Hootsuite vs Buffer vs Schedchie in 2026
Schedchie: €7.99 a month for unlimited accounts and posts. Hootsuite: from $99 per user per month, billed annually, for 10 accounts. Buffer: $5 per channel per month, billed yearly, plus a free plan for 3 channels. Vendor prices checked 2026-09-27.
Postora is run by the team behind Schedchie, one of the tools compared here.
Three schedulers, three pricing models. Hootsuite charges per user and caps accounts on its entry plan. Buffer charges per connected channel. Schedchie charges one flat price. Which one costs least depends on how many accounts and people you have.
Side by side
| Schedchie | Hootsuite | Buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | Pro, €7.99/month | Standard, $99 per user/month, billed annually | Essentials, $5 per channel/month, billed yearly ($60 a year) |
| Accounts on the entry plan | unlimited | up to 10 | 1 per $5 channel |
| Plan with unlimited accounts | Pro, €7.99/month | Professional, $199 per user/month, billed annually | none; every channel is billed |
| Scheduled posts | unlimited | listed as unlimited, with a footnote | unlimited per channel on paid plans, fair-use cap 5,000 per channel |
| Free plan | none | none | 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel |
| Trial | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days on paid plans |
| Adding people | Team plan €24.99/month for 3 invited members | each user is another seat | Team plan, $10 per channel/month, billed yearly |
Hootsuite: hootsuite.com/plans. Buffer: buffer.com/pricing. Both checked 2026-09-27. Schedchie: schedchie.com/pricing; X (Twitter) posting on Schedchie is a separate €4.99 add-on for 30 posts.
What each one costs as you grow
Monthly cost for one person, at the cheapest billing basis each vendor lists:
| Accounts | Schedchie | Hootsuite | Buffer Essentials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €7.99 | $99 | $5 |
| 5 | €7.99 | $99 | $25 |
| 10 | €7.99 | $99 | $50 |
| 11 to 50 | €7.99 | $199 (Professional) | $50 plus a discounted rate per extra channel that the page does not print |
Checked 2026-09-27 on hootsuite.com/plans and buffer.com/pricing. Hootsuite and Buffer figures are annual-billing rates shown per month.
Buffer is the cheapest of the three for one account, and its free plan costs nothing for up to three. From two channels on, Buffer's bill is higher than Schedchie's in number: $10 against €7.99 (buffer.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-27). Hootsuite costs more than both at every size, and the gap widens with each person you add, because each person is a seat.
Where Hootsuite and Buffer are the better choice
- You manage one to three accounts and want to pay nothing. Buffer's free plan covers three channels with 10 scheduled posts each.
- Your work is listening and inbox, not scheduling. Hootsuite's plans page lists brand and competitor monitoring and an inbox for messages on its plans. This page compares scheduling cost; if monitoring is the job, compare those features directly.
- You need a native mobile app or a public API. Schedchie has neither.
Where Schedchie is the better choice
- You run many accounts. The price is the same for 3 accounts or 300.
- You manage clients. Each client gets its own group and calendar, and there is no limit on groups.
- You want to know when something fails. A failed post triggers an email with one-click retry, and every account shows its own success or error result.
- You post to smaller networks too. Schedchie publishes to Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Google Business Profile as well as the large platforms, twelve in total.
Questions
Is Schedchie really cheaper than Hootsuite in 2026?
Yes. Schedchie is €7.99 a month for unlimited accounts. Hootsuite's Standard plan is $99 per user per month, billed annually, for up to 10 accounts, which is $1,188 a year for one user (hootsuite.com/plans, checked 2026-09-27).
Is Schedchie cheaper than Buffer?
For one account, no: Buffer Essentials is $5 a month per channel, billed yearly, and Buffer's free plan covers three channels. From two channels on, Buffer costs $10 a month or more and keeps rising with each channel, while Schedchie stays at €7.99 (buffer.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-27).
Does Schedchie support Threads and X?
Threads, yes, on every plan. X (Twitter) posting is a separate add-on: €4.99 for 30 posts, valid for 30 days. The other platforms are Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Google Business Profile.