Fanbeam vs Agorapulse: SMB Scheduling Without SMB Pricing

Agorapulse is a solid SMB-focused social media management platform with a strong social inbox and team collaboration features. But their per-user pricing model can quickly become expensive as your team grows. Fanbeam delivers core scheduling features at a fraction of the cost.

Agorapulse's per-user pricing adds up fast:

• Standard: $69/month per user
• Professional: $99/month per user
• Advanced: $149/month per user
• Custom: Enterprise pricing

For a team of 3, you're looking at $207 to $447/month just for scheduling.

Fanbeam's flat pricing:

• Creator: $15/mo (individual creators)
• Professional: $39/mo (teams with workflows)
• Business: $79/mo (advanced features + API)

No per-user fees. Unlimited team members on your plan.

This is where Fanbeam pulls ahead. We support 9 platforms:

• Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter)
• Bluesky (Agorapulse doesn't support)
• Threads (Agorapulse doesn't support)
• Pinterest

Agorapulse supports 7 platforms but misses Bluesky and Threads—two of the fastest-growing networks.

Let's be honest about the trade-offs:

• ROI Tracking: Calculate return on social media investment
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor competitor performance
• Advanced Reporting: More granular analytics with exports
• Shared Calendars: External calendar sharing for clients
• Power Reports: Custom automated reporting

If ROI tracking and competitor analysis are core to your workflow, Agorapulse delivers strong analytics. But most teams use 20% of these features 80% of the time.

All the scheduling features you actually use:

• 9 Platform Support: Including Bluesky and Threads
• Unlimited Posts: No artificial caps on scheduling
• Social Inbox: Comment and message management
• Calendar View: Visual planning with drag-and-drop
• Media Library: Organize and reuse visual assets
• Team Collaboration: Approvals and role-based access (Professional+)
• Automatic Retries: Never miss a post due to platform issues

Both platforms offer social inbox features for managing comments and messages. Agorapulse's inbox is more mature with better filtering and assignment workflows. Fanbeam's inbox covers the essentials:

• View and reply to comments across platforms
• DM management for supported platforms
• Basic moderation and spam filtering
• Automation rules for common responses

Both platforms support team workflows, but cost differs dramatically:

Agorapulse Team (3 users): $207/month minimum Fanbeam Professional: $39/mo (unlimited team members)

With Fanbeam, adding team members doesn't add monthly costs. Approval workflows, reviews, and role permissions are included in Professional and above.

Agorapulse makes sense if you:

• Need ROI tracking and competitive analysis
• Require advanced reporting and power reports
• Have budget for $70+ per user per month
• Need shared calendars for client collaboration
• Want more mature social inbox features

Fanbeam makes sense if you:

• Focus on scheduling and publishing over analytics
• Want to save 70-85% on social media tools
• Need Bluesky and Threads support
• Prefer flat pricing without per-user fees
• Want reliable publishing with automatic retries

Agorapulse is a capable SMB platform with strong analytics and social inbox features. But for teams focused on scheduling content reliably across more platforms, Fanbeam delivers better value at dramatically lower cost.

Start your 14-day free trial and see the difference.