Comparison
Every tool on the shortlist, one table.
The same twelve rows for all seven, each cell linked to the vendor's own documentation. Including the rows where they win.
Side by side
What changes when the work is for a client.
Scheduling is where these tools converge. They diverge on whether the product assumes you own the account or you are posting for someone who does.
Client workflow
Clients approve without an accountNo login, no seat and no onboarding for the client
A separate room per client brandIsolated channels, media and reporting, with access granted brand by brand
Collect assets without an accountSend a link; photos and video land in your review queue
Reporting
Branded PDF reports in your nameYour logo and your colours, with no vendor branding on the file
- Haba Social
- White-label, every plan
- Planable
- Logo only; white-label withdrawnsource
- HeyOrca
- Pro; app branding, not the PDFsource
- Zilfu
- Included, every plansource
- Buffer
- Logo on the cover, Teamsource
- Later
- Not documentedsource
- Publer
- Enterprise, still on the roadmapsource
- Hootsuite
- Custom reports, Professional upsource
A live client dashboard, no loginA link the client can bookmark that is current whenever they open it
Credentials and attribution
Encrypted vault for client loginsStore logins per brand. Team sharing, per-person permissions and the activity log are Agency only
Clicks attributed to the postEvery click tied back to the post, platform and campaign that earned it
Automatic UTMs and your own tracking domainTagging applied at publish time, on a domain that carries your name
Link in bio on your own domainA bio page per brand, tracked like every other link
Publishing
Networks you can publish toInstagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky and Telegram
One post, tailored per networkCaptions and crops adjusted per platform without starting again
Cost
What ten client brands costTen brands with reporting, priced from each vendor's own published rates
Checked 7 October 2026.
One at a time
The longer version.
Each page names the case for the other tool too.
- Planable AlternativeBoth put client approvals at the centre. Haba Social also carries the reporting, credential vault, link tracking and content intake that agency work needs around them.
- HeyOrca AlternativeTwo agency-first tools with the same approval model. Haba Social adds credential management, link attribution and client content intake, and charges once instead of per client.
- Zilfu AlternativeZilfu is a well-built flat-priced scheduler with free branded reports. Haba Social differs on the client trust layer: approvals without a login, per-brand permissions, a credential vault and link attribution.
- Buffer AlternativeBuffer is built for publishing your own channels. Haba Social is built for publishing on behalf of clients, with approvals, isolated brands and reporting they can open.
- Later AlternativeLater leans visual and Instagram-first, and prices by Social Set. Haba Social is network-agnostic and organised around client approvals, reporting and multi-brand access on one subscription.
- Publer AlternativePubler is a capable, cheap scheduler with the widest network list here. Haba Social is organised around the client relationship: approvals, white-label reporting, credentials and attribution.
- Hootsuite Alternative for AgenciesHootsuite alternative for agencies: client approvals by magic link, separate client brands and branded reports. From $19 a month. 7-day trial.
Pricing
The vault is on every plan.
Team sharing, per-person permissions and the activity log are Agency only. Plans also differ by limits. Annual billing saves 20%.
Starter
Individuals and small brands
$19/month
10 social accounts · 300 posts / month
- Calendar and scheduling
- Publish to every connected network
- Analytics on every post
- Vault — 10 stored logins
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Creator
Creators and growing brands
$39/month
20 social accounts · 1,500 posts / month
Everything in Starter, plus
- 5× the monthly posting allowance
- Client and brand reporting
- Vault — 50 stored logins
Agency
Agencies and teams
$79/month
60 social accounts · 5,000 posts / month
Everything in Creator, plus
- Team access and roles
- Team Vault sharing, permissions and audit log
- Priority support
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