Free plans (5)
Their limits are stated in different terms, so they aren't ranked against each other. Ordered by first paid price.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BufferRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free forever, up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 100 ideas, 1 user, 30-day insights history"Connect up to 3 channels"Source | Free cap: 10 scheduled posts per channel | $6/moEssentials | Free plan |
 MetricoolRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free forever: 1 brand, up to 20 posts per month, 5 competitor profiles, 30 days of analytics, AI social media assistant (5 credits per brand/month), Metricool MCP"Yes! You can use Metricool for free, forever."Source | More than 1 brands: Starter (up to 5 brands) includes 5 | $25/moStarter (up to 5 brands) | Free plan |
 SocialBuRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free plan with 3 social accounts, 10 lifetime posts and 60 AI credits; upgrade to a paid plan for more"Try SocialBu with 3 social accounts and 10 lifetime posts"Source | Upgrade to a paid plan for more | $29/moStarter | Free plan |
 AgorapulseRead Oct 29, 2026 |
After the 30-day trial you can pick a paid plan or keep using a free plan; the pages do not list free plan limits"You’ll pick a paid plan if you’re ready, or keep using the free plan for as long as you need."Source | Not found | $99/userStandard | Free plan |
 PublerRead Oct 29, 2026 |
Free forever: 1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts (except X), 10 scheduled posts per account, 25 saved drafts, 24-hour post history, Linkie integration"3 social accounts (except 𝕏)"Source | Not found | No price found | Free plan |
Time-limited or one-off (1)
Listed as free on the vendor's page, but the allowance runs out or doesn't renew. Not counted as free plans above.
| Tool | Stated limits | What makes you upgrade | First paid price | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PostoryRead Oct 29, 2026 |
100 welcome credits (one-time), one free connected account and free daily shadowban checks; after credits run out, metered features pause until you buy a credit pack"every new account gets 100 welcome credits, no card needed, plus one free connected account and free daily shadowban checks"Source | After credits run out, metered features pause until you buy a credit pack | No price found | One-off allowance |
Free trial only (15)
- ContentStudio: 7-day free trial, no credit card required
- Eclincher: 14-day free trial
- FeedHive: 7-day free trial
- Flick: 7-day free trial on all plans; charged after the trial unless cancelled
- Hootsuite: 14-day free trial on Standard, Professional and Advanced; trial accounts have daily posting limits (10-20 posts per organization) and no bulk scheduling
- Lately: Starter has a 'Try now for free' button; trial length not stated
- Later: 14-day free trial on all paid plans
- Loomly: 7-day free trial, no credit card needed
- Ocoya: 7-day free trial of any paid plan, card required, nothing charged during the trial, then converts to the paid plan
- Planable: 50 free created posts total, no time limit, no credit card; does not reset monthly; no X publishing during trial. Add-ons have a 30-day free trial.
- PostFast: 7-day free trial, no credit card required
- Sked Social: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- SocialPilot: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Sprout Social: 30-day free trial, no credit card required
- Vista Social: 14-day free trial, no credit card required
Questions
Which AI social media tools are free?
5 have a free plan you can keep, including Agorapulse, Buffer, Metricool, Publer, SocialBu.
What do you pay after a free plan?
The lowest first paid price among tools with a free plan is $6/mo (Buffer). Read from each vendor's own page.
How this page is made
Every limit is the vendor's own, read from its pages and quoted. A tool counts as a free plan when the text describes something you can keep using; a fixed number of days or a single batch of credits is listed separately. We don't test the plans. How prices are read.