Alternatives • Prices checked 2026-10-15

Best SocialBee alternatives (2026)
The best SocialBee alternatives are Aidelly for several brands with more than one login per workspace, Publer for a free plan, and SocialPilot and ContentStudio for white label and an API. SocialBee starts at $24 per month on the annual Bootstrap plan[1] with one user per workspace, or three on Pro[2], while Aidelly starts at $29/mo billed annually on Launch, or $39/mo billed monthly[3].
SocialBee and the alternatives, side by side
| Row | SocialBee | Aidelly | Publer | SocialPilot | ContentStudio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Per plan, by profiles, workspaces and users[4] | Per plan, with team members on Scale (Up to 8) and Agency (Unlimited)[5] | Per social account and additional member[6] | Per plan, by accounts and users; extra accounts $4/month[7] | Flat plans with included accounts, workspaces and users[8] |
| Entry price | $24/month, billed annually (Bootstrap)[1] | Launch $29/mo billed annually ($39/mo billed monthly)[3] | From $5/month for 1 social account[9] | $20/month, monthly billing (Essentials)[10] | $19/month billed annually, $29 month to month (Standard)[11] |
| Accounts or workspaces | 5, 10 or 25 social profiles (Bootstrap, Accelerate, Pro)[12] | Workspaces: Launch 2, Scale 8, Agency Unlimited[13] | Unlimited workspaces; as many social accounts as you pay for[14] | 5, 10, 20 or 40 social media accounts by plan[15] | 5 (Standard), 10 (Advanced), 25+ (Agency Unlimited)[16] |
| Users and seats | 1 user per workspace; 3 on Pro[2] | Team members: Launch Not included, Scale Up to 8, Agency Unlimited[17] | Owner included; extra members priced each, every 10th free[18] | 1, 3, 6 or unlimited user seats; client seats from Premium[19] | 1 (Standard), 2 (Advanced, $10 per extra), unlimited (Agency)[20] |
| Approvals | From the Accelerate plan[21] | Team approvals: Scale and Agency plans[22] | Approval workflows on Business[23] | Client Approval from the Premium plan[24] | Approval workflow (Advanced and up)[25] |
| White-label | No white-label version (per help center)[26] | Agency plan only[27] | Not listed on publer.com/help as of 2026-10-15[28] | Ultimate plan[29] | Add-on: $50/month or $500/year (Agency Unlimited)[30] |
| API | No public API (per help center)[31] | REST API on every plan; read/write per minute: Launch 60/20, Scale 240/90, Agency 480/180[32] | API for eligible Business and Enterprise customers[33] | Enterprise plan[34] | API access with 1,500 requests (Standard)[35] |
| MCP (AI agents) | Not listed on socialbee.com/pricing as of 2026-10-15[36] | Hosted MCP server with the full public API as tools[37] | MCP server on Business and Enterprise[38] | MCP Server connects AI assistants to your account[39] | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and more[40] |
Each cell is taken from that vendor's own page; the numbered marker links to the quote and the date it was read. Vendor pricing can change, so confirm on the vendor's site before deciding.
See the full Aidelly vs SocialBee comparisonSocialBee limits to know
- Users: 1 user per workspace; 3 on Pro[2].
- Social profiles: 5, 10 or 25 social profiles (Bootstrap, Accelerate, Pro)[12].
- Approvals: From the Accelerate plan[21].
- White-label: No white-label version (per help center)[26].
- API: No public API (per help center)[31].
- MCP: Not listed on socialbee.com/pricing as of 2026-10-15[36].
- Export: No self-serve export (per help center)[41].
- Analytics history: 3 months on Bootstrap; 2 years on Accelerate and Pro[42].
Who should pick which?
- SocialBee
- Stay on SocialBee if you work mostly alone and its tiers fit: plans cover 5, 10 or 25 social profiles (Bootstrap, Accelerate, Pro)[12], and larger agencies can move up to its Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150 Agency plans[44]. Inbox: Comments, mentions and DMs[45].
- Aidelly
- Pick Aidelly if your team or clients need their own logins and you want programmatic access: it is priced per plan, with team members included (up to 8 on Scale, unlimited on Agency)[5], with a REST API on every plan, limited to 60/20, 240/90 and 480/180 read/write requests per minute on Launch, Scale and Agency[32] and a hosted MCP server that exposes the full public API as tools[37].
- Publer
- Pick Publer if you want to start free and pay as you add accounts: it has a free-forever plan with up to 3 social accounts, excluding X/Twitter[46], is priced by social account and additional member[6], and includes a CSV import of up to 500 posts[47].
How do you move from SocialBee to Aidelly?
- SocialBee self-serve export: No self-serve export (per help center)[41]. Ask for its export instead (CSV on request by email[48]): email SocialBee support with the content category names and the workspace you want exported.
- In Aidelly, set up one workspace per brand or client[49], one for each SocialBee workspace; plans include 2 workspaces on Launch, 8 on Scale and unlimited on Agency[13].
- Connect each profile in its workspace, or send the client a connect link that lets clients connect their own accounts[50], available as client connect links on the Agency plan[51].
- When the CSV arrives, edit its header row first, because the CSV header row has to match Aidelly's template exactly[52]. Then load it with Bulk Fill, which turns a CSV into posts and schedules them after a preview[53]. That needs bulk content creation on the Scale and Agency plans[43]. On Launch, bulk content creation is not included[54], so recreate the posts by hand.
- If you used SocialBee post approval, turn on Team Approvals, a workspace switch that holds members' posts until an owner or admin approves them[55], available as team approvals on the Scale and Agency plans[22]. For clients, add a magic link clients use to review and approve posts without logging in[56], available as client approval links on the Agency plan[57].
- Run both tools until the first Aidelly posts have published, then cancel SocialBee.
What SocialBee does better
SocialBee costs less at the low end when billed annually: $24 per month on the annual Bootstrap plan[1], against $29/mo billed annually on Launch, or $39/mo billed monthly[3] for Aidelly. Its inbox covers: Comments, mentions and DMs[45]. Analytics history runs 3 months on Bootstrap; 2 years on Accelerate and Pro[42], and you can try it with a 14-day free trial[58]. For agencies with many profiles it sells Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150 Agency plans[44]. If one person runs your social media and SocialBee covers your profiles, staying is reasonable.
Questions about switching?
How much does SocialBee cost compared with Aidelly?
SocialBee is priced per plan, by profiles, workspaces and users[4]: $24 per month on the annual Bootstrap plan[1], or $29, $49 and $99/month (monthly billing)[59], up to $449 per month for the 150-profile Pro150 plan[60]. Aidelly starts at $29/mo billed annually on Launch, or $39/mo billed monthly[3]; its top self-serve plan costs $279/mo billed annually on Agency, or $349/mo billed monthly[61].
Can I export my SocialBee posts to Aidelly?
Yes, through support: CSV on request by email[48]. Self-serve export: No self-serve export (per help center)[41]. Match the CSV to the Aidelly template and load it with Bulk Fill, which turns a CSV into posts and schedules them after a preview[53]. That needs bulk content creation on the Scale and Agency plans[43].
Does SocialBee have an API or MCP server?
SocialBee has no public API, per its help center[31]. MCP: Not listed on socialbee.com/pricing as of 2026-10-15[36]. Aidelly has a REST API on every plan, limited to 60/20, 240/90 and 480/180 read/write requests per minute on Launch, Scale and Agency[32], and a hosted MCP server that exposes the full public API as tools[37].
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Every Aidelly figure on this page comes from the pricing page and the docs. See the full plan table before you decide.
See Aidelly pricingSources
[3] Aidelly Launch is the entry plan; /pricing shows the annual-billing price by default.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Launch $29/mo billed annually ($39/mo billed monthly)”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[5] Aidelly is priced per plan, with team members included on Scale and Agency.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Per plan, with team members on Scale (Up to 8) and Agency (Unlimited)”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[6] Publer's paid plans are customizable based on the number of social accounts and additional members you need.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“Publer's paid plans are customizable based on the number of social accounts and additional members you need.”
The pricing page https://publer.com/plans (200) renders prices in the browser, so the help centre article is the quotable source.
[8] ContentStudio sells flat plans with included accounts, workspaces and users, and says it does not multiply the plan price by every team member.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“We don't multiply your whole plan price by every team member the way per seat tools do.”
From the pricing FAQ "Do you charge per user or per seat?". Extra accounts, users and workspaces are sold as add-ons on Advanced.
[9] The Publer Professional Plan starts at $5 per month with 1 social account, 1 user and 0 additional members.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“The Professional Plan starts at $5/month with 1 social account, 1 user, 0 additional members”
The pricing page https://publer.com/plans (200) renders prices in the browser, so the help centre article is the quotable source.
[11] ContentStudio Standard is 19 dollars per month billed annually, or 29 dollars month to month.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Standard ($19 per month billed annually, or $29 month to month)”
From the pricing FAQ "Which plan is right for me?". The page title reads "Plans From $19 per Month". A separate API-only plan is listed from 15 dollars a month; see contentstudio-api-plan.
[13] Aidelly limits workspaces per plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Workspaces: Launch 2, Scale 8, Agency Unlimited”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[14] With Publer's paid plans you can have unlimited Workspaces and as many social accounts as you need, each priced as part of the plan.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“With Publer's paid plans, you can have unlimited Workspaces and as many social accounts as you need.”
The article defines a social account as "a single social profile, Page, Group, or channel". The Free Plan limit is in the free-plan fact.
[16] ContentStudio Standard includes 5 social accounts, Advanced includes 10, and Agency Unlimited starts at 25.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Standard includes 5, Advanced includes 10, and Agency Unlimited starts at 25 with room to scale.”
The FAQ adds that each connected profile counts as one account. The plan comparison lists extra accounts on Advanced at "$5 per extra" account per month.
[17] Aidelly includes team members per plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Team members: Launch Not included, Scale Up to 8, Agency Unlimited”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[18] The Publer account owner is included in the subscription; additional members are priced per member and every 10th is free.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“The account owner is already included in the subscription and does not count as an additional member. For every 9 social accounts or additional members, the 10th one is free.”
[20] ContentStudio lists 1 user on Standard, 2 users on Advanced at 10 dollars per extra user, and unlimited users on Agency Unlimited.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Users 1 User 2 Users ($10 per extra) Unlimited users”
From the plan comparison table, columns Standard, Advanced, Agency Unlimited. The pricing FAQ says Standard "doesn't offer seat extras".
[22] The team approval workflow is on the Scale and Agency plans.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Team approvals: Scale and Agency plans”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[23] Publer lists advanced team collaboration and approval workflows on the Business Plan.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“Advanced team collaboration and approval workflows”
Approval levels are documented at https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-the-post-approval-access-levels-b7q7ae/ (200): posts can be approved by an Admin/Owner or by a Client.
[25] ContentStudio lists an approval workflow and team collaboration on Advanced, on top of Standard.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Everything in 'Standard', plus: Social inbox Competitor analytics Campaign and label analytics Meta Ads Analytics Google Ads Analytics Post recycling (evergreen) Bulk scheduling via CSV RSS autoposting Team collaboration Approval workflow Exports and scheduled reports”
The comparison table also lists "Approver or client dashboard" under Planning & Collaboration.
[27] White-label is available on the Agency plan only.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/white-label-setup, accessed 2026-10-15
“White-label is available on the Agency plan only.”
[28] Publer does not list white-label or custom branding on the pages read.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
Checked; the page does not state this. Tried https://publer.com/pricing (200, redirects to https://publer.com/plans), https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/ (200), https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-is-included-in-publer-business-1c57hsq/ (200), https://publer.com/help/en/article/professional-vs-business-vs-enterprise-plans-1sge3f7/ (200) and https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-workspaces-1j5jzil/ (200); none mention white-label, custom branding or custom domains. Clients can be added to a workspace with view-only or approve access.
[30] ContentStudio sells white-label as an add-on on the Agency Unlimited plan, for 50 dollars per month or 500 dollars per year.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“White-label $50/month or $500/year Brand the platform with your own logo, domain, email identity, and client dashboard experience.”
Listed under the Agency Unlimited "Add Ons". A "White-label reseller" add-on at the same price is listed beside it, and Enterprise lists "White-label options".
[32] Every plan includes the REST API, with read/write limits of 60/20, 240/90 and 480/180 requests per minute on Launch, Scale and Agency.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/api/rate-limits, accessed 2026-10-15
“Launch 60 20 Solo operators and early automations Scale 240 90 High-velocity businesses and multiple workflows Agency 480 180 Agencies and multi-client concurrent automations”
[33] Publer offers API access exclusively to eligible Business and Enterprise customers.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/does-publer-have-a-public-api-194nknf/, accessed 2026-10-15
“Publer offers API access exclusively to eligible Business and Enterprise customers.”
The same article says Publer does not offer a public API available to everyone. Keys are generated in Settings, API & Webhooks: https://publer.com/help/en/article/how-to-access-the-publer-api-1w08edo/ (200).
[35] ContentStudio lists API access on the Standard plan with 1,500 API requests, and API access appears among its plan features.
https://contentstudio.io/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“1,500 API requests Features Included AI Studio (text, image, video) AI brand knowledge & voice Unlimited social posting Multi-view content planner Social media analytics Media and assets library Audio library X threads & LinkedIn carousels Auto first comment MCP Integration API access”
The comparison table row "ContentStudio API request limits" reads "1,500 3,000 7,500" for Standard, Advanced and Agency Unlimited. The developer page is https://contentstudio.io/social-media-api (200). https://contentstudio.io/api returned 404.
[37] The Aidelly MCP server exposes the full public API as tools for MCP clients such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/mcp/overview, accessed 2026-10-15
“The Aidelly MCP server exposes the full public API as callable tools, letting any MCP-compatible AI client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) post to social media, manage your inbox, and pull analytics directly from a conversation.”
[38] Publer's MCP server is available on the Business and Enterprise plans and connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI tools.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/how-to-set-up-and-use-publers-mcp-server-14orlq0/, accessed 2026-10-15
“Publer's MCP is now available on the Business and Enterprise plans. The MCP lets you connect Publer with MCP-compatible clients, such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools”
Setup uses an API key created in Settings, AI & Automations, MCP.
[40] ContentStudio offers an MCP server that connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP-compatible AI to schedule posts, check analytics and manage accounts.
https://contentstudio.io/mcp-server, accessed 2026-10-15
“Connect ContentStudio to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI. Schedule posts, check analytics, and manage accounts all through natural conversation.”
The pricing page lists "MCP Integration" in the Standard plan feature list (see the api fact quote), so the MCP is on every paid plan; the MCP page also says "7 day free trial, no credit card required".
[43] Bulk content creation is on the Scale and Agency plans.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Bulk content creation: Launch Not included, Scale Up to 30 days, Agency Up to 30 days”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[46] The Publer Free Plan is free forever and includes up to 3 social accounts, excluding X/Twitter.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, accessed 2026-10-15
“The Free Plan is free forever and includes up to 3 social accounts, excluding X/Twitter”
The same article lists "Up to 10 scheduled posts at a time per social account" and "Up to 25 saved drafts" on the Free Plan (see publer-free-limits).
[47] Publer lets you create up to 500 posts with one CSV file.
https://publer.com/help/en/article/how-to-schedule-in-bulk-using-a-csv-file-3yvwt/, accessed 2026-10-15
“You can create up to 500 posts with the CSV file.”
The article says Publer provides a downloadable template and that the uploaded CSV notification expires after 24 hours.
[49] Each brand or client gets its own workspace.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/workspace-settings, accessed 2026-10-15
“You can own one workspace (a single brand) or many (an agency managing several clients).”
[50] Clients can connect their own social accounts through a connect link.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/connect-links, accessed 2026-10-15
“Connect Links let you send clients a self-serve social connection portal so they can connect their own Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. accounts directly.”
[51] Client connect links are on the Agency plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Client connect links: Agency plan”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[52] Bulk Fill expects the CSV header row to match Aidelly's template.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/bulk-fill, accessed 2026-10-15
“Open in a text editor and confirm the header row matches the template exactly.”
[53] Bulk Fill schedules posts from a CSV after a preview.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/bulk-fill, accessed 2026-10-15
“Bulk Fill takes a CSV, parses it into posts, lets you preview every one, then schedules them all.”
[54] Bulk content creation is not on the Launch plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Bulk content creation on Launch: Not included”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[55] Team Approvals holds member posts until an owner or admin approves them.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/team-approvals, accessed 2026-10-15
“Team Approvals is a server-side gate: when the workspace toggle is on, any scheduled post created by a workspace member is held in `approval_status = pending` until an owner or admin clears it.”
[56] Agencies can send clients a magic link to approve posts without logging in.
https://www.aidelly.ai/docs/app/client-approval-portal, accessed 2026-10-15
“The Client Approval Portal lets agencies send clients a simple magic link to review and approve posts before publishing.”
[57] Client approval links are on the Agency plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Client approval links: Agency plan”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[61] Aidelly Agency is the top self-serve plan.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“Agency $279/mo billed annually ($349/mo billed monthly)”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.
[62] White-labeled PDF reports are on the Agency plan, with a monthly allowance.
https://www.aidelly.ai/pricing, accessed 2026-10-15
“White-labeled PDF reports: Agency plan, 500/mo (expandable)”
Read from the plan table on the Aidelly pricing page.



