Publer alternative
The Publer alternative without per-account math.
Publer's bill is a calculator: $4–7 per social account plus $2–3 per member, with analytics and the API on Business. Zilfu is flat from $19/month for 10 accounts, with unlimited team members and everything included.
Publer's price is a formula. Zilfu's is a number.
For one person with a couple of accounts, Publer is hard to beat.
Multiply accounts and teammates, though, and the calculator takes over. Zilfu stays flat from $19. Bring the whole team, route posts through approvals, send clients branded reports and automate it with the API. The bill only moves when your account count does.
Zilfu vs Publer, line by line.
Publer takes network breadth, bulk tooling and the solo free plan. Zilfu takes flat pricing, team seats, approvals and the API.
Pricing & team
Zilfu wins 4 of 5
Pricing model
- Zilfu
- Flat tiers (ahead)
- Publer
- $4–7 / account + $2–3 / member
10 accounts, 3 people
- Zilfu
- $19 / month (ahead)
- Publer
- ~$69 / month on Business
100 accounts
- Zilfu
- $79 / month (ahead)
- Publer
- ~$642 / month on Business
Team members
- Zilfu
- Unlimited (ahead)
- Publer
- Paid per member
1–3 accounts, solo
- Zilfu
- $19 / month
- Publer
- Free plan (ahead)
Approvals & analytics
Zilfu wins 4 of 4
Approval workflow
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Publer
- Needs paid members
Client reviewers
- Zilfu
- Unlimited, free (ahead)
- Publer
- $2–3 / month each
Analytics
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Publer
- Business only
Link in bio
- Zilfu
- Included, unbranded (ahead)
- Publer
- Publer-branded on Free
Channels
Publer wins 2 of 5
Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook
- Zilfu
- Yes
- Publer
- Yes
Threads, Pinterest
- Zilfu
- Yes
- Publer
- Yes
X
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Publer
- Paid plans only
YouTube
- Zilfu
- Coming soon
- Publer
- Yes (ahead)
Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, WordPress, Google Business
- Zilfu
- Not yet
- Publer
- Yes (ahead)
Bulk tools & AI
Publer wins 3 of 5
Bulk CSV scheduling
- Zilfu
- None
- Publer
- Up to 500 posts (ahead)
RSS auto-posting
- Zilfu
- None
- Publer
- Yes (ahead)
Evergreen content
- Zilfu
- Recurring slots + queue
- Publer
- Spintax recycling
AI assistant & browser extension
- Zilfu
- None
- Publer
- Yes (ahead)
Social inbox
- Zilfu
- Comments, 3 networks (ahead)
- Publer
- None
Automation & API
Zilfu wins 3 of 3
REST API
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Publer
- Business & Enterprise
Webhooks
- Zilfu
- Signed, every plan (ahead)
- Publer
- None
MCP server for AI agents
- Zilfu
- Hosted, included (ahead)
- Publer
- None
Published monthly rates as of June 2026: Professional $4 per account and $2 per extra member, Business $7 and $3; every 10th account is free, and annual billing is roughly two months free. The free plan covers 3 accounts with no X. Accurate to the best of our knowledge; verify on each provider's pricing page.
What the same team costs.
Four common setups, priced on both at June 2026 monthly rates.
Solo creator
1 person, 10 accounts, no analytics
- Publer Professional
- $36/mo
- Zilfu Pro
- $19/mo
- You keep
- $204/yr
Small team
3 people, 10 accounts, analytics
- Publer Business
- $69/mo
- Zilfu Pro
- $19/mo
- You keep
- $600/yr
Agency
6 people, 40 accounts, analytics
- Publer Business
- $267/mo
- Zilfu Business
- $79/mo
- You keep
- $2,256/yr
Growing agency
8 people, 100 accounts, analytics
- Publer Business
- $651/mo
- Zilfu Business
- $79/mo
- You keep
- $6,864/yr
When the calculator starts winning.
Agencies and multi-account teams outgrow per-account, per-member math fast.
Pricing
Flat, not a formula
$19/mo for up to 10 accounts, even 10 on the same network, with unlimited users. No spreadsheet to predict your bill.
Publer: $7/account + $3/member on Business: ~$69/mo for 10 accounts and 3 people.
Team
Teammates are free
Invite account managers, freelancers and client reviewers without buying seats.
Publer: $2–3/mo per additional member, and the free plan is single-user.
Included
Everything on every plan
Analytics, X, an unbranded link in bio, a REST API, signed webhooks, MCP and approvals, from $19/month.
Publer: analytics and API need Business; X is paid-only.
Switch before lunch. No export needed.
Let Publer publish what's queued, or rebuild the queue in Zilfu in minutes.
- ~20 seconds
Create your account
Pick the plan that fits your account count.
- ~30 seconds each
Connect your accounts
Each network's official sign-in. No export or CSV.
- ~1 minute
Invite clients and team
Add teammates and client reviewers at no per-seat cost, then set your approval flow.
Leaving Publer, answered.
How much does Publer actually cost for 10 social accounts?
Publer bills per account and per member. On Business, the tier with analytics and API access, 10 accounts with a 3-person team works out to about $69/month (9 billed accounts at $7 plus 2 extra members at $3, since every 10th account is free). Zilfu Pro covers 10 accounts with unlimited team members for a flat $19/month.
Does Publer charge per team member?
Yes. Each additional member is $2/month on Professional and $3/month on Business, and the Free plan is single-user. Zilfu includes unlimited team members on every plan.
Does Publer's free plan support X (Twitter)?
No. X is excluded from Publer's free plan, which also caps each account at 10 pending scheduled posts and keeps only 24 hours of post history. Zilfu plans start at $19/month for 10 connected accounts, with unlimited posts, team members and approvals.
Which Publer plan includes analytics and API access?
Business only: $7 per account plus $3 per member each month. Zilfu includes analytics, a REST API, signed webhooks and a hosted MCP server on every plan.
Does Publer have approval workflows on the free plan?
No. Publer's free plan is single-user, so approvals only exist once you pay for additional members. Zilfu ships approvals on every plan, with client reviewers at no extra cost.
Does Zilfu support Telegram, Mastodon, Bluesky or Google Business like Publer?
No. Publer's network list is genuinely broader, and it also publishes to YouTube and WordPress today. Zilfu covers Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, X, LinkedIn and Threads, with YouTube coming soon, and focuses on flat pricing, approvals and multi-account publishing on those networks.
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