Tool profile · Marketing & social

Meta Business Suite

Meta's free tool for scheduling and insights on Facebook and Instagram. Best for: free Instagram and Facebook scheduling.

What people use it for

  • Instagram and Facebook scheduling

Learning difficulty

1/5: Built into Meta.

Competitors

ToolPricing modelFree planStarting priceDifficultyOutput rightsBest for
Meta Business SuiteFreeYesFree1/5–Free Instagram and Facebook scheduling
CanvaFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then US$144/year for one person1/5You own or may use output commerciallyFast templated design for non-designers
BufferFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $5/mo per channel ($60/yr per channel)1/5Not a content generatorSolo creators scheduling a few channels
TaplioPaid plans onlyTrial only$39/mo billed monthly1/5Not a content generatorGrowing on LinkedIn
MetricoolFree plan + paid plansYesSee official site1/5–Affordable scheduling plus analytics
TypefullyFree plan + paid plansYesSee official site1/5–Writing threads and posts
HootsuitePaid plans onlyTrial onlySee official site––Agencies managing many accounts

Alternatives with a free plan

  • Canva: Fast templated design for non-designers
  • Buffer: Solo creators scheduling a few channels
  • Metricool: Affordable scheduling plus analytics
  • Typefully: Writing threads and posts

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