Is there a free Publer alternative?

Buffer has a free plan with 3 channels, and Metricool has a permanent free plan. Postiz is open source and free to self-host. Postify has paid plans only.

What happens to my scheduled posts if I downgrade Publer?

If you cancel a paid plan and drop to Free, Publer deletes all scheduled posts after a 24-hour grace period. Recreate them elsewhere before you downgrade.

Can I get a refund from Publer?

For web payments, Publer refunds in full within 14 days. After that a pro-rated refund is possible, but the yearly discount is waived. App Store purchases go through Apple, and Google Play purchases are refundable only within 14 days.

Which Publer alternatives work with ChatGPT or Claude?

Postify lists its MCP server on every plan. Buffer offers a remote MCP server on every plan including Free, Metricool has official Claude and ChatGPT connectors for every user, and ContentStudio includes an MCP server on every plan.

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The best Publer alternatives in 2026

Publer is hard to beat on price for one or two accounts, so saving money is unlikely to be why you are looking. More likely you need an inbox, analytics below the Business plan, or an interface in your own language. Here is how Postify and four other tools cover those gaps.

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

TL;DR: If you need to answer comments and DMs from your scheduler, Postify (Plus and above) fills Publer's biggest gap. If you only want cheaper or broader publishing, Publer is probably still the right tool.

Pricing and features checked on October 7, 2026

Dimension	Publer	Postify
Free plan or trial	Free forever: 3 social accounts (X not allowed), 10 scheduled posts at a time per account. Trials: 7 days on Professional, 14 on Business.	Paid plans only.
Entry price	Professional from $5 per month for one account ($4 billed yearly). Each extra account and member adds to the price, and every 10th is free. VAT is added at checkout.	Hobby: €9.99 per month, or €8.33 per month billed yearly, in euros. 1 brand profile (one account per network), 1 user, 15 posts per month.
Top plan	Enterprise: custom quote, billed yearly.	Agency: €199.94 per month for 15 brand profiles and 12 users.
Networks	Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (paid plans), Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, YouTube, Telegram, WordPress. Facebook Groups by phone reminder.	Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest on every plan, plus Plative (Postify's own network).
Video and document formats	Long-form YouTube and Shorts, LinkedIn PDF documents. Instagram carousels cannot include videos for now.	YouTube up to 180 seconds and Facebook video up to 90 seconds. No LinkedIn documents. Instagram carousels can mix photos and videos.
Inbox	None inside Publer. Its roadmap lists Kibo, a separate inbox product. AI Assist can draft comment replies.	Plus and above: comments on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and YouTube, DMs on Facebook and Instagram, comment-to-DM automations. No TikTok, X or Pinterest inbox.
Analytics	Business plan only: PDF and automated reports, Excel or CSV export, competitor and hashtag analytics, best times.	Every plan: profile and post insights on all networks, PDF and scheduled email reports, 90 to 732 days of history by plan. No competitor analytics or CSV export.
Approvals	Approval workflows on Business.	No internal approval workflow. Pro and Agency: a per-post client link with Accept or Reject.
Posting automation	Bulk CSV and RSS from Professional. Recycling and recurring posts on Business. Spintax, auto-delete, watermarks.	None of these. Pro and Agency can post one update to many brand profiles with caption variants and staggered times.
AI	AI Assist for text, images and replies, with brand voices. Unlimited prompts on Business.	No built-in AI writer. Your own assistant connects through the MCP server.
MCP, API and integrations	MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude, and API access, for eligible Business and Enterprise customers. Zapier, Canva.	MCP server on every plan. No public API, Zapier, webhooks or Canva.
Link in bio	Linkie, Publer's own link-in-bio product, which connects even on Free.	Postify Link on every plan, with click analytics. The Postify badge can be removed on Pro and Agency.

Postify or Publer: which one fits you

Choose Publer if

Creators and very small budgets: Publer has a free-forever plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month for one social account.
People who automate their posting: recycling, recurring posts, RSS, Spintax, auto-delete, watermarks and CSV uploads of up to 500 posts are built in.
Brands on Telegram, Mastodon, Bluesky, Google Business Profile or WordPress, or that post LinkedIn PDF documents. Postify supports none of these.
YouTube channels that upload long-form videos as well as Shorts.

Choose Postify if

Teams that answer comments and DMs from their scheduler: Postify's inbox (Plus and above) covers Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and YouTube, while Publer has no inbox yet.
Instagram and Facebook accounts that grow through comment-to-DM automations (Plus and above).
People who want analytics or an MCP server below a business tier: Postify includes insights and its MCP server on every plan, Publer puts both on Business.
Teams that work in a language beyond Publer's six (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Albanian): Postify's app is available in 39.

Worth knowing about Publer: Publer started as a side project in Tirana, Albania in 2012 and still prices by connected account, so one creator and a 30-account agency pay very different amounts. On September 28, 2026 it launched an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude on its Business plan, so Publer and Postify now both let your own AI assistant work with your calendar.

Where Publer users hit a wall

The biggest one is the inbox: Publer has none, and Kibo is still a separate early product. The second is plan gating. Analytics, unlimited AI prompts, recycling, approvals, the API and the MCP server all sit on Business, so needing any one of them means moving to Business.

The Free plan excludes X, caps scheduled posts at 10 per account and keeps 24 hours of post history. Every plan has daily posting limits per profile, lifted only on Enterprise.

On Trustpilot, reviewers mostly praise Publer's ease of use, clean interface and value. The complaints that do come up are wanting the API and analytics on Professional, occasional publishing outages, and Facebook reach figures that are hard to match with Facebook's own numbers.

What Postify gives a Publer user

An inbox from the Plus plan, with comments from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and YouTube, DMs from Facebook and Instagram, and comment-to-DM automations for Instagram and Facebook campaigns.

Analytics on every plan, with history from 90 days on Hobby to 732 days on Agency, PDF reports and scheduled email reports. The MCP server is listed on every plan, so your AI assistant can work with your account from the entry plan.

An interface in 39 languages instead of six, Instagram Stories and mixed photo-and-video carousels published without reminders, and iOS widgets for upcoming posts and stats.

Where Postify is a step back

Postify has paid plans only, and the €9.99 Hobby plan is small: one brand profile, one user, 15 posts per month, and no inbox. Publer's per-account pricing is built for the single-account case, so check the numbers for your setup.

Postify publishes to fewer networks (no Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Google Business Profile or WordPress), caps YouTube at 180 seconds and has no LinkedIn documents. It has no recycling, recurring posts, RSS, CSV upload, built-in AI writer, Canva, Zapier or public API.

Planning the move

Do not cancel to Free while posts are still queued: Publer deletes scheduled posts 24 hours after a paid plan drops to Free. Rebuild what you need in Postify first, then cancel.

Publer refunds web payments in full within 14 days and pro-rated after that, minus the yearly discount. Postify has no import tool, so download Publer analytics as PDF or Excel/CSV before you go.

Other Publer alternatives worth considering

Postify is our product, so weigh this list accordingly. Depending on your workload, these tools also deserve a look:

Buffer if you want a free plan with 3 channels and an API and MCP server that work even on Free.
Metricool if analytics is why you would pay for Publer Business: it reports on organic social, your website and Facebook, Google and TikTok Ads, with a permanent free plan.
Postiz if you want open-source software you can self-host for free, with a public API, webhooks and an MCP server on paid plans.
Agorapulse if the inbox is the main reason you are leaving: moderation rules, bulk inbox actions and ad comment moderation are its focus.

Migration checklist

Move your upcoming posts before you downgrade. If a paid Publer plan drops to Free, Publer deletes all scheduled posts after a 24-hour grace period.
Copy your queue out by hand. Publer's help center does not describe a CSV export of scheduled posts, and Postify has no import tool, so you rebuild the next few weeks in the Postify composer.
Download the analytics you want to keep as PDF or Excel/CSV, including competitor and hashtag views. Postify cannot import Publer's history.
Use Publer's refund window if it applies: web payments are refundable in full within 14 days, and pro-rated after that with the yearly discount waived. App Store and Google Play purchases follow the store's rules.
Keep a tool for Telegram, Mastodon, Bluesky, Google Business Profile or WordPress if you post there, and trim YouTube videos longer than 180 seconds before scheduling them in Postify.
Know that you can return: Publer says leaving and coming back restores your old pricing and currency.

Frequently asked questions

Which Publer alternative has a social inbox?: Postify includes one from its Plus plan, with Facebook and Instagram DMs and comments from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and YouTube. Agorapulse is built around its inbox and adds moderation rules and bulk actions.
Is there a free Publer alternative?: Buffer has a free plan with 3 channels, and Metricool has a permanent free plan. Postiz is open source and free to self-host. Postify has paid plans only.
What happens to my scheduled posts if I downgrade Publer?: If you cancel a paid plan and drop to Free, Publer deletes all scheduled posts after a 24-hour grace period. Recreate them elsewhere before you downgrade.
Can I get a refund from Publer?: For web payments, Publer refunds in full within 14 days. After that a pro-rated refund is possible, but the yearly discount is waived. App Store purchases go through Apple, and Google Play purchases are refundable only within 14 days.
Which Publer alternatives work with ChatGPT or Claude?: Postify lists its MCP server on every plan. Buffer offers a remote MCP server on every plan including Free, Metricool has official Claude and ChatGPT connectors for every user, and ContentStudio includes an MCP server on every plan.

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