Head to head
CoSchedule vs MeetEdgar
Last updated 4 June 2026
Part social scheduler, part marketing calendar: CoSchedule schedules to eleven networks, recycles evergreen posts with ReQueue, and on the bigger plans pulls whole content projects onto the same timeline. It is priced per seat from a free plan up to quote-only tiers, with social profiles and X billed as extras.
- From
- $19 per user / mo
- Free plan
MeetEdgar more or less invented category-based evergreen recycling: you sort posts into buckets, set a weekly schedule, and it reshares from those buckets forever so the queue never empties. It's a focused tool with two flat plans, no free tier, and a 30-day trial.
- From
- $24.91 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
CoSchedule is the pick for content teams that want social and editorial work on one calendar, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. MeetEdgar fits creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content better.
CoSchedule starts cheaper, $19 per user / mo against $24.91 a month for MeetEdgar. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. CoSchedule adds advanced reports and approvals that MeetEdgar leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- CoSchedule has a free plan; MeetEdgar doesn't, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- CoSchedule starts at $19 per user / mo, MeetEdgar at $24.91 a month.
- CoSchedule posts to 12 networks, MeetEdgar to 10.
- Only CoSchedule reaches Mastodon and WordPress.
- CoSchedule has advanced reports; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- CoSchedule has approvals; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- CoSchedule has link in bio; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- CoSchedule has AI images; MeetEdgar doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | CoSchedule | MeetEdgar |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | No |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | No |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | CoSchedule | MeetEdgar |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | No |
| WordPress | Auto | No |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
Free plan available.
- 1 seat
- $29/mo~$19/mo annual
- 2 seatsTypical
- $58/mo~$38/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Social Calendar.
No free plan; 30-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $24.91/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
CoSchedule
Free Calendar
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- Free forever, 1 user, 1 social profile
- Up to 15 scheduled social messages
- Drag-and-drop calendar, best-time publishing, AI assistant, 20 AI templates
Social Calendar
Popular$19/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29 per user/mo, $19 on annual; up to 3 seats
- 3 social profiles included, $5/mo per extra (X billed separately at $8/profile/mo)
- Unlimited scheduling, ReQueue recycling, bulk scheduling, 1,600+ AI templates
- Social analytics, Facebook and Instagram inbox
Agency Calendar
$59/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $69 per user/mo, $59 on annual; up to 3 seats
- 5 social profiles included, $5/mo per extra (X at $25/profile/mo)
- Unlimited client calendars, all-network inbox, profile groups
- White-label reports, social approvals, read-only calendar sharing
Content Calendar
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, up to 5 seats
- Adds Kanban and table views, marketing campaigns, custom fields and project types
- Project and campaign reports, guest user access, dedicated account management
Marketing Suite
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing and custom user limits
- Adds sub-calendars, approval workflows, intake forms, digital asset management
- Team management dashboard, advanced audience targeting, custom permissions, SSO
- Priced per user/seat: the headline $29 / $69 is for one seat and multiplies by how many people you add. The two self-serve paid plans, Social Calendar and Agency Calendar, cap at 3 seats each; Content Calendar and Marketing Suite are quote-only.
- Social profiles are a second, separate cost. Social Calendar bundles 3 and Agency 5, then it is $5 a month per extra profile.
- X (Twitter) is billed on top of everything else because of X's API pricing: $8 per profile a month on Social Calendar and $25 per profile a month on Agency, Content, and Marketing Suite.
- There is a genuine Free Calendar (1 user, 1 profile, 15 scheduled messages) plus a 14-day trial of the paid features.
- Annual billing is cheaper per seat (the page shows a 'save 20%' banner): Social Calendar drops from $29 to $19 a seat and Agency from $69 to $59.
- Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side; monthly and annual figures were read by toggling the billing switch and cross-checked against current third-party 2026 listings.
What it really costs
CoSchedule charges per seat, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 2-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Social Calendar | Agency Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $29/mo | $69/mo |
| 2Typical | $58/mo | $138/mo |
| 3 | $87/mo | $207/mo |
| 5 | $145/mo | $345/mo |
| 10 | $290/mo | $690/mo |
| 25 | $725/mo | $1725/mo |
| 50 | $1450/mo | $3450/mo |
Monthly billing.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$24.91/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29.99/mo, $24.91 on annual ($299/yr)
- 5 social accounts, 4 content categories, 10 weekly automations
- Unlimited content library and recycling, 15 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $3.99-$4.99 each
Edgar
Popular$41.58/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- 25
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49.99/mo, $41.58 on annual ($499/yr)
- 25 social accounts, unlimited content categories, 1,000 weekly automations
- Team collaboration, 50 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $1.99-$2.99 each
- Flat, two-plan pricing: Eddie for one person and Edgar for small teams. The difference is mostly capacity, 5 accounts and 4 categories versus 25 accounts and unlimited categories, plus team collaboration on Edgar.
- No free plan, but a 30-day free trial of either plan.
- Annual billing is about 17% cheaper ($299 a year on Eddie, $499 on Edgar).
- Extra social accounts are a second cost: $3.99-$4.99 each on Eddie, $1.99-$2.99 on Edgar. The Inky AI assistant is credit-limited at 15 (Eddie) or 50 (Edgar) generations a month.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page and confirmed against current third-party 2026 listings.
Pros and cons
CoSchedule
- ReQueue is a genuinely good evergreen recycling engine
- Publishes directly to eleven networks, with a usable free plan
- Doubles as a marketing project and content calendar on the higher tiers
- Strong agency features: client calendars, white-label reports, approvals
- Per-seat pricing plus per-profile and X surcharges make the real cost hard to read
- Self-serve plans cap at three users; the top two tiers are quote-only
- No social listening or competitor tracking
- The marketing-calendar breadth is overkill if you only want to schedule posts
MeetEdgar
- Best-in-class category-based evergreen recycling, the feature it pioneered
- Auto-refill keeps the queue from ever running dry
- Content variations and Inky AI to vary and write posts
- Now includes a social inbox and team collaboration
- No free plan, and not the cheapest if you don't need recycling
- Light analytics and no competitor tracking or listening
- AI is credit-limited per month
- SocialBee offers similar recycling, often for less
CoSchedule vs MeetEdgar: FAQ
- Is CoSchedule or MeetEdgar cheaper?
- CoSchedule is cheaper to start, from $19 against $24.91 for MeetEdgar. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does CoSchedule or MeetEdgar have a free plan?
- CoSchedule has a free plan; MeetEdgar does not, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Which is better, CoSchedule or MeetEdgar?
- CoSchedule is the stronger pick for content teams that want social and editorial work on one calendar, while MeetEdgar is the better fit for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.