Publer vs RecurPost (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Publer grades higher than RecurPost: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Publer grades higher on ease of use. RecurPost grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Publer
Social media scheduler priced by connected accounts and members
RecurPost
Scheduler that recycles evergreen posts, priced per account
Which one is for you
Pick Publer if
- Fits if you post to less common places like Telegram, Mastodon or WordPress
- Works for one or two accounts, at $4 to $8 an account a month billed yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you answer lots of comments and DMs, as no inbox is listed
- Tight if you're free: no X, 10 queued posts per account and 24 hours of post history
- Pricey if your team keeps growing, because every account and member adds to the bill
- Watch out: analytics, approvals and recycling need Business, and the API goes only to eligible customers
- Watch out: paid plans cap daily posting, and only Enterprise lifts the cap
Pick RecurPost if
- Fits if you want evergreen posts to keep going out without rewriting them
- Works for freelancers pricing by number of accounts
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need client approvals below the Agency plan
- Tight if you pick Starter: 2 accounts, 10 posts per account per day, and extra accounts are $4 each
- Watch out: Agency has 3 users, with teammates beyond that at $20 each
- Watch out: yearly prices weren't shown in the page text we read
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAPublerGood | 2.4GPARecurPostFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBusiness, the plan with analytics and approvals, is $8 an account a month billed yearly, so five accounts are $40, and each extra team member adds to that. That's above this category's $29 middle and under the $58 dearer quarter. Professional is $20 for five. | B$9 a month for 2 accounts, but 5 accounts is $25 on Personal, so a real setup lands between the category's cheaper quarter and middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with 3 accounts and 10 queued posts each, but no X, 25 drafts and only 24 hours of published-post history, and analytics are a Business thing. Tight for a business. | C14-day free trial with no card. No free plan. |
| Features | CCalendar, bulk uploads of up to 500 posts, RSS, recycling, AI, competitor tracking and approvals on Business. The gaps it shows: no social inbox in its listing, a daily posting cap only Enterprise lifts, and an API only for eligible customers. | CRecycled and one-off posts, AI composer, inbox and white-label reports. Client workspaces, roles and approvals are Agency only. |
| Ease of use | AIts iPhone and iPad app averages 4.75 from about 26,600 ratings. | CNo store rating on record. Content libraries and recurring schedules to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with Canva, Google Drive, Unsplash, WordPress and Linkie. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, YouTube, TikTok and Bluesky. |
| Best for | scheduling to lots of networks, priced per account | recycling evergreen posts |
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: Publer and RecurPost. How we grade
Price against what you get
Publer starts at $4 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. RecurPost starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
Publer scores higher and starts $5 a month lower. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, none scores higher than Publer for less, and 2 score higher than RecurPost 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
- RecurPost also covers templates.
At a glance
| Publer | RecurPost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4 per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly) | $9 per month for 2 social accounts, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts other than X, 10 scheduled posts per account at a time and 25 drafts. | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Professional, 14-day free trial of Business | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kalemi | RecurPost |
| Price read from | publer.com | recurpost.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Publer
- The Free plan leaves out X, holds 10 scheduled posts per account at a time and keeps published posts for 24 hours.
- Listed prices are for a single social account; each added account and team member raises the total, with every tenth one free.
- Analytics, best times, competitor analysis, recycling, approvals and unlimited AI need Business; the API goes only to eligible Business and Enterprise customers.
- Paid plans schedule without limit but cap daily posting to prevent spam; only Enterprise lifts Publer's daily cap.
RecurPost
- Client workspaces, roles and approval workflows are on the Agency plan only.
- Accounts beyond the included number cost $4 a month each, and Agency teammates beyond 3 cost $20 each.
- Daily posting caps apply per account: 10 on Starter, 20 on Personal and 80 on Agency.
- Yearly billing is offered but yearly prices were not shown in the page text read.
Key features
Publer
- Calendar and cross-posting
- Posts for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Google Business Profile and WordPress are planned on a drag-and-drop calendar.
- Bulk scheduling and RSS
- Up to 500 posts at once from a CSV file or a bulk media upload, and RSS feeds that auto-schedule new articles, on paid plans.
- Recycling and AutoSchedule
- Posting schedules fill slots automatically on every plan, and Business adds automatic recycling of evergreen posts with Spintax variations.
- Analytics and competitors
- Business adds post and account analytics, downloadable reports, best times to post, hashtag analytics and competitor tracking.
- AI Assist
- AI writes captions, completes text, makes images and suggests comment replies; prompts are unlimited on Business.
- Workspaces and approvals
- Paid plans get unlimited workspaces and roles per social account, and Business adds approval workflows for teams and outside clients.
RecurPost
- Recurring and recycled posts
- Scheduling can repeat posts, and evergreen content recycles from libraries, alongside a best-time scheduler and bulk scheduling.
- AI composer
- Write posts with AI, tailor them per platform and prepare media in one editor, with an AI chat assistant announced as new.
- Client workspaces and approvals
- The Agency plan adds a separate workspace per client, roles and permissions, and internal and external approval workflows.
- White-label reports
- Performance analytics and white-label reports for clients, available from the Agency plan.
- Mobile apps and extension
- iOS and Android apps allow scheduling, approving and publishing on the go, and a Chrome extension comes with Personal.
- Unified social inbox
- A shared inbox for engagement sits alongside shared calendars, workspaces and permissions.
Plans
Publer
Free$0
3 social accounts (no X), 10 queued posts per account, 25 drafts and 24 hours of published-post history.
Professional$4
per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly)
X support, unlimited scheduling and workspaces, bulk scheduling, RSS automations and full post history. Each added account or member raises the price.
Business$8
per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)
Analytics and reports, best times, competitor analysis, post recycling, approvals, unlimited AI and the API. Each added account or member raises the price.
EnterpriseCustom
Volume discounts, 1:1 onboarding, priority support, no daily posting cap from Publer and payment by purchase order or wire.
RecurPost
Starter$9
per month for 2 social accounts, billed monthly
1 user, 10 posts per account per day, recurring and one-off scheduling. Extra accounts $4 a month.
Personal$25
per month for 5 social accounts, billed monthly
1 user, 20 posts per account per day, platform-specific customization, Chrome extension, 2 shareable calendars.
Agency$79
per month for 20 social accounts, billed monthly
3 users, client workspaces, roles, approvals and white-label reports. Extra teammates $20 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
For 100 or more social accounts, with custom users, priority support and sales-assisted setup.
Ways to pay less
Publer
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
Publer's help center gives yearly billing a 20% discount: $4 a month instead of $5 for Professional and $8 instead of $10 for Business at one account.
RecurPost
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing is two months free, saving $18, $50 and $158 a year on Starter, Personal and Agency.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Publer or RecurPost?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Publer is cheaper to start with: $4 a month, against $9 a month for RecurPost. Publer starts at $4 per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly), and RecurPost starts at $9 per month for 2 social accounts, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Publer or RecurPost?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Publer has a free plan. RecurPost does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.
