PostEaseThe short answer
Zoho Social’s Free plan connects 1 brand with 6 channels for 1 team member, but its pricing page lists content scheduling, the publishing calendar and multi-channel publishing as part of the Standard plan, on top of Free. Standard and Professional connect 1 brand with 14 channels for 1 team member; Premium connects 16 channels for 3 team members and adds the inbox and content approvals. Zoho offers an all-access free version for 15 days, with no credit card.
People look for an alternative when they want a free plan that schedules, need a second person on the account below Premium, or want an inbox without moving to the top plan.
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.
Zoho Social’s plans, in its own words
These are the plans for businesses; Zoho lists separate plans for agencies. Each 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.
| Zoho Social plan | Brands, channels and team | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 Brand (6 Channels); 1 Team Member | 5 AI credits; zShare browser extension |
| Standard | 1 Brand (14 Channels); 1 Team Member | Multi-channel publishing; content scheduling; publishing calendar; summary reports |
| Professional | 1 Brand (14 Channels); 1 Team Member | Bulk scheduling; repeat posting; messages; monitoring dashboard; Instagram first comment |
| Premium | 1 Brand (16 Channels); 3 Team Members | Inbox; content approvals and workflow; reports dashboard and custom reports |
Twenty-one Zoho Social 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 |
| 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 Zoho Social
For a business already on Zoho’s other apps, Zoho Social fits in with them. The reasons people look elsewhere are mostly about fit:
- Scheduling is not on Free. Zoho lists content scheduling from the Standard plan up.
- One team member below Premium. A second person means Premium, or a paid add-on.
- The inbox is on Premium. Replying to comments and messages in one place is the top business plan’s.
- One brand per plan. Zoho lists extra brands as a paid add-on.
What to compare
Before choosing, check the things that change what you pay and what you do every day:
- Scheduling: whether the free plan, if there is one, schedules posts at all.
- Channels: how many the plan you would buy allows, and what the next one costs.
- Seats: how many people can use it, and whether more cost extra.
- Inbox: whether comments and messages arrive in one place on the plan you would buy.
- Platforms: whether the platforms you post to are live for publishing, not only listed.
- 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 business runs on Zoho’s CRM and other apps, compare how much the connection between them matters to you: PostEase stands on its own. If you post to the live platforms and want free scheduling, an 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 Zoho Social
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 Zoho Social have a free plan?
Yes. Its Free plan connects 1 brand with 6 channels for 1 team member. Zoho’s pricing page lists content scheduling from the Standard plan up, not on Free.
Can I schedule posts on Zoho Social for free?
Not on the Free plan, according to Zoho’s pricing page, which lists content scheduling and the publishing calendar as part of Standard. Zoho also offers an all-access free version for 15 days.
How many channels does Zoho Social include?
6 channels for 1 brand on Free, 14 on Standard and Professional, and 16 on Premium, according to Zoho’s pricing page for businesses.
What is a free alternative to Zoho Social that schedules?
PostEase’s Free plan schedules to every channel you connect, with 10 scheduled posts a month. Other tools in the table with a free plan, each with its own cap: Buffer, Metricool, Iconosquare, Social Champ and Publer.
Can I import my Zoho Social 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
- Zoho, Zoho Social 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.
- 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.