# Shager compared with other social media schedulers

How Shager compares with well-known scheduling tools: pricing, users, API and AI agents, working with clients, and when the other tool is the better fit.

## Pick a tool to compare

- [Shager vs Metricool](https://shager.ai/en/compare/metricool): Metricool prices by brand and keeps its API for a higher plan. Shager prices by account, with API, MCP and client connect and approval links on every plan.
- [Shager vs Buffer](https://shager.ai/en/compare/buffer): Buffer prices per channel and keeps first comment and UTMs for paid plans. Shager includes the first comment and tracked links on Free, with API and MCP.
- [Shager vs Hootsuite](https://shager.ai/en/compare/hootsuite): Hootsuite prices per user, with no free plan. Shager prices per account, with unlimited users, API, MCP and client links on every plan, starting free.
- [Shager vs Later](https://shager.ai/en/compare/later): Later sells profile bundles with no free plan. Shager prices per account, starts free, and has API, MCP, client links and first comment on every plan.
- [Shager vs Publer](https://shager.ai/en/compare/publer): Publer prices per account and keeps its API for the business plan. Shager includes the API, MCP, client links and tracked links on every plan, Free too.

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Source: https://shager.ai/en/compare