Head to head
Robopost vs SocialBee
Last updated 15 October 2026
Robopost
Multi-network scheduling and automation with recurring content, RSS/blog imports, AI tools and optional agency workspaces.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
SocialBee
SocialBee organizes recurring posts into categories, with defaults for whether new items repeat and where they enter the queue. It documents both date-based and publication-count expiry, plus variations for reusable posts.
- From
- $24.17a month, billed yearly
- Free scheduling
- No
Bottom line
Robopost is the pick for publishers automating RSS and blog distribution, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. SocialBee fits teams organizing recurring posts into categories better.
Robopost has a free plan and paid plans from $9 a month, and SocialBee starts at $24.17 a month, billed yearly. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Robopost has a free scheduling plan; SocialBee doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Paid plans start at $9 a month on Robopost and $24.17 a month, billed yearly on SocialBee.
- Robopost auto-publishes Telegram; SocialBee sends a reminder to post.
Features compared
| Feature | Robopost | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Not assessed | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Yes |
| Team roles | Not assessed | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Robopost | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not assessed | Reminder |
| Telegram | Auto | Reminder |
| WordPress | Auto | 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.
Robopost
Free
Free
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 channels; 10 scheduled posts/month
Starter
$9a month
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 150
- Paid allowance is separate from the free plan.
- X posting uses credits even on unlimited plans. Instagram requires Creator or Business, and Instagram Stories require Business. The vendor's TikTok footnote specifies Business accounts.
- X credits: Starter 100, Basic 200, Pro 400, Agency 800 monthly. Ordinary X post costs 1 credit; post with URL 14. Extra 500 credits US$15.
- Basic $19/10 channels/500 posts; Pro $39 and Agency $69 list unlimited channels/posts.
SocialBee
Bootstrap
$29a month
$24.17 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- USD29 monthly or USD290 per year
- $29/mo (billed monthly or annually; no annual discount at list)
- 5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 10 content categories, 10 RSS / content sources
- Unlimited AI content; analytics history 3 months
Accelerate
Popular$49a month
$40.83 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- $49/mo, $40.83 on annual ($490/yr)
- 10 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 50 content categories, 30 content sources
- Adds advanced analytics, hashtag organizer, bulk editor, CSV upload, approvals
Pro
$99a month
$82.50 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 25
- $99/mo, $82.50 on annual ($990/yr)
- 25 social profiles, 3 users, 5 workspaces
- Unlimited content categories and content sources
- Adds report export and internal notes; analytics history 2 years
Pro50
$179a month
$149.17 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 50
- $179/mo, $149.17 on annual (agency tier)
- 50 social profiles, 5 users, 10 workspaces
- Everything in Pro
Pro100
$329a month
$274.17 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 100
- $329/mo, $274.17 on annual (agency tier)
- 100 social profiles, 5 users, 20 workspaces
Pro150
$449a month
$374.17 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 150
- $449/mo, $374.17 on annual (agency tier)
- 150 social profiles, 5 users, 30 workspaces
- Plans are chosen by how many social profiles you connect, from 5 on Bootstrap up to 150 on the top agency tier. The price isn't multiplied per profile; it steps up with the band you land in.
- No permanent free plan. There's a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan, no card required.
- Annual list bills are USD290/490/990 for Bootstrap/Accelerate/Pro and USD1,790/3,290/4,490 for Pro50/Pro100/Pro150. Monthly equivalents are annual totals divided by twelve; no expired promotion is included.
- Extra five-profile bundles cost USD15/month or USD150/year; extra users and workspaces each cost USD10/month or USD100/year.
- USD list prices from official pricing and plan documentation. User allowances are per workspace, not necessarily a single organization-wide seat total.
- ConciergeBee is SocialBee's separate done-for-you service (managed posting, strategy, ad management) and is billed apart from these software plans.
Pros and cons
Robopost
- RSS and blog-source automation, WordPress and Telegram publishing; broad content-recycling options.
- X is credit-metered, including on unlimited-post plans.
- An X post containing a link uses 14 credits rather than one.
SocialBee
- Date-based and publication-count expiry
- Defaults for repeat behavior and top/bottom queue placement
- Post or category re-queue controls
- Documented reusable-post variations
- New-content queue defaults can alter the expected rotation
- Variations and permanent factual changes require editorial ownership
- Repetition rules and approval behavior need plan- and network-specific checks
Robopost vs SocialBee: FAQ
- Is Robopost or SocialBee cheaper?
- Robopost has a free entry plan. SocialBee starts at $24.17 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Robopost or SocialBee have a free plan?
- Robopost has a free plan; SocialBee does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Robopost or SocialBee?
- Robopost is the stronger pick for publishers automating RSS and blog distribution, while SocialBee is the better fit for teams organizing recurring posts into categories. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.