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Publer
Publer shows up in 23 of 80 answers across the social media scheduler questions we tracked, landing an overall score of 19 out of 100. The AI assistants don't agree much here: Claude rates it highest at 47, while ChatGPT barely mentions it, scoring just 4. Gemini and Perplexity sit in between at 11 and 14. Publer's strongest showing is on budget-focused questions, named in all 4 answers for best free or cheap scheduling tools, and 3 of 4 for solo founders. It fades out entirely on questions about agencies, startups, small marketing teams, indie hackers building in public, and analytics-focused tools.
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Who's talking about you
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 5% of answers | #3.0 |
| Claude | 47 | 70% of answers | #4.4 |
| Gemini | 11 | 20% of answers | #6.0 |
| Perplexity | 14 | 20% of answers | #3.8 |
Questions you win
| question | named in | best spot |
|---|---|---|
| What are the best free or cheap social media scheduling tools? | 4 of 4 | #3 |
| Which social media scheduler is best for a solo founder? | 3 of 4 | #3 |
| What are the best social media management tools for small businesses? | 2 of 4 | #3 |
| Which social media tool is best for scheduling posts to LinkedIn and X? | 2 of 4 | #3 |
| What's the best tool to post to every social network at once? | 2 of 4 | #3 |
| What's the best tool to turn blog posts into social media posts automatically? | 2 of 4 | #5 |
| What are the top social media schedulers in 2026? | 1 of 4 | #2 |
| What are the best social media scheduling tools? | 1 of 4 | #3 |
| What's the best tool to schedule LinkedIn posts? | 1 of 4 | #3 |
| Which social media scheduler is the easiest to use? | 1 of 4 | #5 |
| What's the best tool to schedule threads on X? | 1 of 4 | #5 |
| What's the best tool to schedule TikTok videos? | 1 of 4 | #5 |
| What's the best AI tool for writing and scheduling social media posts? | 1 of 4 | #6 |
| What's the best open-source social media scheduler I can self-host? | 1 of 4 | #8 |
Questions you lose
| question | who got named instead |
|---|---|
| What's the best social media scheduler for a startup? | Buffer, Later, Metricool |
| What's the best all-in-one social media tool for a small marketing team? | Buffer, Hootsuite, Agorapulse |
| What's the best tool to schedule Instagram posts and Reels? | Later, Buffer, Metricool |
| What's the best social media scheduler for an agency managing many clients? | SocialPilot, Sendible, Agorapulse |
| What's the best social media tool with analytics that shows which posts perform? | Buffer, Metricool, Sprout Social |
| What's the best tool for an indie hacker to build in public on social media? | Typefully, Buffer, Hypefury |
Assistants cited 15 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for Social media schedulers.
In their words
- Claude“Publer — cheapest for lots of accounts, with handy extras like watermarking, auto-recycling posts, and bulk scheduling.”
- Gemini“Send the generated posts directly into Buffer or Publer for automatic scheduling.”
- ChatGPT“Publer | 3 accounts, 10 queued posts/account | More scheduling flexibility on a budget | ~$5/account/mo”
Closest rivals
- Publer vs Typefully15
- Publer vs SocialPilot14
- Publer vs Planable12
- Publer vs Agorapulse11
- Publer vs Hypefury11
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