Head to head

Feedly vs PromoRepublic

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Feedly isn't a social media scheduler at all. It's a content-discovery and monitoring tool, an RSS reader with AI on top, that social media managers use to find and track content. To actually schedule, you pair it with a real scheduler.

From
$6 /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.

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Custom
Free plan

Bottom line

Feedly and PromoRepublic both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Feedly is the stronger pick for Social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas; choose PromoRepublic for Franchises and multi-location brands managing many locations.

Features compared

FeatureFeedlyPromoRepublic
AI captionsNoYes
Basic analyticsNot assessedYes
Advanced reportsNot assessedYes
Bulk uploadNot assessedNot assessed
Evergreen recyclingNot assessedNo
Team rolesNot assessedYes
ApprovalsNot assessedYes
Link in bioNot assessedNot assessed

Platforms compared

NetworkFeedlyPromoRepublic
InstagramNoAuto
FacebookAnalyticsAuto
X (Twitter)AnalyticsAuto
LinkedInAnalyticsAuto
TikTokNoAuto
PinterestNoAuto
YouTubeNoAuto
Google BusinessNoAuto

Pricing

Feedly

Free

Free
Seats
1
  • Up to 100 sources, organised into feeds
  • No Feedly AI
  • Read and organise content

Pro

$6.99 /mo

$6/mo billed annually

Seats
1
  • $6.99/mo, $6 on annual ($72/yr)
  • Up to 1,000 sources, search, notes, and highlights
  • Share to X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Buffer, and Hootsuite

Pro+

Popular
$12.99 /mo

$8.25/mo billed annually

Seats
1
  • $12.99/mo, $8.25 on annual ($99/yr)
  • Adds Feedly AI (Leo): AI feeds, deduplication, prioritisation
  • Up to 2,500 sources, 75 newsletter slots, RSS Builder

Enterprise

Custom
Seats
Unlimited
  • From about $1,600/mo, for team market and threat intelligence
  • Shared boards, team AI feeds, integrations
  • Feedly is a content reader and discovery tool, not a social scheduler. It does not schedule or auto-publish social posts; it surfaces content you can then share manually or push into a scheduler like Buffer or Hootsuite (often via Zapier), which means paying for two tools.
  • Plans: a free tier (100 sources), Pro at $6 a month on annual billing, Pro+ at $8.25 (adds Feedly AI / Leo), and an Enterprise market-intelligence plan from around $1,600 a month.
  • Prices are USD from current listings.
  • It's included here because social media managers use it to find and monitor content, not because it publishes.

PromoRepublic

Build

Custom
  • 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
Custom
  • Quote-only, for franchises scaling to 100+ locations
  • Adds listings management, advanced analytics with leaderboards and benchmarks
  • Automated adoption nudges for local teams

Enterprise

Custom
  • 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

Feedly

  • Best-in-class content discovery and RSS aggregation
  • Feedly AI filters, deduplicates, and prioritises sources
  • Strong monitoring and market intelligence on higher tiers
  • Cheap Pro and Pro+ plans, plus a free tier
  • Not a scheduler: no publishing, calendar, or auto-posting
  • Needs a separate tool (and often Zapier) to actually post
  • Enterprise market intelligence is expensive
  • Social 'sharing' is manual, one article at a time

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

Feedly vs PromoRepublic: FAQ

Is Feedly or PromoRepublic cheaper?
Feedly starts at $6 per month, while PromoRepublic is quoted custom, so Feedly is the one with a public entry price.
Does Feedly or PromoRepublic have a free plan?
Feedly has a free plan; PromoRepublic does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
Which is better, Feedly or PromoRepublic?
Feedly is the stronger pick for social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas, 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.