Agorapulse vs Sked Social
We give Agorapulse and Sked Social the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. Agorapulse grades higher on features. Sked Social grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Agorapulse
Social media inbox, publishing and ROI reports, priced per user
Sked Social
Social media scheduler for teams that need approvals and reports
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAgorapulseFair | 2.2GPASked SocialFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStandard is $79 a user a month billed yearly with 10 profiles, so two people pay $158 a month and three $237. That puts it in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $99. The inbox and ROI reports are what you're paying for. | CGrow is $690 a year, about $58 a month, for 6 profiles and 3 users, so a team of two or three pays that. It sits right on this category's $58 dearer-quarter line, the top of the ordinary range. Approvals cost more, on Accelerate. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan was withdrawn on July 6, 2026. What's left is a 30-day trial with no card, and a free Archie AI plan that only creates posts through Archie, for four networks. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. The account pauses when it ends unless you pick a plan. |
| Features | BA strong inbox with moderation rules and Google reviews, a shared calendar, approvals on every plan, ROI reports and an MCP server. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job, though full X management and listening are add-ons. | CAuto-publishing to eight channels, a planner and queue, an inbox on every plan, dashboards, listening and AI captions. The gaps it shows: Threads and Snapchat only go out by notification, and Grow has no approvals, just two fixed post statuses. |
| Ease of use | CThere's no App Store rating on record for us to go by, and you'll connect profiles and set up moderation rules to get the most from it. So it gets the ordinary grade. | CThere's no App Store rating on record for us to go by, and you'll connect profiles and set up content pillars and the inbox first. So it gets the ordinary grade. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Canva, Google Analytics, Bitly, Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack and Microsoft Teams. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Canva, Google Drive, Dropbox, Frontify, Notion, Asana, Trello and OneDrive, plus an MCP server. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
| Best for | teams buried in comments and DMs | brand teams that need sign-off |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Agorapulse and Sked Social. How we grade
Price against what you get
Agorapulse starts at $79 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sked Social starts at $58 a month and scores 2.3.
Agorapulse scores higher, and starts $21 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 3 score higher than Agorapulse for less, and 8 score higher than Sked Social for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Agorapulse starts at $79 per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). Sked Social starts at $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly).
At a glance
| Agorapulse | Sked Social | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $79 per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required; the account pauses if no plan is chosen |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Agorapulse | Sked Social |
| Price read from | agorapulse.com | skedsocial.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Agorapulse
- Teams that spend much of their day answering comments and DMs
- Marketers who need to show the traffic and revenue social posts bring in
- Agencies sharing calendars with clients for approval
Sked Social
- Brand teams that need sign-off before anything is posted
- Agencies collecting client approval without client logins
- Multi-location businesses posting to Google Business Profile
Worth knowing
Agorapulse
- Each user pays the full plan rate, and each plan includes 10 social profiles; extra profiles cost $10 a month each billed annually ($15 monthly).
- The free plan was withdrawn on July 6, 2026; the free Archie AI plan left in its place only creates posts through Archie and covers four networks.
- Full X (Twitter) management is sold as a separate X Lite or X Plus add-on through sales.
- Listening, competitive benchmarking and employee advocacy are add-ons sold through a demo.
Sked Social
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial the account pauses until a plan is chosen.
- Approvals, PDF and Excel exports and the custom report builder need Accelerate at $166 a month billed yearly.
- Grow is fixed at 3 users; extra users are sold only on Accelerate, at $15 a month ($150 a year) each.
- Extra social profiles cost $8 a month each on Grow and $10 a month each on Accelerate.
Key features
Agorapulse
- Social inbox
- Comments, DMs and Google Business Profile reviews from every network land in one inbox, with translation, contact history and automated moderation rules.
- Publishing calendar
- Posts to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky and Google Business Profile are planned on one calendar, with CSV bulk upload of 200 posts.
- Approvals and shared calendars
- Simple approvals for teammates or clients on every plan; calendars shared with outside reviewers (5 on Professional, unlimited on Advanced) and multi-step approvals on Custom.
- Reports and ROI
- Profile, post and community reports with PDF and white-label exports; Advanced adds ads reporting, PowerPoint exports and an ROI report linking posts to revenue.
- AI writing and MCP
- An AI assistant writes captions and alt text, and ChatGPT or Claude can connect through Agorapulse's MCP server.
- Integrations
- Canva, Google Drive, Bitly and Google Analytics in the composer and reports, plus Zapier, HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Looker Studio.
Sked Social
- Publishing to ten channels
- Auto-publishes to Instagram, including Stories with link stickers, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X and Google Business Profile. Threads and Snapchat can go out by notification.
- Visual planner and posting queue
- A calendar planner, automatic posting queue, bulk scheduling, campaigns and content pillars, and an ideas board that can pull tasks from Notion, Asana or Trello.
- Approvals and review portals
- Accelerate adds internal and multi-step external approvals, with portals and calendar previews that clients can review without logging in. Grow has two fixed post statuses.
- Shared inbox
- DMs, comments and mentions from every channel in one inbox on every plan, with quick replies, team tagging, Google review replies and Meta ad comment moderation.
- Analytics and listening
- Live dashboards for organic and paid Meta results on every plan. Accelerate adds a custom report builder, PDF and Excel exports, and brand sentiment and keyword trends.
- AI captions and MCP
- AI reads a brand's site and past posts to draft captions and ideas in its voice, and the Sked Social MCP lets an AI agent work inside the workspace.
Plans
Agorapulse
Standard$79
per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
10 social profiles, unlimited scheduling, the social inbox, basic reports with branded exports and 6 months of data.
Professional$119
per user / month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Adds link in bio, calendar notes, ad comment moderation, post and inbox assignments, team reports and 12 months of data.
Advanced$149
per user / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Adds labels, saved replies, moderation rules, bulk actions, unlimited shared calendars, ads and ROI reports and 24 months of data.
CustomCustom
Unlimited profiles, AI reply suggestions, SSO, custom roles, multi-step approvals, the reports API and a customer success manager.
Sked Social
Grow$58
per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly)
3 users, unlimited scheduling, AI captions, the shared inbox, live dashboards and 5 tracked competitors. Billed as $690 a year.
Accelerate$166
per month for up to 10 social profiles, billed annually ($199 monthly)
6 users, internal and external approvals, no-login review portals, PDF and Excel exports, custom reports and 20 competitors. Billed as $1,990 a year.
Custom$249
per month and up, billed annually ($299 billed monthly)
Quoted to the team through sales: more profiles and users, a dedicated success manager, invoice billing and security reviews.
Ways to pay less
Agorapulse
- Annual discount
Up to 20% off with annual billing
Annual billing brings Standard to $79 a user a month from $99, Professional to $119 from $149 and Advanced to $149 from $199.
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for nonprofits
Agorapulse's pricing FAQ says nonprofits can get a plan at a special price by contacting the company; no figure is published.
Sked Social
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Grow costs $690 a year instead of $69 a month, and Accelerate $1,990 a year instead of $199 a month.
- Nonprofit
Program for registered nonprofits
The pricing FAQ says Sked Social runs a program for registered nonprofits and partners with some universities; terms are given on request.
