Free options, side by side
- Buffer, Metricool, Later (free plans): calendar and scheduling, capped by accounts and posts.
- Notion or Airtable template: unlimited and yours, but no feed and no posting on its own.
- Ninecast grid preview (free): your Notion or Airtable calendar shown as your Instagram feed.
Free should not mean planning in one place and posting from another.
Questions that follow
What's the best free content calendar for social media?
For posting on a free plan, Buffer or Metricool. For a calendar with no limits, a free Notion or Airtable template, and add Ninecast’s free grid preview to see it as your Instagram feed. When you are ready, the same calendar can post for you.
Is there a free Notion content calendar template?
Yes. Notion’s Marketplace has many, and Ninecast has a free content calendar template with every column ready for the grid and posting.
What do free social media schedulers limit?
Usually the number of connected accounts, scheduled posts per month and analytics history.
Can a free calendar post automatically?
Buffer’s and Metricool’s free plans can, within their limits. A Notion or Airtable calendar can with Ninecast; the free plan includes a couple of posts so you can see it work.
How much does Ninecast cost after the free plan?
The grid preview is free, forever. Publishing is on Creator, $15 a month or $12 a month billed yearly, for 3 planners — and the free plan includes 2 posts so you can see it work first.
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