Teams publish faster when review steps stay predictable. Build a repeatable process for drafts, approvers, campaign owners and scheduled posts, then pick a scheduler that has it built in.
The best approval setup is simple: one draft owner, one primary reviewer, clear response windows, and a final scheduling check. Most schedulers with approvals model exactly that; the ones below do it best. See the full approval workflow shortlist.
Create the post, channel version, media, CTA, and campaign context.
Send sensitive or campaign-critical posts to the right stakeholder.
Resolve feedback before the post enters the scheduled queue.
Publish approved posts at the planned time across the right channels.
The simplest way to queue posts across every major network, with the most generous free plan in the category.
Built around client approvals: comment, approve and publish from one pixel-perfect draft.
Agency features (inbox, reviews, white-label reports) at a lower price than the usual suspects.
Approval workflows are often reserved for a mid or upper plan, so the entry price on a pricing page is not the price of approvals. The table lists every scheduler in the directory with an approval workflow, the plan it arrives on according to the vendor's pricing page at the last check, and the cheapest paid plan overall. "Yes" means approvals are available on every paid plan.
| Scheduler | Approvals from | Cheapest paid plan | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffer | Team plan | $6 / channel / mo | Yes |
| Metricool | Advanced plan | $18 / mo | Yes |
| Publer | Business plan | $12 / mo | Yes |
| Later | Growth plan+ | $25 / mo | No |
| Planable | Yes, multi-level | $33 / user / mo | Yes |
| SocialBee | Accelerate plan+ | $29 / mo | No |
| Typefully | Team plan | $15 / mo | Yes |
| Vista Social | Professional plan+ | $39 / mo | Yes |
| Agorapulse | Professional plan+ | $79 / user / mo | Yes |
| FeedHive | Business plan+ | $19 / mo | No |
| Loomly | Yes | $42 / mo | No |
| OneUp | Intermediate plan and up | $15 / mo | No |
| Pallyy | Client approvals | $25 / mo | Yes |
| Postpone | Creator plan and up | $24 / mo | Yes |
| SocialBu | Yes | $29 / mo | Yes |
| SocialPilot | Standard plan+ | $30 / mo | No |
| Sprout Social | Professional plan+ | $199 / seat / mo | No |
| ContentStudio | Pro plan+ | $25 / mo | No |
| Plann | Build plan | $15 / mo | Yes |
| Sendible | Traction plan+ | $29 / mo | No |
| Zoho Social | Premium plan | $15 / mo | Yes |
| CoSchedule | Agency Calendar | $19 / user / mo | Yes |
| HeyOrca | Yes | $59 / calendar / mo | Yes |
| Hootsuite | Yes | $99 / mo | No |
| Hopper HQ | Scale plan | $6 / account / mo | No |
| Iconosquare | Scale plan | €9 / mo (billed yearly) | Yes |
| Kontentino | Yes, client approvals | $59 / mo | No |
| Mixpost | Pro | Free (Lite) · Pro from $199 / yr | Yes |
| Sked Social | Accelerate plan | $69 / mo | No |
| Statusbrew | Standard plan+ | $69 / mo | No |
| eclincher | Premier plan+ | $65 / mo | No |
| Emplifi | Yes | From $1,249 / mo | No |
| Gain | Yes | $99 / mo (billed annually) | No |
| Ocoya | Gold plan+ | $15 / mo | No |
| RecurPost | Agency plan | $25 / mo | No |
| Robopost | Yes | $9 / mo | Yes |
| Social Champ | Business plan | $29 / mo | Yes |
| Supergrow | Teams plan | $39 / mo | No |
| AuthoredUp | Draft review | $19.95 / mo | No |
| Brandwatch Social Media Management | Yes | Custom | No |
| Circleboom Publish | Premium plan and up | $29.99 / mo | No |
| Missinglettr | Pro plan | $19 / mo | Yes |
| NapoleonCat | Yes | $89 / mo | No |
| Oktopost | Advanced plan | Custom | No |
| StoryChief | Growth plan and up | $69 / mo | No |
| Birdeye Social | Yes | Custom | No |
| Onlypult | Yes | $25 / mo | No |
| Simplified | Business plan | $79 / mo | No |
| Sociality.io | Business plan | $99 / mo | No |
| Swat.io | Medium plan and up | Custom | No |
| Lately | Growth plan, limited | $19 / mo | No |
| PromoRepublic | Yes | Custom | No |
| SOCi | Yes | Custom | No |
| Predis.ai | Yes | $19 / mo (billed yearly) | No |
| Viralpep | Yes | $29 / mo | No |
A social media approval tool helps teams review drafts before they are scheduled or published. It keeps ownership, feedback, and final approval clearer than scattered messages.
Agencies, SaaS teams, founders, and marketers often need approval workflows when content involves brand voice, product claims, legal review, or client stakeholders.
Treat it as a repeatable path from draft to reviewer to schedule. Name owners, set response times, log changes, and keep the final queue visible so nothing ships without the right sign-off.
Planable (including its free plan), Pallyy, Kontentino, Loomly and Vista Social include approvals from the first paid tier. Buffer requires its Team plan.
For related planning, read the approval workflow guide or browse every scheduler.