Head to head
Post Planner vs Statusbrew
Last updated 4 June 2026
Post Planner is a budget scheduler built around content discovery: it surfaces proven, high-engagement posts to share, lets you recycle your best content, and schedules to eight networks. Plans run from a free tier up to $57 a month on annual billing.
- From
- $7 /mo
- Free plan
Statusbrew leads with engagement: a unified inbox and a rule engine that auto-moderates comments, plus publishing, social listening, and reporting that holds 18 months of data. Plans are flat, from $69 a month on annual billing, with a separate agency option at $49 per client.
- From
- $69 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Post Planner is the pick for solo creators and small businesses on a tight budget, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Statusbrew fits teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume better, and it reaches Threads and Bluesky among others, which Post Planner doesn't.
Post Planner starts cheaper, $7 a month against $69 a month for Statusbrew. Post Planner brings evergreen recycling that Statusbrew skips, while Statusbrew has social listening Post Planner doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Post Planner has a free plan; Statusbrew doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Post Planner starts at $7 a month, Statusbrew at $69 a month.
- Post Planner posts to 8 networks, Statusbrew to 11.
- Only Statusbrew reaches Threads, Bluesky, and Reddit.
- Post Planner has evergreen recycling; Statusbrew doesn't.
- Statusbrew has social listening; Post Planner doesn't.
- Statusbrew has advanced reports; Post Planner doesn't.
- Statusbrew has competitor tracking; Post Planner doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Post Planner | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | No | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Post Planner | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| No | 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.
Free plan available.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $7/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $69/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Post Planner
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- 1 social account, 1 user, 15 scheduled posts
- 3 daily posts per account, 100 AI credits a day
- Basic scheduling and content discovery
Starter
$7/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 150
- $12/mo, $7 on annual ($84/yr)
- 3 social accounts, 1 user, 150 scheduled posts
- 12 daily posts per account, 1,000 AI credits a day
Growth
Popular$37/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 2
- Accounts
- 12
- Scheduled posts
- 1000
- $49/mo, $37 on annual ($444/yr)
- 12 social accounts, 2 users, 1,000 scheduled posts
- 18 daily posts per account, 20,000 AI credits a day, analytics
Business
$57/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 25
- Scheduled posts
- 5000
- $79/mo, $57 on annual ($684/yr)
- 25 social accounts, 5 users, 5,000 scheduled posts
- 24 daily posts per account, 40,000 AI credits a day, analytics
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social accounts, users, scheduled posts, a daily posting cap per account, and a daily AI credit allowance. You move up a plan to grow; for more than Business you contact them.
- There's a genuine Free plan (1 account, 15 scheduled posts) plus a 7-day trial of the paid features.
- Annual billing is roughly 30-40% cheaper: Starter is $7 a month, Growth $37, Business $57.
- Analytics arrive on the Growth plan and up; the AI features are metered by a daily credit allowance.
- Prices are USD, read off the live plans page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party listings.
Statusbrew
Lite
$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $69 on annual
- 1 user, 5 social profiles
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio
Standard
$129/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $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$229/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $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
- 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
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users, with Premium letting you add more of each. Enterprise is unlimited, quoted per profile, per user, or as a bulk deal.
- There's also a separate Agency option at $49 a month per client, with unlimited spaces and calendars per client.
- No free plan, only a free trial (about 7 days on the lower plans, 14 on Premium).
- Annual billing is roughly 22% cheaper: Lite is $69 a month versus $89, Standard $129 versus $179, Premium $229 versus $299.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
Post Planner
- Strong content-discovery engine with predicted-performance ratings
- Cheap, with a real free plan and a $7 entry on annual billing
- Evergreen recycling and a simple posting plan
- Publishes to eight networks with AI content built in
- No social inbox, and no Threads or Bluesky
- Analytics are basic and only from the Growth plan up
- AI is capped by a daily credit allowance
- No approval workflows, client workspaces, or white-label
Statusbrew
- Powerful unified inbox with a rule engine for auto-moderation
- Social and web listening plus AI sentiment on Premium
- Strong reporting with 18 months of data and SLA reports
- Wide network list, including Reddit and Bluesky
- No evergreen recycling or visual feed planner
- Listening, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking are Premium-only
- Mid-to-high pricing, with the best features higher up
- Content tooling is thinner than the engagement side
Post Planner vs Statusbrew: FAQ
- Is Post Planner or Statusbrew cheaper?
- Post Planner is cheaper to start, from $7 against $69 for Statusbrew. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Post Planner or Statusbrew have a free plan?
- Post Planner has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Post Planner or Statusbrew?
- Post Planner is the stronger pick for solo creators and small businesses on a tight budget, 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.