Head to head

Iconosquare vs Statusbrew

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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

Statusbrew leads with engagement: a unified inbox and a rule engine that auto-moderates comments, plus publishing, social listening, and reporting that holds 18 months of data. Plans are flat, from $69 a month on annual billing, with a separate agency option at $49 per client.

From
$69 /mo
Free plan

Bottom line

Iconosquare and Statusbrew 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 Statusbrew for Teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume.

Features compared

FeatureIconosquareStatusbrew
AI captionsYesYes
Basic analyticsYesYes
Advanced reportsYesYes
Bulk uploadNot assessedYes
Evergreen recyclingNoNo
Team rolesYesYes
ApprovalsNot assessedYes
Link in bioNoYes

Platforms compared

NetworkIconosquareStatusbrew
InstagramAutoAuto
FacebookAutoAuto
X (Twitter)AutoAuto
LinkedInAutoAuto
TikTokAutoAuto
PinterestAutoAuto
YouTubeAutoAuto
ThreadsAutoAuto
BlueskyNoAuto
Google BusinessNoAuto
RedditNoAuto

Pricing

Iconosquare

Free

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

$39 /mo

$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
$83 /mo

$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

$139 /mo

$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

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).

Statusbrew

Lite

$89 /mo

$69/mo billed annually

Seats
1
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $89/mo, $69 on annual
  • 1 user, 5 social profiles
  • Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio

Standard

$179 /mo

$129/mo billed annually

Seats
3
Accounts
10
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $179/mo, $129 on annual
  • 3 users, 10 social profiles
  • Adds reporting with 18 months of data, Google Business, rule engine, chat support

Premium

Popular
$299 /mo

$229/mo billed annually

Seats
6
Accounts
15
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $299/mo, $229 on annual
  • 6 users and 15 social profiles, both expandable
  • Adds AI sentiment analysis, approval workflows, team and SLA reporting
  • Competitor benchmarking, social and web listening, priority support

Enterprise

Custom
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • Custom pricing, unlimited profiles and users
  • HubSpot and Salesforce integration, SAML SSO, API support
  • Dedicated account manager and compliance support
  • Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users, with Premium letting you add more of each. Enterprise is unlimited, quoted per profile, per user, or as a bulk deal.
  • There's also a separate Agency option at $49 a month per client, with unlimited spaces and calendars per client.
  • No free plan, only a free trial (about 7 days on the lower plans, 14 on Premium).
  • Annual billing is roughly 22% cheaper: Lite is $69 a month versus $89, Standard $129 versus $179, Premium $229 versus $299.
  • Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party listings.

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

Statusbrew

  • Powerful unified inbox with a rule engine for auto-moderation
  • Social and web listening plus AI sentiment on Premium
  • Strong reporting with 18 months of data and SLA reports
  • Wide network list, including Reddit and Bluesky
  • No evergreen recycling or visual feed planner
  • Listening, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking are Premium-only
  • Mid-to-high pricing, with the best features higher up
  • Content tooling is thinner than the engagement side

Iconosquare vs Statusbrew: FAQ

Is Iconosquare or Statusbrew cheaper?
Iconosquare is cheaper to start, from $33 against $69 for Statusbrew. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Iconosquare or Statusbrew have a free plan?
Iconosquare has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
Which is better, Iconosquare or Statusbrew?
Iconosquare is the stronger pick for social media managers and agencies who lead with analytics, while Statusbrew is the better fit for teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.