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The Only Social Media Scheduler That Covers 7 Platforms for $5

Most social media schedulers charge $18–$99/month for coverage of major platforms. SocialMate covers 7 platforms including TikTok and LinkedIn for $5/month (free tier available).

📅 May 22, 2026⏱ 2 min read

The Platform Coverage Problem

Every social media scheduler charges differently for platform access, and the pricing math rarely makes sense.

Buffer: $18/month for 3 channels. Want more? $18/channel/month.

Hootsuite: $99/month base. LinkedIn, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon? Extra or not available.

Later: $25/month, LinkedIn behind a paywall, no Discord or Telegram.

Publer: $12/month, reasonable but still paid for every platform.

Then there's SocialMate. $5/month for 7 platforms. Or free.

The 7 Platforms

SocialMate supports:

1. **LinkedIn** — personal profile scheduling (official API, live May 2026)

2. **TikTok** — official Content Posting API (Production-approved May 2026)

3. **Bluesky** — full scheduling with AT Protocol integration

4. **Mastodon** — multi-instance support

5. **Discord** — channel message scheduling via webhook

6. **Telegram** — channel post scheduling

7. **X / Twitter** — official API (pay-per-use for free users; Pro+ quota included)

No other tool covers Discord and Telegram scheduling at this price. Most tools don't cover them at any price.

What You Get at Each Tier

Free ($0/month):

All 7 platforms

50 AI credits/month (captions, hooks, hashtags, repurposing)

Calendar view

Basic analytics

2 seats

Pro ($5/month):

All 7 platforms

500 AI credits/month

Smart queue auto-scheduling

Brand voice AI injection

5 seats

Priority publishing

Agency ($20/month):

All 7 platforms

2,000 AI credits/month

5 client workspaces

White label features available

15 seats

The Comparison Math

Running Buffer ($18) + a TikTok scheduler like Later ($25) = $43/month. And you still don't have Discord or Telegram.

SocialMate Pro: $5/month. All 7 platforms. 500 AI credits.

The math is straightforward.

Why SocialMate Can Offer This

Lower overhead (bootstrapped solo team, no VC burn rate), infrastructure built on Supabase + Inngest + Vercel (modern, efficient), and a pricing philosophy that says creator tools should be accessible — not locked behind $99/month paywalls.

The pitch is simple: what competitors charge $99/month for, we give for $5. Or free.

Start at socialmate.studio.