It's Wednesday afternoon. You know from your Facebook Insights that your audience is online now. It's the perfect time to post, but you don't have anything prepared. You stop what your doing and go into panic mode. You want to find the right piece of content to post, and fast. You jump over to Twitter and check out the influencers on your Twitter lists. What are they posting about? You check the trending topics. 15 minutes later you decide on the perfect piece of content for your Facebook audience -- and you post it. Whew!  Sound familiar? We've all been there. It's that "fire fire!!" feeling that comes from not preparing your social media content in advance. Warning: Manually posting all your social media content has been known to cause stress and anxiety. Possible side effects... you'll get burned out and social media won't be fun anymore. All joking aside, it doesn't have to be that way! All you need is a scheduling tool and your struggle will be over. Imagine what it would be like to pop onto social media for 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon to engage with your audience. You can use that time to answer questions, make new connections and get into those important conversations. You can do all that rest assured that your hand-selected content is being published at strategic times. Is it starting to make sense? That's what happens when you schedule your social media posts. It takes a huge weight off your shoulders! In our most recent infographic -- we compare 11 popular social media scheduling tools. Enjoy!

1. SOCIAL MEDIA
SCHEDULING TOOLS
THAT WILL TURN YOU INTO A
SUPERHERO
11
Buffer
Hootsuite
Post Planner
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Schedule Retweets
Create Social Media Images (Pablo)
Social Media Analytics
Browser Extension (Pocket)
Link Shortening
Auto-Complete Usernames
RSS Feed Integration
Social Media Calendar
3rd Party Integrations
Mobile App
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Sharebar
Social Media Smart Analytics
75,000+ Audience-Tested Articles
15,000+ Status Ideas
Recycle Post Feature
Bulk Uploads
Create Social Media Images (Canva)
RSS Feed Integration
Targeting
Link Shortening
Affiliate Program
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Social Media Analytics
Integrated Conversations
3rd Party Integrations
RSS Feed Integration
Browser Extension
Link Shortening
AutoSchedule
Campaigns (contests, quizzes)
Hootsuite University
Hootsuite Ads
Mobile App
What We Really
Like About It
Buffer is known for its
simplicity. If you're looking for
an intuitive scheduling and
collaborating process, Buffer
could be a fit for you.
What We Really
Like About It
Post Planner was built for
engagement. The fastest way
to get more engagement is to
post proven, audience-tested
content. That's what Post
Planner provides.
What We Really
Like About It
With Hootsuite, you can
interact with your audience
from right within the app.
Hootsuite lets you manage
almost all aspects of your
social media posts (not just
scheduling).
Price
Limited Free Plan available
$10 monthly / $102 annually
(for the AWESOME plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
Price
Limited Free Plan available
$9 monthly / $84 annually
(for the LOVE plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
Price
Limited Free Plan available
$14.99 monthly / $119.88
annually (for the PRO plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
AgoraPulse
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Inbox (with Customizable Rules)
Monitoring
Social Media Analytics
CRM
User Profiling
Facebook Ads Monitoring
Facebook Apps (Contests, etc.)
Benchmark Your Page Against
Competitors
Mobile App
What We Really
Like About It
In addition to scheduling
posts, you can use the
AgoraPulse platform to create
contests, monitor your results,
and customize your reporting.
Price
Free Trial Available
$29 month / $228 annually
(for the MICRO plan)
Small, Medium and Large
Business plans also available
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
Sendible
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Social Media Management
Monitoring
RSS feed integration
CRM
Social media analytics
Browser Extension
3rd Party Integrations
Mobile App
What We Really
Like About It
If you like data, you'll like
Sendible. Analyze data across
multiple social media profiles
and even see your ROI from
right within the dashboard.
Price
Free Trial Available
$39 monthly (for the
MARKETER plan)
Enterprise and Agency plans
also available
Sprout Social
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Smart Inbox
Monitoring
CRM
Social Media Analytics
3rd Party Integrations
Browser Extension
Mobile App
What We Really
Like About It
Sprout Social is a full-service
social media management
app. It's known for its
well-organized dashboard
filled with useful data
(including real-time snapshots
of your analytics).
Price
Free 30-Day Trial on All Plans
$59 monthly
(for the DELUXE plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
Postcron
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Add Watermark or Logo to Posts
Content Recommendations
Link Shortener
Browser Extension
Bulk Uploader
Recently merged with
SocialTools.me
What We Really
Like About It
PostCron is the only tool on
our list that allows you to
automatically add a watermark
or logo to all the images you
post.
Price
Free 30-Day Trial on All Plans
$9.99 monthly / $101.90
annually (for the
PROFESSIONAL plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
Everypost
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Content Curation
Post Customization
Social Analytics
Mobile App
What We Really
Like About It
Everypost is known for its
comprehensive mobile app that
allows you to post on multiple
social media accounts with
confidence - even when you're
not in the office.
Price
Limited Free Plan Available
(pay with a tweet)
$9.99 monthly / $99.99
annually (for the PRO plan)
Enterprise and agency plans
also available
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
Zoho
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Team Management
Inbox
Monitoring / Reports
Brand Mentions
Twitter Lists
Search Keywords / Hashtags
Social Media Analytics
Link Shortener
SmartQ
Notifications
Bulk Scheduler
Time Warp (publish at same time
of day in different time zones)
Mobile App
SocialShare Browser Plugin
What We Really
Like About It
Zoho will automatically
schedule your posts to go out
when your audience is most
likely to be online. You can
also monitor brand mentions
from right within the app.
Price
Limited Free Plan available
$10 monthly (per user)
Professional plan also
available
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
Edgar
POPULAR FEATURES
(depending on the plan you choose)
Category Based Content Library
Auto-Filled Queue
Shuffle Content Feature
Social Media Analytics
What We Really
Like About It
Like Buffer and Post Planner,
Edgar is simple from day one.
It's one of those tools that
makes social media
scheduling easy peasy.
Price
$49 monthly (for the
STARTER plan)
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
LaterBro
Can't add images to updates
Updates are limited to 140
characters even on Facebook
Reoccuring Post Option
What We Really
Like About It
LaterBro is the most basic
scheduling tool on this list.
There's no need to sign up for
an account. Just authorize the
app through Facebook and
Twitter and start scheduling.
No frills. No fancy features.
Price
Free
SUPPORTED SOCIAL NETWORKS
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