SocialBee Pricing 2026: Bootstrap, Accelerate, Pro and Agency Plans

SocialBee costs $29 a month for Bootstrap, $49 for Accelerate and $99 for Pro on monthly billing in 2026, or $290, $490 and $990 a year on yearly billing. Agency plans for 50 to 150 social profiles cost $179, $329 and $449 a month. There is no free plan, but every plan starts with a 14-day trial of full Pro access and no credit card.

The plan you need is decided by how many social profiles you connect, not by features: Bootstrap covers 5, Accelerate 10, Pro 25. Yearly billing costs ten months of the monthly price, and taxes such as VAT or GST are added at checkout. Every price here was read on SocialBee's pricing page on 26 October 2026.

Toolradar data: Toolradar, the software directory we run, tracks 161 social media management tools as of 25 October 2026, and the median cheapest paid plan across the 48 that publish a price is $20.26 a month. SocialBee's cheapest plan billed yearly works out to about $24 a month, a few dollars above that median, so it is a mid-priced entry rather than a budget one. The directory record is SocialBee on Toolradar. MarketingShot data: this newsletter reaches 36,000+ marketers as of November 8, 2026, with an open rate of 32%.

At a glance

The agency plans include the same features as Pro; the difference is the number of profiles, workspaces and users. SocialBee prints the agency yearly prices only as a monthly rate, so this page does not total them.

How much does SocialBee cost per month and per year?

Yearly billing saves exactly two months. Paying monthly for a year costs $348 on Bootstrap, $588 on Accelerate and $1,188 on Pro, by our arithmetic, so the yearly plans save $58, $98 and $198. SocialBee calls this a 16% discount, and you can switch between monthly and yearly billing, or upgrade and downgrade, at any time from your account.

There is no contract on either billing cycle, and SocialBee offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. A yearly plan also unlocks a free code for SocialBee University, the company's social media course, if you email support after buying. Payment works by credit or debit card, PayPal or Amazon Payments.

Watch the promo banner. The pricing page shows a birthday code for 50% off monthly plans for three months, and the same code on yearly plans, with a June 10 deadline. Treat it as a limited-time offer, not the price you will keep; budget the list prices above.

What does each social profile cost?

Per profile, the bigger plans are cheaper, and the agency plans are cheapest. Dividing each yearly price by the profiles included shows the cost per profile falling by about a third from Bootstrap to Pro, and on monthly billing the agency plans cost a few dollars a profile each month, $3.29 on Pro100 among them. All figures in the table are our arithmetic.

SocialBee counts every connected account as one profile: two Instagram profiles, a Facebook page and two X profiles count as five. A brand that posts to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube and Google Business Profile already needs six profiles, which pushes it past Bootstrap on the first day.

When does an add-on beat an upgrade?

Add-ons are sold in the SocialBee app: an extra user or workspace costs $10 a month or $100 a year, and a set of 5 extra profiles costs $15 a month or $150 a year. The question for most buyers is whether to buy those or move up a plan.

• Bootstrap plus 5 profiles costs $44 a month, $5 less than Accelerate. Choose Accelerate anyway if you want two years of analytics, the hashtag organizer, the bulk post editor, CSV uploads and post approval, which Bootstrap does not include.
• Accelerate plus 15 profiles reaches 25 profiles for $94 a month, $5 under Pro. Once you need a second user or a second workspace, Pro is cheaper, because it already includes 3 users per workspace and 5 workspaces.
• Pro plus 25 profiles reaches 50 profiles for $174 a month, $5 under Pro50. Pro50 still wins for an agency, since it doubles the workspaces to 10 and allows 5 users in each.

Each comparison is our arithmetic on monthly list prices. The pattern holds on yearly billing too: an add-on saves a little only when you need more profiles and nothing else.

How does SocialBee compare with Buffer and Hootsuite?

SocialBee is cheaper than Buffer once you pass a handful of channels, and far cheaper than Hootsuite for a team. Buffer prices per channel: Essentials is $5 a month per channel and Team $10, billed yearly at $60 and $120 a channel, per Buffer's pricing. Hootsuite prices per user: its plans page says paid plans start at $99 for Standard, $199 for Professional and up to $399 for Advanced, per Hootsuite's plans.

The Buffer totals are our arithmetic on its per-channel yearly rates. At five profiles the two are within $10 a year of each other; at 25 profiles SocialBee Pro costs about a third of Buffer Team. Buffer's per-channel model wins for someone who posts to one or two networks, where SocialBee's smallest plan still charges for five. Hootsuite sells per seat, so its bill grows with the team rather than the number of profiles.

The full plan breakdowns are in our Buffer pricing and Hootsuite pricing guides, and Hootsuite vs Buffer compares the two directly. Later pricing, Sprout Social pricing and Vista Social pricing cover the other common shortlists, and Buffer's directory record is Buffer on Toolradar.

Trial, cancellation and the fine print

The 14-day trial gives full Pro access with no credit card. When it ends, posting stops; your settings, schedule and content are stored and come back when you subscribe. Cancelling, upgrading or downgrading needs no questions and no contract.

Prices on the page exclude VAT, GST and other regional taxes, which are added at checkout. NGOs and educational institutions get dedicated options, though the pricing page does not print a discount rate. SocialBee also sells done-for-you social media work through ConciergeBee, its in-house agency, priced separately from the software.

Is SocialBee worth the price?

For a small business on 6 to 10 networks, Accelerate is the sweet spot. It costs less than ten Buffer Essentials channels, includes two years of analytics and post approval, and leaves room to grow. Bootstrap suits a solo creator with five or fewer profiles, and Pro is the step for a team or a freelancer with several clients. Agencies past 25 profiles should go straight to Pro50 for the workspaces.

It is a weaker buy if you only post to one or two networks, where Buffer's per-channel price is lower, or if you need no paid plan at all: our best free social media schedulers list covers the free options. For the product itself, see our SocialBee review, and for the wider field, social media marketing statistics.

How we checked these prices

Plan prices, limits, add-ons, billing and trial terms were read on SocialBee's pricing page on 26 October 2026, and the Buffer and Hootsuite figures on their pricing pages the same day. Yearly totals, per-profile costs and add-on comparisons are our arithmetic on those printed prices. MarketingShot runs no test lab, so this page reports published prices and terms only; editorial rules are on the MarketingShot about page.

FAQ

How much does SocialBee cost in 2026?

Bootstrap is $29 a month, Accelerate $49 and Pro $99 on monthly billing, or $290, $490 and $990 a year on yearly billing. Agency plans cost $179, $329 and $449 a month for 50, 100 and 150 profiles. Taxes are added at checkout.

Does SocialBee have a free plan?

No. SocialBee offers a 14-day free trial with full Pro access and no credit card, and posting stops when the trial ends unless you subscribe. Paid plans also carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Is SocialBee cheaper billed yearly?

Yes. A yearly plan costs ten months of the monthly price, which SocialBee calls a 16% discount: the saving is $58 on Bootstrap, $98 on Accelerate and $198 on Pro over a year, by our arithmetic. You can switch billing cycles at any time from your account.

What do SocialBee add-ons cost?

An extra user or workspace is $10 a month or $100 a year, and each set of 5 extra profiles is $15 a month or $150 a year. Add-ons are bought in the SocialBee app. Adding profiles to a smaller plan saves a little only when you need nothing else from the next plan up.

What is the difference between SocialBee Pro and the agency plans?

The agency plans have the same features as Pro but more capacity. Pro connects 25 profiles with 3 users per workspace and 5 workspaces; Pro50, Pro100 and Pro150 connect 50, 100 and 150 profiles with 5 users per workspace and 10, 20 and 30 workspaces.

Is SocialBee cheaper than Buffer?

For more than a few networks, yes. Buffer Essentials costs $60 a year per channel, so ten channels cost $600 a year, more than SocialBee Accelerate's yearly price for the same ten profiles, by our arithmetic. For one or two channels, Buffer's per-channel pricing is cheaper than SocialBee's smallest plan.

Cite this: MarketingShot, "SocialBee Pricing 2026: Bootstrap, Accelerate, Pro and Agency Plans", November 2026.

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