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Head-to-head · AI social media management tools · facts checked 16 Sept 2026

Circleboom vs Publer

Publer scores 7.0 to Circleboom's 3.2 among the AI social media management tools we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Circleboom
#19 of 19 AI social media management tools
3.2
/ 10
From
$29.99/mo (Pro)
Free plan
Yes
Publer
#4 of 19 AI social media management tools
7.0
/ 10
From
$5/mo
Free plan
Yes
The verdict

Publer wins, 7.0 to 3.2

Publer costs $25 a month for five profiles against Circleboom's $29.99, and Publer has a free plan on top of that. Publer also adds a mobile app, bulk scheduling, an API and AI image generation, features Circleboom does not offer. Both re-queue evergreen posts.

Pick Circleboom if you want a 90 day free trial before paying.

Pick Publer if you want a free plan, a mobile app, and AI image generation.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Agencies managing clients
Publer
Circleboom 1.5 · Publer 5.0 on agencies and teams
  • API: Publer yes, Circleboom no
  • Browser extension: Publer yes, Circleboom no
Solo creators on a budget
Publer
Circleboom 6.5 · Publer 8.8 on pricing
  • Free plan: Publer yes, Circleboom no
  • Monthly cost for 5 social profiles: $25 against $29.99
Brands posting across networks
Publer
Circleboom 2.8 · Publer 7.6 on publishing and ai content
  • Bulk scheduling: Publer yes, Circleboom no
  • Mobile app: Publer yes, Circleboom no
  • Link-in-bio page: Publer yes, Circleboom no
Listening and competitor tracking
Publer
Circleboom 0.0 · Publer 4.0 on listening and competitors
  • Tracks competitors' accounts: Publer yes, Circleboom no
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other AI social media management tools we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Publer leads on 6 of 6 criteria.

Publishing25% of the score
Circleboom3.5
Publer8.0
Pricing25% of the score
Circleboom6.5
Publer8.8
AI content20% of the score
Circleboom2.0
Publer7.0
Agencies and teams15% of the score
Circleboom1.5
Publer5.0
Listening and competitors10% of the score
Circleboom0.0
Publer4.0
Privacy and support5% of the score
Circleboom2.2
Publer4.5
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

Networks it publishes to
Publer
Circleboom
Facebook, instagram, x, linkedin, pinterest, google_business, tiktok, youtube, threads, bluesky
source ↗
Publer
Facebook, instagram, x, linkedin, tiktok, youtube, pinterest, threads, bluesky, mastodon, google_business
source ↗
Bulk scheduling
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Mobile app
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Link-in-bio page
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Monthly cost for 5 social profiles
Publer
Circleboom
$29.99
source ↗
Publer
$25
source ↗
Free plan
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Generates images for posts
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Writes in your brand voice
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
API
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Browser extension
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Tracks competitors' accounts
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
GDPR
Publer
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Publer
Circleboom
Email
source ↗
Publer
Email, live_chat
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Free trial
Circleboom
90 days
source ↗
Publer
Does not apply
Where they match (14)
One inbox for comments and messages
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Re-queues evergreen posts
Circleboom
Yes
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Schedules a first comment
Circleboom
Yes
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
An AI agent that plans or publishes for you
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Turns links, articles or videos into posts
Circleboom
Yes
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Generates videos for posts
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Reports in your own or your client's branding
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Single sign-on
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Pulls in Canva designs
Circleboom
Yes
source ↗
Publer
Yes
source ↗
Tracks mentions beyond your own accounts
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Manages or reports on paid ads
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Finds or manages influencers
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Does not train AI on your content
Circleboom
Not published
Publer
Not published
SOC 2
Circleboom
No
source ↗
Publer
No
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Circleboom

Pro
$29.99/mo · $299.88/yr
5 social accounts, no dedicated support, team members not included
Premium
$44.99/mo · $419.88/yr
10 social accounts, unlimited teams, dedicated support included
Business
$89.99/mo · $958.88/yr
30 social accounts, unlimited teams, dedicated support and video calls included
Enterprise
$249.99/mo · $2,519/yr
100 social accounts, unlimited teams, dedicated support and video calls included
Twitter (Limited Plan)
$29.99/mo · $155.88/yr
Twitter (Pro Plan)
$35.99/mo · $287.88/yr

Publer

Free
Free
1 user, 3 social accounts (no X), 10 scheduled posts per account, 25 drafts, 24-hour post history
Professional
$5/mo · $48/yr
Unlimited scheduling, drafts, media storage, workspaces, RSS automations, X/Twitter integration, eternal post history
Business
$10/mo · $96/yr
All Professional features plus unlimited AI prompts, analytics & reports, best times to post, competitor analysis, hashtag analytics, Spintax recycling, API access
Enterprise
Custom
All Business features plus higher volume discounts, 1:1 onboarding, prioritized support

For everything else about each tool, read the full Circleboom review and Publer review.

Section 04

Circleboom vs Publer: common questions

Which is better, Circleboom or Publer?

Publer scores 7.0 and Circleboom 3.2 out of 10 among the AI social media management tools we rate. Publer is ahead on publishing, pricing, aI content, agencies and teams, listening and competitors and privacy and support.

Is Circleboom or Publer cheaper?

Circleboom's cheapest paid plan is $29.99/mo (Pro) and Publer's is $5/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do Circleboom and Publer have a free plan?

Publer does and Circleboom does not.

What can Publer do that Circleboom cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: bulk scheduling, mobile app, link-in-bio page, free plan, generates images for posts, writes in your brand voice, aPI, browser extension, tracks competitors' accounts and gDPR.

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