Head to head
Agorapulse vs Sked Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
Agorapulse
Agorapulse combines publishing across ten networks with a shared inbox and ROI reporting. Paid self-service plans start at $79 per user/month annually; X access and additional profiles cost extra. Mobile-notification publishing covers some Instagram/TikTok formats.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Sked Social
Sked Social combines visual planning, publishing and agency review. Eight channels have direct publishing, while Threads and Snapchat use notifications. Approval workflows start on Accelerate; Grow supplies statuses and previews.
- From
- $69a month
- Free scheduling
- No
Bottom line
Agorapulse is the pick for teams that spend more time on engagement than on posting, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. Sked Social fits agencies with a defined internal and client approval sequence better.
Agorapulse has a free plan and paid plans from $79 per user a month, billed yearly, and Sked Social starts at $69 a month. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Agorapulse has a free scheduling plan; Sked Social doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $69 a month on Sked Social and $79 per user a month, billed yearly on Agorapulse.
- Only Agorapulse reaches Bluesky.
- Only Sked Social reaches Snapchat.
- Agorapulse auto-publishes Threads; Sked Social sends a reminder to post.
Features compared
| Feature | Agorapulse | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Agorapulse | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Reminder |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Snapchat | No | Reminder |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Agorapulseper user / mo
Free plan available.
- 1 seat · Standard
- $99/mo~$79/mo annual
- 3 seats · StandardTypical
- $297/mo~$237/mo annual
Lowest priced plan at each shown workload. Check the plan's included features before choosing it.
Sked Socialflat pricing
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Lowest public entry price
- $69 a month
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Agorapulse
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 social profiles, 1 user
- 10 scheduled posts, 100 inbox items per month
- Permanent free plan, no card required
Standard
$99per user a month
$79 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $79 per user/mo on annual, $99 monthly
- 10 social profiles, unlimited scheduling
- All-in-one inbox, basic reports, white-label exports
- 6-month data retention
Professional
Popular$149per user a month
$119 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $119 per user/mo on annual, $149 monthly
- Adds link in bio, Instagram product tagging, grid preview, calendar notes
- Ad-comment moderation, post and inbox assignments
- Team performance reports, 12-month retention
Advanced
$199per user a month
$149 per user a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149 per user/mo on annual, $199 monthly
- Adds labels, saved replies, automated moderation rules, bulk actions
- Shared calendars, publishing queues, scheduled report emails
- Advanced and ROI reporting, competitor benchmarking, 24-month retention
Custom
Custom
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Tailored pricing for large teams
- Unlimited social profiles, AI reply suggestions
- SSO, custom roles, multi-step approval workflows
- Historical data import, Reports open API, sentiment analysis
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager and onboarding
- Paid list prices are per seat; annual rates are monthly equivalents of an annual commitment.
- Paid self-service plans include 10 social profiles. The official pricing PDF distinguishes additional profiles at $10/month on annual billing and $15/month on monthly billing; confirm the current checkout quote. X profiles are separately purchased and do not consume this profile allowance.
- There's a permanent free plan (3 profiles, 1 user, 10 scheduled posts, 100 inbox items a month) alongside a 30-day trial of Advanced features, no card required.
- Standard, Professional and Advanced annual rates are $79, $119 and $149 per user/month, versus $99, $149 and $199 monthly. Savings differ by tier.
- Current X documentation lists X Lite at $29 and X Plus at $69 per connected X profile/month (also quoted in EUR). Lite covers publishing; Plus adds inbox/reporting and starts collecting data when activated. Older official pricing PDFs show superseded X terms.
- Advanced Listening, Advocacy (employee advocacy), and Competitive Benchmarking are separate add-ons billed on quote with a demo required, not included in the base plans.
- USD base-plan rates are corroborated by the official pricing PDF. Confirm the current checkout quote; current help takes priority for conflicting X add-on details.
What it really costs
Monthly cost by seat count. Per-unit tiers grow with usage; flat tiers keep their whole-plan price within the published allowance, with the 3-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Standard | Professional | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99/mo | $149/mo | $199/mo |
| 3Typical | $297/mo | $447/mo | $597/mo |
| 5 | $495/mo | $745/mo | $995/mo |
| 10 | $990/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,990/mo |
| 25 | $2,475/mo | $3,725/mo | $4,975/mo |
| 50 | $4,950/mo | $7,450/mo | $9,950/mo |
Monthly billing.
Sked Social
Grow
$69a month
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 6
- USD69 monthly or USD690/year
- Three users and six profiles; extra profiles are paid
- Statuses and previews; formal approvals are not included
Accelerate
Popular$199a month
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 10
- USD199 monthly or USD1,990/year
- Six users and ten profiles; paid extra users and profiles
- Internal/external approvals with sequential or parallel reviewers
Custom
Custom
- Seats
- Not confirmed
- Accounts
- Not confirmed
- Custom capacity and quote; advertised from USD299/month or USD249/month with annual billing
- Internal and external approval workflows
- Current plans are Grow, Accelerate and Custom. Grow includes three users and six profiles; Accelerate includes six users and ten profiles.
- Grow is USD69 monthly or USD690/year; Accelerate is USD199 monthly or USD1,990/year. Budget those exact annual bills rather than multiplying rounded USD58/USD166 headlines by twelve.
- Formal internal and external approval workflows start on Accelerate. Grow statuses and previews are different controls.
- Additional profiles: USD8/month or USD80/year on Grow; USD10/month or USD100/year on Accelerate. Extra Accelerate users: USD15/month or USD150/year.
- Extra profiles are USD8/month on Grow and USD10/month on Accelerate. Extra users are available on Accelerate at USD15/month; confirm annual or custom additions.
- The current page describes a fourteen-day no-card trial. Custom capacity and pricing require a quote.
Pros and cons
Agorapulse
- Unified inbox for comments, DMs, mentions, reviews, and ad comments, built around inbox zero
- ROI reporting that ties posts and conversations to traffic, leads, and sales via Google Analytics
- Direct publishing to ten networks, Instagram Stories included
- Genuinely free plan plus a 30-day trial of the top tier
- Per-user billing and separate profile/X charges increase total cost
- Some listening, advocacy and reporting capabilities require additional entitlements
- Native audio and interactive formats can require mobile completion
- Approval and reporting limits depend on the plan
Sked Social
- Visual planning and bulk scheduling
- Eight documented direct-publishing channels
- Accelerate approval workflows and external review
- Recurring queues for scheduling
- Threads and Snapchat require notification completion
- Grow statuses and previews do not enforce formal approval
- Users and profiles have plan allowances and paid additions
- Automatic evergreen library behavior needs separate verification
Agorapulse vs Sked Social: FAQ
- Is Agorapulse or Sked Social cheaper?
- Agorapulse has a free entry plan. Sked Social starts at $69 a month. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Agorapulse or Sked Social have a free plan?
- Agorapulse has a free plan; Sked Social does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Agorapulse or Sked Social?
- Agorapulse is the stronger pick for teams that spend more time on engagement than on posting, while Sked Social is the better fit for agencies with a defined internal and client approval sequence. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.