Social listening
Follow up to 5 topics and 10,000 mentions to keep track of how your brand and market are discussed.
$150/month
$1,800$1,440/year20% OFF
Metricool Alternative
Run your socials on a Metricool alternative built to create
Metricool’s AI stops at capped captions, and creation takes a back seat to reporting. Switch to the Metricool alternative built to create: generate images and video with AI, surface trending content, and publish it all from one place.
7-day free trial, no credit card required
Join thousands of marketing teams and agencies that chose ContentStudio over Metricool
Why creators pick ContentStudio over Metricool
Metricool focuses on analytics, and it is priced well for it. The gap opens when you need to create content, not just measure it.
- Generate images and video with AI, not just captions
- Get generous AI creation without a per-brand credit cap
- Discover trending content to post, built into the platform
- Track performance with analytics and competitor data included too
- Approve posts on your plan, without waiting for a higher tier
- Bring the whole team on board, with unlimited users included
- AI writes captions, but generates no images or video natively
- AI credits are capped per brand, so creation runs out fast
- No content discovery feed to surface what is worth posting
- The workflow centers on reporting, with creation an afterthought
- Post approval only arrives on the Advanced plan
- X and LinkedIn cost an extra add-on on top of the plan
Switch to ContentStudio
7-day free trial, no credit card required
What users say about ContentStudio
Read what marketers and agencies say about ContentStudio, in their own words, on the AI creation, the content discovery, and the all-in-one workflow they rely on.
ContentStudio vs Metricool, where they differ
Metricool focuses on analytics and pricing at scale. ContentStudio leads on creation. Weigh them on what you spend more time doing: making content or measuring it.
| Features |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Agency plan price | $99 / month flat | Advanced, from $53 / month |
| Pricing model | Flat, per plan | Priced by brand count |
| Accounts included | 25 (scales) | 15 brands at $53, up to 50 |
| Built around | Creating and publishing | Analytics and reporting |
| AI caption and text | Yes, generous | Yes, capped credits |
| AI image generation | ||
| AI video and clip generation | ||
| Content discovery | ||
| Approval workflows | Advanced only | |
| Social inbox | Yes | |
| Analytics and reporting | Yes | |
| Ads analytics | Meta, Google | Meta, Google, TikTok |
| Competitor analysis | Yes | |
| MCP and API | Yes | |
| X / Twitter | Included | Paid add-on |
| Free trial | 7-day, no card | Free plan |
Metricool's price covers the reports, not the content
Metricool can cost less at a high brand count, and that is worth saying plainly. The real question is whether you are paying to measure content or to create it.
Plan
Advanced
from $53/ month
What's Included
- Analytics, reporting, and ads across three networks
- AI helps with captions, but caps credits and makes no visuals
- Approvals and some features wait for the Advanced tier
Plan
Agency Unlimited
$99/ month
$1,188 billed annually
What's Included
- AI Studio for captions, images, video, and clips, in the plan
- Content discovery to keep the calendar full of ideas
- A workflow built around creating and publishing, not just reporting
- Approvals, inbox, and analytics included, with unlimited users
Contentstudio helps you create what your analytics tell you
Analytics can tell you what worked, but they cannot create your next post. ContentStudio closes that gap by helping your team turn ideas into finished, publish-ready content.
AI Studio
Turn a prompt into images and video
Describe what you want to create, and AI Studio can generate captions, images, videos, and clips ready to schedule. Metricool's AI focuses on captions and text, without native image or video generation.
No credit caps
Create what the week needs
Draft, generate, and repurpose content with generous AI access instead of counting credits for every brand. Metricool caps AI credits by brand each month, which can limit how much content you create as your workload grows.
Content discovery
Find ideas before you need them
Content discovery brings trending posts and articles from your niche into your workflow, giving your team more ideas to work with. Metricool shows how content performs, but does not provide the same built-in discovery feed.
Creation-first
Build content where you plan and publish it
Plan, create, schedule, and publish from a platform designed around content, with analytics alongside it. Metricool starts with reporting, making measurement the strongest part of its workflow.
Add the extras only when the work calls for them
Creation, publishing, and analytics are already in the plan, no X add-on or per-brand upsell to worry about. These extras stay optional and separately priced, so you only pay for the ones your work actually needs.
White-label
Put your own logo, domain, and email across the platform so clients only ever see your brand.
$50/month
$500/year
SSO (SAML)
Route the whole team through your identity provider for one secure, centrally managed sign-in.
$150/month
$1,440/year
White-label reseller
Sell ContentStudio as your own product and fold a branded platform into what your agency offers.
$50/month
$500/year
Connects with the tools your team already uses
ContentStudio works across every major social network and integrates with the platforms your team relies on.
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Everything you need to run a professional social media operation, without switching tools.
Hear from brands that count on ContentStudio
From small teams to multi-brand agencies, thousands create and publish on ContentStudio. The figures below show what changed once making content sat at the center of the workflow.
See how ContentStudio makes an impact
An amazing tool for agencies! Our client experience has improved tremendously with ContentStudio's seamless collaboration and approval features.
Erin RicchiazziVP of marketing at The Modern Firm
ContentStudio has been a game-changer for us. Managing content across multiple platforms is now incredibly easy, saving us loads of time while ensuring consistency. We can now engage more effectively and maintain a strong online presence.
Marco CevoliManaging director at Qabiria
ContentStudio has made a huge difference to our social media management! We particularly appreciate the easy scheduling, Canva integration, and streamlined approval process.
Netta PeglerProject manager
An amazing tool for agencies! Our client experience has improved tremendously with ContentStudio's seamless collaboration and approval features.
Erin RicchiazziVP of marketing at The Modern Firm
ContentStudio has been a game-changer for us. Managing content across multiple platforms is now incredibly easy, saving us loads of time while ensuring consistency. We can now engage more effectively and maintain a strong online presence.
Marco CevoliManaging director at Qabiria
ContentStudio has made a huge difference to our social media management! We particularly appreciate the easy scheduling, Canva integration, and streamlined approval process.
Netta PeglerProject manager
FAQs
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Book a free callWhat is the best Metricool alternative?
If you want a Metricool alternative that covers aspects of social media management, including creating content, not just tracking it, ContentStudio fits, with AI image and video generation, content discovery, and a publishing-first workflow.
Why do people switch from Metricool?
A few reasons recur. The advertised price is not the real price, since X and some networks are paid add-ons. AI credits are capped per brand. And the workflow leans toward analytics, which leaves teams who mainly create content wanting the opposite.
Is Metricool's price the price you actually pay?
Often not. X or Twitter is a paid add-on per account, and some features sit behind the Advanced tier, so the real cost climbs above the sticker. ContentStudio includes X, approvals, and generous AI in one flat $99 plan.
Does Metricool cap AI usage?
Yes. Metricool's AI runs on capped credits per brand each month, so a busy roster burns through them quickly. ContentStudio gives generous AI creation with no per-brand cap, plus image and video generation Metricool does not offer natively.
Is Metricool cheaper than ContentStudio?
At a high brand count, it can be, and that is worth being straight about. The difference is what you get for creation: ContentStudio includes AI image and video generation, generous credits, and content discovery, where Metricool puts its value into reporting.
Does ContentStudio have the analytics Metricool is known for?
Yes, performance analytics, competitor tracking, and reporting are in the plan. Metricool goes deeper on pure analytics and ads, so if reporting is your core job, weigh that. For teams focused on creating, ContentStudio covers analytics and adds the creation tools Metricool keeps light.
How hard is it to switch from Metricool to ContentStudio?
Not hard. Connect your accounts, rebuild your schedule, and invite your team, with chat support along the way. Teams that mainly create and publish tend to find ContentStudio quicker to work in day-to-day.
Does ContentStudio offer a free trial?
Yes. A 7-day free trial with full access to the plan you choose; no credit card needed to start. Add payment details when you are ready, during or after the trial, and cancel any time.
