Socialhand vs Publer
Publer is a low-cost scheduler for people who write their own posts, with AI help and a free plan. Socialhand makes the posts and reels for you from your website and publishes them on 8 platforms, from $97 a month.
Last updated · Publer's prices checked
The short answer
Pick Publer if you're happy to write and design your own posts and want the cheapest way to schedule them.
Pick Socialhand if you want the posts made for you, not just scheduled, and replies drafted too.
A week of posting, both ways
Who does each step, and what's left for you.
With Publer
- YouWrite the posts, with AI Assist helping
- YouMake or find the images and videos
- YouSchedule them in the calendar
- PublerPubler publishes on time
- YouAnswer comments, with AI help
You do 4 of 5 steps
With Socialhand
- SocialhandReads your website and past posts
- SocialhandMakes reels, carousels and posts in your brand
- YouYou approve the week with a tap, or switch on autopilot
- SocialhandPosts them on all 8 platforms
- SocialhandDrafts comment replies (Growth and Pro)
You do 1 of 5 steps
Side by side
| Feature | Socialhand | Publer |
|---|---|---|
| Makes the posts for you | Yes. Reels, carousels, image posts, motion graphics and text posts, made from your website in your brand | AI Assist writes text and images when you ask; you plan and schedule |
| Platforms | All 8 on every plan: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads and Pinterest | Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (paid only), Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profiles, YouTube, Telegram, Bluesky, Mastodon and WordPress |
| Comments and DMs | Comment replies on Growth and Pro (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Threads and LinkedIn): thank-yous go out on their own, questions are drafted for you to send. DM replies on Growth and Pro (Instagram and Facebook Messenger), drafted for you to send | AI Assist helps you respond to comments |
| Your own video into reels | Yes, on Pro: the built-in video editor turns your filmed takes into finished, captioned reels (8 of your own videos a month) | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Price | $97, $197 or $257 a month, billed monthly | Professional from $5 and Business from $10 a month ($4 and $8 billed yearly), priced by social accounts |
| Try it | A free account, no card needed. Paste your website: your month is planned and your first post made, and you can post it free | A free plan for 3 accounts (no X), and a 7 or 14-day trial on paid plans |
Prices checked 29 Oct 2026, from each vendor's own site: Publer pricing. "Not listed" means the vendor's page doesn't mention it. See Socialhand's plans.
Where they really differ
A cheap scheduler or the posts done for you
Publer's paid plans start low and are priced by the number of social accounts, so it's one of the cheapest ways to schedule posts you already have. Its AI Assist writes text and images when you ask.
Socialhand costs more because it does the work: it plans your month and makes 15, 30 and 60 posts a month from your website, then posts them for you.
What the free plans cover
Publer's free plan connects 3 social accounts, not X, with up to 10 scheduled posts per account at a time.
Socialhand's free account plans your month and makes your first post from your website. To see the kind of thing it writes, try the free caption generator.
Platforms
Publer reaches more places: Google Business Profiles, Telegram, Bluesky, Mastodon and WordPress as well as the big networks, with X on paid plans only. Socialhand covers 8 platforms, X included on every plan.
When Publer is the better pick
- You write your own posts and want the lowest price to schedule them.
- You post on Telegram, Mastodon, Bluesky, WordPress or Google Business Profile.
- You want a free plan for a few accounts.
- You manage many accounts and want a price per account.
When Socialhand is the better pick
- You want the posts and reels made for you from your website.
- You want X on every plan.
- You want comment replies drafted on Growth and Pro, and DMs too.
- You film yourself and want the takes edited into reels.
Questions people ask
Is Socialhand a good Publer alternative?
Yes, if writing the posts is what you want off your plate. Publer is a cheap way to schedule what you make; Socialhand makes it from your website and posts it on 8 platforms. If you only need a scheduler, Publer costs less.
How much does Publer cost compared with Socialhand?
Publer's pricing page lists Professional from $5 and Business from $10 a month, priced by the number of social accounts. Socialhand is $97, $197 or $257 a month, billed monthly, and it makes the posts as well as publishing them.
Is Publer free?
It has a free plan for 3 social accounts, not X, with up to 10 scheduled posts per account at a time. Socialhand's free account plans your month and makes your first post, which you can post free.
Does Publer post to X?
Only on a paid plan, according to its pricing page. Socialhand posts to X on every plan, with the other 7 platforms.
Can I try Socialhand for free?
Yes. Make a free account, no card needed, and paste your website. Socialhand reads it, plans your month and makes your first post, with a version for each platform. Connect your accounts and post it free, so you see it live. You can also film one reel in Studio free. Nothing else posts until you pick a plan.
See your own posts first.
Paste your website and Socialhand plans your month and makes your first post, which you can post free. If you like it, plans start at $97 a month.