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Crowdfire vs Google Business Profile post scheduling
Last updated 4 June 2026
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Crowdfire's social media app shut down in 2025, so this is here for the record rather than as a recommendation. In its day it leaned on content curation, surfacing articles and images to share, plus scheduling, light analytics, and the follower management it started life with as JustUnfollow.
- From
- $7.48 /mo
- Free plan
Google Business Profile finally schedules its own posts. Since late 2025 you can set Updates, Offers, and Events to publish later, free, right in the profile dashboard, which closes a long-standing gap for single-location businesses.
- From
- Custom
- Free plan
Bottom line
Crowdfire and Google Business Profile post scheduling both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post.
Features compared
| Feature | Crowdfire | Google Business Profile post scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | No |
| Bulk upload | Yes | No |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | No | Not assessed |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Crowdfire | Google Business Profile post scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Reminder | No | |
| Auto | No | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | No |
| Auto | No | |
| TikTok | Reminder | No |
| Auto | No | |
| YouTube | Auto | No |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| WordPress | Auto | No |
Pricing
Crowdfire
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts per account
- Article and image curation, basic analytics
Plus
$9.99 /mo
$7.48/mo billed annually
- $9.99/mo, $7.48 on annual (25% off)
- More accounts and scheduling, content curation
Premium
Popular$49.99 /mo
$37.48/mo billed annually
- $49.99/mo, $37.48 on annual
- Bulk scheduling, deeper analytics, more accounts
VIP
$99.99 /mo
$74.98/mo billed annually
- $99.99/mo, $74.98 on annual
- Most accounts, full analytics and curation
- Crowdfire's social media management product shut down in 2025 (widely reported as May 15, 2025). The figures here are its last-known plans, kept for reference; you can no longer subscribe.
- The brand has pivoted to a media site covering social media, Web3, and AI, and no longer offers scheduling, curation, or analytics.
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: Free plus Plus, Premium, and VIP, each with more accounts and scheduling than the last. Annual billing was 25% off.
Google Business Profile post scheduling
Free
Free
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 1
- Free, built into Google Business Profile
- Schedule Updates, Offers, and Events from the dashboard
- Toggle 'Schedule this post', pick a date and time, and it publishes itself
- Google added native post scheduling to Business Profile in late 2025. It's free and built in, with nothing to buy.
- It suits a single-location business well. Multi-location businesses and agencies still tend to use a third-party tool for bulk scheduling, approvals, and unified reporting across profiles.
- Google also offers a Business Profile API, which is how cross-network schedulers (SocialPilot, Hootsuite, Sendible, and others) post to Google Business alongside other platforms.
Pros and cons
Crowdfire
- Strong content curation, suggesting articles and images to share
- Mobile-first and simple to use
- Audience management roots from its JustUnfollow days
- Discontinued in 2025; you can no longer sign up
- No team collaboration or evergreen recycling
- Leaned on reminder publishing for Instagram
Google Business Profile post scheduling
- Free and native, no third-party tool needed
- Schedules Updates, Offers, and Events
- Publishes automatically at the set time
- Built right into the profile dashboard
- No bulk scheduling or multi-location management
- No calendar view or recycling
- Google Business only
- No dedicated app since the GBP app was retired
Crowdfire vs Google Business Profile post scheduling: FAQ
- Is Crowdfire or Google Business Profile post scheduling cheaper?
- Crowdfire starts at $7.48 per month, while Google Business Profile post scheduling is quoted custom, so Crowdfire is the one with a public entry price.
- Does Crowdfire or Google Business Profile post scheduling have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, Crowdfire or Google Business Profile post scheduling?
- Crowdfire is the stronger pick for most people, while Google Business Profile post scheduling is the better fit for single-location businesses keeping one Google Business Profile fresh. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.