Is Publer or X Pro cheaper?

Publer is cheaper to start, from $4 against $33 for X Pro. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.

Does Publer or X Pro have a free plan?

Publer has a free plan; X Pro does not.

Which is better, Publer or X Pro?

Publer is the stronger pick for power users posting to many networks at once, while X Pro is the better fit for heavy X users and community managers who live in the timeline. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

Publer vs X Pro

Last updated 4 June 2026

Publer

The value pick: Publer posts to thirteen networks, Telegram and WordPress included, and bundles bulk upload, recycling, and RSS automation for less than most rivals charge. It's priced per connected account, the interface is busy, and X needs a paid plan.

From: $4 per account / mo
Free plan

Visit Publer

X Pro

X Pro is the rebuilt TweetDeck: a multi-column dashboard for power users on X, with post and thread scheduling, real-time search columns, and multi-account monitoring. As of 2026 it's locked behind X's $40-a-month Premium+ tier, which is the catch.

From: $33 /mo
Free plan

Visit X Pro

Bottom line

Publer and X Pro both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Publer is the stronger pick for Power users posting to many networks at once; choose X Pro for Heavy X users and community managers who live in the timeline.

Features compared

Feature	Publer	X Pro
AI captions	Yes	Not assessed
Basic analytics	Yes	Partial
Advanced reports	Yes	Not assessed
Bulk upload	Yes	No
Evergreen recycling	Yes	No
Team roles	Yes	Not assessed
Approvals	Yes	Not assessed
Link in bio	Yes	Not assessed

Platforms compared

Network	Publer	X Pro
Instagram	Auto	No
Facebook	Auto	No
X (Twitter)	Auto	Auto
LinkedIn	Auto	No
TikTok	Auto	No
Pinterest	Auto	No
YouTube	Auto	No
Threads	Auto	No
Bluesky	Auto	No
Google Business	Auto	No
Mastodon	Auto	No
Telegram	Auto	No
WordPress	Auto	No

Pricing

Publer

Free

Seats: 1
Accounts: 3
Scheduled posts: 10

1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts (no X)
10 scheduled posts per account, 24-hour post history, 25 drafts
Branded link-in-bio for Instagram

Professional

Popular

$5 per account / mo

$4/mo billed annually

Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$5 per account/mo, $4 on annual
Unlimited scheduling and drafts, eternal post history
First comments and threads, unlimited RSS automations, unlimited workspaces
Unbranded link-in-bio, X/Twitter integration

Business

$10 per account / mo

$8/mo billed annually

Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$10 per account/mo, $8 on annual
Everything in Professional, plus unlimited AI prompts
Analytics and reports, best times to post, competitor analysis
Hashtag suggestions, Spintax post recycling, Publer API

Enterprise

Custom

Quote-only for large organisations
Higher volume discounts, 1:1 onboarding, priority support

Priced per connected social account: the headline $5 / $10 is for one account and multiplies by how many you connect. Every 10th account (and every 10th extra member) is free, so the effective rate dips about 10% at higher counts.
Team members are a second, separate cost: $2 a month each on Professional, $3 on Business, with the plan owner already included.
X (Twitter) needs a paid plan because of X's API pricing; it can't be connected on the Free plan at all.
There's a permanent Free plan (3 accounts, no X) plus a 7-day trial of Professional and a 14-day trial of Business, no card required.
Annual billing is roughly 20% cheaper per account ($5 to $4 on Professional, $10 to $8 on Business). Listed prices exclude VAT, and there's a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Prices are USD. The live pricing page renders client-side and geo-located to Australia here, showing AUD, but it also prints an explicit US-dollar figure per plan; the USD numbers were read directly and confirmed by toggling monthly and yearly, and they match current third-party 2026 listings.

X Pro

X Premium+

$40 /mo

$33/mo billed annually

Seats: 1
Accounts: Unlimited

X Pro is bundled with X Premium+ (about $40/mo, $395/yr)
Column-based decks, multi-account monitoring, post and thread scheduling
Access to multiple X accounts you control

X Pro isn't sold on its own. It used to come with the cheaper X Premium plan (around $8/mo), but in March 2026 X moved it behind the top X Premium+ tier, roughly $40 a month (about $395 a year), so the real cost of using X Pro is a Premium+ subscription.
It only manages X, so the value is entirely about how much you live on that one network.
X has signalled a replacement product may follow, so the access terms here may change.

Pros and cons

Publer

Excellent value on per-account pricing, with every 10th account free
Widest network list here, including Telegram, Mastodon, and WordPress
Bulk CSV upload, auto-scheduling queue, Spintax recycling, and RSS automation
Genuinely useful free plan
Per-account pricing and separate member fees still add up at scale
No unified inbox for comments or DMs
X/Twitter is paid-only and analytics sit on the Business tier
Dense interface, and listed prices exclude VAT

X Pro

Best-in-class real-time column monitoring for X
Schedules posts and threads
Manages multiple X accounts at once
Fast, dense, power-user layout
Now requires the $40-a-month X Premium+ tier
X only
No calendar, bulk scheduling, recycling, or mobile app
Access terms have changed once and may change again

Publer vs X Pro: FAQ

Is Publer or X Pro cheaper?: Publer is cheaper to start, from $4 against $33 for X Pro. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Publer or X Pro have a free plan?: Publer has a free plan; X Pro does not.
Which is better, Publer or X Pro?: Publer is the stronger pick for power users posting to many networks at once, while X Pro is the better fit for heavy X users and community managers who live in the timeline. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.