Head to head

Scheduler.social vs Zoho Social

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Scheduler.social (listed here as Schedul) is a newer AI-first scheduler. It pairs a content calendar and approval workflows with AI that adapts a post per platform, and it's experimenting with AI 'marketing agents' that plan campaigns. It covers eight networks, with more coming.

From
$13.3 /mo
Free plan

Zoho Social is the scheduler inside Zoho's wider business suite: capable publishing, a monitoring dashboard, and reporting that plugs straight into Zoho CRM. Pricing splits into single-brand business plans, billed per brand per member, and flat agency plans for managing many brands.

From
$10 /mo
Free plan

Bottom line

Zoho Social is the pick for businesses already using Zoho CRM or the wider Zoho suite, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Scheduler.social fits creators and small teams curious about AI-led scheduling better.

Zoho Social starts cheaper, $10 a month against $13.3 a month for Scheduler.social. Zoho Social adds social listening and social inbox that Scheduler.social leaves out.

Key differences

Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.

  • Zoho Social has a free plan; Scheduler.social doesn't, though it offers a 7-day trial.
  • Zoho Social starts at $10 a month, Scheduler.social at $13.3 a month.
  • Scheduler.social posts to 8 networks, Zoho Social to 12.
  • Only Zoho Social reaches Threads, Google Business, Mastodon, and Telegram.
  • Zoho Social has social listening; Scheduler.social doesn't.
  • Zoho Social has social inbox; Scheduler.social doesn't.

Features compared

FeatureScheduler.socialZoho Social
AI captionsYesYes
Basic analyticsNot assessedYes
Advanced reportsNot assessedYes
Bulk uploadYesYes
Evergreen recyclingNoPartial
Team rolesYesYes
ApprovalsYesYes
Link in bioNot assessedYes

Platforms compared

NetworkScheduler.socialZoho Social
InstagramAutoAuto
FacebookAutoAuto
X (Twitter)AutoAuto
LinkedInAutoAuto
TikTokAutoAuto
PinterestAutoAuto
YouTubeAutoAuto
ThreadsNoAuto
BlueskyAutoAuto
Google BusinessNoAuto
MastodonNoAuto
TelegramNoAuto

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.

Scheduler.socialflat pricing

No free plan; 7-day trial.

Cheapest paid plan
$13.3/mo

Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.

Zoho Socialflat pricing

Free plan available.

Cheapest paid plan
$10/mo

Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.

Scheduler.social

Starter

$13.3 /mo
Seats
1
Accounts
10
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $13.30/mo billed yearly
  • 10 connected accounts, 50 AI credits a month
  • Content calendar, AI writing, scheduling

Pro

Popular
$27.3 /mo
Seats
20
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $27.30/mo billed yearly
  • Unlimited accounts, up to 20 team members, 200 AI credits a month
  • Approval workflows and team collaboration

Enterprise

Custom
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • Custom pricing
  • Unlimited everything, 500+ AI credits, dedicated support
  • Listed on the worklist as 'Schedul'; the live product is scheduler.social, made by Digital Souls Studios.
  • Flat plans; the prices shown are the annual-billed monthly rate, so monthly billing costs more. AI credits are metered (50, 200, then 500+).
  • There's no free plan, only a 7-day trial.
  • Prices are USD, read off the live site.

Zoho Social

Free

Free
Seats
1
Accounts
6
  • 1 brand, 6 channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn profile and page, Google Business), 1 member
  • Home dashboard, drafts, basic publishing, 5 AI credits
  • Forever free after the 15-day all-access trial

Standard

$15 /mo

$10/mo billed annually

Seats
1
Accounts
12
  • $15/mo, $10 on annual (per brand, per member)
  • 1 brand, 12 channels (adds YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky), 1 member
  • Publishing calendar, multi-channel publishing, zurl shortener, summary reports, 40 AI credits

Professional

$40 /mo

$30/mo billed annually

Seats
1
Accounts
12
  • $40/mo, $30 on annual (per brand, per member)
  • 1 brand, 12 channels, 1 member
  • Adds bulk scheduling, repeat posting, post insights, monitoring dashboard, media library, RSS, messages, first comment

Premium

Popular
$65 /mo

$40/mo billed annually

Seats
3
Accounts
14
  • $65/mo, $40 on annual (per brand)
  • 1 brand, 14 channels (adds WhatsApp Business and Telegram Business), 3 members
  • Adds SmartQ, unified Inbox, content approvals and workflow, custom reports, UTM, Zoho CRM and Desk integration, 80 AI credits

Agency

$320 /mo

$230/mo billed annually

Seats
5
Accounts
140
  • $320/mo, $230 on annual
  • 10 brands, up to 140 channels, 5 members
  • Client invite, customizable client portal, agency-branded reports, all Premium features

Agency Plus

$460 /mo

$330/mo billed annually

Seats
5
Accounts
280
  • $460/mo, $330 on annual
  • 20 brands, up to 280 channels, 5 members
  • All Agency features, with 10 more brands available as add-ons
  • Zoho splits into business plans (one brand) and agency plans (many brands). The business tiers (Standard, Professional, Premium) are billed per brand per team member, so the headline is for a single brand with the bundled members; the agency tiers bundle 10 or 20 brands at a flat price.
  • Extra brands and members are add-ons: roughly $19.50 a brand each month and $10 a member each month on annual billing (a little more monthly, and the brand rate varies by plan), so a single-brand business with a few people climbs past the sticker price.
  • Annual billing is up to about 33% cheaper: Standard $10 vs $15, Professional $30 vs $40, Premium $40 vs $65 a month.
  • There's a forever-free plan (1 brand, 6 channels, 1 member) that kicks in after the 15-day all-access trial, no card required.
  • Records are USD. The live pricing page geo-locates and showed Australian dollars including GST here, so the USD list figures were taken from Zoho's US pricing and current third-party listings, then cross-checked by stripping the 10% GST from the AUD and converting (for example Premium A$66.91, less GST, times about 0.66, lands near $40).

Pros and cons

Scheduler.social

  • AI per-platform content adaptation and writing
  • Cheap, with unlimited accounts and 20 collaborators on Pro
  • Approval workflows and bulk upload
  • Experimenting with agentic campaign planning
  • Several networks still 'coming soon'
  • No engagement inbox or listening
  • AI is credit-metered, and there's no free plan
  • Young product from a small, lightly-documented maker

Zoho Social

  • Deep Zoho CRM and Desk integration, a genuine differentiator
  • Direct publishing to a dozen channels, with monitoring and a unified inbox
  • Forever-free plan and a clear annual discount
  • Flat agency plans for managing many brands
  • Per-brand-per-member pricing plus add-ons gets fiddly
  • WhatsApp and Telegram are Premium-only
  • No evergreen recycling queue or visual feed planner
  • Listed business-plan prices are before brand and member add-ons

Scheduler.social vs Zoho Social: FAQ

Is Scheduler.social or Zoho Social cheaper?
Zoho Social is cheaper to start, from $10 against $13.3 for Scheduler.social. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Scheduler.social or Zoho Social have a free plan?
Zoho Social has a free plan; Scheduler.social does not, though it offers a 7-day trial.
Which is better, Scheduler.social or Zoho Social?
Scheduler.social is the stronger pick for creators and small teams curious about AI-led scheduling, while Zoho Social is the better fit for businesses already using Zoho CRM or the wider Zoho suite. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

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