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GrowSocialelion vs Agorapulse

GrowSocialelion is an open-source alternative to Agorapulse: AGPL-3.0, free to self-host, with an AI agent that drafts, schedules and engages behind an approval gate you set per action. Agorapulse is closed SaaS at $79 to $149 per user per month billed annually, 10 profiles per plan. Its unified inbox and 11-network coverage stay its strong cards.

GrowSocialelion

GrowSocialelion is an open-source AI social media manager: the agent drafts, schedules and engages behind per-action approval gates, free to self-host under the AGPL-3.0.

8 channels · plans: Self-hosted, Hosted

Agorapulse

Agorapulse is a mid-market social media management suite built around a unified inbox, publishing to 11 networks and priced per user from $79 a month billed annually, with 10 social profiles included on every listed plan.

11 channels · plans: Free, Standard, Professional, Advanced, Custom

Pricing and plans

What each side charges

GrowSocialelion

Self-hosted$0
HostedLaunching

Agorapulse

Free$0/mo
Standard$79/user/mo
Professional$119/user/mo
Advanced$149/user/mo
CustomCustom/mo
Channels

Where each one publishes

GrowSocialelion

  • Bluesky
  • Dev.to
  • Lemmy
  • Mastodon
  • Nostr
  • Telegram
  • Tumblr
  • X
  • Discord
  • Dribbble
  • Facebook Pages
  • Farcaster
  • Google My Business
  • Hashnode
  • Instagram
  • Kick
  • LinkedIn
  • Listmonk
  • Medium
  • MeWe
  • Moltbook
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Skool
  • Slack
  • Threads
  • TikTok
  • Twitch
  • VK
  • Whop
  • WordPress
  • YouTube

Agorapulse

  • Bluesky
  • Facebook Pages
  • Google My Business
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Threads
  • TikTok
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Dev.to
  • Discord
  • Dribbble
  • Farcaster
  • Hashnode
  • Kick
  • Lemmy
  • Listmonk
  • Mastodon
  • Medium
  • MeWe
  • Moltbook
  • Nostr
  • Skool
  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • Twitch
  • VK
  • Whop
  • WordPress

We build GrowSocialelion, so read every table here knowing that. Channel support and plan prices were compiled from public listings and vendor pages on 2026-08-27; a tool's own site always wins over this page. GrowSocialelion's own column is generated from its live platform catalog, so it cannot claim a network the app does not publish to.

The verdict

Pick Agorapulse if

If you manage Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube, stay. Agorapulse publishes to all of them today; in our catalog those networks are planned, not live.

If your work is community management at volume, their unified inbox with automated moderation rules, saved replies and ad comment monitoring is tooling we do not offer.

If you want a supported hosted product with onboarding and a customer success team, Agorapulse sells exactly that and our hosted version has not launched.

Pick GrowSocialelion if

You want the whole product open: an ai agent drafts, schedules and engages, and every action is approval-gated — human approval, semi-auto or autopilot, per action type. The app is AGPL-3.0 with no paid tier hiding features, and 500+ free tools live now: character counters with sourced limits, generators, and more

The switching guide lives at the Agorapulse alternative page.

Questions

Asked before choosing

How much does Agorapulse cost compared to GrowSocialelion?

As of 2026-08-27, Agorapulse runs $79 per user per month on Standard, $119 on Professional and $149 on Advanced when billed annually, or $99, $149 and $199 billed monthly, each with 10 profiles included. GrowSocialelion is free to self-host under the AGPL with no per-user billing; its hosted version is pre-launch.

Is Agorapulse open source?

No. Agorapulse is closed-source SaaS with no self-hosting option. GrowSocialelion's entire app is AGPL-3.0 on GitHub.

Does Agorapulse include AI features?

Partly. An AI writing assistant and alt-text generation ship on the listed plans, but AI-powered reply suggestions require the Custom plan and a demo. In GrowSocialelion the AI agent is the product: it drafts, schedules and engages on every connected network, approval-gated, in the free app.

Which networks does each support?

Agorapulse publishes to 11 networks, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit and Bluesky. GrowSocialelion publishes to 8 today (X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Tumblr, Nostr, Lemmy, DEV) with 30 more researched in the catalog. If the majors are your channels, that decides it.

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