Sked Social
Checked 25 Oct 2026 · source · 8 networks · API not stated · AI yes
Instagram-heavy brands and agencies that want auto-published Stories and client approval portals at a flat team price.
Skip it if you need approvals on a small budget, because internal and external approvals start at Accelerate ($199 per month), and Threads posting is notification-based rather than automatic.
Overview
Sked Social is built around publishing and sign-off. Its homepage leads with an approval workflow where clients and stakeholders review posts without logging in, and describes an Ideas board organised by content pillars, a unified inbox for comments, messages, mentions and reviews, and recurring reports sent by email.
On the publishing side the homepage mentions Stories with links and Reels with custom thumbnails, which is why my notes mark it as Instagram-leaning. It also describes an MCP connection so AI tools can read performance data, though my notes do not confirm a public developer API.
Approvals are gated by plan. Grow ($58 per month annual) has 3 users, 6 profiles and no approvals. Accelerate ($166 annual) has 6 users, 10 profiles and both internal and external approvals. Custom starts at $249 per month annual and is quoted after a demo.
One detail to read closely: the pricing FAQ says Threads and Snapchat publish through notifications rather than automatically, so I count eight publishing networks: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X and Google Business.
What it does well
- Has a client approval flow that does not require the reviewer to log in.
- Publishes Stories with links and Reels with custom thumbnails.
- Includes a unified inbox and emailed recurring reports.
- Offers a 14-day trial without a card.
What to watch out for
- Approvals are not on Grow, so the approval feature starts at $166 per month annual.
- Threads publishing is notification-based, not automatic.
- Grow allows no extra users, only extra profiles at $8 per month.
- No public developer API was found.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Unit | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grow | $69 | $58 | per month | 3 users, 6 profiles, extra profiles $8 per month, no extra users, no approvals |
| Accelerate | $199 | $166 | per month | 6 users, 10 profiles, internal and external approvals, extra users $15 per month |
| Custom | $299 | $249 | per month | Custom users and profiles, quoted after a demo, starting price shown |
Sked prices by tier with users and profiles bundled. Grow is $69 monthly or $58 per month billed annually, with 3 users and 6 profiles. Accelerate is $199 monthly or $166 annually, with 6 users and 10 profiles. Custom starts at $299 monthly or $249 annually. The levers differ by tier: Grow lets you add profiles at $8 per month each but not users, while Accelerate lets you add users at $15 per month. The bill grows by profile first, and the real step is the $108 gap per month (annual) between Grow and Accelerate to get approvals.
Networks listed by Sked Social
- Supports Facebook
- Supports Instagram
- Supports X
- Supports LinkedIn
- Supports TikTok
- Supports YouTube
- Does not support Threads
- Does not support Bluesky
- Supports Pinterest
- Supports Google Business
- Does not support Mastodon
What Sked Social 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| feed postcarousel (up to 20 frames)reelstory with link stickermulti-story chain | Auto-publish | Yes | Yes | ||
| TikTok | videophoto mode carousel | Auto-publish | No | ||
| Auto-publish | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auto-publish | Yes | ||||
| YouTube | Auto-publish | No | |||
| Auto-publish | |||||
| X | Auto-publish | No | |||
| Google Business | Auto-publish | ||||
| Threads | Phone reminder |
- Needs: Business or Creator account for auto-publish; personal accounts cannot auto-publish
- Limits: Reels 9:16, 1080x1920, 5 to 90 seconds, MP4 or MOV; first comment text only, links not clickable on Instagram
- skedsocial.com
- TikTok
- Needs: Brand and creator accounts; DMs need a Business account
- Limits: Pre-publish: cover frame, sound, privacy, comment and duet controls; no auto first comment
- skedsocial.com
Publishing and scheduling
- Calendar views
- Month with agenda pane; Distribution view; Grid Preview (Instagram)
- Queue
- Recurring queue places new content in the next open slot; unlimited queue volume stated
- Bulk upload
- Bulk upload a month of posts, edit per channel; bulk edit across accounts
- Recurring and evergreen posts
- Recurring queues; evergreen campaigns listed in feature set
- Best time suggestions
- Best time to post highlighted on calendar and in scheduler
- Drafts and notes
- Ideas board and content pillars; Sked Ideas AI workspace
- First comment
- Auto first comment on Instagram posts and Reels, Facebook Pages, LinkedIn; not Stories, TikTok, YouTube, X
- Hashtag tools
- AI hashtags listed in feature set
- Link in bio
- White-label link-in-bio on Accelerate and Custom plans
- RSS and curation
- UGC curation; Content Collect uploads via link or QR (Oct 2026)
- Also listed
- Built-in video editor to trim and crop; Stories with link stickers and multi-Story chains; Meta post boosting from Archive (Sept 2026 blog)
Sources: skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com
Teams, approvals and clients
- Seats
- Grow 3 users, Accelerate 6, Custom scales; extra users US$15/mo on Accelerate
- Roles
- Fine-grained user permissions on Accelerate and Custom; inbox access read-only, personal or full
- Approvals
- Login-free approvals for clients; Approvals Board kanban view (Aug 2026); annotations and reminders for reviewers
- Client access
- Reviewers need no login; Content Collect shared upload links
- White label
- White-label and white-label reseller listed as new features
- Workspaces and brands
- Workspaces and client management; EasyConnect lets clients connect accounts via link
Sources: skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com
Content creation and AI
- AI features
- Smart assist for captions, brand-voice shaping, summaries, reply drafts; AI Studio: captions and images, AI video generator, clip maker; Sked Ideas AI creative workspace
- Design tools
- Built-in video editor; Canva mentioned in a testimonial
- Media library
- Content library
- Video tools
- AI video generator, clip maker, trim and crop editor
Sources: skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com
Analytics and reporting
- Competitor tracking
- Competitor analytics listed
- Report exports
- Custom one-off or recurring email reports with editable summaries
- White label reports
- Branded reports for agencies
Source: skedsocial.com
Inbox and engagement
- Inbox
- Unified inbox for comments, messages, mentions, tags; Boards, Feeds, Smart Replies, static templates
- Listening
- Social listening available on plans (listing says new)
- Automation
- Automation listed in feature set
Sources: skedsocial.com, skedsocial.com
Integrations, API and apps
- Integrations
- Zapier; Make; n8n; Claude; Google Drive; Dropbox; Pixabay
- Zapier
- Yes
- Make
- Yes
- MCP server
- Yes
- Public API
- Yes
- API plans
- Homepage mentions an API plan
- iOS app
- Mobile apps listed
- Android app
- Mobile apps listed
Source: skedsocial.com
Pricing details
- Billing model
- Per plan with included profiles and users: Grow, Accelerate, Custom
- Annual discount
- Save 17%
- Trial
- 14-day free trial on all plans, no card; pauses at end, no auto-charge
- Free plan
- None
- Add-ons
- Extra profiles US$8 (Grow) / US$10 (Accelerate) per month; Extra users US$15 per month, Accelerate only
- Refunds
- Not mentioned
- Cancellation
- Not described; upgrades anytime, downgrades at end of cycle
- Currencies
- USD; AUD; GBP; EUR
Source: skedsocial.com
Security and compliance
- GDPR
- Not certified; says substantively aligned with GDPR; DPA available
- SOC 2
- SOC 2 Type 2 completed 13 February 2025, audited by Sensiba; report on request for enterprise
- Single sign-on
- Enterprise and Custom plans
Source: skedsocial.com
Support and onboarding
- Help centre
- https://help.skedsocial.com
- Onboarding
- Dedicated CSM on Accelerate and Custom
Source: skedsocial.com
About the company
- Company
- Dialogue Consulting Pty Ltd (operates Sked Social)
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Australia
- Ownership
- Privately held; no investors named
- Team size
- Not stated; distributed across Australia, US, Europe, Asia
Source: skedsocial.com
What review sites show
Scores and counts as the review site displays them on the date shown. They are other people's ratings, not ours.
| Site | Score | Reviews | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.6 | 80 | vendor claim |
Recent product changes
2026-10-13
Clients and guests upload photos and video to the Sked Library via link or QR code without an account; all plans
2026-09-17
Boards, Feeds, custom tags, Smart Replies, static templates, per-user access levels
2026-09-02
Image thumbnails, preview sheet, agenda pane, distribution view, filters, Grid Preview
Limits the vendor documents
- Threads uses notification-based publishing and requires manual posting(skedsocial.com)
- First comment is not supported on Instagram Stories, TikTok, YouTube, X; links in Instagram comments are not clickable(skedsocial.com)
- Auto-publish must be on for first comment to post; two-step publishing so check first posts(skedsocial.com)
- TikTok DMs: page claims conflict, FAQ says TikTok does not open DMs to third-party tools(skedsocial.com)
Pages read for this profile (11)
- https://skedsocial.com
- https://skedsocial.com/pricing
- https://skedsocial.com/about-us
- https://skedsocial.com/features/scheduling
- https://skedsocial.com/integrations/instagram-scheduler
- https://skedsocial.com/integrations/tiktok-scheduler
- https://skedsocial.com/security
- https://skedsocial.com/blog/first-comment-scheduling
- https://skedsocial.com/blog/-content-collect
- https://skedsocial.com/blog/new-the-sked-social-calendar-rebuilt
- https://skedsocial.com/blog/new-sked-s-updated-inbox-or-boards-feeds-and-smart-replies-for-the-sked-social-inbox
Pick Sked Social if
Pick Sked if client or stakeholder sign-off is a regular part of your work and you publish mostly to Instagram and similar visual networks. Skip it if you need approvals on a small budget, or want Threads to auto-publish.
Questions people ask
Does Sked Social have a free plan?
No. It offers a 14-day free trial without a card, and paid plans start at $58 per month billed annually or $69 monthly.
Which networks does Sked Social publish to?
Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, X and Google Business. Threads and Snapchat are notification-based.
Does Sked include approvals on every plan?
No. Grow has no approvals. Internal and external approvals start at Accelerate.
Alternatives
Tools for a similar audience that share the most networks with Sked Social.
How we checked
Annual figures are the page's rounded per-month display (Grow billed $690 per year, Accelerate $1,990 per year); Custom is "from" $249 per month annual or $299 monthly. The pricing FAQ says Threads and Snapchat use notification-based publishing, so Threads is not counted as a publishing network here, even though Sked's Threads integration page describes API publishing. Sked offers an MCP connector, but no public developer API was found, so hasApi is unknown.