Comparison
PublishBuddy vs Publer
Publer is cheap per account and covers lots of networks, but analytics, AI and its API sit on the Business plan. PublishBuddy includes them from $29.
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The short version
Publer charges per account: $4 each on Professional and $7 on Business once you have 3 or more, with every 10th account free. Professional handles scheduling. Analytics, AI Assist, the API and the MCP server all need Business.
So for 10 accounts with analytics and AI, Publer Business costs $63 a month and PublishBuddy Pro costs $29. Publer Professional is $36 without them. Publer posts to more networks, Mastodon and WordPress included, and puts approvals on Professional.
PublishBuddy vs Publer at a glance
| Feature | Publer | PublishBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Networks | Facebook, Instagram, X (paid plans), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, WordPress | Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram, Threads, Bluesky |
| Free plan | Yes: 3 accounts (no X), 10 scheduled posts per account at a time, no analytics | Yes: 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts per account, 7 days of post stats |
| Free trial | 7 days on Professional, 14 on Business. Card or PayPal needed | 14 days of Pro or Business, no credit card |
| Cheapest paid plan | Professional, $5/month for 1 account, $4 each from 3 | Pro, $29/month: 10 accounts, 5 team members |
| 10 social accounts | $36/month (Professional), or $63 with analytics (Business) | $29/month (Pro) |
| Team members | Owner included. $2 or $3 a month per extra member | 5 on Pro, 15 on Business, then $5/month each |
| AI writing help | AI Assist on Business. Your own OpenAI key on other plans | AI Assist writes captions and suggests hashtags (Pro and Business) |
| AI agent | No agent inside the app. Its MCP server (Business) lets ChatGPT or Claude schedule posts | Answers questions about your accounts, and writes and schedules posts by chat. 500 AI credits a month on Pro, 2,500 on Business |
| AI images and video | AI images on Business. No AI video listed | AI Studio (Pro and Business, uses AI credits) |
| Analytics | Business and up only | Analytics page on Pro and Business. Best times, hashtags and demographics on Business |
| Post stats history | Syncs up to 3 years back on Business | 7 days (Free), 365 days (Pro), 2 years (Business) |
| Approval workflows | Professional and up | Required approval on Business |
| Inbox | No inbox. You reply to comments from the calendar | Comments (Engage, Pro and Business). No DMs yet |
| Social listening | None listed | No |
| Link-in-bio page | Linkie, on every plan | No |
| Public API | Business and up | Pro and Business |
| MCP server | Business and up (launched September 2026) | Pro and Business. Works with Claude Code, Cursor and other clients that use an API key |
Publer facts come from Publer's own website, checked October 25, 2026 (sources at the end of this page). PublishBuddy facts come from our pricing page.
Publer pricing, checked October 25, 2026
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 3 accounts (no X), 1 user, 10 scheduled posts per account at a time. No analytics. |
| Professional | $5 for 1 account, $4 each from 3 | 20% off | Scheduling, approvals, RSS, link in bio, CSV bulk upload. Every 10th account free. Extra members $2 each. |
| Business | $10 for 1 account, $7 each from 3 | 20% off | Adds analytics, AI Assist, post recycling, competitor analysis, API and MCP. Extra members $3 each. |
| Enterprise | Quote | Quote | Volume discounts, billed yearly. |
Source: Publer pricing page. Last checked: . Prices are in US dollars and change often, so check the source before you buy.
Publer's plans page is a calculator. Set to 10 accounts on monthly billing, it shows $36 a month on Professional (9 paid at $4, the 10th free) and $63 on Business (9 at $7). Paying yearly takes 20% off.
For 20 accounts, Professional comes to $72 and Business to $126 a month. PublishBuddy Business covers 20 accounts and 15 team members for $49.
Publer's trials last 7 days on Professional and 14 on Business, and both need a card or PayPal. Its free plan covers 3 accounts, but not X.
PublishBuddy pricing
| Plan | Monthly billing | Yearly billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts per account, 20 drafts, 7 days of post stats. No AI Assist or AI agent. |
| Pro | $29 | $278 a year | 10 accounts, 5 team members, AI agent and AI Assist (500 credits a month), AI Studio, Brand Kits, Engage, team roles, API and MCP, the Analytics page, 365 days of post stats. |
| Business | $49 | $470 a year | 20 accounts, 15 team members, 2,500 AI credits a month, required approval, best times, hashtag insights, demographics, PDF and scheduled reports, 2 years of post stats. |
Extra accounts are $5 a month each ($48 a year) on Pro and Business. Extra team members are $5 a month each. Pro and Business come with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Where PublishBuddy is stronger
- Analytics and AI on the cheaper plan: 10 accounts for $29 with both, against $63 on Publer Business.
- 5 team members included. Publer charges $2 to $3 a month for each one after the owner.
- A 14-day trial with no card. Publer's trials need a card or PayPal.
- An AI agent inside the app, and AI video as well as images in AI Studio.
- Engage pulls comments into one inbox. Publer has you reply from the calendar.
- API and MCP access on Pro. Publer keeps both for Business.
Where Publer is stronger
- Lower prices for a handful of accounts: $5 for one, and $4 each from three on Professional.
- More networks: Mastodon, WordPress and Telegram groups. PublishBuddy posts to Telegram channels.
- Approval workflows from Professional.
- Linkie link-in-bio pages, even on the free plan.
- RSS automations, and post recycling on Business.
Who should pick Publer
You run a few accounts on a small budget, post to Mastodon or WordPress, and don't need analytics. Publer Professional at $4 an account fits that.
Who should pick PublishBuddy
You want analytics, AI and team members in one price. $29 a month covers 10 accounts and 5 team members with all three, and the trial needs no card.
How to switch from Publer to PublishBuddy
You can make the whole move yourself. Here are the steps.
- Start a free trial. Pro and Business come with 14 days free and no credit card.
- Connect your accounts through each network's own login. Facebook connects Pages, and Instagram needs a professional account.
- Gather your scheduled posts from Publer. It has no export for scheduled posts yet, so list them with its API on Business, or copy them from the calendar into a spreadsheet.
- Load those posts with a CSV bulk upload (Pro and up). Name the columns Date and Message, and add Link and Media URLs if you have them. One file holds up to 500 posts and goes to the accounts you pick, so make one file per set of accounts.
- Set your queue times so new posts drop into the next open slot.
- Invite your team. Roles are on Pro and Business; making approval required is on Business.
- Delete each post from Publer once it's scheduled in PublishBuddy, so nothing goes out twice. Cancel Publer when its queue is empty.
Frequently asked questions
Is PublishBuddy cheaper than Publer?
It depends on what you need. For scheduling alone, Publer Professional costs $36 a month for 10 accounts. With analytics and AI, you need Publer Business at $63. PublishBuddy Pro includes both for $29. Publer prices were read from its pricing calculator on October 25, 2026.
Does Publer include analytics?
Only on Business and Enterprise. Free and Professional have none. PublishBuddy includes the Analytics page on Pro and Business.
Does Publer have AI?
Yes. AI Assist on Business writes text and makes images in a chat panel next to the composer. On other plans you can plug in your own OpenAI key. PublishBuddy's agent writes and schedules posts, and AI Studio makes images and video.
Does Publer have an API or an MCP server?
Both, on Business and Enterprise. Publer launched its MCP server in September 2026. PublishBuddy includes its API and MCP server on Pro and Business.
Which networks does Publer support?
Facebook, Instagram, X on paid plans, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and WordPress. PublishBuddy supports Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Telegram, Threads, and Bluesky.
Does Publer's trial need a card?
Yes. Publer's help center says a card or PayPal account is needed for the trial. PublishBuddy's 14-day trial needs no card.
Can I move my Publer posts to PublishBuddy?
Yes, with some copying. Publer has no export for scheduled posts, so list them with its API on Business, or copy them into a spreadsheet with Date and Message columns. Then load the file with PublishBuddy's bulk upload.
The verdict
Publer is the budget pick for scheduling a few accounts, especially on Mastodon, WordPress or Telegram groups.
PublishBuddy is the better value once you want analytics, AI and a team: $29 for 10 accounts with all three, against $63 or more on Publer Business.
Sources
- Publer plans page, checked
- Publer help: plans and pricing, checked
- Publer help: Business plan and trials, checked
- Publer help: supported networks, checked
- Publer help: AI Assist, checked
- Publer help: MCP server, checked
- Publer help: managing comments, checked
- Publer feedback board: post export request, checked
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Scheduling, analytics, and an AI agent that writes and schedules for you. 10+ platforms. From $29/mo with 10 accounts included.
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