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Zoho Social prices by brand on its business plans and by client on its agency plans. Zoho lists content approvals from Premium, which covers one brand, and client invites and client login from the Agency plans, which start at 10 clients. Ask Zoho whether a client can approve on Premium without taking one of its team seats. For an agency with fewer clients, or one whose clients only need to approve posts, that can mean paying for capacity it does not use.
For a head-to-head with a calculator, see Poststack vs Zoho Social.
Zoho Social pricing
Zoho Social lists its prices in rupees, excluding GST. As checked on 21 October 2026:
- Standard and Professional: 1 brand and 1 team member, without content approvals.
- Premium: ₹3,800 a month for 1 brand and 3 team members, or ₹2,595 a month on annual billing. This is the first plan with content approvals. Each extra brand is ₹1,380 a month.
- Agency: ₹19,000 a month for 10 clients, 150 to 160 channel slots and 5 team members, or ₹13,800 a month on annual billing. Client invites, client login and client portal customisation start here.
- Agency Plus: ₹27,600 a month for 20 clients, or ₹20,700 a month on annual billing.
- Five more agency clients are ₹5,520 a month, and an extra team member is ₹690 a month, on monthly billing.
Zoho Social has a 15-day free trial with no card, and a free plan after it.
For 10 clients with client login, the Agency plan is ₹19,000 a month on monthly billing, or ₹13,800 a month equivalent on annual billing. Premium with 9 extra brands comes to ₹16,220 a month, but it does not include client login. Check the current numbers on Zoho Social's pricing page before you compare.
Client approval features to compare
Check these points in each tool:
- Where the record lives. The client's approval or feedback should sit on the post itself, with every revision, so nobody has to search a WhatsApp chat to find out who said yes.
- How many rounds a client gets. Some tools let you cap feedback rounds per client, so one post does not go through five rounds of small changes.
- What the client has to do. Check whether a reviewer needs an account, or takes a paid seat on your plan.
Also check whether "approval" means a client review or an internal sign-off inside your team. Some tools only offer the second.
Six tools, priced for 10 clients, 30 accounts and 3 people
The sample agency has 10 clients, 3 social accounts each, and 3 people on the team. Figures exclude tax; Indian GST applies on top where the vendor charges it. Check each vendor's page for your own numbers, since plans and limits change.
| Tool | How it charges | Plan for this setup | Monthly cost or equivalent, excluding tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocialPilot (India pricing) | By plan tier, in rupees | Premium: 30 accounts, 3 users | ₹6,000, monthly billing |
| Poststack | By social accounts and people; clients who review are free | Agency: 30 accounts, you and up to 4 teammates | ₹8,000 |
| Zoho Social (for reference) | By client, in rupees | Agency: 10 clients, 5 team members | ₹19,000 on monthly billing; ₹13,800/month equivalent on annual billing |
| Buffer | Per channel, in USD, with volume tiers | Team, 30 channels | US$195 on monthly billing; about US$163/month equivalent, US$1,950 billed annually, about ₹13,800 |
| HeyOrca | Per calendar, in USD | Basic, 10 calendars | About US$354, about ₹30,100 (40% discount at 5+ calendars) |
| Planable | Per workspace, in USD | Pro, 10 workspaces | US$590 undiscounted list price on monthly billing, about ₹50,150 |
Sources: SocialPilot, Buffer, HeyOrca and Planable, checked 3 November 2026; Zoho Social, checked 21 October 2026. USD converted at ₹85, for illustration.
How a client reviews differs as much as the price:
| Tool | Client review | Plan needed |
|---|---|---|
| Zoho Social | Content approvals listed from Premium; client invite and free client login on Agency plans | Agency for client login; ask Zoho whether clients can approve on Premium |
| SocialPilot | Clients approve by email or in a review tab in the dashboard | Premium |
| Poststack | No-login review link or client portal; reviewers are free; feedback rounds capped per client | Every plan |
| Buffer | Approval workflows are an internal sign-off, not a client review link | Team |
| HeyOrca | Unlimited users and approvals on each calendar, so reviewers add no cost; ask HeyOrca whether a client needs an account | Basic |
| Planable | Unlimited users, so reviewers add no cost; guest reviewers; required approval on Pro | Pro |
SocialPilot
SocialPilot started in India and prices in rupees. On its India pricing, Premium is ₹6,000 a month for 30 accounts and 3 users, and it is the plan with client approval workflows. It also has a social inbox and white-label reports. Clients approve by email or in a review tab in the dashboard. At this setup it costs the least of the six. See SocialPilot alternatives.
Poststack
Poststack charges by social accounts and people, not by client. The Agency plan is ₹8,000 a month for 30 accounts and 5 people (you and 4 teammates). Clients who review are free and never count as people on the plan. You pay in rupees through Razorpay, by UPI AutoPay or card. Prices exclude GST.
Each client is a workspace with its own calendar and connected accounts. Clients review a post on a no-login link, or log in to a client portal to see their calendar. You set feedback rounds per client, from 1 to 10 or off, and can turn on a 48-hour review window. Each post keeps a timeline of comments and revisions. Reminders go by daily email, and on WhatsApp when you turn it on for that client (direct messages only) and they have agreed to receive messages.
Review status does not stop a scheduled post going out. If a client must approve first, keep the post as a draft until they do.
It publishes to Instagram (posts, carousels, Reels, Stories), Facebook Pages, LinkedIn profiles and Pages, YouTube (videos and Shorts) and Threads, through each platform's official sign-in. Analytics cover Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, and monthly reports are put together by hand today.
What you give up from Zoho Social: the social inbox, monitoring, branded scheduled reports, the free plan, and the link to Zoho CRM and Desk. Poststack has no social inbox or listening.
Buffer
Buffer's Team plan uses volume tiers. The first 10 channels are US$12 each on monthly billing (US$10 each on yearly), channels 11 to 25 are US$4, and channels 26 to 50 are US$3. At 30 channels that is US$195 a month on monthly billing. Yearly billing charges 10 months for 12, so US$1,950 a year, about US$163 a month. It includes unlimited team members and content approval workflows, which are an internal sign-off rather than a client review link. It supports TikTok and Google Business Profile, which Poststack does not.
HeyOrca
HeyOrca bills per calendar, with each client on its own calendar. Basic is US$59 per calendar per month, with unlimited users, posts and approvals. Five or more calendars get a 40% multi-calendar discount, which brings 10 calendars to about US$354 a month. Reports, the social inbox and listening are add-ons on Basic. See HeyOrca alternatives.
Planable
Planable bills per workspace, usually one per client. Pro is US$59 per workspace per month on monthly billing, or US$49 on annual billing, with unlimited users. Planable offers a volume discount from five workspaces, so ask for a quote at 10. Analytics and the social inbox are paid add-ons. See Planable alternatives.
Pricing your own client list
Zoho's agency plans add clients in blocks of five; Poststack adds accounts at ₹300 a month each. To price your own roster on both, use the calculator on Poststack vs Zoho Social.
Reasons to stay on Zoho Social
- Your agency answers comments and messages for clients every day, and you use its inbox and monitoring.
- You send clients branded reports on a schedule.
- Your business already runs on Zoho CRM or Desk, and you want social work in the same suite.
How to choose
- Start with the work that takes your team's time. If it is replying to comments and messages, you need a tool with a social inbox. If it is getting clients to approve posts, look at how each tool handles client review.
- Count your clients, connected accounts and people, then price each tool at the size you expect in a year. Plans that add clients in blocks can jump in price when you sign one more client.
- Compare monthly with monthly and annual with annual. Check the annual commitment, payment schedule and cancellation terms before comparing monthly equivalents.
- Check that every platform and format your clients use publishes directly. A tool that sends a phone reminder still leaves someone posting by hand.
Moving off Zoho Social
Name one person to own the switch, and plan a short overlap so nothing goes out twice:
- Export the reports and any approval records you need from Zoho Social before the account closes.
- Connect each client's accounts in the new tool.
- Check whether Zoho Social lets you export your scheduled posts. If it does, map the columns to the new tool's import fields. In Poststack you can import posts from a CSV file and check each one before it becomes a draft.
- Check the media, dates, times and time zone on every imported post.
- Before the first post is due in the new tool, the switch owner confirms each post is scheduled in only one tool and removes it from the other.
You can move one client at a time. Clients can review individual posts in Poststack through a no-login link.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Zoho Social cost for an agency? As checked on 21 October 2026, Agency is ₹19,000 a month for 10 clients and 5 team members, or ₹13,800 a month on annual billing. Agency Plus is ₹27,600 a month for 20 clients, or ₹20,700 on annual billing. Prices exclude GST.
Does Zoho Social have client approvals? Yes. Zoho lists content approvals from Premium, and client invites and client login from the Agency plans. Ask Zoho whether a client can approve on Premium without a team seat.
What is a cheaper Zoho Social alternative for an Indian agency? At 10 clients, 30 accounts and 3 people, SocialPilot's Premium is ₹6,000 a month on its India pricing and Poststack's Agency plan is ₹8,000, both on monthly billing. Prices exclude GST. Check how each one handles client review before you choose.
Do clients need an account to approve posts? It depends on the tool. In Poststack, clients review on a no-login link and never count as people on the plan, or they can log in to a client portal.
Does Poststack have a social inbox like Zoho Social? No. Poststack covers client review, scheduling and publishing. If you reply to comments and messages for clients, SocialPilot includes an inbox, and HeyOrca and Planable offer one as an add-on.
Can I move my scheduled posts from Zoho Social? Check whether Zoho Social lets you export them and whether the new tool can import that file. Poststack imports posts from a CSV file. Check media, times and time zones after the import, and remove each post from Zoho Social so it goes out only once.
