Verdict
SmarterQueue is built around evergreen recycling and content curation: you sort posts into categories, it re-shares the best ones automatically with small variations, and a curation tool helps you find fresh content to fill the gaps. It runs two flat plans with a profiles slider, no free plan, and a trial that starts after your first queued post.
SmarterQueue sits in the same niche as SocialBee and MeetEdgar: category-based evergreen recycling, done well. You build content categories, drop posts in, and it cycles through them on a schedule, recycling evergreen posts and varying the text and media so they don't read as identical reruns. The other half is curation, an importer and feeds that surface content worth sharing, plus an AI caption writer to polish it. It publishes to nine networks, has a social inbox and competitor analysis, and is comfortably priced, starting around $21 a month on annual billing for five profiles. The structure changed recently to two plans, Pro and Team, with a slider for profiles and users, so the price grows as you add them, and there are limits to watch, like metered AI words and an X cap of five tweets a week. There's no free plan, just a trial whose clock starts after your first queued post, and no visual feed planner or link-in-bio. If recycling and curation are what you want, SmarterQueue is a strong, fairly priced pick. If you need a broad agency suite or a visual Instagram planner, it isn't built for that.
Pros and cons
The good
- Strong category-based evergreen recycling with text and media variations
- Built-in content curation and importer to keep the queue full
- Fairly priced, with competitor analysis and a social inbox included
- Publishes to nine networks with an AI caption writer
The catch
- No free plan, and the trial timer starts after your first queued post
- AI words are metered and X posting is capped at five a week
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Profiles and users scale the price through the slider
Pricing
Plan pricing. Verified 4 June 2026.
Pro
$21/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- $25/mo, $21 on annual; base covers 5 social profiles and 1 user
- 1 workspace, 10 content categories, 1 RSS importer
- 100 scheduled posts and 100 published posts per profile a month
- 10,000 AI words a month
Team
Popular$42/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 5
- $50/mo, $42 on annual; base covers 5 social profiles and 3 users
- Unlimited workspaces, 20 content categories, 3 RSS importers, advanced importer
- 250 scheduled and 200 published posts per profile a month, advanced analytics
- 25,000 AI words a month
- Two plans, Pro and Team, with a slider: the base price covers 5 social profiles and the bundled users, and you add more profiles and users to scale, so the monthly cost grows with the slider. SmarterQueue recently replaced its older Solo / Business / Agency lineup with this Pro / Team-plus-slider structure.
- There's no free plan, only a free trial whose timer starts after your first queued post rather than at signup.
- Annual billing is 15% cheaper: at the 5-profile base, Pro is $21 a month and Team $42.
- Extra social profiles and extra users are add-ons priced through the slider. AI caption writing is metered (10,000 words a month on Pro, 25,000 on Team), and X posting is capped at 5 tweets a week.
- Nonprofits, charities, schools, and full-time students get 50% off.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page with the currency switched to USD and the billing toggled; the GBP figures (about £17 and £34 a month on annual) cross-check to the same numbers.
Who it's for
Best for
- Creators and small businesses who want evergreen recycling and curation
- Anyone with a backlog of evergreen content to keep re-sharing
- People who want category queues plus content discovery in one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Heavy X users, given the weekly tweet cap
- Anyone who wants a visual Instagram feed planner or link-in-bio
- Teams needing a full agency suite with deep client management
Platforms it posts to
- FacebookAuto-publish
- InstagramAuto-publish
- X (Twitter)Auto-publish
- LinkedInAuto-publish
- PinterestAuto-publish
- TikTokAuto-publish
- YouTubeAuto-publish
- ThreadsAuto-publish
- Google BusinessAuto-publish
Features
Publishing
8- YesContent calendarVisual calendar of scheduled and recycled posts.
- YesPosting queuePosts live in content categories, each cycling on its own queue.
- YesBulk uploadImporter pulls in content via RSS, CSV, and social feeds.
- YesAuto-publishDirect publishing to the connected networks.
- YesBest-time schedulingBest-time posting based on your analytics.
- YesEvergreen recyclingSmarterQueue's core: category-based evergreen recycling that re-shares your best posts automatically, with text and media variations to keep them fresh.
- YesFirst commentSchedule a first comment.
- NoAd managementOrganic publishing only, no paid ads.
Content & AI
6- YesAI captionsAI Caption Writer with tone and platform options; metered (10,000 words on Pro, 25,000 on Team).
- YesHashtag toolsHashtag research and an emoji keyboard.
- YesAsset libraryContent library organised by category.
- YesContent ideasContent curation: find and queue posts from feeds and sources.
- NoVisual feed plannerVisual calendar, but no drag-and-drop Instagram feed/grid planner.
- NoLink in bioNo hosted link-in-bio page.
Engagement
1- YesSocial inboxSocial inbox to read and reply to engagement.
Analytics
4- YesBasic analyticsPost and account analytics.
- YesPerformance overviewPerformance dashboard across profiles.
- YesAdvanced reportsAdvanced analytics on the Team plan.
- YesCompetitor trackingCompetitor analysis.
Listening
1- NoSocial listeningAn inbox for your own engagement, but no broad keyword or brand listening.
Collaboration
4- YesTeam roles1 user on Pro, 3 on Team, more via add-ons.
- YesApprovalsCollaboration and approval on the Team plan.
- YesClient workspacesUnlimited workspaces on Team, one per brand or client.
- NoEmployee advocacyNo employee advocacy hub.
Access
2- YesMobile appiOS and Android apps.
- YesBrowser extensionBrowser extension for curating content into the queue.
Sources
- SmarterQueue pricing (accessed 4 June 2026)
- About SmarterQueue (accessed 4 June 2026)
SmarterQueue FAQ
- Is SmarterQueue free?
- No, there's no free plan, but SmarterQueue gives you a 14-day free trial so you can test it before you pay.
- How much does SmarterQueue cost?
- Paid plans start at $21 per month. There's a 14-day free trial first.
- What platforms does SmarterQueue support?
- SmarterQueue posts to 9 networks, including Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Pinterest.
- Who is SmarterQueue best for?
- SmarterQueue suits creators and small businesses who want evergreen recycling and curation, anyone with a backlog of evergreen content to keep re-sharing, and people who want category queues plus content discovery in one tool. It's a weaker fit for heavy X users, given the weekly tweet cap, anyone who wants a visual Instagram feed planner or link-in-bio, and teams needing a full agency suite with deep client management.
Vendor: SmarterQueue, London, United Kingdom · founded 2015
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