Head to head
Metricool vs OneUp
Last updated 13 October 2026
Metricool
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
OneUp
OneUp combines multi-network scheduling, recycling and cross-posting with an inbox, keyword listening and an Instagram grid planner. Basic includes five accounts for $25 monthly or $180 annually; approval workflows require a higher tier.
- From
- $15a month, billed yearly
- Free scheduling
- No
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. OneUp fits power users publishing to many networks at once better, and it adds social listening that Metricool leaves out.
Metricool has a free plan and paid plans from $20 a month, billed yearly, and OneUp starts at $15 a month, billed yearly. Metricool brings ad management that OneUp skips, while OneUp has social listening Metricool doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Metricool has a free scheduling plan; OneUp doesn't, though it offers a 7-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $15 a month, billed yearly on OneUp and $20 a month, billed yearly on Metricool.
- Metricool posts to 10 networks, OneUp to 11.
- Only OneUp reaches Snapchat.
- Metricool has ad management; OneUp doesn't.
- OneUp has social listening; Metricool doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Metricool | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Metricool | OneUp |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No | Not confirmed | |
| Snapchat | No | Auto |
| Twitch | No | Not assessed |
| WordPress | No | Not assessed |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Metricool
Free
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$25a month
$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
$67a month
$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
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.
OneUp
Basic
$25a month
$15 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- 300
- 5 social accounts; $25 monthly or $180 billed annually
- Custom Fields for account-specific text
- Post approvals require Intermediate or above
Intermediate
$60a month
$48 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $60/mo, 15 social accounts
- 3 cross-posting workflows
Growth
Popular$120a month
$84 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 9
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $120/mo, 30 social accounts
- 5 cross-posting workflows
Business
$300a month
$240 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Not confirmed
- Accounts
- 80
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- 80 social accounts; extra accounts displayed at $1/month
- Eight cross-posting workflows
- Team allowance conflicts between twenty total and twenty additional; confirm total
Enterprise
Conflicting official Enterprise figures; request current configured quote
- Accounts
- Not confirmed
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom Enterprise configuration; confirm accounts, seats, price and included compliance terms
- 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.
- Each connected destination consumes an account slot. Verify current destination eligibility, particularly Reddit and messaging-only channels, rather than treating analytics coverage as publishing support.
- There's no free plan, but a 7-day trial with nothing due upfront.
- Basic annual billing is $180 ($15 monthly equivalent). Each Google Business Profile location consumes one account slot.
- Basic holds 300 scheduled posts at once, not 300 per month. Cross-posting to three accounts consumes three waiting-post slots.
- Fair-use daily publication caps across accounts are 150/500/750/1,000 on Basic/Intermediate/Growth/Business.
- X link-post add-ons are sold in $50/month increments covering 250 link posts.
Pros and cons
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
OneUp
- Broad network selection; confirm the intended destinations
- Evergreen recycling, RSS and cross-posting automation
- Account-bundled plans with additional-account options
- AI captions, first comments and X threads
- No permanent free plan
- Each Google location uses an account slot
- Post approvals start above Basic
- Basic caps the waiting queue at 300 posts
- X links require an extra paid allowance
Metricool vs OneUp: FAQ
- Is Metricool or OneUp cheaper?
- Metricool has a free entry plan. OneUp starts at $15 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Metricool or OneUp have a free plan?
- Metricool has a free plan; OneUp does not, though it offers a 7-day trial.
- Which is better, Metricool or OneUp?
- Metricool is the stronger pick for analytics-led marketers who want organic and paid in one report, 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.