Chockstone Labs vs Publer
Publer is the cheapest way to schedule to a few accounts, it reaches 13 networks, and it has the highest Capterra rating of the five tools we compared. Publer has no inbox, and its MCP server is on the Business plan. Chockstone Labs includes the inbox, keyword DMs, approvals and MCP on every plan, priced by brand.
Checked October 26, 2026, from Publer’s own pages. Prices in US dollars, before tax.
Side by side
| Feature | Chockstone Labs | Publer |
|---|---|---|
| Priced by | Brand. Starter is free; Creator and Studio add client tools. | Social account, plus members |
| Monthly price | Starter free · Creator $19 (5 brands, 15 accounts, 5 people) · Studio $79 (25 brands, 75 accounts, 25 people). Yearly: $190 and $790. | Professional $5 or Business $10 per account, billed monthly; about $4 and $8 billed yearly |
| Free plan | 1 brand, 3 accounts, 2 people, 90 posts a month, with approvals and the inbox | 3 accounts (no X), 1 workspace, 10 scheduled posts per account |
| Trial | None needed: Starter is free with no time limit | 7 days on Professional, 14 days on Business |
| Networks | Instagram, Facebook Pages, Threads, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, Mastodon and Google Business Profile (full list) | 13, including X, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, WordPress, Telegram and Mastodon |
| Approvals | Every plan. On Creator and Studio, clients approve through a link with no account. | Business (sources disagree on Professional) |
| Inbox | Every plan: comments on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube, plus Instagram DMs | None found |
| Comment-to-DM | Every plan, on Instagram: 1 rule on Starter, no limit on Creator and Studio | Not found |
| Link in bio | Every plan, with cookieless tap counts. A/B tests on Creator and Studio | Linkie, from the free plan |
| Built-in AI writing | Included, with no credits. Your own assistant can write too. | AI Assist, unlimited on Business |
| AI assistants (MCP) | Every plan. Approvals and limits are enforced on our server. | Business and Enterprise, announced September 28, 2026 |
| Reviews | New in 2026, so no third-party reviews yet | Capterra 4.8 from 941 reviews |
Where Publer is better
- Costs less for a few accounts: $5 an account a month, and a free plan with 3 accounts.
- Posts to 13 networks, including X, WordPress and Telegram, which we don’t.
- Has the highest Capterra rating of the five: 4.8 from 941 reviews.
- Its MCP server reaches analytics and competitor data.
Where Chockstone Labs is better
- One inbox for comments and Instagram DMs, and keyword replies by DM. We found neither at Publer.
- MCP on every plan, including free. At Publer it is on Business.
- People included in the price: 5 on Creator, 25 on Studio. When we priced it on October 21, 2026, 15 accounts and 5 people on Publer Business came to about $110 a month; Creator is $19.
- Approvals on every plan, client links that need no account from Creator, and rules enforced on our server.
Which should you pick?
Pick Publer if you post to a few accounts across many networks and don’t need an inbox. Pick Chockstone Labs if you answer comments and DMs, run several brands with a team, or want your assistant connected on every plan.
Sources
- Publer help: What are Publer’s plans and pricing
- Publer docs: supported networks
- Publer blog: Publer MCP (September 28, 2026)
- Publer help: How to set up and use Publer’s MCP server
- Capterra: Publer vs Metricool
We make Chockstone Labs, so we are not neutral. We use Publer’s own pages, date every check and say where Publer is better. Prices change often: check Publer’s site before you decide. If something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@chockstonelabs.com and we will fix it.
- Checked
- October 26, 2026
- Publer
- Social account
- Chockstone
- Per brand · free, $19, $79
- Approvals
- Publer: Business (sources disagree on Professional) · Us: every plan
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Starter is free for one brand. Creator and Studio hold more, and add client approval links, shared reports and your own link page design. Questions? Email hello@chockstonelabs.com.