Circleboom and Publer both occupy the mid-market for social media scheduling, but their billing philosophies are completely different — and that difference matters more the further you scale. Circleboom runs as two separately-priced products (Publish for multi-platform scheduling, and a dedicated Twitter/X management tool) with USD tiers based on social-account count. Publer is a single, modular product: a low base price covers one account, then every extra account and every team member is a separate line item on the invoice. This page compares the two honestly — platform coverage, pricing structure, and which features live where as of June 2026 — and shows where SocialKit, a flat-EUR scheduler for all 11 major platforms, fits as a third option.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Circleboom | Publer | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | 10 of 11 | All 11Also supports: Telegram, WordPress | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | No | Yes | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $29.99/mo Pro (listed)Billed monthly; about $24.99/mo billed annually on the Publish product, verified June 2026 | $5/mo base + $4 per extra account (Professional)Typical configured setups quoted around $12/mo · as of June 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Two separately-billed products; Publish tiered by social-account count across four USD tiers | Modular — base covers 1 account, add-ons per account and per member | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | Pro 5 · Premium 10 · Business 30Caps per Circleboom’s help center; only Enterprise (100) re-confirmed on the live pricing page (June 2026) | 1 account at the base priceExtras $4/mo (Professional) or $7/mo (Business); every 10th free | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 14 daysNo free-forever plan (June 2026) | 7 days (Professional) · 14 days (Business) + free plan | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | Not listedNo money-back guarantee found on the pricing page (June 2026) | 14 daysListed on publer.com/plans (June 2026) — VAT not included | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Scheduling on all Publish tiersPost-volume limits not itemized on the published pricing page (June 2026) | Unlimited scheduling on paid plans · 10 pending/account on Free | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Not itemizedNot detailed on the published Publish pricing page (June 2026) | Business plan and upListed under Business-plan features (June 2026) | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Per-network post tailoringCircleboom Publish composes platform-specific posts (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Publer’s published plan details (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Not itemizedFirst-comment scheduling not detailed on the pricing page (June 2026) | Professional plan and up“Schedule 1st comments & threads” listed on Professional (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Content calendar includedCircleboom Publish markets a social-media calendar (June 2026) | Yes | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | “Unlimited AI Writer” — fair-use capped at 1,000 AI tokens/moChatGPT-4o; the 1,000-token/month fair-use cap is identical on all four tiers (their pricing page, June 2026) | AI Assist — Business plan and upNot listed for the Professional plan (June 2026) | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Post templates + Canva integrationPer Circleboom Publish content-creation pages (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Publer’s published plan details (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | RSS auto-posting + content curationPer Circleboom Publish feature pages (June 2026) | Drafts & post history (25 drafts on Free) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not itemizedThread composing not detailed on the pricing page; Circleboom is X-focused (June 2026) | Professional plan and up“Schedule 1st comments & threads” listed on Professional (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | AI hashtag generatorPer-platform AI hashtag tools listed on Circleboom’s product pages (June 2026) | Hashtag suggestions — Business plan and up | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Not itemizedPublish tiers are priced by social-account count, not team seats (June 2026) | Pay per member+$2/mo each (Professional) · +$3/mo each (Business) | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Not itemizedApproval workflow not detailed on the published pricing page (June 2026) | Team collaboration includedApproval specifics not shown in Publer’s published plans (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Not itemizedNot detailed on the published pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Publer’s published plan details (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Posting analytics availablePer Circleboom Publish feature pages; deeper analytics live in the separate Twitter product (June 2026) | Business plan and upUsers report on G2/Trustpilot that analytics depth is fairly basic | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | Not offered to end usersCircleboom does not market an end-user API or webhooks (June 2026) | Publer API on Business and up“Access to Publer API” listed under Business features (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Email / help centerUsers report on Trustpilot/G2/Capterra slow refunds and inconsistent support responsiveness (June 2026) | Help center + support · prioritized on Enterprise | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Creators and X/Twitter power users wanting AI design plus account-cleanup tools | Budget-minded users with 1–2 accounts who want a free plan | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Circleboom figures per their public pricing page; Publer 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.
Verified on Circleboom’s Publish pricing page, June 2026: Pro at $29.99/month (about $24.99/month billed annually) for 5 social accounts; Premium $44.99/month (10 accounts), Business $89.99/month (30 accounts), Enterprise $249.99/month (100 accounts). The Circleboom Twitter tools are a separate, separately-billed product. 14-day trial, no free plan.
Base covers 1 social account, 0 team members; typical configured setups are quoted around $12/month (Professional) and $21/month (Business). All 11 networks list at $44/month on Professional per Publer’s own calculator. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Circleboom and Publer 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
Pick by account count and workflow requirements. Publer is the better of the two for 1–3 account setups where budget matters most — its free plan, low base price, and 14-day money-back guarantee are hard to beat at that scale, and it adds Telegram and WordPress coverage that neither competitor here offers. Circleboom is the better of the two for X/Twitter-heavy creators: the dedicated account-management product and AI design bundle are genuinely strong and unique. The crossover comes around four or five accounts, where Publer’s per-account billing starts to exceed a flat plan. That is where SocialKit fits — 15 accounts across all 11 platforms on one flat EUR plan, with AI and analytics included without a tier upgrade.
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