Scheduling Tool reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 180 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 38 posts to rank the best Scheduling Tool brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/socialmedia, r/recruiting, r/DigitalMarketing, r/InstagramMarketing, r/AskMarketing. Top-rated brands include Hootsuite (4.0/5), Buffer (4.0/5), Calendly (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews180
Subreddits26
Posts38
Brands96
Products14
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#1
Hootsuite
4.0
(17)
"Hootsuite is also a favorite of mine."
"It is very easy for beginners. I like it a lot."
"Hootsuite is a great tool for managing social media."
"Using Hootsuite has greatly improved my social media management."
"Which offers similar features, and also integrates well with Instagram."
"Hootsuite, agorapulse, later"
"One of the best all-in-one social media management platforms."
"Is a good one."
"Hootsuite"
"Buffers is known for scheduling, and Hootsuite does it too, but I prefer using Canva for scheduling."
#2
Buffer
4.0
(14)
"Buffer is hard to beat."
"Explore Buffer, Later, Sprout Social and not much aware of product tagging."
"Its free but you can schedule 3 social media account for free."
"It's really easy to use, especially the free version."
"Yup - buffer. video ratio needs to perfect (9:16) but so far everything's good."
"It worked well for me. Could be a good option for you."
"Buffer worked pretty well and was very cheap, around €10-15 per month."
"I've used all of the above and they all have their pluses and minuses."
"Used buffer for the past weeks, but just discovered Creator Studio."
"Buffer is the best platform to schedule the Instagram posts."
#3
Calendly
4.5
(11)
"They're pretty easy to use and above all, they're free."
"This is my personal favorite scheduling. I've used this and booking meetings has never been more seamless."
"Definitely Calendly."
"Calendly is an excellent scheduling tool."
"Calendly is life changing for scheduling."
"I use Calendly and really like it."
"I previously utilized https://calendly.com but have heard others say the native Zoom scheduler meets their needs."
"Calendly is a good option and besides its free lol esp if you're trying to book a lot of candidates."
"Calendly is your best bet here."
"I use calendly. You can schedule in different appointment lengths."
#4
Later
4.1
(9)
"We use Later and love it for most things - it includes a link in bio option which might be helpful for product sales."
"I've been using it for 2 years now, and it works great! It's free to use for up to 28 posts per month, and it supports IG and FB."
"Later is awesome"
"Both are great tool."
"Both are great scheduling tools that allow you to give access to your VAs without sharing your account details."
"They've pretty user friendly interfaces."
"Decent for scheduling with new features for reels and sounds."
"Yes Later."
"Did you tried later?"
#5
OneUp
4.8
(5)
"I'm using OneUp!"
"OneUp supports posting to multiple platforms including Instagram, Facebook, X, and more."
"I use OneUp for all my social media scheduling."
"OneUp supports multiple platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, making it a versatile tool for social media management."
"Im the co-founder of a social media scheduler called OneUp"
#6
Metricool
4.8
(4)
"Metricool is one of my favorites."
"Love Metricool. It has an awesome analytics feature."
"I like Metricool"
"And yes it is free."
#7
Sprout Social
3.6
(5)
"It's free but you can pay monthly for upgraded service if you so choose. I use it for free and post on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with 2 different profiles. It also has analytics."
"Big fan of Sprout Social, great reporting as well."
"Sprout Social offers excellent features for managing social media."
"Price is not that low but their analytics are great."
"Sprout Social is also expensive and may not be the best choice for budget-conscious users."
#8
Goodtime
4.5
(4)
"Goodtime.io is A+"
"It’s the BEST SYSTEM EVER."
"GoodTime does most of what you have shared."
"Try Goodtime for letting candidates select times."
#9
Asana
4.3
(3)
"Have you tried Asana for your team?"
"We used Asana."
"Some are using Asana with better results."
#10
Social Champ
4.0
(3)
"Yes, I have used Social Champ for this."
"Try Social Champ, it allows you to manage multiple social media accounts."
"Social Champ offers a free plan for non-profit organizations, making it a great option for scheduling social media posts."
#11
SocialBu
4.0
(3)
"Then SocialBu will be the best fit for your requirements."
"SocialBu does offer a non-profit discount (50% off forever)."
"SocialBu offers excellent features for social media scheduling."
#12
Doodle
4.0
(3)
"Doodle and Google forms both have pretty similar functionality"
"Doodle is real simple and works well."
"I use Doodle. I like it because it talks to a lot of calendar apps seamlessly."
#13
Vimcal
5.0
(2)
"Very biased here, but I'd recommend Vimcal EA 😉"
"I recommend Vimcal. They actually have a scheduling tool specifically made for EAs."
#14
Google Calendar
5.0
(2)
"They're pretty easy to use and above all, they're free."
"I select a 5 hour window broken into 15 minute slots."
#15
Hopper HQ
5.0
(2)
"Hopper HQ is easy to use and supports all the main channels. They have a free 2 week trial, so you can try it for yourself."
"Hopper HQ is easy to use and supports all the main channels. Way cheaper than Hootsuite too."
#16
PagerDuty
4.5
(2)
"PagerDuty ftw."
"PagerDuty is great. Opsgenie is a bit less intuitive IMO but still good."
#17
Rootly
4.5
(2)
"Hey! Sounds like a perfect job for Rootly.com that can serve all of these needs."
"Rootly, firehydrant"
#18
Publer
4.5
(2)
"Publer offers excellent scheduling and preview features for IG Reels."
"Publer."
#19
RecurPost
4.5
(2)
"RecurPost just fits in your budget with a plan for 3 accounts costing $15 per month or $12.50 if paid yearly. You can post up to 20 posts per day on each account."
"Check us out at RecurPost."
#20
Facebook Creator Studio
4.0
(2)
"Facebook creator studio"
"Facebook made creator studio, tried it and it's good."
#21
Zoho
4.0
(2)
"Zoho or Hootsuite"
"Zoho social"
#22
YouCanBook.me
4.0
(2)
"You can consider using a scheduling tool like YouCanBook.me."
"My process uses this coupled with Youcanbook.me."
#23
Social Poster
4.0
(2)
"It works well because it integrates with my SEO toolkit."
"It works."
#24
Schedchie
4.0
(2)
"Worth checking out does that and very cost effective!"
"If you're looking for an affordable social media scheduler, Schedchie is worth checking out."
#25
Onlypult
3.5
(2)
"Have you looked into Onlypult?"
"Have you looked into Onlypult?"
#26
Vista Social
3.5
(2)
"I've been using Vista Social"
"Vista Social has it (but only if you replace the entire sound) Pretty pricy tool though so i’m looking for alternatives that do a better job if anyone finds one!"
#27
Iconosquare
3.5
(2)
"Iconosquare also offers (manual) story scheduling."
"Iconosquare provides great feedback but is considered expensive."
#28
Taplio
5.0
(1)
"Check out taplio"
#29
RobinReach
5.0
(1)
"RobinReach is a powerful social media scheduling tool that supports posting to a wide range of platforms and offers robust content generation capabilities."
#30
FanGrowth
5.0
(1)
"FanGrowth lets you schedule reels with trending sounds."
#31
Handshake
5.0
(1)
"Handshake Premium offers great features for campus-level scheduling."
#32
Vhire.ai
5.0
(1)
"Vhire.ai is an excellent scheduling tool for interviews with candidates, simplifying the interview process."
#33
Candidate.fyi
5.0
(1)
"Candidate.fyi offers a seamless solution for automating interview scheduling."
#34
Zenith
5.0
(1)
"It will sync your availability across all calendars that you connect to it and you can have a personally branded meeting page, custom URLs etc.!."
#35
Microsoft
5.0
(1)
"Super easy and efficient."
#36
Bettermeeting
5.0
(1)
"A new scheduling tool designed specifically for recruiters that simplifies the process of finding common availability."
#37
Modernloop
5.0
(1)
"Modernloop is great for multi-stage interviews!"
#38
MeetBit
5.0
(1)
"It's a great substitute for Calendly especially if you want a free app. It has truly helped me manage my meetings and interviews as well as an HR manager."
#39
SimplyMeet.me
5.0
(1)
"I personally find it easier to use and it has almost all the same features."
#40
Sprinklr
5.0
(1)
"Yes, sprinklr is a great product!"
#41
Loomly
5.0
(1)
"They just enabled automatic publishing for Reels."
#42
Prime
5.0
(1)
"It's awesome for scheduling posts and reminds you to post at peak times."
#43
CoSchedule
5.0
(1)
"It has been easiest for me."
#44
Planable
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend it"
#45
Mydrop AI
5.0
(1)
"Definitely, the ultimate solution for growing your social media presence."
#46
Zoom
5.0
(1)
"Check out zoom scheduler."
#47
Content Studio
5.0
(1)
"I love content studio"
#48
Fillout
5.0
(1)
"It's an affordable form builder where you can make a scheduling form tied with a workflow."
#49
LettuceMeet
5.0
(1)
"Is great!"
#50
Bukadesk
5.0
(1)
"I created a Slack app to automate hybrid scheduling."
#51
Calday
5.0
(1)
"Calday has Zoom integration, and you don’t even need manual setup. It has pretty much everything I need."
#52
Wenizoka
5.0
(1)
"Wenizoka.com is the best"
#53
OneCal
4.0
(1)
"Good to have multiple calendars synced in and to create invite links for others"
#54
Motion
4.0
(1)
"Similar to oneCal but with some extra AI features"
#55
OpsGenie
4.0
(1)
"We heavily used OpsGenie in a previous job, it was working great"
#56
Creator Studio
4.0
(1)
"Just use their inbuilt creator studio if you are on a tight budget"
#57
Wrike
4.0
(1)
"Not sure if it fits your criteria but I’ve worked for a couple of companies where producers use Wrike."
#58
Float
4.0
(1)
"We've moved from Asana to Float to now ScreenDragon. All of them have their faults..I think I preffered Float out of the 3"
#59
Apphi
4.0
(1)
"Apphi works well for me!"
#60
HubSpot
4.0
(1)
"Hubspot"
#61
Grum
4.0
(1)
"Grum."
#62
SIGNL4
4.0
(1)
"SIGNL4 alerts based on duty schedules incl. on-call calendar."
#63
OnPage
4.0
(1)
"OnPage can meet all the requirements mentioned above."
#64
Microsoft Bookings
4.0
(1)
"Microsoft bookings syncs with Microsoft team’s calendar to do all this."
#65
Rooster
4.0
(1)
"Rooster if you're using Workday ATS."
#66
HeyOrca
4.0
(1)
"HeyOrca is pretty solid."
#67
Tailwind
4.0
(1)
"Tailwind is pretty good, if you're willing to pay."
#68
HipSocial
4.0
(1)
"For Small or medium sized business, social media management with HipSocial."
#69
Google Sheets
4.0
(1)
"I used a Google Sheets doc this semester for the first time."
#70
Qualtrics
4.0
(1)
"I use a little signup survey in Qualtrics."
#71
Pallyy
4.0
(1)
"The platform I built called Pallyy was built to make scheduling to multiple socials super easy."
#72
SocialHub
4.0
(1)
"I can also recommend SocialHub or Falcon."
#73
Signup Genius
4.0
(1)
"I prefer signup genius. My students seem to find navigating it a little more intuitive."
#74
Adobe
4.0
(1)
"The social media scheduler can schedule videos for Instagram, but lacks the ability to use Instagram audio."
#75
Fedica
4.0
(1)
"Fedica is definitely worth a try depending on what you're looking for. It has awesome demographic insights and cross-platform scheduling!"
#76
HireValue
4.0
(1)
"This system automates the interview scheduling procedure, saving time and making the process more effective and precise."
#77
Yello
4.0
(1)
"This tool also makes scheduling interviews easier and lets you automate all your communications and branding effortlessly."
#78
Instagram Analytics
4.0
(1)
"Instagram analytics is used alongside Hootsuite and Iconosquare."
#79
Weekplan
4.0
(1)
"Check out my app: http://weekplan.net it might be what you are looking for."
#80
Vcita
4.0
(1)
"Vcita has a scheduling platform that I think would fit your needs. It's like $12/month."
#81
SocialPilot
4.0
(1)
"Both are great tool."
#82
Bit Social
4.0
(1)
"It simplifies scheduling your WordPress posts, helps you stay consistent across platforms."
#83
SocialBee
4.0
(1)
"Try social bee or buffer"
#84
OnlySocial
4.0
(1)
"They've got their LTD currently running."
#85
XBeast
4.0
(1)
"XBeast works smoother for me."
#86
Postiz
4.0
(1)
"Is real good!"
#87
SimplePractice
4.0
(1)
"I like simple practice. It doesn’t have everything but it handles a lot for me and I think it’s nearly the best out there."
#88
Planoly
4.0
(1)
"Both are great scheduling tools that allow you to give access to your VAs without sharing your account details."
#89
Connecteam
4.0
(1)
"Connecteam came highly recommended, so I’m trying it out now. It’s been simple to set up for both messaging and scheduling."
#90
MainWP
4.0
(1)
"Mainwp with the post dripper extension can do that"
#91
Google Forms
4.0
(1)
"Doodle and Google forms both have pretty similar functionality"
#92
Greminder
4.0
(1)
"We are using a combo of Greminder and currentclient for client only meetings/conversations to stay tight on the compliance end"
#93
Falcon.io
3.0
(1)
"Falcon.io doesn’t have limits from my understanding."
#94
Monday.com
3.0
(1)
"We’ve used Monday.com with some success, but as we’ve scaled have faced some of the same sluggishness."
#95
VistaSocial
2.0
(1)
"We have noticed a really big drop when using schedulers."
#96
Wiggio
2.0
(1)
"It's not amazingly fantastic but it might get the job done."
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