Publishing
Ten networks, one calendar.
Schedule to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and seven more networks from one calendar, with each brand kept apart and every file checked before it goes out.
What it does
Ten networks from one calendar
Posts to Instagram, Facebook Pages, Threads, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, including Reels, Stories and carousels. Also LinkedIn profiles, Bluesky, Mastodon on any server, and Pinterest boards.
Your blog posts become drafts
Paste your site once, and each new post becomes a draft with its title, link and picture at the next good time, waiting for your approval.
Posting times that follow what works
Connect an account and its recent posts and numbers come in by themselves. Each account gets its own posting times, which follow what works, so a post can go into the next free slot.
Collab posts and Trial Reels
Collab posts with up to 3 Instagram collaborators, and a Trial Reels autopilot that reads each Trial Reel once it has run.
Checked before it goes out
Every photo and video is checked against each network’s limits before it goes out. A video a network can’t process is re-encoded and tried again once.
Bulk tools
CSV import, templates, duplicates and evergreen posts that come back around.
One shared calendar
A calendar by week, month, list or grid, with drafts, drag-to-reschedule and bulk approval, shared by everyone on the brand.
Google Business Profile, on Search and Maps
What’s new, Offers and Events posts on Search and Maps, each with a button.
How publishing compares
The bulk tools in Chockstone Labs, and where five other schedulers keep them.
| What it does | Chockstone Labs | Buffer | Hootsuite | Later | Metricool | Publer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New blog posts become drafts on their own | Yes: Every plan | Partly: Feed items picked by hand | Partly: Feeds to share by hand | Not found | Yes: RSS autolists | Paid plans only: Professional |
| CSV bulk scheduling | Paid plans only: Creator and Studio | Partly: Text and single photos only | Paid plans only: Professional | Not found | Yes: Free plan, 20 posts a month | Paid plans only: Professional |
| Evergreen posts that come back around | Paid plans only: Creator and Studio | Partly: Repeats one post, as an early release | Not found | Not found | Yes: Repeating autolists. Plan not stated | Paid plans only: Business |
| Instagram Trial Reels | Yes: Every plan, with an autopilot | Yes: Plan not stated | Not found | Yes: Plan not stated | Yes: Plan not stated | Yes: Plan not stated |
Checked November 1, 2026 on each company’s own pages. A plan name means that plan or a higher one.
- Has it
- Paid plans only
- A narrower version
- Their page says no
- Not found on their pages
| Tool | Cheapest monthly price |
|---|---|
| Chockstone Labs | $19 Creator |
| Buffer | Free text and single photos only |
| Metricool | Free 20 posts a month |
| Publer | $15 Professional, $5 or $10 an account |
| Hootsuite | $199 Professional, per user, billed yearly; monthly rates aren’t published |
| Later | Not found on their pages |
Sources
- Buffer: Feeds
- Buffer: uploading posts in bulk
- Buffer: repeating a post
- Buffer changelog: Instagram collaborators and Trial Reels
- Hootsuite: integrations
- Hootsuite: Professional plan
- Metricool: RSS feeds
- Metricool: CSV import
- Metricool: autolists
- Metricool: Trial Reels
- Publer: plans
- Publer: bulk scheduling
- Publer: what Business includes
- Publer: Trial Reels
- Later: Instagram Reels
We make Chockstone Labs, so we are not neutral. These rows are the ones this page is about, so each tool’s strengths elsewhere don’t show here: our full comparisons say where each tool is ahead. Prices and plans change often, so check their sites before you decide. If something here is wrong, email hello@chockstonelabs.com and we will fix it.
Start free, with no card.
Free for 1 brand, $19 a month for 5, $79 a month for 25. Creator and Studio also add client approval links, shared reports and your own link page design. Questions? Email hello@chockstonelabs.com.