Head to head
MeetEdgar vs Metricool
Last updated 13 October 2026
MeetEdgar more or less invented category-based evergreen recycling: you sort posts into buckets, set a weekly schedule, and it reshares from those buckets forever so the queue never empties. It's a focused tool with two flat plans, no free tier, and a 30-day trial.
- From
- $24.91a month, billed yearly
- Free scheduling
- No
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. MeetEdgar fits creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content better.
MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 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. Metricool adds a visual feed planner and advanced reports that MeetEdgar leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Metricool has a free scheduling plan; MeetEdgar doesn't, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $20 a month, billed yearly on Metricool and $24.91 a month, billed yearly on MeetEdgar.
- Metricool has a visual feed planner; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Metricool has advanced reports; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Metricool has competitor tracking; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- Metricool has an approval workflow; MeetEdgar doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | MeetEdgar | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Partial |
| Team roles | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Approvals | No | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | MeetEdgar | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Twitch | Not assessed | No |
| WordPress | Not assessed | No |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$24.91 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29.99/mo, $24.91 on annual ($299/yr)
- 5 social accounts, 4 content categories, 10 weekly automations
- Unlimited content library and recycling, 15 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $3.99-$4.99 each
Edgar
Popular$41.58 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 25
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49.99/mo, $41.58 on annual ($499/yr)
- 25 social accounts, unlimited content categories, 1,000 weekly automations
- Team collaboration, 50 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $1.99-$2.99 each
- Both plans include twenty team members. Eddie has five accounts, four categories and ten weekly automations; Edgar has twenty-five accounts, unlimited categories and one thousand weekly automations.
- No free plan, but a 30-day free trial of either plan.
- Annual billing is about 17% cheaper ($299 a year on Eddie, $499 on Edgar).
- Extra social accounts are a second cost: $3.99-$4.99 each on Eddie, $1.99-$2.99 on Edgar. The Inky AI assistant is credit-limited at 15 (Eddie) or 50 (Edgar) generations a month.
Metricool
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$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
$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
- 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
MeetEdgar
- Best-in-class category-based evergreen recycling, the feature it pioneered
- Auto-refill keeps the queue from ever running dry
- Content variations and Inky AI to vary and write posts
- Now includes a social inbox and team collaboration
- No free plan, and not the cheapest if you don't need recycling
- Light analytics and no competitor tracking or listening
- AI is credit-limited per month
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
MeetEdgar vs Metricool: FAQ
- Is MeetEdgar or Metricool cheaper?
- Metricool has a free entry plan. MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does MeetEdgar or Metricool have a free plan?
- Metricool has a free plan; MeetEdgar does not, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Which is better, MeetEdgar or Metricool?
- MeetEdgar is the stronger pick for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen 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.