Publer vs SmarterQueue (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Publer grades higher than SmarterQueue: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Publer grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
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
SmarterQueue
Social media scheduler built around categories and recycled posts
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 SmarterQueue if
- Fits if you have a pile of evergreen posts you want to cycle through on a schedule
- Works for solo marketers or small teams happy with one to a few seats
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, because after the 14-day trial it's paid only
- Tight if you post to X with links: 15 credits a post
- Pricey if you need more than 4 profiles or extra users, which are paid add-ons
- Watch out: prices were read in pounds, and there's no phone app
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAPublerGood | 2.0GPASmarterQueueFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C£19.99 a month on yearly billing for 4 profiles and one user, roughly $26, which sits near the category middle of $24.99. Extra profiles and users are add-ons. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. A 14-day trial gives full access without a card, which is the card-free kind of trial. |
| 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. | CCategories, recycling, RSS importers, an AI caption writer, inbox and analytics. The listing shows limits though: X posts run on monthly credits, and each plan allows a fixed number of posts a day per profile. |
| Ease of use | AIts iPhone and iPad app averages 4.75 from about 26,600 ratings. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each profile and build your categories first, so there's a bit of setup before it earns its keep. |
| 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. | CWeb only, with no iOS or Android app mentioned. It connects to the networks it posts to and Bitly, with no wider integration list. |
| Best for | scheduling to lots of networks, priced per account | a post queue sorted into content categories |
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 SmarterQueue. 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. SmarterQueue starts at about $26.78 a month and scores 2.0.
Publer scores higher and starts $22.78 a month lower. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, none scores higher than Publer for less, and 35 score higher than SmarterQueue 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
- SmarterQueue also covers templates and rSS reader.
At a glance
| Publer | SmarterQueue | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4 per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly) | £19.99 per month for 4 profiles, billed annually |
| 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 with full access, no credit card required. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Kalemi | SmarterQueue |
| Price read from | publer.com | smarterqueue.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
SmarterQueue
- Prices were read in pounds sterling, the page's default here, with USD only as a switch we could not read; confirm the dollar figure.
- Each plan includes one or a few users; extra users and profiles are paid add-ons priced on the page's customizer.
- X (Twitter) posting uses monthly credits: a text post costs 1 credit and a post with a link costs 15.
- No iOS or Android app is mentioned on the pages we read; it is a web tool.
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.
SmarterQueue
- Content categories
- Posts are sorted into categories, and a posting plan decides which category goes out in each time slot.
- Evergreen recycling
- Evergreen posts go back into the queue and repeat on a schedule; each one counts once toward the queued-post limit.
- RSS auto-importers
- Pull posts from RSS feeds into the queue or into drafts for review. Plans cap how many importers you can run.
- AI caption writer
- Generates captions from a monthly word allowance that varies by plan and can be raised with add-ons.
- Workspaces and roles
- Every plan has unlimited workspaces that keep brands or clients apart, each with its own queue, media library and categories.
- Analytics and competitor tracking
- Analytics come in basic, intermediate and advanced levels depending on the plan, with reports you can share.
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.
SmarterQueue
Solo£19.99
per month for 4 profiles, billed annually
1 user, 4 social profiles, 10 posts per profile per day and 500 queued posts. Extra profiles and users cost more.
Business£33.99
per month for 10 profiles, billed annually
1 user, 10 social profiles, 20 posts per profile per day, 1,000 queued posts and intermediate analytics.
Agency£69.99
per month for 25 profiles, billed annually
25 social profiles with advanced analytics and importer; users and profiles can be added up to the limits on the page.
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.
SmarterQueue
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
SmarterQueue's pricing page labels the annual option as 15% off the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Publer or SmarterQueue?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Publer is cheaper to start with: $4 a month, against about $26.78 a month for SmarterQueue. Publer starts at $4 per month for 1 social account, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly), and SmarterQueue starts at £19.99 per month for 4 profiles, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Publer or SmarterQueue?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Publer has a free plan. SmarterQueue does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Publer and SmarterQueue run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Publer lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.