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. Planable
Agencies & teams that live in approval workflows and a visual calendarPlanable is the most direct Kontentino substitute on this list: it is also built around a structured approval workflow — None, Optional, or Required sign-off (Required unlocks on Pro), in-context comments on every draft, and a polished visual content calendar in four views (Feed, Calendar, Grid, List). Its defining advantage over Kontentino’s seat-gated model is that every paid plan includes unlimited users with no per-seat charge. Basic lists at $33/workspace/month (~$29.70/month billed annually, 2 months free) and Pro at $49/workspace/month (as of June 2026), with a free plan that covers the first 50 posts at no charge and no time limit — a friendlier on-ramp than a 14-day trial. The honest caveats: pricing is per workspace, so five clients means five separate bills; analytics is a +$12/workspace/month add-on, not bundled; monthly post caps apply (60 on Basic, 150 on Pro); and Bluesky and Mastodon are not supported.
- Entry price
- $33/workspace/mo (Basic — per brand)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 9 of 11
- Free trial
- Free plan: first 50 posts free, no time limit, no card
3. Sendible
Agencies managing many clients with agency-grade workflowsSendible is a long-established agency suite — client-focused workflows, approval processes, and vertical solutions for franchises and multi-location businesses are its core positioning — and it offers a 14-day no-card trial, a longer evaluation window than Kontentino’s same 14 days or SocialKit’s 7 days. Creator lists at $29/month (about $25/month billed annually) for 1 user and 6 profiles, a meaningfully lower entry bar than Kontentino’s €49/month 3-seat floor (as of June 2026). Know the trade-offs: Sendible’s own features table lists a daily posting cap on every plan — 100 sends per user per day on Creator, rising to 500 on the top tiers — Pinterest and Mastodon do not appear on its supported-networks page, and Creator’s next step up is Traction at $89/month for a second user. Credit where due: Sendible advertises unlimited AI credits on every plan, which is more generous than Kontentino’s metered model below Pro.
- Entry price
- $29/month (Creator — 6 profiles, 1 user)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 9 of 11
- Free trial
- 14 days — no card required
4. SocialPilot
Agencies that need white-label and client seats on Premium and upSocialPilot is the budget-entry option on this list for agency-style publishing: Essentials lists at $20/month (about $17/month billed annually) for 5 social accounts and 1 user, with a 14-day no-card trial (as of June 2026). That is a sharp contrast to Kontentino’s €49/month Starter floor. It covers 10 of the 11 major platforms — including Bluesky, which Kontentino does not publish to — with Mastodon as the only verified gap. The honest check before switching: the agency features SocialPilot is known for — client approval seats, white-label reports, advanced analytics — are gated to the Premium plan listed at $100/month, so the headline entry price is not the full picture for a workflow built around client sign-off. Extra accounts are listed at about $4/month each and extra users at about $5/month, and no money-back guarantee is published.
- Entry price
- Listed at $20/month (Essentials, 5 accounts)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 10 of 11
- Free trial
- 14 days — no card required
5. Loomly
Teams wanting approval workflows who don’t post to X or MastodonLoomly positions itself around collaborative content calendars with approval workflows, per-network post mockups, and unlimited calendars on every plan — a solid choice for teams that want a visual planning layer alongside a sign-off step. Starter lists at $65/month ($49/month billed yearly) for 12 social accounts and 3 users; outgrow that and the next tier is Beyond at $332/month billed monthly ($249/month yearly) for 60 accounts and unlimited users — a steep jump with no mid-tier in between (as of June 2026). Loomly has Bluesky — which Kontentino does not — and adds Snapchat, which neither Kontentino nor SocialKit covers. Two gaps worth verifying before switching: X (Twitter) is not listed as a supported network on Loomly at all as of June 2026, and Mastodon is also absent. Yearly plans are a 12-month commitment with no early termination and no money-back guarantee listed, and users report steep price increases on Trustpilot following Loomly’s acquisition by Bending Spoons in January 2025.
- Entry price
- $65/month (Starter; $49/mo billed yearly)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 9 of 11
- Free trial
- Free trial — no credit card
6. Hootsuite
Enterprises and large agencies running social listening at scaleHootsuite is for teams considering the enterprise end of this market: social listening powered by Talkwalker across 30+ networks, employee advocacy, SSO, and 100+ integrations are capabilities Kontentino does not offer. Standard lists at $99/month per user on annual billing and its per-user pricing means every extra teammate is another full subscription (as of June 2026). The 30-day trial is the longest on this list. One important contrast with Kontentino: approval workflows on Hootsuite are reserved for the custom-quoted Enterprise tier, so they are less accessible than Kontentino’s internal approvals on every plan. Mastodon is available in Hootsuite’s listening tool but is not a publishing channel. If your brief is enterprise social intelligence rather than a leaner agency-publishing workflow, Hootsuite plays in a class of its own — at a class-of-its-own price.
- Entry price
- $99/month per user (Standard, listed)
- Platforms (of our 11)
- 10 of 11
- Free trial
- 30 days