# Social media tools for agencies
> Canonical: https://skedsocial.com/social-media-tools-for-agencies
Compare the best social media tools for agencies on approvals, per-client reporting, and how pricing scales. Ranked, with where each beats Sked.
For agencies, the Accelerate plan brings approvals, role permissions, and custom client reporting together at pricing that competes with Sprout-tier suites. Sign-off runs on a Kanban drag-to-approve board, so client approval becomes a visual step instead of a buried queue. Approvals and role permissions sit on Accelerate, and seats are priced per user, so it helps to map your team size before choosing a tier.

## What agencies teams need
- Client sign-off friction / approval rounds
- White-label reporting for clients
- Per-client billing creep on per-seat tools
- Separate, isolated client workspaces

## Tools ranked for agencies
1. Sked Social (Sked): Approvals, Instagram-first scheduling and real analytics for agencies and social teams, without enterprise pricing.
2. Sendible — from $29/mo: Agency-focused suite with strong white-label
3. Agorapulse — from $79/mo: Inbox-strong agency tool with white-label leanings
4. Planable — from $33/mo: Approval-first collaboration tool; requires client login
5. Sprout Social — from $79/mo: Premium suite with deep analytics & listening; expensive
6. Metricool — from $20/mo: Analytics-per-dollar value tool with a free plan; ceiling for agencies
7. Hootsuite — from $99/mo: Enterprise-scale social suite; broad but heavy and pricey
8. Loomly — from $49/mo: Content calendar with built-in approval; limited analytics
9. Later — from $19/mo: Instagram-first visual planner; per-social-set pricing
10. Publer — from $5/mo: Affordable scheduler with bulk & AI features
11. CoSchedule — from $19/mo: Marketing calendar with social scheduling
12. Buffer — from $6/mo: Simple, well-priced publishing; light on depth
13. Planoly — from $16/mo: Instagram-first visual planner for creators; narrow platform set
14. Tailwind — from $15/mo: Pinterest/Instagram-focused scheduler & marketing suite