Head to head
Crowdfire vs PromoRepublic
Last updated 4 June 2026
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
PromoRepublic is a local-marketing platform for franchises and multi-location brands. It does social scheduling, but the bigger picture is reviews, listings, local SEO, brand governance, and a huge content-template library across hundreds or thousands of locations. Pricing is quote-only.
- From
- Custom
- Free plan
Bottom line
Crowdfire is the pick for most setups, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. PromoRepublic fits franchises and multi-location brands managing many locations better, and it adds social listening and competitor tracking that Crowdfire leaves out.
Crowdfire publishes a price, from $7.48 a month; PromoRepublic is quote-only. PromoRepublic adds social listening and competitor tracking that Crowdfire leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Crowdfire has a free plan; PromoRepublic doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Crowdfire starts at $7.48 a month; PromoRepublic is quote-only.
- Only Crowdfire reaches WordPress.
- Only PromoRepublic reaches Google Business.
- PromoRepublic auto-publishes Instagram; Crowdfire sends a reminder to post.
- PromoRepublic auto-publishes TikTok; Crowdfire sends a reminder to post.
- PromoRepublic has social listening; Crowdfire doesn't.
- PromoRepublic has competitor tracking; Crowdfire doesn't.
- PromoRepublic has team roles; Crowdfire doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Crowdfire | PromoRepublic |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Not assessed | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | No | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Crowdfire | PromoRepublic |
|---|---|---|
| Reminder | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Reminder | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| 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.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $7.48/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Crowdfire
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts per account
- Article and image curation, basic analytics
Plus
$7.48/mo billed annually
- $9.99/mo, $7.48 on annual (25% off)
- More accounts and scheduling, content curation
Premium
Popular$37.48/mo billed annually
- $49.99/mo, $37.48 on annual
- Bulk scheduling, deeper analytics, more accounts
VIP
$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.
PromoRepublic
Build
- Quote-only, for emerging franchise systems and smaller chains
- Social publishing and automation, review management, digital asset management
- AI Composer and AI Assistant, mobile app, dedicated customer success manager
Grow
Popular- Quote-only, for franchises scaling to 100+ locations
- Adds listings management, advanced analytics with leaderboards and benchmarks
- Automated adoption nudges for local teams
Enterprise
- Quote-only, for multi-brand, multi-country chains
- AI agents, executive ROI dashboards, data-warehouse integrations (GA4, CRM, POS, BI)
- White-label mobile app and white-glove adoption
- PromoRepublic has moved upmarket to franchises and multi-location brands. The current plans, Build, Grow, and Enterprise, are quote-only, priced by location and feature scope, with no public price ladder.
- It previously offered self-serve Small Business and Agency plans (around $49 and $79 a month); those are legacy and no longer the focus.
- Social media management is one part of a wider local-marketing suite that also covers reviews, listings, local SEO, and a large customizable content and template library.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Prices are USD; PromoRepublic doesn't publish a fixed price ladder, so the plans are quote-only here.
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
PromoRepublic
- Built for multi-location and franchise governance at scale
- Reviews, listings, and local SEO alongside social
- Large library of customizable content templates
- Executive dashboards and ROI reporting
- Quote-only pricing, no public ladder
- Overkill and over-priced for single businesses or creators
- Self-serve SMB and agency plans are now legacy
- Social is a module, not a dedicated scheduler
Crowdfire vs PromoRepublic: FAQ
- Is Crowdfire or PromoRepublic cheaper?
- Crowdfire starts at $7.48 per month, while PromoRepublic is quoted custom, so Crowdfire is the one with a public entry price.
- Does Crowdfire or PromoRepublic have a free plan?
- Crowdfire has a free plan; PromoRepublic does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Crowdfire or PromoRepublic?
- Crowdfire is the stronger pick for most people, while PromoRepublic is the better fit for franchises and multi-location brands managing many locations. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.