Pricing
Publer Alternative: Flat Channel Plans for Teams (2026)
By PostMediaAI6 min read
Publer is a popular, budget-friendly scheduler with a free plan, a calculator-style price that grows with your accounts and team, and a long list of publishing tools. People search for a Publer alternative when they want simpler flat pricing for a team, AI drafting shaped for each channel, or networks Publer does not cover for them. This guide compares Publer and PostMediaAI on what each publishes on its own site, as of Nov 2026.
How Publer pricing works (as of Nov 2026)
Publer's pricing page uses a calculator. You choose the number of social accounts and additional members, and the price updates; for every 9 social accounts the 10th is free, and for every 9 additional members the 10th is free. The plan owner is included in the price. Professional starts at $4 a month and Business at $8 a month when billed yearly in US dollars, with yearly billing giving 2 months free. Professional has a 7-day free trial and Business a 14-day free trial. Enterprise is a custom quote (publer.com/pricing).
Publer notes that paid plans have unlimited scheduling but enforce daily posting limits to prevent spam and abuse (publer.com/pricing). Your real monthly cost depends on how many accounts and members you enter, so run the calculator for your setup.
Publer vs PostMediaAI plans
- Publer Free: price (as listed, usd): $0, free forever; accounts: 3 social accounts (X not included); users: 1; highlights listed: 10 scheduled posts per account, 25 drafts, 1 workspace, 24-hour post history
- Publer Professional: price (as listed, usd): From $4/mo billed yearly; 7-day trial; accounts: Priced by accounts you select (every 10th free); users: Owner + paid extra members; highlights listed: Unlimited scheduling and drafts, first comments and threads, RSS automations, X
- Publer Business: price (as listed, usd): From $8/mo billed yearly; 14-day trial; accounts: Priced by accounts you select; users: Owner + paid extra members; highlights listed: Unlimited AI prompts, analytics, best times, competitor analysis, post recycling, API and MCP
- PostMediaAI Standard / Team: price (as listed, usd): $9 / $19 per month (about 20% off yearly); accounts: 5 / 10 channels; users: 1 / unlimited; highlights listed: AI drafts per channel, calendar, cross-posting, images, video clips, picture editor
- PostMediaAI Pro / Ultimate: price (as listed, usd): $29 / $49 per month; accounts: 30 / 100 channels; users: Unlimited; highlights listed: Same features, more channels
The free plan question
Publer's Free plan is one of its strongest points: 1 user, 1 workspace, 3 social accounts (X cannot be connected on Free), 10 scheduled posts per account at a time, 25 saved drafts and 24 hours of post history, plus free trials of most paid features without a card (publer.com/pricing).
PostMediaAI does not offer a free plan or trial; you choose a plan at sign-up and can cancel anytime from Billing (postmediaai.com/faq). If you are testing a posting habit on 3 accounts and do not need X, Publer Free is the cheaper place to start.
Flat bundles vs a calculator
The two pricing styles suit different people.
- Publer's calculator rewards small setups: a solo creator with one or two accounts pays only for what they connect.
- PostMediaAI's bundles reward growth and teams: up to 10 channels and any number of members cost the same $19 a month on Team, and adding a teammate never changes the bill (postmediaai.com/pricing).
- Bundles also make budgeting simpler for agencies. Ultimate is $49 a month for 100 channels, or $470 a year.
To compare fairly, enter your exact account count and team size in Publer's calculator and set it beside the PostMediaAI plan that covers the same number of channels.
Where Publer is the stronger fit
- A permanent free plan for up to 3 accounts.
- RSS automations, scheduled first comments and threads on Professional.
- Post recycling with Spintax, best times to post, competitor analysis and hashtag analytics on Business.
- Publer API and MCP access on Business.
- Linkie, a link-in-bio page that updates with your Publer content, and a mobile app.
All listed on Publer's pricing page (publer.com/pricing). PostMediaAI does not list RSS automation, post recycling, an API or MCP on its public pages.
Where PostMediaAI is the stronger fit
- Predictable bundles: $9, $19, $29 or $49 a month for 5, 10, 30 or 100 channels, with unlimited posts on every plan.
- Unlimited team members on Team, Pro and Ultimate, with no per-member add-on.
- AI drafting for each channel from a topic or a link, with one-tap rewrites such as Shorter, More casual or For LinkedIn (postmediaai.com).
- AI images and short videos, cutting long videos into clips, and the Advanced Picture Editor in the same workspace.
- A broad channel list of 35 networks, including Discord, Slack, Telegram, Twitch, Kick, Lemmy, Nostr, Farcaster, Medium, Dev.to, Hashnode and WordPress (postmediaai.com/faq). Check Publer's current network list for the accounts you need.
What switching looks like
There is no import step listed on PostMediaAI's site. Its FAQ describes switching as connecting your channels, recreating your upcoming posts and going live, and suggests keeping your old tool running until you are ready (postmediaai.com/faq). For Publer users, that means a short overlap: keep Publer publishing this week while you build next week in PostMediaAI, using AI drafts to rewrite each post for its channel. Move your images and videos into the media library first so every post has its assets ready.
Choosing between them
- Write down your accounts and the people who will log in.
- Price Publer in its calculator for that setup, on yearly billing.
- Compare with the PostMediaAI plan that covers the same channel count, also on yearly billing.
- Mark the features you cannot live without: free plan, RSS, recycling, API, or AI drafting and video clipping.
- Pick the tool that covers those features for less, then move one week of posts and judge the workflow.
Whichever you choose, a weekly batching routine does most of the work. See our social media scheduling guide and our guide to AI social media content creation. For more options, see the best auto posting apps.
FAQ
Is Publer free?
Publer has a Free plan for 1 user and 3 social accounts, excluding X, with 10 scheduled posts per account at a time (publer.com/pricing).
How much does Publer cost?
As of Nov 2026, Professional starts at $4 a month and Business at $8 a month billed yearly in USD, rising with the number of accounts and members you select (publer.com/pricing).
Does Publer have AI?
Yes. Publer lists AI Assist, built on an OpenAI integration, for generating content, completing text, creating photos and replying to comments, with unlimited AI prompts on Business (publer.com/pricing).
Is PostMediaAI a good Publer alternative for teams?
If your team is more than one person and runs up to 10 channels, PostMediaAI Team is $19 a month with unlimited members (postmediaai.com/pricing). Check the features above before you decide.
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Sources
Competitor details below were read on each vendor's own pricing or product page on 1 November 2026. Plans change often, so check the live page before you buy.