Head to head
FeedHive vs Metricool
Last updated 13 October 2026
FeedHive
FeedHive combines AI-assisted content, performance prediction, conditional automation, recycling and an engagement inbox. Its public API and official MCP support agent-driven publishing workflows.
- From
- $15a 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. FeedHive fits creators and small teams who lean on AI for content better.
FeedHive starts at $15 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.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Metricool has a free scheduling plan; FeedHive doesn't, though it offers a 7-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $15 a month, billed yearly on FeedHive and $20 a month, billed yearly on Metricool.
Features compared
| Feature | FeedHive | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Partial |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | FeedHive | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Not confirmed | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Twitch | Not assessed | No |
| WordPress | Not assessed | No |
| Discord | Auto | Not assessed |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
FeedHive
Creator
$19a month
$15 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Not confirmed
- Accounts
- 4
- Scheduled posts
- 30
- USD 19/month or 15/month billed annually
- 4 social accounts, 30 scheduled posts
- AI writing, image generation, hashtags, 2,500 AI credits
- 14-day scheduling horizon; 20-day history
Brand
Popular$29a month
$22 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- 500
- USD 29/month or 22/month billed annually
- 10 social accounts, 500 scheduled posts
- More workspaces and AI credits, approval workflows
- Team allowance is per workspace, not an account-wide seat total
- 60-day scheduling horizon; 200-day history
Business
$99a month
$69 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- USD 99/month or 69/month billed annually
- 100 social accounts, unlimited posts
- Priority support, more automation runs
- Team allowance is per workspace, not an account-wide seat total
Agency
$299a month
$239 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 500
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- USD 299/month or 239/month billed annually
- 500 social accounts, 100 workspaces
- 100,000 AI credits, priority support
- Team allowance is per workspace, not an account-wide seat total
- USD monthly/yearly equivalents are explicitly listed in FeedHive’s own October 11, 2026 pricing explanation; the live pricing page returned EUR. FeedHive says USD applies in the US and Canada and EUR elsewhere.
- Annual equivalents are 15/22/69/239, not a uniform percentage calculation. A seven-day trial is advertised.
- Base monthly AI credits are 2,500/10,000/50,000/100,000; the double-credit offer lasts three months. Automation runs are 500/2,000/10,000/100,000 monthly.
- Brand has five workspaces and five members per workspace; Business 50 workspaces and Agency 100, with 20 members per workspace. Creator team access was not established.
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
FeedHive
- AI drafting, images and performance prediction
- Conditional automation and recycling
- Official REST API and MCP publishing tools
- Workspace roles and client review workflows
- Metered AI credits and automation runs
- No free plan listed; seven-day trial
- Creator and Brand have scheduling and history limits
- Inbox coverage and white-label entitlement need a workflow-specific check
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
FeedHive vs Metricool: FAQ
- Is FeedHive or Metricool cheaper?
- Metricool has a free entry plan. FeedHive starts at $15 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does FeedHive or Metricool have a free plan?
- Metricool has a free plan; FeedHive does not, though it offers a 7-day trial.
- Which is better, FeedHive or Metricool?
- FeedHive is the stronger pick for creators and small teams who lean on AI for content, 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.