Publer is a social media scheduling and management platform founded in 2015 in Tirana, Albania. It is a bootstrapped, profitable company — rare in its category — which shapes its pricing philosophy: competitive base rates without venture-backed growth pricing. The platform supports scheduling across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, and more, with AI content generation (AI Assist powered by GPT-4), analytics, team collaboration, and content recycling.
Pricing is unique in the social media management category — Publer uses a per-account, per-member scaling model rather than a flat per-seat or flat monthly fee. Free plan: 3 social accounts (no X/Twitter due to API cost), 10 scheduled posts per account, 24-hour post history, no analytics. Professional plan starts at $12/month (3 accounts) on monthly billing — each additional social account costs $4/month, and each additional team member costs $2/month. AI Assist on Professional requires connecting your own OpenAI API key; Publer does not provide AI credits at this tier. Business plan starts at $21/month (3 accounts) — additional accounts $7/month, additional members $3/month. Business includes analytics, AI Assist (Publer-funded credits), bulk scheduling up to 500 posts, post recycling, content approval workflows, and VistaCreate integration. Annual billing saves approximately 33% on both paid plans. A 7-day free trial for Professional and 14-day for Business require no credit card.
The CEO confirmed Publer pays $42,000/month for Twitter Enterprise API access — the reason X/Twitter is excluded from the free plan entirely. This creates a $0/month platform where X scheduling requires paid.
Per-account pricing makes Publer very affordable for small accounts but can become expensive for agencies managing large portfolios. At 25 accounts on the Business plan: $21 base + (22 × $7) = $175/month before any additional team members. For every 9 social accounts or team members purchased, the 10th is free. Nonprofits and charities receive a 50% lifetime discount on all plans. G2 rating is 4.7/5 from 497 reviews.
