Head to head
Postly vs Social Champ
Last updated 4 June 2026
Postly is an AI-forward, per-channel scheduler that reaches a dozen social networks plus email. It bills by channel (cheaper as you add more), throws in unlimited team members and an AI studio for text, image, and video, and adds bio pages and a social inbox.
- From
- $3.2 per channel / mo
- Free plan
Social Champ is a broad, affordable scheduler: eleven networks, content recycling, a social inbox, competitor analysis, and listening on the agency tier, plus a free plan. It offers both flat bundled plans and a pay-per-profile option.
- From
- $23 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Postly is the pick for creators and small agencies who want wide coverage cheaply, and it's the cheaper start, from $3.2 per channel / mo. Social Champ fits freelancers and small agencies wanting broad coverage on a budget better.
Postly starts cheaper, $3.2 per channel / mo against $23 a month for Social Champ. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Postly adds link in bio that Social Champ leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Postly starts at $3.2 per channel / mo, Social Champ at $23 a month.
- Postly posts to 13 networks, Social Champ to 11.
- Only Postly reaches Telegram and WordPress.
- Postly has link in bio; Social Champ doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Postly | Social Champ |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Postly | Social Champ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mastodon | Auto | Auto |
| Telegram | Auto | No |
| WordPress | Auto | No |
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.
- 1 channel
- $3/mo
- 8 channelsTypical
- $26/mo~$20/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Pro.
Free plan available.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $23/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Postly
Starter
- Seats
- 2
- Accounts
- 2
- Scheduled posts
- 50
- Free: 2 channels, 2 team members
- 50 one-time scheduled posts, 5,000 AI writing credits a month
- 1GB storage
Pro
Popular- Seats
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $3.20 per channel/mo (5-channel minimum, so from $16/mo)
- Cheaper per channel at scale: $1.60 (11-100), $0.80 (101+)
- Unlimited posts, unlimited AI, unlimited team members, 100GB, API
Enterprise
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing and volume rates
- Dedicated onboarding and migration, priority support
- Priced per channel on Pro, where a channel is a page, profile, Google Business location, Pinterest board, or similar destination. The rate falls as you add channels: $3.20 each up to 10, $1.60 from 11 to 100, and $0.80 beyond 100.
- Pro has a 5-channel minimum, so it effectively starts at $16 a month; the cost-at-scale figures start from one channel but you can't buy fewer than five on Pro.
- There's a genuine free Starter plan (2 channels, 50 scheduled posts, 2 team members). Annual billing is about 20% cheaper.
- Unlimited team members are included on Pro, unlike per-seat tools. Postly also sells email campaigns (Postly Email) alongside social.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
What it really costs
Postly charges per channel, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 8-channel row marked as a realistic setup.
| channels | Pro |
|---|---|
| 1 | $3/mo |
| 3 | $10/mo |
| 5 | $16/mo |
| 8Typical | $26/mo |
| 10 | $32/mo |
| 25 | $56/mo |
| 50 | $96/mo |
Monthly billing. Volume discounts lower the per-channel rate at higher counts.
Social Champ
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- 3 social accounts, 1 user
- 15 scheduled posts per account
- Scheduling, calendar, basic analytics
Standard
$23/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 2
- Accounts
- 6
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29/mo, $23 on annual
- 6 social accounts, 2 users, 1 workspace
- Unlimited scheduling, recycling, AI, bulk upload
Professional
Popular$47/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 12
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $59/mo, $47 on annual
- 12 social accounts, 5 users, 3 workspaces
- Adds client management, competitor analysis, automation rules, WhatsApp Business
Agency
$119/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149/mo, $119 on annual
- 30 social accounts, unlimited users and workspaces
- Adds white-label reports, social listening, API access, priority support
- Social Champ offers two ways to pay: these flat, quota-bundled plans (Free, Standard, Professional, Agency), and a pay-per-profile option (a Starter rate around $5 a profile and a Growth rate around $9 a profile, with volume discounts as you add more). The bundled plans are the simplest to compare.
- There's a permanent free plan (3 accounts, 15 posts per account).
- Annual billing saves about 20%: Standard works out to $23 a month, Professional $47, Agency $119.
- Add-ons include extra profiles ($3-$5 each), AI credits, and social listening modules.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Pros and cons
Postly
- Per-channel billing that gets cheaper as you scale
- Unlimited team members on Pro
- Broad AI Studio: text, image, video, avatars, voiceovers
- A dozen networks plus WordPress and email, with a social inbox and bio pages
- Five-channel minimum on Pro
- Recycling is limited to recurring posts
- Young, lightly documented company
- Wide AI feature set means uneven depth
Social Champ
- Broad: recycling, inbox, competitor analysis, listening, AI
- Eleven networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, and WhatsApp Business
- Free plan plus flexible flat or per-profile pricing
- Good value against the bigger suites
- Listening and white-label only on the Agency plan
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Two pricing models can be confusing
- Reporting is solid but not best-in-class
Postly vs Social Champ: FAQ
- Is Postly or Social Champ cheaper?
- Postly is cheaper to start, from $3.2 against $23 for Social Champ. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Postly or Social Champ have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, Postly or Social Champ?
- Postly is the stronger pick for creators and small agencies who want wide coverage cheaply, while Social Champ is the better fit for freelancers and small agencies wanting broad coverage on a budget. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.