“1. Planable Best for client approvals”
“Best for client approvals”
“Clients can preview posts as they will appear on social networks.”
“Leave comments and request edits.”
“Approve or reject posts.”
“Supports multi-level approval workflows.”
“Shared content calendars.”
“Particularly good for agencies managing several clients.”
“Planable – best overall for visual client review and approval.”
“Approval workflows for teammates and clients.”
“Clients can review content through shared calendars.”
“Approve or reject scheduled posts.”
“Supports more advanced approval routing on custom plans.”
“Includes social inbox and reporting tools.”
“Good for agencies wanting an all-in-one solution.”
“Agorapulse – good if you also need inbox management and reporting.”
“Comments and feedback.”
“Multi-step content approval workflows.”
“Clients can approve posts through external approval links on eligible plans.”
“Detailed user permissions.”
“Publishing, analytics and reporting.”
“Excellent for larger agencies and established businesses.”
“Sprout Social – best for more sophisticated approval processes.”
“Clients can review scheduled content.”
“Approval workflows with different roles.”
“Comments and post suggestions.”
“Content calendar and scheduling.”
“Clients can be invited as collaborators.”
“Good for smaller agencies and freelancers.”
“Dedicated client approval workflows.”
“Clients can review and approve content.”
“Client management and account permissions.”
“Bulk scheduling.”
“White-label reporting.”
“Particularly interesting for agencies managing multiple accounts.”
“SocialPilot – worth considering if you manage lots of client accounts.”
“Team approval workflows.”
“Drafts can be submitted for approval.”
“Approvers can accept or reject content.”
“Simple scheduling and content calendar.”
“A good, straightforward option for smaller teams.”
“Its approval workflow is primarily team-oriented rather than a dedicated external client portal.”
“Buffer | Primarily team-based | Limited | Small teams”
“Post approval system.”
“Team roles and permissions.”
“Content calendar.”
“Analytics and reporting.”
“Approval settings can prevent unapproved posts from publishing.”
“Good for combining scheduling, analytics and approvals.”
“Metricool | Yes | Limited | Small agencies”
“Multi-level post approval workflows.”
“Assign different approval responsibilities.”
“Content scheduling and calendar.”
“Social media monitoring and reporting.”
“Better suited to larger teams with structured approval processes.”
“For example, Later's documented workflow does not automatically block a scheduled post if it hasn't been approved.”
“For example, Later's documented workflow does not automatically block a scheduled post if it hasn't been approved.”