The Sked Social Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Sked Social in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Sked Social
The Insider’s Guide
Social media scheduler for teams that need approvals and reports
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among social media schedulers, read from Sked Social’s own pages.
Made by Sked Social · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Sked Social’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Sked Social’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade
Sked Social is a social media workspace for brand teams, agencies and multi-location businesses. It plans and auto-publishes posts to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X and Google Business Profile, with Threads and Snapchat also supported, and adds a shared inbox, analytics and social listening. Plans are a flat price for a set number of users and social profiles rather than per seat.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Sked Social, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There'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.
- 1
Best for brand teams that need sign-off
Sked Social is a tidy team workspace: three users, six profiles, a shared inbox, live dashboards and AI captions on its first plan for $58 a month billed yearly.
- 2
Paid plans start at $58 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial, no credit card required; the account pauses if no plan is chosen
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 19
That is against the other social media schedulers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Sked Social you would be making one mailbox that several people work at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Sked Social at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required; the account pauses if no plan is chosen
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Sked Social, since 2014
- Category
- Social Media Schedulers
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for brand teams that need sign-off
Sked Social is a tidy team workspace: three users, six profiles, a shared inbox, live dashboards and AI captions on its first plan for $58 a month billed yearly. Approvals and custom reports wait for Accelerate at $166, though, and Threads and Snapchat only go out by notification.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Grow 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 | C | No free plan, but a 14-day trial with no card needed. The account pauses when it ends unless you pick a plan. |
| Features | C | Auto-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 | C | There'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 | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Sked Social is for
- Great if nothing goes out until a manager or client signs it off
- Good for agencies collecting client approval without client logins
- Handy when you post for lots of locations on Google Business Profile
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you need approvals, which start on Accelerate at $166 a month
- Tight if a fourth person joins, as Grow is fixed at 3 users
- Skip it if Threads is a main channel, since it only posts there by notification
Good to know
Good for
- 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
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$58
A month to start
Sked Social is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly).
The account pauses when it ends unless you pick a plan.
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no credit card required; the account pauses if no plan is chosen
Read from skedsocial.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on skedsocial.comNonprofit
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.
Stated on skedsocial.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Social media scheduler for teams that need approvals and reports. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, calendar, shared inbox, reports.
Auto-publishing to eight channels, a planner and queue, an inbox on every plan, dashboards, listening and AI captions.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Canva
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Frontify
- Notion
- Asana
- Trello
- OneDrive
Sked Social is made by Sked Social, and has been around since 2014.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/19
Other social media schedulers it is graded above
Sked Social's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 19) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $58 a month, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 15 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 social media schedulers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sked Social’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 19
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 19
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 20 social media schedulers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Sked Social is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Sked Social you would be making one mailbox that several people work at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 19 other social media schedulers grade higher. It costs $696 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Canva, Google Drive and Dropbox among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Sked Social’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Later, Agorapulse, Sprout Social, Hootsuite and Planable
The 5 tools Sked Social is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Later
Free trial · from $18.75/mo
Visual social media planner with link in bio and analytics.
- Only Later lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
Agorapulse
Free trial · from $79/mo
Social media inbox, publishing and ROI reports, priced per user.
- 2.2GPA
Sprout Social
Free trial · from $79/mo
Social media management with a shared inbox, listening and reports.
- 2.6GPA
Hootsuite
Free trial · from $99/mo
Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and reports.
- 2.2GPA
Planable
Free trial · from $33/mo
Social media planning and approvals for agencies and brand teams.
- Sked Social also covers shared inbox and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Sked Social free?
No, Sked Social is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no credit card required; the account pauses if no plan is chosen.
How much does Sked Social cost?
Sked Social lists 3 plans. Grow: $58 per month for up to 6 social profiles, billed annually ($69 monthly).
What platforms does Sked Social work on?
Sked Social is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sked Social offer any discounts?
Sked Social publicly lists the following: Save 17% with annual billing; Program for registered nonprofits.
Does Sked Social have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Sked Social is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Sked Social have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Sked Social is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Sked Social open source?
Sked Social is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Sked Social integrate with?
Sked Social's listing names Canva, Google Drive, Dropbox, Frontify, Notion, Asana, Trello and OneDrive.
Who makes Sked Social?
Sked Social is made by Sked Social. It dates from 2014.
What are the alternatives to Sked Social?
The closest alternatives to Sked Social in our directory are Later, Agorapulse, Sprout Social, Hootsuite and Planable.
How does Sked Social compare with other social media schedulers?
Sked Social's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 7.
Is Sked Social good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sked Social C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $58 a month, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 15 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Sked Social?
To replace Sked Social you would be making one mailbox that several people work at once.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Sked Social’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sked Social's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Sked Social. Prices change, so check skedsocial.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Sked Social, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sked-social
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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