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Metricool

Social media analytics and scheduling for every platform

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★4.6ratingPricing · Freemium from $22/moHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelMetricool · Social
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Social AI has no moat to speak of on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Social AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What Metricool does

Metricool manages, schedules, and analyzes content across every major social platform — with competitor benchmarking, best-time suggestions, and AI content generation.

How Metricool compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Metricool does. Among the 5 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Buffer at $6 a month and the median is $19. Metricool starts at $22 a month, above that median. 2 of the 5 offer an API, as Metricool does. Metricool offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Metricool was founded in 2016; the alternatives were founded between 2010 and 2022, 2 of them earlier. Metricool is based in Madrid, Spain; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Spain. They are in Italy, the United Kingdom and France.

Market position · Social

How Metricool compares in Social

Metricool has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 251 live Social tools on FalcoScan. Across Social, the average opportunity score is 53.5 and the average saturation score 56.2. FalcoScan rates Metricool's own market position as contested. 16 of the 251 operating Social tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Metricool compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
MetricoolFounded 2016 · Madrid, SpainHighContestedFreemium$22/moYesYesWebHot
TypefullyFounded 2021 · Padua, ItalyHighOpenFreemium$19/moYesNoWebStable
BufferFounded 2010 · Remote-firstLowCrowdedFreemium$6/moYesYesWeb, MobileStable
FlickFounded 2018 · London, United KingdomHighOpenFreemium$11/moYesNoWebRising
IconosquareFounded 2011ModerateOpenPaid$49/moNoYesWebRising
TaplioFounded 2022 · Paris, FranceHighOpenFreemium$49/moYesNoWebHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Social.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Metricool exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
AnalyticsSchedulingContent Generation
Industry Verticals
Marketing
Tagged

Metricool shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Metricool: common questions

Is Metricool free?

Metricool has a free tier, with paid plans from $22 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Metricool?

The closest alternatives to Metricool that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Typefully, Buffer, Flick, Iconosquare, and Taplio.

Is Metricool still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Metricool as operating at metricool.com.

Where is Metricool based?

Metricool is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Does Metricool have an API?

Yes. Metricool offers an API.

Who is Metricool for?

Metricool is built for creators, agencies, and marketers.

How do I sign in to Metricool?

Sign in on Metricool's own website, metricool.com. FalcoScan reviews Metricool but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Metricool directly.

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