What a social media tool costs for 3 clients
3 client businesses, each on 5 networks, about 20 posts per client a month. For every tool below: the cheapest plan on its own price list that covers it, in the unit it bills, with the link and the date we read it.
Competitor prices read on each vendor's pricing page on the date in its row; PostWire's from src/plans.js, the code that bills you.
3 clients on 5 networks: every tool's bill
Sorted by the monthly price. The unit decides the bill: a per-channel tool counts 15 channels here, a per-business tool counts 3.
| Tool | How it's counted | Cheapest plan that covers it | Per month | Source, read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostWire | 3 × businesses | 3 businesses fit in Starter (3 businesses) | $9Starter | src/plans.js — pricing |
| Upload-Post | 3 × profiles | 3 profiles fit in Basic (5 profiles) | $24Basic | upload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Metricool | 3 × brands | 3 brands fit in Starter (5 brands) | $25Starter | metricool.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Blotato | 15 × connected accounts | 15 connected accounts fit in Starter (20 connected accounts) | $29Starter | blotato.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Post Bridge | 15 × connected accounts | 15 connected accounts fit in Marketer (15 connected accounts) | $39Marketer | post-bridge.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Postiz | 15 × channels | 15 channels fit in Pro (30 channels) | $49Pro | postiz.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Publer | 15 × social accounts | 15 social accounts: 14 × $4 (every 10th free: 1) | $56Professional | publer.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Zernio | 15 × connected accounts | 15 connected accounts: first 2 free, 8 × $6, 5 × $3 | $63per account | zernio.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Later | 3 × social sets | Growth: $50 for 2 social sets, + 1 × $15 | $65Growth | later.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Buffer | 15 × channels | 15 channels: 10 × $6, 5 × $4 | $80Essentials | buffer.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| bundle.social | 15 × social accounts | Pro: unlimited social accounts, 10,000 posts a month (here 300, a post counted once per network) | $100Pro | bundle.social, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Hootsuite | 15 × social accounts | Professional, 1 user (annual): unlimited social accounts | $199Professional, 1 user (annual) | hootsuite.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Ayrshare | 3 × social profiles | 3 social profiles fit in Launch (10 social profiles) | $299Launch | ayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Loomly | 15 × social accounts | 15 social accounts fit in Beyond (60 social accounts) | $332Beyond | loomly.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
| Sprout Social | 15 × social profiles | Professional, 1 seat: unlimited social profiles | $399Professional, 1 seat | sproutsocial.com, Oct 9, 2026 |
Where PostWire is ahead for an agency
- The lowest bill in this table for 3 clients. Starter: $9 a month. The next one is Upload-Post at $24 (Basic).
- One price per business. A client on 3 networks or on 10 costs the same, so adding TikTok or YouTube for a client never moves the bill. Per-channel and per-account tools bill each network of each client.
- Each network's post written for you from one brief, AI included in the plan — a hook-first TikTok caption, a YouTube title and tags, a longer LinkedIn post — then published or scheduled together.
- Client approval from a link. On Pro and above a client approves each network's version from a signed link, without a PostWire account (5 approvers per business on Pro, 25 on Agency).
- Team seats included: 25 on Pro, 100 on Agency, with roles (editor, contributor, approver, viewer), each limitable to some clients.
- Start free, no card (1 business), and a 14-day refund on every paid plan.
Change the numbers
Your client count, networks per client and posts per client. The table updates with each tool's cheapest plan.
Computed by the same code as the tables on this page. Monthly billing in USD, before tax; Hootsuite publishes annual prices only. "Not listed" means the tool shows no price for that size.
Questions people ask
What do social media tools cost for 3 clients?
For 3 client businesses on 5 networks each, with about 20 posts per client a month, the cheapest plan of each tool in this table: PostWire $9 (Starter), Upload-Post $24 (Basic), Metricool $25 (Starter), Blotato $29 (Starter), Post Bridge $39 (Marketer). Every competitor price was read on the vendor's own pricing page on the date next to it; PostWire's comes from the code that bills you.
How much does PostWire cost for 3 clients?
$9 a month on Starter (3 businesses fit in Starter (3 businesses)). PostWire charges per business: every network connects on every plan and a client's networks never change the price. Billed yearly it is 20% less. Paid plans have a 14-day refund.
Why do per-channel tools cost more for an agency?
Because they bill every network of every client. 3 clients on 5 networks are 15 channels or accounts on a per-channel tool, and 3 businesses on PostWire.
Do the prices include writing the posts?
PostWire's do: each plan includes the AI that writes each network's version from one brief. The other prices in this table are the publishing plans as listed on each vendor's pricing page.
How were these prices checked?
Each competitor tier was read on the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown, and a script re-reads the page and withdraws any number that no longer matches (it is then shown as Not listed). If a vendor changed its prices since, its page wins.
Type one idea and see the post each network gets.
The demo on the home page writes live, with no account, and never publishes. The free plan covers one business — every network connects free, 2 networks per post — with no card and no time limit. Paid plans have a 14-day refund.