Head to head
MeetEdgar vs PromoRepublic
Last updated 4 June 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
- $24.91 /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.
- From
- Custom
- Free plan
Bottom line
MeetEdgar is the pick for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content, and it's the cheaper start, from $24.91 a month. PromoRepublic fits franchises and multi-location brands managing many locations better, and it adds social listening and advanced reports that MeetEdgar leaves out.
MeetEdgar publishes a price, from $24.91 a month; PromoRepublic is quote-only. MeetEdgar brings evergreen recycling that PromoRepublic skips, while PromoRepublic has social listening MeetEdgar doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 a month; PromoRepublic is quote-only.
- MeetEdgar posts to 10 networks, PromoRepublic to 8.
- Only MeetEdgar reaches Threads and Bluesky.
- MeetEdgar has evergreen recycling; PromoRepublic doesn't.
- PromoRepublic has social listening; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- PromoRepublic has advanced reports; MeetEdgar doesn't.
- PromoRepublic has competitor tracking; MeetEdgar doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | MeetEdgar | PromoRepublic |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | No | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | MeetEdgar | PromoRepublic |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | No |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
No free plan; 30-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $24.91/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$24.91/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- 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/mo billed annually
- 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
- Flat, two-plan pricing: Eddie for one person and Edgar for small teams. The difference is mostly capacity, 5 accounts and 4 categories versus 25 accounts and unlimited categories, plus team collaboration on Edgar.
- 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.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page and confirmed against current third-party 2026 listings.
PromoRepublic
Build
- 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- Quote-only, for franchises scaling to 100+ locations
- Adds listings management, advanced analytics with leaderboards and benchmarks
- Automated adoption nudges for local teams
Enterprise
- 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
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
- SocialBee offers similar recycling, often for less
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
MeetEdgar vs PromoRepublic: FAQ
- Is MeetEdgar or PromoRepublic cheaper?
- MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 per month, while PromoRepublic is quoted custom, so MeetEdgar is the one with a public entry price.
- Does MeetEdgar or PromoRepublic have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
- Which is better, MeetEdgar or PromoRepublic?
- MeetEdgar is the stronger pick for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content, 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.