Note: Competitor pricing and features in this post were checked against each vendor’s own website in October 2026. Plans and pricing may have changed since publication.
Crowdfire is gone. On May 5, 2025 the company announced on its own blog that it would go offline on May 15, 2025, after 15 years of serving creators, small businesses, brands and agencies. It pointed to platforms building their own publishing and analytics tools, and to the rising cost of running the service. Posts already scheduled kept going out until the shutdown date, and the company said it would email subscribers about subscriptions and refunds.
What to Check Before You Pick a Replacement
- Your networks. List the networks you post to and confirm each one is on the new tool’s list. Lists differ more than the marketing pages suggest.
- How many accounts. Plans are capped by channels, profiles or users, and some charge per channel.
- What you will actually use. Scheduling only, or also a social inbox, approvals, analytics or RSS posting.
- Your queue. Do not count on getting your old posts out of a closed service. Plan to rebuild the queue, and prefer a tool that lets you import a batch. BulkPublish has Bulk Compose and CSV import for that.
Here are 9 Crowdfire alternatives worth considering in 2026.
1. BulkPublish, Best Overall Alternative
BulkPublish is a multi-platform scheduler with flat plans and a free one, so you can set up your accounts and see whether it fits before paying. It covers 15 networks, a visual calendar, Bulk Compose and CSV import for rebuilding a queue, repeat posts, RSS feeds, an AI caption assistant and a social inbox on paid plans.
- Pricing: Free plan available. Pro from $13.99/mo ($11.89/mo yearly).
- Platforms: 15 (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X, Discord, Telegram, Tumblr, Snapchat)
- Channels: Up to 30 on Pro (2 per platform), 75 on Business (5 per platform)
- Posts: 30/day on Pro, unlimited on Business
- Storage: 2 GB on Pro, 10 GB on Business
- Organizations: 3 on Pro, 10 on Business
- Best for: Former Crowdfire users who want broad scheduling and a free plan to start
2. Buffer
Simple per-channel scheduler with a clean UI and real free plan.
- Pricing: $5/channel/mo
- Free plan: Yes
- Best for: Solo creators managing a handful of accounts
- Limitation: Costs scale linearly with channel count
3. Publer
Budget-friendly publisher with bulk scheduling, RSS, and a real free plan.
- Pricing: $5/mo monthly ($4 annual, Professional)
- Free plan: Yes
- Best for: Budget-conscious users who want bulk + RSS
- Limitation: Free plan excludes X
4. Later
Visual-first scheduler with drag-and-drop calendar and media library.
- Pricing: $18.75/mo (billed annually)
- Free plan: No (14-day trial)
- Best for: Visual brands and Instagram-first creators
- Limitation: No free plan
5. Pallyy
Lightweight, low-cost Instagram-focused scheduler.
- Pricing: $25/mo (Pro, 1 social set; save up to 25% annually)
- Free plan: Yes
- Best for: Instagram-focused creators on a tight budget
- Limitation: Less robust for non-Instagram platforms
6. SocialBee
Category-based scheduling with built-in recycling.
- Pricing: $29/mo ($24.20 annual)
- Free plan: No (14-day trial)
- Best for: Small businesses wanting category-based scheduling and recycling
- Limitation: No free plan
7. Metricool
Analytics-first scheduler with competitor tracking.
- Pricing: $25/mo ($20/mo annual)
- Free plan: Yes
- Best for: Data-driven marketers wanting scheduling + analytics
- Limitation: Free plan limited to one brand
8. Planoly
Instagram-and-Pinterest visual planner with grid preview.
- Pricing: $14/mo
- Free plan: Yes
- Best for: Visual creators planning Instagram and Pinterest content
- Limitation: Less Pinterest depth than Tailwind App
9. Hootsuite
Established all-in-one with broad integration catalog and unified inbox.
- Pricing: $99/mo (billed annually)
- Free plan: No (14-day trial)
- Best for: Mid-size teams that want broad integrations
- Limitation: No free plan
Which Crowdfire Alternative Is Right for You?
If you want the simplest move, Buffer and Publer keep scheduling plain and have free plans. For Instagram-led accounts, Later, Pallyy and Planoly are the visual options. SocialBee suits recycling evergreen posts, Metricool adds analytics, and Hootsuite is the established big platform. For broad scheduling across 15 networks with a free plan to start, BulkPublish is a good place to begin. Whatever you choose, connect your accounts and rebuild your next two weeks of posts first, so the move is done before the gap shows.
