Schedulely vs Publer: which social media scheduler fits you?

Publer describes its model as Per social account and per additional member; every 10th account or member free; $ shown, currency not named; VAT excluded.Its free plan reads: Yes, free forever: 1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts (no X), 10 scheduled posts per account, 25 drafts, 24 hour post history. Trials are Professional 7 days; Business 14 days.

Schedulely, after early access, costs $9 a month for up to 3 channels on Starter, $39 for up to 10 on Pro and $99 for up to 30 on Agency. Yearly billing gives 2 months free, and Agency includes unlimited team members.

Publer's per account model can be very cheap for one person with a few accounts. Schedulely's bundles may suit teams better, because adding a colleague or freelancer does not change the price and clients approve through a link without a seat. Posting to X becomes a $10 a month add on in Schedulely after early access; Publer lists X on paid plans only.

If replying to your audience is part of the job, this is the clearest difference between the two products. In Schedulely, every Instagram comment, DM and mention is labelled Complaint, Lead, Question, Praise, Promotions or Scam and spam, using simple word rules rather than AI. A label you change by hand stays as you set it.

From the list you can reply in public, hide a comment, or send a private reply, which is a DM answering a public comment, once per comment. Saved replies, triage mode and bulk actions keep pace with busy posts. Conversations can be assigned, noted, marked VIP or shared by round robin across the team.

Automations send a welcome reply to a first DM and an after hours reply, and keyword rules can label, hide, reply in public, assign or notify. Schedulely does not send automatic DMs from keyword comments. Push alerts work per device with quiet hours.

Publer lists analytics as Business and Enterprise: advanced analytics and downloadable reports. Schedulely counts link in bio visits and link taps without cookies and exports activity reports, but does not measure post performance. If clients pay you for monthly reporting, that matters.

Publer offers Yes, AI Assist; unlimited prompts on Business. Schedulely's AI tagging and reply drafts are marked Soon. On mobile, Publer lists iOS and Android. Schedulely runs on the web, on iPhone via Safari Add to Home Screen, and as apps for Android, Windows and Mac, with store listings coming.

Both tools include link in bio. Publer lists Yes, Linkie (included on Free and Professional up; click tracking on Business). Schedulely gives each client a page with a style library, a live preview in light or dark, cookie free counts of visits and taps, and email sign ups. Publer describes its plans as Professional: "Best for solopreneurs and creators". Business: "Best for SME and agencies"., which is a fair summary of who it serves well. If you need reporting today, Publer is the better fit; if an Instagram inbox matters more, Schedulely is worth trying free.