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How do workspaces and role-based permissions work in social media management tools when one agency manages lots of separate client brands?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 8, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
Buffer100%0%0%—
Hootsuite100%0%0%—
Sprout Social100%0%0%—
SocialBee100%0%0%—
Planable100%0%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 sources cited
“Buffer Uses organizations and channel-specific access. Team members can have full publishing access or access requiring approval. Engagement permissions are managed separately.”
+ channel-specific access

“Uses organizations and channel-specific access.”

+ separate administrative, publishing and community permissions

“Buffer, for example, distinguishes administrative, publishing and community permissions.”

“Hootsuite Uses organizations, teams and social-account-level permissions. Access can be assigned at multiple levels, with more granular custom permissions on eligible plans.”
+ multi-level access assignment

“Access can be assigned at multiple levels, with more granular custom permissions on eligible plans.”

“Sprout Social Uses user roles and profile Groups to organize social accounts and restrict access to specific client environments.”
+ user roles and profile Groups for restricting access

“Uses user roles and profile Groups to organize social accounts and restrict access to specific client environments.”

“SocialBee Provides workspaces and roles such as Owner, Manager, Publisher and Contributor, with different capabilities for each.”
+ workspaces and roles

“Provides workspaces and roles such as Owner, Manager, Publisher and Contributor, with different capabilities for each.”

Planablepositive
“Planable Uses separate client workspaces, each with its own social pages, members, content and approval workflow. Particularly relevant for agencies with client review processes.”
+ separate client workspaces

“Uses separate client workspaces, each with its own social pages, members, content and approval workflow.”

+ suitability for agencies with client review processes

“Particularly relevant for agencies with client review processes.”

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