A Metricool alternative with more AI writing
Metricool and HivePost both price by brand. Metricool Starter is cheaper for 5 brands, from $20 a month billed yearly. HivePost Pro costs $29 a month for 5 brands and includes 1,500 AI credits, Autopilot and a brand voice learned from your own posts. Metricool has deeper analytics and publishes to more networks today.
Prices side by side
From Metricool's public pricing page, read on 3 November 2026, and HivePost's own plans. Each product counts AI credits its own way.
- Metricool Free: 1 brand, 5 AI assistant credits per brand a month
- Metricool Starter: from $20 a month billed yearly ($25 monthly) for 5 brands, 20 AI credits per brand a month
- Metricool Advanced: from $53 a month billed yearly ($67 monthly) for 15 brands, 35 AI credits per brand a month
- HivePost Free: 1 brand, 3 networks, 20 posts a month, 30 AI credits
- HivePost Creator, Pro and Agency: $12, $29 and $79 a month for 2, 5 or 20 brands, every network included
- AI credits a month: 300, 1,500 and 5,000 (one caption is one credit; alt text is free)
Where Metricool is ahead
A lower starting price for 5 brands, deeper analytics and reports, and more networks published today. HivePost publishes to Bluesky today. Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest open one by one as each network approves HivePost's app.
Where HivePost is different
Built for people who post for several brands and want the writing done for them.
- AI that learns your brand voice from your own posts and writes one version per network
- Autopilot: photos you add become posts that wait for your OK
- Posts that wait for a client's or teammate's OK, approved in one tap on the phone
- A posting API and an MCP server for Claude, on the same account
Questions
- Does HivePost have analytics?
- Yes: followers, interactions and each post's results per network, Best Time to post, CSV export and reports.
- What is an AI credit on HivePost?
- One caption, one version per network or one rewrite is one credit. Alt text for photos and photo checks are free.