Head to head
Iconosquare vs OneUp
Last updated 4 June 2026
Iconosquare started as an Instagram analytics tool and still leads with reporting: deep performance and audience analytics across eight networks, with scheduling, listening, and competitor tracking layered on. Plans run from a free tier up to $116 a month on annual billing, with a profiles slider and per-user pricing on the team plans.
- From
- $33 /mo
- Free plan
OneUp is a no-nonsense scheduler with an unusually wide network list and genuine automation: post recycling, RSS auto-posting, and auto-crossposting. It's priced by how many accounts you connect, from $25 a month, and skips the engagement and reporting depth of the bigger suites.
- From
- $25 per month
- Free plan
Bottom line
Iconosquare and OneUp both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Iconosquare is the stronger pick for Social media managers and agencies who lead with analytics; choose OneUp for Power users publishing to many networks at once.
Features compared
| Feature | Iconosquare | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Iconosquare | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| Snapchat | No | Auto |
Pricing
Iconosquare
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 2
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 2 social profiles, 1 user
- 10 scheduled posts per profile a month
- Basic analytics and limited reporting
Launch
$33/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- 100
- $39/mo, $33 on annual
- 5 social profiles (sliderable), 1 user, 100 posts a month
- Standard analytics and reports, best time to post, AI caption writing
Scale
Popular$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $83/mo, $69 on annual
- 5 social profiles (sliderable), 3 users (extra users $16/mo)
- Adds campaign analytics, social listening, competitor tracking, DM management, collaboration
Excel
$116/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $139/mo, $116 on annual
- 5 social profiles (sliderable), 6 users (extra users $16/mo)
- Adds white-label reporting, unlimited data retention, API access, unlimited competitor benchmarking
Custom
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Contact sales, for 20 or more social profiles
- Dedicated customer success manager and personalised onboarding
- Flat plans that differ mainly by users and feature depth, all starting from a base of 5 social profiles, with a slider to add more profiles (which scales the price) and Custom for 20 or more. Extra users are $16 a month each on Scale and Excel.
- There's a genuine free plan (2 profiles, 1 user, 10 posts a month per profile) plus a 14-day trial of the top features, no card required.
- Annual billing is up to 17% cheaper (two months free): Launch works out to $33 a month, Scale $69, Excel $116.
- Iconosquare is analytics-first: listening and competitor tracking arrive on Scale, and white-label reporting and API access on Excel.
- Prices are USD. The live pricing page geo-located to Australia and showed AUD, so the USD figures were taken from Iconosquare's USD listings and cross-checked by converting the AUD (for example AU$53 times about 0.74 lands near the $39 Launch monthly rate).
OneUp
Starter
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $25/mo, 5 social accounts
- 1 cross-posting workflow
- Scheduling, recycling, AI captions, RSS auto-posting
Intermediate
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $60/mo, 15 social accounts
- 3 cross-posting workflows
Growth
Popular- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $120/mo, 30 social accounts
- 5 cross-posting workflows
Business
- Accounts
- 80
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $300/mo, 80 social accounts (extra at $1/mo each)
- 8 cross-posting workflows
Enterprise
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- From $1,000/mo
- Everything in Business, plus SOC 2 and ISO 27001
- Priced by how many social accounts you connect: the plan steps up with the band you land in, 5, 15, 30, then 80 accounts. On Business you can add extra accounts at $1 a month each.
- Every connected destination counts as one account, including Facebook profiles, pages, and groups, Instagram, LinkedIn profiles and pages, X, YouTube, Threads, Reddit, Bluesky, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, Discord servers, and Google Business locations.
- There's no free plan, but a 7-day trial with nothing due upfront.
- Annual billing may carry a discount; the live page shows monthly rates.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Pros and cons
Iconosquare
- Deep, analytics-first reporting and audience insights
- Competitor tracking and social listening on Scale and up
- White-label reporting and API on Excel
- Genuine free plan and a clear annual discount
- No evergreen recycling or link-in-bio
- No Google Business; network list stops at eight
- Listening and competitor tracking are Scale-only
- Team plans add per-user fees on top
OneUp
- Very wide network list, including Reddit, Snapchat, and Discord
- Strong automation: recycling, RSS, and auto-crossposting
- Account-based pricing with cheap add-on accounts
- AI captions, first comment, and X threads
- No engagement inbox and only basic analytics
- No listening or visual feed planner
- No free plan
- Higher tiers get pricey for many accounts
Iconosquare vs OneUp: FAQ
- Is Iconosquare or OneUp cheaper?
- OneUp is cheaper to start, from $25 against $33 for Iconosquare. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Iconosquare or OneUp have a free plan?
- Iconosquare has a free plan; OneUp does not, though it offers a 7-day trial.
- Which is better, Iconosquare or OneUp?
- Iconosquare is the stronger pick for social media managers and agencies who lead with analytics, while OneUp is the better fit for power users publishing to many networks at once. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.