Agorapulse and Vista Social are both full-featured agency suites that go well beyond simple scheduling — but they package their depth differently. Agorapulse is a per-user platform with a unified social inbox, listening, and ROI reporting baked in from the start; every additional seat multiplies the bill. Vista Social ships as a bundled team plan — 15 profiles and 3 user seats at the Professional entry price — but separates X (Twitter) as a paid monthly add-on and does not list Mastodon among its supported publishing networks. This page compares the two honestly on pricing, platforms, and team workflows as of June 2026, and points out where a third option, SocialKit, covers both networks on flat EUR pricing with no per-network surcharge.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Agorapulse | Vista Social | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | 10 of 11Also supports: Reddit | 10 of 11Also supports: Snapchat, Reddit | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | No | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $79/user/mo billed annually (Standard)$99/user/mo billed monthly — as of June 2026 | $79/mo (Professional)$64/mo billed annually ($758/year, 20% off) — verified June 10, 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per user — every seat billed separately; 10 profiles per plan | Team-tier plans — 15 profiles & 3 seats bundled at entryX (Twitter), full listening & advocacy listed as paid add-ons | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | 10 social profiles per planExtra profiles listed at $10/mo each (June 2026) | 15 on Professional · 30 on Advanced · 70 on Scale | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card required | 14 days, no card required | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | NoNone listed on agorapulse.com/pricing (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Unlimited post scheduling on all plans | Unlimited on all plansPer the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | From Advanced ($149/user/mo annual)“Recommended publishing times in composer” — per their plan table (June 2026) | Not listedNot itemized on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | “Customize posts per profile” on all plansItemized in their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | From Professional ($119/user/mo annual)“First comment & threads” — per their plan table (June 2026) | Not listedNot itemized on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | YesShared calendars gated to the Advanced plan | Calendar view on all plansItemized in their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | AI Writing Assistant on all plansAI reply suggestions only on the contact-sales Custom plan (June 2026) | 2,500 AI credits/mo on Professional · 10,000 on Advanced | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | Included on all plansPer their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Media library + drafts on all plans | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Pay per userEach seat adds $79–$149/mo on annual billing | 3 on Professional · 6 on Advanced · 10 on Scale | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Simple approvals from Professional · multi-step on CustomPer their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Team workflows marketedPlan-level gating not itemized on their pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Post & inbox assignments on Professional plan and up | Not listedNot shown on the Vista Social pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Basic reports on Standard · advanced reports + ROI on Advanced | Basic reporting on all plans (social, post & web) | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | Custom tier only“Reports open API” listed only under the contact-sales Custom plan; Zapier from Advanced (June 2026) | Not listedNo API row on their pricing page; Zapier/Make/MCP integrations listed from Advanced ($149/mo) (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Standard support · priority support on Custom tier | Not listedSupport tiers not itemized on their pricing page (June 2026) | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Agencies & mid-market teams that need inbox, listening and ROI reporting | Mid-size teams & agencies that want inbox, listening & advocacy in one suite | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Agorapulse figures per their public pricing page; Vista Social figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
$99/user/month billed monthly. Professional: $119/user/mo and Advanced: $149/user/mo on annual billing. Every plan includes 10 social profiles; extra profiles are listed at $10/month each. As of June 2026.
$64/month billed annually — $758/year, 20% off. Bundles 15 profiles & 3 users; X (Twitter) listed as a +$29/month add-on; full social listening +$75/month. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Agorapulse and Vista Social prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
Choose by workflow, not by brand. Agorapulse is the stronger pick for agency and mid-market teams that genuinely live in a unified inbox, depend on social listening and ROI attribution, and prefer per-seat billing — its 30-day no-card trial is one of the most generous in the category. Vista Social is the better fit for a team that wants a fixed-price bundle of profiles and seats from day one, particularly if Snapchat publishing is part of the mix. Both tools share a notable gap: X costs extra in different forms, and neither publishes to Mastodon. That is exactly where SocialKit steps in — all 11 platforms on a flat EUR plan, X and Mastodon included, API + webhooks on every tier, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on top of the trial.
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