Gain
Checked 26 Oct 2026 · source · 9 networks · API not stated · AI yes
Agencies and marketing teams that need client and stakeholder approval workflows around social posts, with scheduling included.
You just want a cheap queue to publish your own posts: Gain is built around approvals and starts at $99 a month on the yearly toggle.
Overview
Gain is content approval software that happens to schedule. The homepage describes collecting approvals on social posts, files, documents and web pages in one place, with a time-stamped record of who approved what. It lists custom workflows per brand or client, reviewer reminders, live previews and comments, version history, shareable calendars, white-label branding and auto-publishing of approved posts to nine platforms.
The plans are Starter at $99 a month, Agency at $199 and Agency Premium at $399, all on the yearly toggle. Unlimited reviewers are free on every plan, which matters when clients do the approving. Starter has 3 team members and 6 workspaces. Agency has 6 and 12 plus white label, and Premium has 20 and 30. Enterprise is custom.
The monthly-billing price was not shown, so I only have yearly figures. The pricing page lists an AI writing assistant, and the 14-day trial needs no card. The yearly toggle says 20% off. Gain does not describe an API on the pages I read.
What it does well
- Unlimited free reviewers and social accounts on Starter.
- Time-stamped approval records.
- White label and client workspaces on higher plans.
- Approved posts publish to nine networks.
What to watch out for
- Starting at $99 a month is high for solo posting.
- I could not read monthly-billing prices.
- Team members and workspaces cap each plan.
- I found no API mentioned.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Unit | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Not published | $99 | per month, billed yearly | 3 team members, 6 workspaces, 15 GB storage; unlimited reviewers, social accounts and scheduled posts |
| Agency | Not published | $199 | per month, billed yearly | 6 team members, 12 workspaces, 100 GB storage, white label |
| Agency Premium | Not published | $399 | per month, billed yearly | 20 team members, 30 workspaces, 500 GB storage, priority support |
| Enterprise | Not published | Not published | custom | Custom; contact sales (SSO, uptime SLAs) |
Gain charges by team members and workspaces, not by channel or reviewer. Starter at $99 a month (billed yearly) includes 3 team members and 6 workspaces, Agency at $199 has 6 and 12, and Agency Premium at $399 has 20 and 30. Storage also rises from 15 GB to 500 GB. Reviewers, social accounts and scheduled posts are listed as unlimited on Starter. Prices are the yearly-toggle figures, because the monthly rate was not shown. Enterprise is custom.
Networks listed by Gain
- Supports Facebook
- Supports Instagram
- Supports X
- Supports LinkedIn
- Supports TikTok
- Supports YouTube
- Supports Threads
- Does not support Bluesky
- Supports Pinterest
- Supports Google Business
- Does not support Mastodon
What Gain does on each network
Only what the vendor's own pages state. A blank cell means the pages do not say.
| Network | Post types | Publishing | First comment | Analytics | Inbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| photovideocarouselreelstorycollab posttrial reel | Mixed | Yes | Yes | ||
| YouTube | long-form videoshort | Mixed | Yes | ||
| TikTok | videophoto carousel | Auto-publish | Yes | ||
| single photomulti-photoad mockup | Auto-publish | Yes | |||
| company page post with photo or video | Auto-publish | Yes | |||
| X | textimageGIFvideo | Auto-publish | No | ||
| Threads | textimagevideo | Auto-publish | |||
| pin | Auto-publish | Yes | |||
| Google Business | photostatus update | Auto-publish |
- Needs: Business or Creator account linked to a Facebook Page for auto-publish; personal accounts use manual Gain Notify
- Limits: Photos 5 MB; videos 100 MB, 3 to 90 s; reels 100 MB, up to 15 min, 9:16; video stories up to 600 MB, 60 s; carousel up to 10; caption 2,200 chars; 25 posts per 24h via third-party apps
- help.gainapp.com
Publishing and scheduling
- Calendar views
- Shareable content calendars with live status; Instagram feed grid view (up to 20 live posts)
- Recurring and evergreen posts
- Pinterest recycling of top pins mentioned
- Drafts and notes
- Draft status; content can be sent back to Draft
- First comment
- Instagram first comment up to 2,000 characters and 10 mentions, for manual and direct publishing
- Hashtag tools
- Captions and first comment combined up to 30 hashtags (Instagram)
- Time zones
- Shows all publishing times in the user's local time zone, updates with physical location
- Also listed
- Live previews per platform; Gain Notify app for manual publishing of Instagram posts; Auto-schedule after final approval if a future publish date is set; Reviewer reminders at 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours
Sources: help.gainapp.com, help.gainapp.com, help.gainapp.com, gainapp.com
Teams, approvals and clients
- Seats
- Starter 3 team members, Agency 6, Agency Premium 20; reviewers and clients unlimited and free
- Roles
- Team: Contributor, Publisher, Workspace Admin, Account Admin, Account Owner; Client role for reviewers
- Approvals
- Reusable multi-round workflows, internal and external reviewers, all-or-any approval per round, auto-advance, auto-schedule
- Client access
- Reviewers use a magic link, no password or account
- White label
- White-label branding per client workspace (vendor)
- Workspaces and brands
- Starter 6, Agency 12, Agency Premium 30
Sources: gainapp.com, help.gainapp.com, help.gainapp.com, gainapp.com
Content creation and AI
- Design tools
- Instagram crop presets; Imports from Canva
- Media library
- File storage 15 GB Starter, 100 GB Agency, 500 GB Agency Premium
- Templates
- Reusable approval workflow templates
- Video tools
- TikTok preview transcoding
Sources: gainapp.com, gainapp.com
Analytics and reporting
- Metrics
- Facebook: reactions, comments, shares, impressions, reach; Instagram: likes, comments, engagement, impressions, reach, saves; LinkedIn: clicks, impressions, engagement; Pinterest: impressions, saves, clicks; TikTok: likes, comments, shares, views; YouTube: views, likes, comments
- Report exports
- CSV; PDF (English, Spanish, French)
- Data history
- Default past 6 months or up to 1,000 posts for Facebook; YouTube last 30 days
Source: help.gainapp.com
Integrations, API and apps
- Integrations
- Canva; Dropbox; Box; OneDrive
- iOS app
- Gain Notify app for manual publishing
Sources: gainapp.com, help.gainapp.com
Pricing details
- Billing model
- Flat monthly price by workspaces and team members: Starter USD 99, Agency USD 199, Agency Premium USD 399, Enterprise custom
- Annual discount
- 20% when billed yearly
- Trial
- 14 days, no credit card
- Free plan
- None
- Discounts
- Registered non-profits 50% off; 40% off trial offer for new customers visiting from Poland (vendor states)
- Refunds
- Vendor states prepaid unused time is refunded on cancel
- Cancellation
- Cancel anytime
- Currencies
- USD
Source: gainapp.com
Security and compliance
- ISO 27001
- Not claimed for Gain; infrastructure runs in AWS data centers described as ISO 27001 certified
- Single sign-on
- Enterprise plan
- Two-factor login
- Every user can enable two-step verification
- Data location
- United States, AWS data centers
- Status page
- Public status page linked (URL not read)
Sources: gainapp.com, gainapp.com
Support and onboarding
- Support channels
- Help center; Support from the product team (vendor states)
- Help centre
- https://help.gainapp.com
- Onboarding
- Quick guides for admins, creators, clients, in-house teams
Sources: help.gainapp.com, gainapp.com
About the company
- Company
- Big Propeller, LLC
Source: gainapp.com
Limits the vendor documents
- Instagram auto-publish needs a Business or Creator account linked to a Facebook Page; personal accounts must publish manually(help.gainapp.com)
- Videos outside 3 to 90 seconds or over 100 MB, and animated GIF longer than 90s, need manual publishing(help.gainapp.com)
- Polls, tags, stickers and music on Stories can only be added in the Instagram app(help.gainapp.com)
- Vertical videos cannot be auto-published in mixed carousels(help.gainapp.com)
- X insights have been discontinued; Instagram and LinkedIn personal accounts are not supported for insights(help.gainapp.com)
- Workflow changes do not apply to content already in approval(help.gainapp.com)
Pages read for this profile (11)
- https://gainapp.com
- https://gainapp.com/pricing
- https://gainapp.com/channels
- https://gainapp.com/security
- https://help.gainapp.com
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/154-what-content-can-i-publish-automatically-from-gain
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/127-create-content-for-instagram
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/89-manage-user-roles-permissions
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/51-timezone-settings
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/134-set-up-approval-workflows
- https://help.gainapp.com/article/176-social-media-insights
Pick Gain if
Pick it if client or stakeholder sign-off is the real bottleneck and you want scheduling at the end of that workflow. Skip it if you only need a low-cost queue for your own posts.
Questions people ask
Does Gain have a free plan?
No. It offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Which networks does it support?
Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, Pinterest and Google Business Profile.
What does Gain cost to start?
Starter is $99 per month on the yearly toggle, with 3 team members, 6 workspaces and unlimited reviewers.
Alternatives
Tools for a similar audience that share the most networks with Gain.
How we checked
Pricing page shows the yearly toggle with 'billed yearly, save 20%'; the monthly-billing price is not shown in the page text, so monthly is null. Prices in USD. Networks come from the channels page (nine channels: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile). The pricing page lists an 'AI writing assistant'. API not mentioned on the pages read. The page also showed a 40% new-customer banner for visitors from Poland, which is not reflected in the prices.