What are the best Zoho Social competitors?

SocialPilot, Sendible, Buffer, Hootsuite and Social Champ do the same job. SocialPilot and Sendible are built for agencies with many clients. Buffer and Social Champ have free plans and low prices per channel or account. Hootsuite is a larger suite with inbox and listening. Flekh adds video review and client approval before posting.

Zoho Social vs Hootsuite: which should I choose?

Pick Zoho Social for a low price and a free plan. Pick Hootsuite for inbox and listening in the entry plan. Hootsuite Standard is $99 a user a month, billed yearly. Hootsuite ended its free plan in 2023.

Zoho Social vs Buffer: which is cheaper?

Buffer Essentials is $5 a channel a month, billed yearly, so 3 channels cost $15. Zoho Social prices vary by region; see zoho.com/social/pricing. Both have free plans: Buffer covers 3 channels, and Zoho Social covers 1 brand with 6 channels.

Is Zoho Social good for agencies?

Yes, if 5 team members are enough. The Agency plan covers 10 clients and 5 members, with client logins and branded reports. Agency Plus covers 20 clients. Sendible gives unlimited users on every plan. SocialPilot gives unlimited client seats from Premium.

Is there a free Zoho Social alternative?

Yes. Buffer Free covers 3 channels with 10 scheduled posts each. Social Champ Free covers 3 accounts and 15 scheduled posts. Both allow 1 user. Zoho Social Free covers 1 brand with 6 channels, so compare the limits before you switch. Flekh has no free plan.

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The 6 best Zoho Social alternatives in 2026.

Short answerFlekh is the best fit only if clients must approve your videos before you post them. Unlike Zoho Social, it has no free plan. For agency client approval at a flat price, pick SocialPilot. For many client brands with unlimited users, pick Sendible. For a free plan with simple scheduling, pick Buffer.

By Shashank, founder of Flekh · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · 11 min read

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The best Zoho Social alternative for your job.

Clients approve videos before posting

Comments on the frame, approval link, then that version posts.

Our pickFlekh 02

Agency with white-label reports

Premium adds client approval and white-label reports.

Our pickSocialPilot 03

Many client brands, many users

Plans priced by workspace, with unlimited users.

Our pickSendible 04

Free plan, few channels

Free for 3 channels; paid from $5 a channel.

Our pickBuffer 05

Low price per account

Starter costs $4 an account a month, billed yearly.

Our pickSocial Champ

Key takeaways

Zoho Social Agency plans cover 10 or 20 clients with 5 members. SocialPilot Premium costs $100 a month for 25 accounts, billed monthly.
Zoho Social has a real free plan. Buffer and Social Champ also have one. SocialPilot, Sendible, Hootsuite and Flekh do not.
Flekh has no social inbox or monitoring. It covers video review, client approval and publishing of the approved file.

How we chose: tools that do the same job as Zoho Social. We checked each price on the vendor's own page on Oct 28, 2026. Flekh is our product, and we list its weak points too.

Zoho Social alternatives compared

6 Zoho Social alternatives, checked Oct 28, 2026
Tool	Best for	Price from	Free plan	Video review	Publishes to social
Flekh · Our product	Agencies whose clients sign off on video before it goes on social.	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card	frame-accurate, with drawings	Yes
SocialPilot	Agencies that outgrow one Zoho brand and need many client accounts.	Essentials $25.50 a month flat, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly), 7 accounts, 1 user	No · 14-day trial, no card	none	Yes
Sendible	Agencies where many staff and clients need access.	Core $30 a month flat, billed yearly ($35 billed monthly), 1 workspace, 6 profiles	No · 14-day trial, no card to start	none	Yes
Buffer	Solo marketers and small teams with few channels.	Essentials $5 a channel a month, billed yearly	Yes · 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each, 1 user	none	Yes
Hootsuite	Mid-size teams that use listening and an inbox every day.	Standard $99 a user a month, billed yearly, 10 social accounts	No (ended March 31, 2023) · 14-day trial, no card	none	Yes
Social Champ	Small businesses and agencies on a tight budget.	Starter $4 an account a month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly)	Yes · 3 accounts, 15 scheduled posts, 1 user	none	Yes

FlekhOur product

Video sign-off to post

In short: Clients mark changes on the video, approve it from a link, and Flekh posts that exact version.

Best for	Agencies whose clients sign off on video before it goes on social.
Price from	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.
Free plan	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card
Video review	frame-accurate, with drawings
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn (profiles and pages), X (TikTok, Threads, Pinterest coming)

Pros

One tag links a file, its tasks and its posts. Results filter by tag.
Clients approve with no account, no login and no seat.
Comments link to a timestamp or a region of the frame.
Plugins for Premiere and DaVinci Resolve Studio; Final Cut Pro is coming soon.

Cons

No free plan. Zoho Social has one.
No social inbox or monitoring.
Few public reviews, since Flekh launched in 2026.

Choose it ifyour clients review video drafts and your editors work in Premiere or Resolve.

Skip it ifyou want a free plan, monitoring, or WhatsApp and Telegram posting.

Need a social inbox or listening? Flekh does not have it yet. Tell Shashank, the founder, what you need →

SocialPilot

Agency scheduler

In short: SocialPilot sells flat plans sized by accounts and users, with client tools on its upper plans.

Best for	Agencies that outgrow one Zoho brand and need many client accounts.
Price from	Essentials $25.50 a month flat, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly), 7 accounts, 1 user
Free plan	No · 14-day trial, no card
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Threads, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Bluesky

Pros

Premium has 25 accounts, 6 users and unlimited client seats.
Publishes to Bluesky, Threads and Google Business Profile.
14-day trial with no card.

Cons

Client approval needs Premium, $85 a month, billed yearly.
No free plan, unlike Zoho Social.
A Capterra reviewer says some posts must be finished in the native app.

Choose it ifyou need white-label client reports for less than the Zoho Agency plan.

Skip it ifone brand and a free plan cover your needs.

Sendible

Workspace pricing

In short: Sendible (London, UK) prices by client workspace and gives every plan unlimited users.

Best for	Agencies where many staff and clients need access.
Price from	Core $30 a month flat, billed yearly ($35 billed monthly), 1 workspace, 6 profiles
Free plan	No · 14-day trial, no card to start
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky (plus WordPress)

Pros

No per-user fee on any plan.
Client dashboards for preview and approval.
Publishes to WordPress as well as social networks.

Cons

G2 reviewers say accounts disconnect at random.
G2 reviewers call the calendar view confusing at times.
Plans were renamed and the entry price rose in 2026.

Choose it ifthe 5-member cap on Zoho Agency plans is too low for your team.

Skip it ifyou need a free plan for a single brand.

Buffer

Free and simple

In short: Buffer is a simple scheduler priced per channel, with a free plan and comment replies on 10 platforms.

Best for	Solo marketers and small teams with few channels.
Price from	Essentials $5 a channel a month, billed yearly
Free plan	Yes · 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each, 1 user
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube (Shorts), LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Mastodon

Pros

Free plan, like Zoho Social, plus low paid prices.
Mastodon and Bluesky publishing.
API access on all plans, including Free.

Cons

Approvals only on Team, $10 a channel a month, billed yearly.
A G2 reviewer says Meta blocks some analytics data.
G2 reviewers say per-channel cost grows as you add channels.

Choose it ifyou want a free or cheap scheduler and do not need agency features.

Skip it ifclients outside your team must approve posts.

Hootsuite

Full social suite

In short: Hootsuite (Vancouver, Canada) is a per-user suite with inbox, listening, analytics and publishing in its entry plan.

Best for	Mid-size teams that use listening and an inbox every day.
Price from	Standard $99 a user a month, billed yearly, 10 social accounts
Free plan	No (ended March 31, 2023) · 14-day trial, no card
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky

Pros

Listening and inbox from the Standard plan.
Publishes to Bluesky and Threads.
The trial needs no card and does not auto-charge.

Cons

Monthly-billing prices are not published.
Approvals need Advanced, up to $399 a user a month, billed yearly.
G2 reviewers often tag it "High Pricing".

Choose it ifyour team needs listening and an inbox and has a budget per user.

Skip it ifyou are a small team that wants a free plan.

Pay per profile

In short: Social Champ sells plans per social account or in flat bundles, with inbox, listening and approvals.

Best for	Small businesses and agencies on a tight budget.
Price from	Starter $4 an account a month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly)
Free plan	Yes · 3 accounts, 15 scheduled posts, 1 user
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, WhatsApp Business, Mastodon

Pros

Free plan and pay-per-account pricing.
Publishes to WhatsApp Business, like Zoho Social Premium.
Listening included on the Agency bundle.

Cons

X and Pinterest need a paid plan.
A Capterra reviewer got no alert when an account disconnected.
Starter has no approvals. Growth starts at $8 an account, billed yearly.

Choose it ifyou want a free start and WhatsApp Business posting.

Skip it ifyou need client approval on the cheapest plan.

How to switch from Zoho Social to Flekh

Day 1
Start the 14-day Pro trial and connect Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
Day 2
Keep WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok and Google Business posts in Zoho Social for now.
Day 3
Send a client video for review with an approval link, not an approver invite.
Day 4
Move one Zoho brand at a time, starting with the brand that posts the most video.
Day 5
Compare results in Flekh with your Zoho reports, then remove brands you no longer need.

Questions

What are the best Zoho Social competitors?: SocialPilot, Sendible, Buffer, Hootsuite and Social Champ do the same job. SocialPilot and Sendible are built for agencies with many clients. Buffer and Social Champ have free plans and low prices per channel or account. Hootsuite is a larger suite with inbox and listening. Flekh adds video review and client approval before posting.
Zoho Social vs Hootsuite: which should I choose?: Pick Zoho Social for a low price and a free plan. Pick Hootsuite for inbox and listening in the entry plan. Hootsuite Standard is $99 a user a month, billed yearly. Hootsuite ended its free plan in 2023.
Zoho Social vs Buffer: which is cheaper?: Buffer Essentials is $5 a channel a month, billed yearly, so 3 channels cost $15. Zoho Social prices vary by region; see zoho.com/social/pricing. Both have free plans: Buffer covers 3 channels, and Zoho Social covers 1 brand with 6 channels.
Is Zoho Social good for agencies?: Yes, if 5 team members are enough. The Agency plan covers 10 clients and 5 members, with client logins and branded reports. Agency Plus covers 20 clients. Sendible gives unlimited users on every plan. SocialPilot gives unlimited client seats from Premium.
Is there a free Zoho Social alternative?: Yes. Buffer Free covers 3 channels with 10 scheduled posts each. Social Champ Free covers 3 accounts and 15 scheduled posts. Both allow 1 user. Zoho Social Free covers 1 brand with 6 channels, so compare the limits before you switch. Flekh has no free plan.

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Flekh is our product. Every other fact on this page comes from the vendor's own page or a named source, with the date we checked.