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Best Social media management tools

Scheduling, publishing & engagement. Scored on eight axes from sourced, dated evidence.

#1 Metricool logo

Metricool

★ 4.0

Planning, analytics and ads per brand, with a free plan

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Sprout Social

★ 3.9

Social management with detailed reporting and an AI agent on every plan

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#3 Buffer logo

Buffer

★ 3.9

Simple social scheduling priced per channel, with a free plan

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#4 Hootsuite logo

Hootsuite

★ 3.8

One inbox and basic listening on every plan, built for teams

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#5 Sendible logo

Sendible

★ 3.6

Social management for agencies, with unlimited users on every plan

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#6 SocialBee logo

SocialBee

★ 3.6

Category-based posting that recycles your evergreen content

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#7 Later logo

Later

★ 3.1

Visual planning for Instagram and TikTok, with Link in Bio

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