SocialBee — Category-based content recycling with published agency tiers to 150 profiles — but one user per workspace until you reach the $82.50 plan.
Short answer: SocialBee prices by social profile count. Bootstrap is $29 a month, or $24.17 billed annually, for 5 profiles and 1 user. Accelerate is $49, or $40.83 annually, for 10 profiles and 1 user. Pro is $99, or $82.50 annually, for 25 profiles, 3 users and 5 workspaces. Agency tiers run $149.17, $274.17 and $374.17 a month annually for 50, 100 and 150 profiles. A 14-day trial requires no credit card.
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Verdict at a glance
Overall rating: 4.0/5 ★★★★☆
Standout: Content categories and recycling. SocialBee organises posts into categories and re-queues evergreen content automatically, which keeps a calendar full without constant new production.
Watch out: Bootstrap and Accelerate allow one user each. Collaboration requires Pro at $82.50 a month annually, which is a large step for a team of two.
SocialBee’s distinguishing idea is content categories. Rather than scheduling individual posts, you sort content into buckets — tips, blog links, testimonials, promotions — and SocialBee cycles through them, re-queueing evergreen items automatically. For a solo marketer or small business trying to maintain a consistent presence without producing something new every day, that is genuinely the right model, and it does more to keep a calendar full than any amount of bulk-upload tooling. Bootstrap at $24.17 a month annually covers 5 profiles with unlimited AI generation and 10 content categories; Accelerate at $40.83 covers 10 profiles and adds advanced analytics with two years of history, a hashtag organiser, post approval and a bulk editor. Agency tiers are published up to 150 profiles, which several competitors reserve for a sales conversation. The constraint that will catch teams is seats. Bootstrap and Accelerate each allow one user per workspace. Two people working together means Pro at $82.50 a month annually — more than triple Bootstrap — which buys 25 profiles and 5 workspaces you may not need. Set against Planable’s unlimited users at $33 per workspace, that is SocialBee’s clearest structural weakness. Excellent for a solo operator, awkward for a pair.
Quick facts
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ideal team | Solo marketers and small businesses recycling evergreen content |
| Learning curve | Moderate — content categories reward setting up properly |
| Setup time | A few hours to establish categories |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card required |
| Free tier | No |
| Users | ⚠️ 1 on Bootstrap and Accelerate; 3 on Pro |
| Agency tiers | ⭐ Published to 150 profiles |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee |
Overview
SocialBee is built around content categories, and understanding that is the key to understanding the product. Instead of scheduling posts one at a time, you define categories — educational tips, blog links, testimonials, promotions, curated links — assign a posting schedule to each, and fill them with content. SocialBee then cycles through, re-queueing evergreen items so the same strong post reappears at sensible intervals rather than being published once and forgotten. For anyone maintaining a presence without a content team behind them, this addresses the actual failure mode, which is running out of things to post.
Standard plans price by profile count. Bootstrap is $29 a month or $290 a year ($24.17 monthly, a 16% discount) covering 5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace, unlimited AI generation, basic analytics with three months of history and 10 content categories. Accelerate is $49 or $490 a year ($40.83 monthly) covering 10 profiles, 1 user and 1 workspace, adding advanced analytics with two years of history, a hashtag organiser, post approval and a bulk editor. Pro is $99 or $990 a year ($82.50 monthly) covering 25 profiles, 3 users per workspace and 5 workspaces, adding exported analytics reports, internal notes and full collaboration tools.
Agency plans are published rather than hidden behind sales, which is worth crediting: Pro50 at $149.17 a month annually for 50 profiles with 5 users per workspace and 10 workspaces, Pro100 at $274.17 for 100 profiles and 20 workspaces, and Pro150 at $374.17 for 150 profiles and 30 workspaces. A 14-day free trial requires no credit card and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee. The seat structure is the weak spot: one user each on Bootstrap and Accelerate means any collaboration at all requires Pro at $82.50 a month annually, more than triple Bootstrap, bundled with 25 profiles and 5 workspaces a two-person team probably does not need.
Key features
- Content categories — organise posts into buckets with their own schedules
- Evergreen recycling — re-queue strong content automatically
- Unlimited AI generation — included from Bootstrap
- Advanced analytics — two years of history, from Accelerate
- Hashtag organiser — Accelerate tier
- Post approval — Accelerate tier
- Bulk editor — Accelerate tier
- Exported analytics reports — Pro tier
- Published agency tiers — 50, 100 and 150 profiles
- 14-day trial and 30-day money-back guarantee — no credit card to start
Pricing (as of 2026-09-16)
Model: profile-count tiers with 16% off annual billing; agency tiers published · Free tier: no — 14-day trial without a credit card · Entry paid: $24.17/mo billed annually (Bootstrap)
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap | $29/mo · $290/yr ($24.17/mo) | 5 social profiles · ⚠️ 1 user, 1 workspace · unlimited AI generation · basic analytics with 3 months of history · 10 content categories |
| Accelerate | $49/mo · $490/yr ($40.83/mo) | 10 social profiles · ⚠️ 1 user, 1 workspace · advanced analytics with 2 years of history · hashtag organiser · post approval · bulk editor |
| Pro | $99/mo · $990/yr ($82.50/mo) | 25 social profiles · 3 users per workspace · 5 workspaces · exported analytics reports · internal notes · full collaboration tools |
| Pro50 / Pro100 / Pro150 | $149.17 / $274.17 / $374.17 per month annually | ⭐ 50, 100 and 150 profiles · 5 users per workspace · 10, 20 and 30 workspaces respectively |
⚠️ Bootstrap and Accelerate each allow one user per workspace. Any collaboration requires Pro at $82.50 a month billed annually — more than triple Bootstrap — bundled with 25 profiles and 5 workspaces a small team may not need. Planable includes unlimited users at $33 per workspace by comparison.
⭐ Agency tiers are published rather than quote-only: Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150 cover 50, 100 and 150 profiles at $149.17, $274.17 and $374.17 a month billed annually. Several competitors — Agorapulse among them — require a sales conversation at that scale.
Annual billing saves 16% across the standard plans. A 14-day free trial requires no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies. Promotional discounts appear periodically, so check for a current offer before committing to annual billing.
Ratings breakdown
| Criterion | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Ease Of Use | 4.0/5 | Categories take setup effort but pay back in reduced daily work |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Recycling is genuinely differentiated; analytics are adequate |
| Value | 4.0/5 | Fair for solo users; the jump to multi-user is steep |
| Support | 4.0/5 | Solid, with a 30-day money-back guarantee |
Pros
- Content categories and evergreen recycling keep a calendar full
- Unlimited AI generation included from the entry tier
- Bootstrap at $24.17 a month annually is competitively priced for 5 profiles
- Agency tiers published up to 150 profiles rather than quote-only
- Advanced analytics with two years of history from Accelerate
- Post approval and bulk editor at Accelerate
- 14-day trial with no credit card required
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Cons
- ⚠️ Only 1 user on Bootstrap and Accelerate
- ⚠️ Collaboration requires Pro at $82.50/mo annually, triple Bootstrap
- No free plan, unlike Metricool, Publer and Planable
- Basic analytics on Bootstrap retain only 3 months of history
- Content categories require real setup effort before paying off
- Pro bundles 25 profiles and 5 workspaces small teams may not need
- Weaker unified inbox than Agorapulse
Who it’s for
- Solo marketers maintaining a presence without a content team
- Small businesses who want evergreen content recycled automatically
- Agencies who want published pricing up to 150 profiles
- Teams comfortable investing setup time in content categories
Who it’s not for
- Two-person teams — the jump to multi-user is disproportionate
- Teams needing many reviewers — Planable includes unlimited users
- Anyone wanting a permanent free tier to evaluate over time
- Brands whose bottleneck is inbound engagement rather than publishing
Best use cases
- Recycling evergreen posts so a calendar stays full without new production
- Organising content into categories with independent posting schedules
- Generating post variations with unlimited AI generation on any tier
- Running an agency across 30 workspaces on the Pro150 tier
- Bulk-editing a backlog of scheduled posts from the Accelerate tier
Integrations
SocialBee connects to the major social networks plus Canva, Unsplash and GIPHY for content creation, along with link shorteners and Zapier. The content-source integrations matter more here than in competing tools, because the category-and-recycle model depends on having enough material in each bucket — anything that reduces the effort of filling those categories directly improves how well the product works.
How it compares
| SocialBee | Planable | Metricool | Agorapulse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid | $24.17/mo annual | $33/mo per workspace | $20/mo (Starter) | $79/user/mo annual |
| Users at entry | ⚠️ 1 | ⭐ Unlimited | 1 | 1 per licence |
| Profiles at entry | 5 | 4 social pages | Up to 10 brands | 10 |
| Max published capacity | ⭐ 150 profiles (Pro150) | 10 pages per workspace | 50 brands (Advanced) | ⚠️ 10 profiles |
| Content recycling | ⭐ Core product | No | Limited | Limited |
| Free tier | No — 14-day trial | Yes — 50 posts | Yes — 1 brand | No — 30-day trial |
| Best fit | Content recycling | Client approvals | Analytics-led management | Inbound engagement |
Agorapulse, Metricool, SocialBee and Planable prices are vendor-published and verified 2026-09-16. Publer figures are from published third-party reporting where its own page could not be retrieved.
Alternatives
Planable includes unlimited users at $33 per workspace, which resolves SocialBee’s seat problem entirely if collaboration matters more than recycling. Metricool is stronger on analytics and prices by brand count. Publer is cheaper for straightforward scheduling. Agorapulse is the choice if inbound engagement is the bottleneck.
Recent changes
SocialBee’s standard plans price by social profile count. Bootstrap is $29 a month or $290 a year, equivalent to $24.17 a month with a 16% discount, covering 5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace, unlimited AI generation, basic analytics with three months of history and 10 content categories. Accelerate is $49 monthly or $490 a year ($40.83 a month), covering 10 profiles, 1 user and 1 workspace and adding advanced analytics with two years of history, a hashtag organiser, post approval and a bulk editor. Pro is $99 monthly or $990 a year ($82.50 a month), covering 25 profiles, 3 users per workspace and 5 workspaces and adding exported analytics reports, internal notes and full collaboration tools. Agency plans are published at $149.17, $274.17 and $374.17 a month billed annually for Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150, covering 50, 100 and 150 profiles with 5 users per workspace and 10, 20 and 30 workspaces respectively. A 14-day free trial requires no credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SocialBee cost?
Bootstrap is $29 a month or $24.17 billed annually for 5 profiles, Accelerate $49 or $40.83 for 10 profiles, and Pro $99 or $82.50 for 25 profiles. Agency tiers run $149.17, $274.17 and $374.17 a month annually for 50, 100 and 150 profiles. Annual billing saves 16%, and a 14-day trial needs no credit card.
How many users does SocialBee include?
One on Bootstrap and one on Accelerate, three on Pro, and five per workspace on the agency tiers. This is the plan’s main weakness: any collaboration at all requires Pro at $82.50 a month billed annually, more than triple Bootstrap, bundled with 25 profiles and 5 workspaces a small team may not need.
What are SocialBee’s content categories?
Buckets you sort content into — tips, blog links, testimonials, promotions — each with its own posting schedule, which SocialBee cycles through and re-queues automatically. The point is evergreen recycling: a strong post reappears at sensible intervals instead of publishing once and disappearing, which addresses the real failure mode of running out of things to post.
Does SocialBee have a free plan?
No, only a 14-day trial requiring no credit card, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If a permanent free tier matters, Metricool offers one brand with 20 monthly posts, Planable offers 50 posts with no expiry, and Publer offers three social accounts.
SocialBee or Planable?
SocialBee if you are a solo operator whose problem is filling a calendar — content categories and recycling are genuinely differentiated. Planable if more than one person is involved, since it includes unlimited users at $33 per workspace against SocialBee’s single seat below the $82.50 Pro tier. The seat structure, not the features, usually decides this one.
Does SocialBee publish agency pricing?
Yes — Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150 at $149.17, $274.17 and $374.17 a month billed annually, covering 50, 100 and 150 profiles with 10, 20 and 30 workspaces. That transparency is worth crediting, since Agorapulse caps every published tier at 10 profiles and routes anything larger into a sales conversation.
What does SocialBee’s Accelerate tier add?
Ten profiles instead of five, advanced analytics with two years of history rather than three months, a hashtag organiser, post approval and a bulk editor. It remains a single-user plan, so it is an upgrade in capability and capacity but not in collaboration — that still requires Pro.
Sources
- SocialBee — official pricing page
- Planable — official pricing page
- Metricool — official pricing page
- Agorapulse — official pricing page
- Publer — pricing (vendor)
Compiled from public sources; last verified 2026-09-16. Pricing is subject to change — verify with the vendor. Ratings reflect editorial opinion based on documented capabilities, published pricing, and aggregated user reviews. DigiJaws does not accept payment for review placement or rating.
SocialBee Review (4/5): Pricing & Verdict (2026). DigiJaws, 2026. https://digijaws.com/reviews/socialbee-review/