eksis vs Publer
Publer is the closest competitor on price, and the comparison turns on one thing: what happens when you add the tenth account.
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Monthly cost for the same job
15 social accounts
Bars drawn to scale. Both figures are for 15 social accounts, on the cheapest plan that allows them, taken from each vendor's public pricing page in October 2026. Hootsuite and Sprout Social publish annual-billing rates only, so those are the rates shown for them. Check the current page before you decide, because published prices change.
What each costs for 15 accounts
Publer's pricing is a base plan plus a per-account charge for every additional profile, so the bill grows in a straight line with your account count. eksis includes the accounts in the plan, so the line is flat until you cross into the next tier.
Where eksis and Publer actually differ
Publer's scheduling feature set is broad and well built. The difference is automation and access: eksis carries comment and DM automation with safety limits as a core feature, and gives every paid plan a REST API.
Why we can charge $4
- No per-account billing Per-channel models push your bill up every time you add a profile. On eksis, 20 accounts are included from day one.
- Automation is not an add-on Comment replies, auto-DM, lead tagging, rescheduling. All at the same price, with no separate AI fee and no active-contact counter.
- Open API on every paid plan The REST API starts on the cheapest paid plan, not locked behind an enterprise tier or sold as an extra module. The MCP server for AI assistants works on Free too.
What you are actually paying for
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Public pricing as of October 2026, for the cheapest plan on each platform that allows 15 social accounts. Hootsuite publishes an annual-billing rate only. Figures change over time; check each platform's official pricing page before comparing.
Who should switch, and who should not
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Switch if your account count is climbing and the per-account line is what is growing on the invoice.
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Stay on Publer if you run few accounts and use scheduling features eksis has not built yet.
This page is written by eksis, so read it as an argument rather than a neutral review. Every number is sourced from the other vendor's own pricing page, and the section above says plainly where Publer is the better fit.
A question we get a lot
- Is there a per-account fee on eksis?
- No. The plan sets a ceiling on how many accounts a workspace holds, and every account below that ceiling is included in the plan price.
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