Head to head
Metricool vs Statusbrew
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
Statusbrew
Statusbrew combines publishing with a shared inbox and plan-based moderation, reporting and listening. Reddit is an engagement/listening integration, not a scheduled-post destination.
- From
- $69a 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. Statusbrew fits teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume 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 Statusbrew starts at $69 a month, billed yearly. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Metricool brings ad management that Statusbrew skips, while Statusbrew has social listening Metricool doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Metricool has a free scheduling plan; Statusbrew doesn't, though a trial is advertised.
- Paid plans start at $20 a month, billed yearly on Metricool and $69 a month, billed yearly on Statusbrew.
- Metricool has ad management; Statusbrew doesn't.
- Statusbrew has social listening; Metricool doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Metricool | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Not confirmed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Metricool | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | No | |
| 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.
Statusbrewflat pricing
No free plan; trial advertised.
- Lowest public entry price
- $69 a month, billed yearly
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
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.
Statusbrew
Lite
$69a month
Billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- USD69/month with annual billing; confirm monthly tariff
- $89/mo, $69 on annual
- 1 user, 5 social profiles
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox and basic moderation
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio
Standard
$129a month
Billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- USD129/month with annual billing; confirm monthly tariff
- $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$229a month
Billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- USD229/month with annual billing; confirm monthly tariff
- $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
- Plans bundle users and profiles; Standard and Premium allow paid additions. Lite does not.
- Agency pricing is advertised from USD49/month/client; confirm scope and custom terms.
- Public pricing advertises fourteen-day trials, while a billing FAQ still says seven days for Lite/Standard and fourteen for Premium; confirm signup offer.
- Annual USD69/129/229 rates are corroborated by official product help. Monthly rates need a current quote because the extracted pricing page did not expose them.
- Standard add-ons: USD30/user/month and USD10/profile/month. Premium: USD35/user/month and USD15/profile/month; annual/custom rates can differ.
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
Statusbrew
- Shared inbox and automated moderation
- Premium approvals and listening
- Network-dependent reporting backfill
- Enterprise Insights API and MCP
- Reddit integration cannot schedule original posts
- Approval and listening features require higher tiers
- AI usage and add-on seats/profiles affect costs
- Trial duration differs across official pages
Metricool vs Statusbrew: FAQ
- Is Metricool or Statusbrew cheaper?
- Metricool has a free entry plan. Statusbrew starts at $69 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Metricool or Statusbrew have a free plan?
- Metricool has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though a trial is advertised.
- Which is better, Metricool or Statusbrew?
- Metricool is the stronger pick for analytics-led marketers who want organic and paid in one report, 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.