Head to head
Cloud Campaign vs Metricool
Last updated 13 October 2026
Cloud Campaign
Cloud Campaign manages social publishing, approvals, engagement and reporting in client workspaces with unlimited users. Standard white-labeling starts on Team, with advanced white-labeling on Agency.
- From
- $41a month, billed yearly
- Free scheduling
- No
Metricool
Metricool combines publishing and reporting in Brands. Free allows one Brand and 20 actual publications per calendar month; Starter begins at $25 monthly for five Brands, while Advanced adds team members and client approvals from $67 monthly.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Bottom line
Metricool is the pick for analytics-led marketers who want organic and paid in one report, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. Cloud Campaign fits agencies managing multiple client workspaces better.
Cloud Campaign starts at $41 a month, billed yearly, and Metricool has a free plan and paid plans from $20 a month, billed yearly. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Metricool adds competitor tracking and a link-in-bio page that Cloud Campaign leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Metricool has a free scheduling plan; Cloud Campaign doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $20 a month, billed yearly on Metricool and $41 a month, billed yearly on Cloud Campaign.
- Cloud Campaign posts to 8 networks, Metricool to 10.
- Only Metricool reaches Bluesky.
- Metricool has competitor tracking; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
- Metricool has a link-in-bio page; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
- Metricool has ad management; Cloud Campaign doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Cloud Campaign | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Partial |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Cloud Campaign | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Not confirmed | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Twitch | Not assessed | No |
| WordPress | Not assessed | No |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Cloud Campaignflat pricing
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Lowest public entry price
- $41 a month, billed yearly
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Cloud Campaign
Freelancer
$49a month
$41 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 7
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/month or displayed $41/month annual equivalent
- One workspace, seven social accounts per client, unlimited users
- AI tools, scheduling and approval workflows
Team
Popular$199a month
$165 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $165 on annual
- 5 brand workspaces (extra at $29/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Approval workflows, client portals, client reports
Agency
$299a month
$249 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/month or displayed $249/month annual equivalent
- Everything in Team plus advanced white-labeling
- Paid social reporting, API integrations, migration and SSO
- Workspace-based plans include unlimited users. Freelancer includes one workspace; Team includes five; Agency inherits Team and adds advanced capabilities.
- Monthly extra workspaces cost $49 Freelancer, $29 Team and $35 Agency. Annual equivalents displayed are $41, $24 and $29.
- Standard white-labeling starts on Team; Agency adds advanced white-labeling. Do not claim white-labeling on every plan.
- A 14-day trial is offered. Published annual equivalents are $41/$165/$249 versus $49/$199/$299 monthly.
- CloudStudio is an optional production add-on from $99 per workspace/month; it requires an active platform plan.
Metricool
Free
Free
- Scheduled posts
- 20
- 1 brand; 20 actually published posts per calendar month across the planner
- All networks except LinkedIn and X
- 5 competitor profiles, 30 days of analytics, AI assistant
Starter
Popular$25a month
$20 a month billed annually
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- From $25/mo ($20 annual) for up to 5 brands
- Up to 10 brands for $45/mo ($36 annual)
- Unlimited publishing, LinkedIn, 100 competitor analyses
- Reporting tools, PDF and PPT exports, SmartLinks, Canva and Drive
- X is a +$5 per-account add-on
Advanced
$67a month
$53 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- From $67/mo ($53 annual) for up to 15 brands
- 25 brands $107/mo ($85 annual); 50 brands $210/mo ($159 annual)
- Team and client management, role management, post approvals
- Full X analytics, custom report templates, Looker Studio connector, API
Custom
Custom
- Quote-only for more than 50 brands
- White label, dedicated account manager, custom AI credits
- Business integration
- Plans are chosen by how many 'brands' you connect rather than multiplied per brand: you land in a brand-count band and pay that band's price. A brand is a group of profiles, roughly one account per network.
- Starter covers up to 10 brands ($25 a month for 5, $45 for 10; $20 / $36 on annual). Advanced covers up to 50 ($67 / $107 / $210 a month for 15 / 25 / 50 brands; $53 / $85 / $159 on annual). Past 50 brands it's the quote-only Custom plan.
- Annual billing saves up to 24% depending on the band.
- X is a separately charged add-on on eligible paid plans. Free excludes X and LinkedIn; LinkedIn begins on Starter.
- Listed prices exclude VAT, which is added before checkout.
- Current public pricing exposes USD and EUR tariffs for monthly and annual brand bands. Confirm the selected configuration and billing term.
- The Free plan is genuine: 1 brand, 20 actual publications a month, 5 competitor profiles, and 30 days of analytics, but no LinkedIn or X.
Pros and cons
Cloud Campaign
- Unlimited users
- Client workspaces and approval links
- AI-assisted social inbox
- White-labeling on Team and Agency
- White-labeling is not included on Freelancer
- Extra workspaces increase the subscription
- Current published network list excludes X
- Advanced API/reporting capabilities require Agency
Metricool
- Deepest analytics for the price, with paid ads alongside organic
- Unusually generous free plan
- Wide network list, including Twitch analytics and Google Business
- Strong agency value with brand-band pricing and white-label reports
- Brand-band pricing takes a minute to work out
- X is a paid add-on and LinkedIn is paid-only
- Listed prices exclude VAT
- No category-based evergreen recycling and no broad listening
Cloud Campaign vs Metricool: FAQ
- Is Cloud Campaign or Metricool cheaper?
- Metricool has a free entry plan. Cloud Campaign starts at $41 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Cloud Campaign or Metricool have a free plan?
- Metricool has a free plan; Cloud Campaign does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Cloud Campaign or Metricool?
- Cloud Campaign is the stronger pick for agencies managing multiple client workspaces, while Metricool is the better fit for analytics-led marketers who want organic and paid in one report. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.