and publish content; standard analytics; 1 month of analytics history |
| Starter | Up to 5 social profiles; 1 user | AI tools to create content faster; custom analytics dashboards; 1 year of analytics history |
| Launch | Up to 5 social profiles; 1 user | Automated reports; comments, DMs and mentions in one inbox; publish and analyze X |
| Scale | Up to 20 social profiles; 3 users | Post approval workflows; campaign and paid performance; competitor, hashtag and trend monitoring; 2 years of analytics history |
| Custom | 5 to unlimited social profiles; 1 or unlimited users | Personalized onboarding; white-label reporting |
Twenty-one Iconosquare 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 |
| Agorapulse | Standard | 10 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 |
| 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 Iconosquare
For someone who lives in analytics, Iconosquare is built around reports and dashboards. The reasons people look elsewhere are mostly about fit:
- Two profiles on Free. A brand on three platforms needs a paid plan.
- No inbox below Launch. Comments, DMs and mentions in one place start there.
- X from Launch. Publishing to and analysing X is not on Free or Starter.
- One user below Scale. A second person on the account means the Scale plan.
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.
- Inbox: whether comments and messages arrive in one place on the plan you would buy.
- Platforms: whether the platforms you post to, X included, are live for publishing on your plan.
- History: how far back analytics go on the plan you would use.
- Seats: how many people can use it, and whether more cost extra.
- 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 work depends on competitor monitoring, paid-campaign tracking or white-label reports, compare those carefully: Iconosquare lists them, and PostEase reports on your own posts. If you post to the live platforms and want scheduling, an inbox, video editing and a link-in-bio page in one place without a profile limit, PostEase is built for that.
Moving your calendar from Iconosquare
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 Iconosquare have a free plan?
Yes. Iconosquare’s Free plan covers up to 2 social profiles and 1 user, with scheduling, standard analytics and 1 month of analytics history, according to its pricing page.
How many profiles does Iconosquare include?
Up to 2 on Free, 5 on Starter and Launch, 20 on Scale, and from 5 to unlimited on Custom.
Does Iconosquare have an inbox?
Yes, from the Launch plan up: Iconosquare lists managing comments, DMs and mentions in one inbox as a Launch feature.
What is another free alternative to Iconosquare?
Other tools in the table with a free plan, each with its own cap: Buffer, Metricool, Zoho Social, Social Champ and Publer. PostEase’s Free plan has no channel cap and includes the inbox, with 10 scheduled posts a month.
Can I import my Iconosquare 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
- Iconosquare, Iconosquare plans and 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.
- Agorapulse, Agorapulse pricing, October 2026.
- ContentStudio, ContentStudio pricing, October 2026.
- SocialPilot, SocialPilot pricing, October 2026.
- Zoho Social, Zoho Social 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.