PostEaseThe short answer
Publer’s Free plan is “free forever” with 1 user, 1 workspace and “3 social accounts (except 𝕏)”, according to its plans page. Each account can hold 10 scheduled posts at a time, published posts are kept for 24 hours, and X connects only on a paid plan. Paid plans are sized by the number of social accounts you choose, with every tenth account free.
People look for an alternative when they need X on a free plan, want more than 10 posts queued per account, want their posting history kept, or would rather not pay more each time they add a channel.
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.
Publer’s plans, in its own words
Publer prices by social accounts and members: you choose how many of each, and the price follows. Its page counts “2 Facebook pages and 1 Instagram account” as 3 social accounts. Prices are left out here on purpose: they change too often, and differ by billing period and currency, to compare fairly.
| Publer plan | What it includes |
|---|---|
| Free | 1 user; 1 workspace; 3 social accounts (except 𝕏); 10 scheduled posts per account; 25 saved drafts; 24-hour post history |
| Professional | Unlimited scheduling and drafts; first comments and threads; unlimited workspaces; eternal posts history; Twitter / X integration; 7-day free trial |
| Business | All in Professional; analytics insights and reports; best times to post; competitor analysis; Publer API and MCP; 14-day free trial |
| Enterprise | All in Business; higher volume discounts; 1:1 onboarding; prioritized support |
Twenty-one Publer 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 |
| 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 |
Why people leave Publer
For one person posting to a few accounts, Publer’s Free plan does a lot. The reasons people look elsewhere are mostly about fit:
- No X on Free. Publer’s page says you cannot connect Twitter / X accounts in the free version.
- 10 scheduled posts per account. A week of daily posts to one account fills most of it.
- 24 hours of history on Free. Published posts are stored for a day, so there is no record to look back on.
- Priced per account. Each channel you add raises the price, though every tenth is free.
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.
- Platforms: whether the platforms you post to are live for publishing, not only listed.
- Queue: how many posts you can schedule ahead, per account or in total.
- History: how long published posts and their numbers are kept.
- Inbox: whether comments and messages from every channel arrive in one place you can reply from.
- 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 you rely on post recycling, RSS automations or competitor analysis, compare those carefully: Publer lists them, and PostEase is built around your own posts. 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 channel limit, PostEase is built for that.
Moving your calendar from Publer
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 Publer have a free plan?
Yes. Publer’s Free plan is free forever, with 1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts other than X, and 10 scheduled posts per account, according to its plans page.
Can I connect X on Publer’s free plan?
No. Publer’s plans page says Twitter / X accounts cannot be connected in the free version; X is part of Professional and up.
How does Publer count social accounts?
Each page, profile or account is one. Publer’s example counts 2 Facebook pages and 1 Instagram account as 3 social accounts, and paid plans give every tenth account free.
What is a free alternative to Publer?
Several tools in the table have a free plan, each with its own cap: Buffer, Metricool, Zoho Social, Iconosquare and Social Champ. PostEase’s Free plan has no channel cap, with 10 scheduled posts a month.
Can I import my Publer 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
- Publer, Publer plans, 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.
- 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.