Is Loomly or SocialBee cheaper?

SocialBee is cheaper to start, from $29 against $49 for Loomly. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.

Does Loomly or SocialBee have a free plan?

Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.

Which is better, Loomly or SocialBee?

Loomly is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off, while SocialBee is the better fit for solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

Loomly vs SocialBee

Last updated 4 June 2026

Loomly

Loomly walks you through making a post: a calendar of suggested ideas, optimization tips per network, and a mockup that shows how the post will look on each one before it goes through an approval round. It charges flat, quota-bundled tiers with no free plan, just a 15-day trial, and the jump from the $65 Starter to the $332 Beyond is steep.

From: $49 /mo
Free plan

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SocialBee

SocialBee is built around content categories: you sort posts into buckets and it cycles through them on a schedule, recycling the evergreen ones so the queue keeps going without you refilling it by hand. Plans are set by how many social profiles you connect, from $29 a month for five up to the agency tiers, with no permanent free plan, just a 14-day trial.

From: $29 per month
Free plan

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Bottom line

Loomly and SocialBee both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Loomly is the stronger pick for Teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off; choose SocialBee for Solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue.

Features compared

Feature	Loomly	SocialBee
AI captions	Yes	Yes
Basic analytics	Yes	Yes
Advanced reports	Yes	Yes
Bulk upload	Yes	Yes
Evergreen recycling	Partial	Yes
Team roles	Yes	Yes
Approvals	Yes	Yes
Link in bio	No	No

Platforms compared

Network	Loomly	SocialBee
Instagram	Auto	Auto
Facebook	Auto	Auto
X (Twitter)	Auto	Auto
LinkedIn	Auto	Auto
TikTok	Auto	Auto
Pinterest	Auto	Auto
YouTube	Auto	Auto
Threads	Auto	Auto
Bluesky	No	Auto
Google Business	Auto	Auto
Mastodon	No	Reminder
Snapchat	Reminder	No
Telegram	No	Reminder

Pricing

Loomly

Starter

Popular

$65 /mo

$49/mo billed annually

Seats: 3
Accounts: 12
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$65/mo, $49 on annual (25% off)
12 social accounts, 3 users, unlimited calendars
AI Assistant, post generation, and AI replies (capped monthly usage)
Scheduling, approval workflows, advanced analytics, link shorteners

Beyond

$332 /mo

$249/mo billed annually

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: 60
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$332/mo, $249 on annual (25% off)
60 social accounts, unlimited users, unlimited calendars
Everything in Starter, with a larger monthly AI allowance
Adds custom branding, custom roles and workflows, and calendar 2FA enforcement

Enterprise

Custom

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

Custom pricing for 61+ social accounts
Unlimited users and calendars
Everything in Beyond, plus priority support and pricing at scale

Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each plan includes a fixed number of social accounts and users, and you move up a plan rather than buying accounts or seats one at a time. Loomly dropped its old four-tier lineup (Base, Standard, Advanced, Premium) for two paid plans plus Enterprise.
There is no free plan, only a 15-day free trial of the top features, no card required.
Annual billing is a flat 25% off: Starter works out to $49 a month ($588/yr) and Beyond to $249 ($2,988/yr).
The gap between Starter and Beyond is the main gripe: if you outgrow 12 accounts or 3 users there is no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-up, so the next step is $332 a month.
Nonprofits get a 50% lifetime discount with documentation.
Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side; the page priced in USD when rendered here in Australia (Loomly does not geo-price), and the figures match current third-party listings. Monthly and annual numbers were read by toggling the billing switch.

SocialBee

Bootstrap

$29 per month

Seats: 1
Accounts: 5

$29/mo (billed monthly or annually; no annual discount at list)
5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
10 content categories, 10 RSS / content sources
Unlimited AI content; analytics history 3 months

Accelerate

Popular

$49 per month

Seats: 1
Accounts: 10

$49/mo
10 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
50 content categories, 30 content sources
Adds advanced analytics, hashtag organizer, bulk editor, CSV upload, approvals

Pro

$99 per month

Seats: 3
Accounts: 25

$99/mo
25 social profiles, 3 users, 5 workspaces
Unlimited content categories and content sources
Adds report export and internal notes; analytics history 2 years

Pro50

$179 per month

Seats: 5
Accounts: 50

$179/mo (agency tier)
50 social profiles, 5 users, 10 workspaces
Everything in Pro

Pro100

$329 per month

Seats: 5
Accounts: 100

$329/mo (agency tier)
100 social profiles, 5 users, 20 workspaces

Pro150

$449 per month

Seats: 5
Accounts: 150

$449/mo (agency tier)
150 social profiles, 5 users, 30 workspaces

Plans are chosen by how many social profiles you connect, from 5 on Bootstrap up to 150 on the top agency tier. The price isn't multiplied per profile; it steps up with the band you land in.
No permanent free plan. There's a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan, no card required.
Annual billing doesn't lower the per-month rate at list price: the yearly plan is twelve times the monthly one (Bootstrap $348/yr, Accelerate $588/yr, Pro $1,188/yr). The discounts come from frequent promotions; a 50%-off birthday sale (code SBDAY2026) was live when this was checked, ending June 10, 2026.
Add-ons stack on top of any plan: extra profiles are $15/mo per 5, extra users $10/mo each ($100/yr), and extra workspaces $10/mo each.
ConciergeBee is SocialBee's separate done-for-you service (managed posting, strategy, ad management) and is billed apart from these software plans.
Prices are USD list, read off the live pricing page and its plan-comparison table; the agency tiers were cross-checked against the page's Agency view and current third-party listings.

Pros and cons

Loomly

Guided post creation with per-network mockups, post ideas, and optimization tips
Multi-tier approval workflows with private or client-facing comments and version history
AI for captions, replies, and analytics on every paid plan
Publishes to ten networks, with direct TikTok and YouTube and reminder posting for Snapchat
No free plan and a $65 entry, then a steep jump to $332 for Beyond
Big gap between the two paid tiers, with no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-ups
No evergreen recycling queue and no link-in-bio
Social listening is capped at a few searches a month
No public API beyond Zapier

SocialBee

Category-based queue with automatic evergreen recycling, the thing it does best
RSS import and CSV bulk upload for filling the queue fast
Wide network list, including X, TikTok, and Google Business, plus reminder posting for the rest
AI Copilot and built-in DALL·E image generation
Profile-band pricing is simple to read
No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
No standing annual discount; you rely on promotions
Add-ons for extra profiles, users, and workspaces stack up for agencies
No link-in-bio or visual feed planner
Listening is limited to your own mentions, not keyword tracking

Loomly vs SocialBee: FAQ

Is Loomly or SocialBee cheaper?: SocialBee is cheaper to start, from $29 against $49 for Loomly. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Loomly or SocialBee have a free plan?: Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
Which is better, Loomly or SocialBee?: Loomly is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off, while SocialBee is the better fit for solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.