Agorapulse

Agencies and in-house teams that handle a lot of comments and messages and want a strong inbox at a lower per-seat price.

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Quick overview

Pricing: From $79/user/month billed annually ($99 monthly); no free plan
Plans: Per user; each additional user costs the same as the first. Standard $79/user/month annual, $99 monthly. Professional $119 annual, $149 monthly. Advanced $149 annual, $199 monthly. Custom: tailored pricing (demo), unlimited profiles. Standard, Professional and Advanced include 10 social profiles shared across all users; extra profiles $10/month each annual or $15 monthly. Annual billing saves up to 20%, paid upfront. Free trial: 30 days total, no credit card (15 days of the Advanced plan, extendable once by 15 days; trial limited to 10 profiles). X (Twitter) needs a paid add-on and does not count toward the profile limit (per Agorapulse's help center): X Lite $29 per X profile/month (publishing only), X Plus $69 per X profile/month (publishing, inbox, reports). Other add-ons by demo: Advanced Listening, Advocacy, Competitive Benchmarking. Free Archie plan: AI content creation for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube only, 10 credits/month. Nonprofit pricing on request. The free plan ended on July 6, 2026.
G2 rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Comparisons: Featured in 2 comparisons

Key features

Unified social inbox for comments, DMs and Google reviews; assignment and collision detection from Professional, saved replies, labels and bulk actions on Advanced
Unlimited post scheduling and a shared calendar on all plans; first comments and Instagram grid preview from Professional; bulk scheduling (CSV, up to 200 posts) on Advanced
Simple approval workflows from Professional; multi-step approvals on Custom
Ad comment moderation for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn (Professional and up)
Basic ROI report (clicks and traffic from Google Analytics) on all plans; advanced ROI report with conversions and revenue on Advanced
Shared calendars for external review (5 on Advanced, unlimited on Custom)
Listening (Advanced Listening add-on) across social, news, blogs and forums

Pros

Cheaper per seat than Hootsuite at every published tier
Strong inbox and community management tools
Monthly and annual prices both published
24/7 support on all plans
30-day free trial without a credit card

Cons

10 social profiles shared across the account on self-serve plans
X costs $29 or $69 per X profile per month extra
No free plan since July 6, 2026
Listening is an add-on with no public price
Approvals start on Professional; bulk scheduling and saved replies need Advanced

Agorapulse in our comparisons

Social Media

Hootsuite alternatives

Agorapulse is the best Hootsuite alternative for most teams: the same publishing, inbox and reporting for less per seat, with published monthly prices and a 30-day trial. Choose Buffer if you mainly schedule posts on a small budget.

Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026

Social Media

Sprout Social alternatives

Agorapulse is the best Sprout Social alternative for most teams: a similar inbox, approvals and reporting for $79 to $149 per user per month billed annually. Agencies and large teams should look at Sendible, which includes unlimited users on every plan.

Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026