Free
€0
One brand, 20 scheduled posts and 30 days of analytics
Social media planning and analytics platform with brand-based pricing and competitor tracking.
Choose it if
Social managers and agencies reporting across several brand accounts
Skip it if
Teams needing LinkedIn or X on Free, or approvals and API on Starter
Starting price
Free; Starter from €16/month for up to five brands
Free plan for one brand
Decision checklist
Metricool is a social media management tool from Spain that combines scheduling, analytics, competitor tracking and client reports. Instead of charging per user or channel, it prices by brand, with each brand covering one set of social profiles, website and ads accounts.
Each brand gets a planner where you schedule posts and see them on a calendar. Analytics cover followers, reach and engagement by network, and you can add competitors to benchmark against. Reports can be scheduled and branded for clients. On Advanced, team roles and approval workflows let clients or managers sign off posts before they publish.
Count your brands, not your channels. Freelancers handling a few clients fit Starter, while agencies with more brands or approval needs move to Advanced. If LinkedIn or X matter, plan on a paid tier, since the free plan excludes them.
Set up a report template once with the metrics each client cares about, such as reach, engagement and follower growth, plus a competitor comparison. Schedule it to send automatically each month. Add a short written summary of what worked and what you’ll change, since clients value interpretation more than raw numbers.
Metricool suits social managers and agencies that need planning and client reporting together. Creators with a few accounts who just want simple scheduling may prefer Buffer.
Starting price: Free; Starter from €16/month for up to five brands. Model: Subscription by brand capacity; monthly and annual rates vary.
Worked exampleFive brands on the displayed Starter tier cost €16 per month equivalent, or €192 over 12 months, before tax and add-ons.
€0
One brand, 20 scheduled posts and 30 days of analytics
From €16/month
Up to five brands, reporting and longer history
From €43/month
Up to 15 brands with roles, approvals and API
Contact sales
Custom brand scale, white label and account manager
The official page also offers USD pricing and a monthly/annual toggle. The euro prices above match the displayed annual selection; X and advanced analytics may require add-ons.
Closest alternative: buffer. Here is how the shortlist compares on price and fit.
| Compare | Metricool | Buffer |
Simplified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Social managers and agencies reporting across several brand accounts | Creators and small teams scheduling a few social accounts | Lean marketing teams running recurring branded social campaigns with a human approval step |
| Starting price | Free; Starter from €16/month for up to five brands | Free; Essentials US$5/channel/month billed yearly | US$79/month for Starter (advertised monthly price) |
| Free plan / trial | Free plan for one brand | Free forever for up to three channels | Starter trial advertised; exact duration not verified |
| Biggest limitation | Free excludes LinkedIn and X; Advanced is needed for team approvals and API | Adding channels increases the bill even if the same team manages them | A campaign credit covers one defined output type, so a multi-format launch can consume more than one credit. |
Prices are taken from each vendor's own pricing page on the dates shown. Taxes and add-ons may apply; confirm before you buy.
One.
No. The official page excludes LinkedIn and X from Free.
Up to 20 per month.
Thirty days.
Advanced.
The API is listed under Advanced.
We read pricing and plan limits from Metricool's own pages (listed above) on the dates above. Where a vendor does not publish a price we can verify, we say so rather than estimate. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Profile updated · facts checked 27 Sep 2026