CoSchedule is a marketing calendar and work-management suite that bills two ways at once — per user and per social profile. Paid pricing starts at a listed $19 per user/month (billed annually, $29 month-to-month), with only 3 profiles before $5/month surcharges begin. Here is what it really costs, as listed on coschedule.com/pricing, June 2026.
Quick answer
CoSchedule’s Social Calendar lists at $19 per user/month billed annually ($29 month-to-month) — but it bills per user AND per profile: 3 profiles included, then $5/month each. Match an 11-platform setup and one user lists at about $59/month. There is a limited free plan; a 14-day trial is third-party-reported, not on the pricing page (June 2026).
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Calendar | $0 | $0 | 1 user · 1 social profile · 15 total scheduled messages · no X/Twitter · no team collaboration · 20 AI templates |
| Social Calendar | $29/month per user | $19/month per user | Up to 3 seats · 3 social profiles included, then $5/month each · unlimited scheduled posts · best-time scheduling · ReQueue · social inbox limited to Facebook & Instagram · 1,600+ AI templates |
| Agency Calendar | Not listed | $59/month per user | All-network social inbox · social approvals · white-labeling · everything in Social Calendar |
| Content Calendar | Custom quote | — | Contact-sales only · marketing project management — task workflows, intake forms, team dashboards |
| Marketing Suite | Custom quote | — | Contact-sales only · digital asset management (DAM) · full work-management suite · dedicated manager |
CoSchedule prices in USD per user, and the Social Calendar adds $5/month for every social profile beyond the third. The Content Calendar and Marketing Suite tiers do not publish prices (“contact sales”). A 14-day trial on paid plans is reported by third-party sources but is not shown on the pricing page, and no money-back guarantee is listed (as listed on coschedule.com/pricing, as of June 2026).
Prices as listed on CoSchedule’s site, June 2026. Prices may change — see CoSchedule's current pricing page.
Hidden costs
The Social Calendar lists at $19/user/month billed annually ($29 month-to-month) and includes just 3 social profiles — every additional profile adds $5/month (as of June 2026). To match an 11-platform setup, one user lists at about $59/month (derived: $19 + 8 extra profiles × $5 = $59, computed from list price). Then each teammate is another $19–$29/month on top. Your bill scales with your team and your channel list simultaneously.
Per CoSchedule’s own support documentation, its YouTube support is limited to Shorts — there is no full long-form channel publishing (as of June 2026). It is not a dollar cost on the pricing page, but if long-form video is part of your mix you would need a second tool or manual uploads, which is its own recurring expense.
On the $19/user/month Social Calendar, the social inbox covers Facebook and Instagram only. The all-network inbox, social approvals, and white-labeling sit on the Agency Calendar at $59/user/month billed annually (as of June 2026) — roughly three times the entry rate. A team that wants a review step before posting is looking at the Agency tier, not a toggle on the entry plan.
The Content Calendar and Marketing Suite — the work-management layer with task workflows, intake forms, team dashboards, and digital asset management — do not publish prices at all (“contact sales”, as of June 2026). You cannot estimate a budget from the website; you have to book a call, which makes side-by-side comparison harder before you commit.
CoSchedule’s Free Calendar includes 1 user, 1 social profile, and 15 total scheduled messages, with no X/Twitter and no team collaboration (as of June 2026). It costs nothing, but the 15-message ceiling is a lifetime-feeling cap rather than a working free tier. Some users also report on G2 and Trustpilot that the paid suite feels expensive for what they actually use, and describe friction with support and subscription cancellation — worth reading recent reviews for yourself.
| Channels | CoSchedule | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|
| 3 channels | Lists at $19/month for one user (annual billing; 3 profiles included)$29/user/month billed month-to-month (June 2026) | Solo: €29/month flat (€17.40/month billed annually) |
| 5 channels | Lists at about $29/month for one user ($19 + 2 extra profiles × $5)Each additional teammate adds $19–$29/month | Solo: €29/month flat — same plan, 15 accounts included |
| 10 channels | Lists at about $54/month for one user ($19 + 7 extra profiles × $5)Social approvals sit on Agency Calendar, listed at $59/user/month | Solo: €29/month flat — same plan, 15 accounts included |
CoSchedule costs are derived from the rates published on their public pricing page as of June 2026 and may change. SocialKit Solo includes 15 social accounts across all 11 platforms at one flat price.
Honest take
CoSchedule is worth it for the buyer it is actually built for: a marketing team that needs to run an entire operation — not just social posts — from one calendar. Its work-management layer is genuinely more than a scheduler: Kanban boards, intake forms, task approvals, and team dashboards coordinate campaigns and people in one view, with AI woven throughout (1,600+ templates on paid tiers). If your problem is marketing chaos rather than just publishing, that breadth is real, and SocialKit does not try to match it.
The math turns when your job is simply getting posts out to many networks. Then the per-user-plus-per-profile billing stacks up fast — about $59/month for one user at 11 profiles (derived from list price), with inbox and approvals gated two tiers above the $19 entry. Whole marketing operation: worth it. Multi-network publishing on a budget: do the seat-and-profile math first.
If you landed here because the per-user-plus-per-profile math kept climbing, SocialKit removes both axes at once. Every plan includes all 11 platforms — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (full, not Shorts-only), Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Mastodon, and Google Business — with no per-network pricing. Solo is €29/month flat (€17.40/month billed annually) with 15 social accounts, unlimited scheduled posts, analytics, AI on every plan (metered credits), and API + webhooks included. Matching an 11-platform CoSchedule setup lists at about $59/month for one user; SocialKit gives you the same reach on one flat plan.
The team gap is wider. SocialKit’s Team plan is a flat €49/month (€29.40/month billed annually) with 30 social accounts and 2 seats — extra teammates are €2 each and extra accounts €4 each, not another $19–$59 seat — and approval workflows are included rather than reserved for the $59/user Agency tier. Honest caveat: if you need marketing project management — Kanban boards, intake forms, task workflows in the same tool as social — CoSchedule plays in a class SocialKit does not. For everyone whose job is publishing to many networks, the trial is 7 days, €0.00 due today, with a 7-day money-back guarantee.
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