Each of these earns its spot for a specific kind of user. Facts come from each vendor's public pricing page, as of June 2026.
2. Publer
Budget-minded users with 1–2 accounts who want a free planPubler is the natural step for a blogger leaving Blog2Social: it covers all 11 major platforms — Instagram, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Mastodon included — plus WordPress and Telegram, so your blog-to-social workflow survives the switch. Its modular pricing starts at a $5/month base for one social account with extras at $4/month each, so typical configured setups are quoted around $12/month (as of June 2026), and there is a free plan for up to 3 accounts (excluding X). The catch is the same per-account math: the bill grows with every account and teammate, and AI, analytics, and best-time posting are gated to the pricier Business plan.
- Entry price
- $5/mo base + $4 per extra account (~$12/mo typical)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- All 11
- Free trial
- 7 days (Professional) · 14 days (Business) + free plan
3. Buffer
Solo users with 1–3 channels who want a free planBuffer is the established, low-risk pick: a genuinely generous free-forever plan for up to 3 channels, full coverage of all 11 major platforms including Bluesky and Mastodon, and a clean, beginner-friendly interface. Paid plans bill per channel at $5/month each on Essentials (as of June 2026), with unlimited scheduling on paid tiers. The honest caveat is the math at scale — every connected channel adds to the bill, so all 11 networks list at roughly $55/month — approval workflows require the $10-per-channel Team plan, and no money-back guarantee is listed.
- Entry price
- $5/month per channel (Essentials)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- All 11
- Free trial
- 14 days (paid plans) + free plan
4. Postiz
Developers and open-source-minded teams who want a hackable, self-hostable scheduler with AI-agent/MCP integrationsPostiz is the pick for the technical, blog-minded crowd: it is open-source and self-hostable, publishes to 30+ networks, and uniquely covers blogger and developer destinations Blog2Social leans on too — WordPress, Medium, Hashnode, and Dev.to — alongside all 11 major platforms. Hosted pricing starts at $29/month for the Standard plan (5 channels, 400 posts/month), about 20% less billed annually, with a 7-day trial and no permanent free tier; the only free path is self-hosting the open-source build (as of June 2026). Know the trade-offs: the entry plan has a 400-post cap and no team, AI image and video quotas push heavy users toward the $99 Ultimate tier, and self-hosting means you provision and patch the server yourself.
- Entry price
- $29/month (Standard — 5 channels, 400 posts) or self-host free
- Platforms (of our 11)
- All 11
- Free trial
- 7 days (hosted) · or self-host free
5. ContentStudio
Agencies that want AI content tools, client workspaces, and white-labelContentStudio fits content marketers who want more than cross-posting: alongside scheduling to 10 of the 11 major platforms (Mastodon is the gap on its integrations page), it adds content-discovery feeds that surface articles to share and a deep AI Studio for captions, images, and video — useful if curation and AI content are central to your blog strategy. The Standard plan lists at $19/month for 5 accounts and 1 user, with a 7-day no-card trial (as of June 2026). The caveats: extra accounts ($5/month), users ($10/month), and workspaces ($10/month) are add-ons on the lower tiers, full API access is reserved for the Enterprise plan, and users report a real learning curve.
- Entry price
- $19/month (Standard, 5 accounts)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 10 of 11
- Free trial
- 7 days, no card required
6. SocialBee
Evergreen content recycling via content categoriesSocialBee earns its spot for anyone whose blog strategy is built on re-sharing evergreen content — its content categories are the best automated recycling system in the category, re-queuing your best posts so the feed never goes quiet, which maps neatly onto Blog2Social’s auto-reposting habit. It publishes directly to 10 networks (Mastodon is reminder-only via Universal Posting) and lists Bootstrap at $29/month for 5 accounts, with a 14-day no-card trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee (as of June 2026). The trade-offs: billing is USD only, accounts get pricey at scale ($15/month per 5 extra profiles), and users report a learning curve before the category system pays off.
- Entry price
- $29/month (Bootstrap, 5 accounts)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 10 of 11
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card required