List of Social Media Scheduling Tools

Managing a multi-channel content strategy manually is an unsustainable time sink. To streamline publishing workflows, eliminate context switching, and maintain a consistent presence across networks, having the right scheduling stack is essential. Below is our cataloged directory of social media scheduling tools, editorial calendars, and automation utilities—spanning open-source plugins, SMB dashboards, and enterprise platforms—complete with operational status, delivery type, and baseline pricing.

The following is a list of Social Media Scheduling Tools we have been able to catalog.
If you know of one that is not on the list, please leave a comment!
 
Last updated: 9/26/2016
 

Product / Service	Status	Type	Short Description	Other comments
Buffer	Open	online	Save time on social media with  powerful scheduling and analytics	Starting at $50.00/month
Buzzom Premium	Closed	online	No longer available	No longer available
CMI-Editorial Calendar	Open	Download	Content Marketing Institute Editorial Calendar spreadsheet template provides an overview of all content that is planned by day and by week. Track key dates such as events, holidays or other things that may impact which content you want to share when. If you have an international audience, include holidays in the various countries you serve as well. Include a brief overview of all of the content that is planned by content type.	Download the template.
Content DJ	Open	online	Social media editorial calendar, with content approval, scheduling, and performance tracking all built into the software, plus content curation software that lets users source new content via a hashtag system.	Pricing starts at $29/month per user.
Converse	Closed	online	inbound.com opens.	inbound.com opens.
CoSchedule	Open	online	Very robust, comprehensive marketing platform, integrating a collaborative team editorial calendar with content planning and scheduling, as well as built-in publishing features and analytics.	Plans start at $15/month per user.
CoTweet	Closed	online	CoTweet is an enterprise-grade tool for monitor a brand’s Twitter accounts and engaging with customers. One of the many features is the ability to schedule tweets by time and date.	SalesFoce Marketing Cloud
DivvyHQ	Open	online	Editorial calendar designed for high-volume companies with vast social media presence, and allows for multiple calendars to be streamlined together in a simple format for team coordination.	Plans start at $25/month.
Dynamic Tweets	Open	online	Allows individuals or businesses to enter future tweets and schedule them to be posted at a specified day and time.
MeetEdgar	Open	online	Social media scheduling tool that allows you to recycle categorized social media updates and re-post them later automatically to reach more fans & followers.	Plans start at $49/month.
EditFlow	Open	online	Edit Flow gives you custom statuses, a calendar, editorial comments, and more, all to make it much easier for your team to collaborate within WordPress	Open source
Engagor	Open	online	Enterprise class social media management solution, which enables posting and scheduling on every major social network, real-time monitoring, team performance tracking, legal compliance assurance, and analytics.	Recommended for mid-size enterprises. Subscription is $500.00/month.
Falcon Social	Open	online	Includes the usual social media management features, along with team tracking and permissions, competitor listening, and more. Designed for large enterprises.	Prices vary. They tailor each platform package to customers’ social media needs, community size, roll-out scale, etc.
FutureTweets	Open	online	A free service that lets you schedule your Twitter messages. Send it at a specific time in the future.	Free Service
Gather Content	Open	online	“In-the cloud” content collaboration tool that keeps all content in one place rather than relying on multiple versions of word docs being passed back and forth.	Plans start at $79.00/month.
Google Spreadsheets	Open	online	Download readily available social media calendar templates or make your own.	Free templates from Google Docs
Hootsuite	Open	online	Hootsuite lets you quickly schedule messages, easily manage your social accounts and measure your social media campaigns to understand what customers want.	Plans start at $8.99/month.
http://involver.com	Closed	online	AMP by Involver	Now Part of Oracle Social Relationship Management
http://objectivemarketer.com/	Closed	online	Page not Available	Page not Available
http://taweet.com/	Closed	online	The purpose of Taweet is to allow users to schedule future tweets in coordination with events they are planning on participating in. When scheduling, you have the option to share a tweet that announces your future tweet	Site Closed
http://vitrue.com/	Closed	online	Now Part of Oracle Social Relationship Management	Now Part of Oracle Social Relationship Management
http://www.postling.com/	Closed	online	Page not Available	Page not Available
http://www.socialtalk.com/	Closed	online	Site broken	Site broken
http://www.socialtomorrow.com/	Closed	online	Site broken	Site broken
HubSpot	Open	online	HubSpot has a Marketing Platform that allows you to manage all your needs. An all-in-one account, from blogs to mobile.	Basic plan is at $200/month, billed annually.
Inboundwriter	Open	online	Helps you plan your content and provides a forecast of ideal topics to write about.	Contact them to schedule a demo.
Kapost	Open	online	Content marketing platform that includes distribution and analysis system.	Subscription starts at $1000.00/month.
LaterBro	Open	online	Send Twitter or Facebook status updates later using your twitter or facebook account	…
ManageEngine	Open	online	Contains Social IT, which can be used to collaborate easily with your team. ManageEngine offers the OpManager, an all-in-one API webclient.	Price starts at $1995. Contact them for a quote.
Marketing.Ai Editorial Calendar Software	Open	online	Plan your social media activity and collaborate with your team.	Free to get started.
MarketMeSuite	Open	online	It’s SMB focused and really gets your social posts noticed!	Will soon be under LocalVox Social
Marketo Social Media Editorial Calendar	Open	Download	Downloadable Sheet – A way to map, track, and share your social marketing plan company-wide.	Downloadable sheet. More for marketing purposes.
Mavsocial	Open	online	It’s an all-in-one social media management tool where can analyze, store, organize, and leverage your visual content.	Free for small businesses.
MediaFunnel	Open	online	Easy to use, enterprise social media management platform that will allow you to involve more employees in promoting and protecting your brand.	$5.95-29.95 /per user based on channels and features.
Pagemodo.com	Open	online	Schedule Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn posts quickly and easily. Suggest the optimal times to post, or choose when the updates go live yourself.	$6 – 33 / month per user
Podio	Open	online	Not really a direct competitor, but many people use it to collaborate. Everything flows into the same tool, giving you less unstructured communication and better overviews.	Most popular plan is $14/month. They charge per employee.
Postcron	Open	online	schedule posts On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, GOOGLE+ and PINTEREST	$9.99/month for 3Users – $99.99 for 12
PostPlanner	Open	online	Publishing solution for Facebook and Twitter. It allows to schedule posts at specific times or add them to a queue. The most unique feature of PostPlanner is its “viral content” feature. In a nutshell, you can see the most viral photos, videos and linked from pages in your industry and use them on your own Social accounts to increase your engagement.	Pricing starts at $7/month.
Posts	Open	online	A powerful social media management tool that offers a quick and easy way to post to all your social accounts in one place.	Prices start at just $14.95/month.
Reachpod	Open	online	Reachpod allows you to monitor your accounts, engage your followers, and collaorate easily with your team.	Free for 3 social profiles.
Schedugram	Open	online	Instagram post scheduler, with support for multiple accounts and bulk uploads. Schedugram is one of the very few apps that make it possible†to schedule posts on Instagram via a web interface.	Pricing starts at $20/month.
Seesmic.com	Closed	Desktop	Seesmic provides social media management and collaboration tools that enable businesses to build and manage their brands online	Acquired by Hootsuite on September 5, 2012
Sendible	Open	online	Allows you to manage all your content from a single dashboard. Supports multiple platforms, including DropBox and Google Drive.	Startup plan is at $59.00/month.
SideKickHQ.com	Closed	online	Sidekick HQ has closed it’s doors	No longer available
SNAP	Open	online	SNAP or Social Networks Auto Poster is a plugin for wordpress that will help you publish formatted messages to multiple social media sites and/or blogs.	Can get for $49.95, on-time payment.
Social Auto Poster	Open	online	Social Auto Poster is a fully-automated plugin that can post all your content to social networks.	Regular license is $29.00
SocialAppsHQ Social Planner	Open	online	You can use the Social Planner to connect your accounts, schedule posts, and track activity.	Try it for free.
Socialdraft	Open	online	Connect your social networks, drag and drop on the posting calendar, and collaborate with your team.	Plans start at $59/month.
SocialFlow	Open	online	Social media management platform that handles content publishing schedules, goal-oriented social advertising, and intelligent reporting and licensing.	Recommended for mid-size enterprises. Contact them to get a quote.
Socialoomph	Open	online	Helps schedule updates, search people to follow, and track network activity.	Use it for free or get the Professional version for $6.97 – 16.97/user. Pay every two weeks.
Sociota	Open	online	Manage your network from one place. Add, delete and monitor activity to ensure your social media accounts are performing well.	Regular plan is for free, or use the Premium plan for $9/month.
somequ.com		online	Social Media Scheduling tool (New – Invite received on 9/2016)	$49/month
Sproutsocial	Open	online	Helps in keeping contact with your customers and keep up on the latest trends.	Deluxe plan is $59 per user, per month.
Trello	Open	online	Allows you to stay organized and keep your team up-to-date. Calendar is an optional tool.	$3.75 per user/month, when subscribed annually.
TweetDeck.com	Closed	Desktop	TweetDeck is a Twitter tool for real-time tracking, organizing and engagement on web and mobile devices.	Acquired by Twitter on May 2, 2011
TweetSched	Closed	Desktop	TweetSched is a desktop app, available for free download, that allows you to schedule your tweets by date and time. The simple interface includes a text box, add button and queue where you can edit and delete pending tweets.	Site Closed
Tweetsqueue	Closed	online	Tweetsqueue puts an emphasis on frequency with a queuing system allows for a constant flow of tweets at a predetermined interval.	Site Closed
Tweet-U-Later	Closed	online	weet-U-Later has three main options: scheduling a tweet, scheduling a private message (known as a Direct Message on Twitter), and scheduling tweets via e-mail.	Site Closed
Twuffer	Open	online	Allows the Twitter user to compose a list of future tweets, and schedule their release.
Zupush	Open	online	Provides multiple services, including Social Media Management.	Plans start at $99/month.