Zoho Social vs Manychat

Two social media tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Zoho SocialZoho	ManychatManychat
In one line	Social scheduling with a free plan and $10 entry price	DM and comment automation for Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok
Starting price	Free	From $14/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$14/mo
Plans	Free (1 brand, 1 user); billed yearly: Standard $10/mo (1 user); Professional $30 (1 user); Premium $40 (3 users); monthly $15/$40/$65; extra users $10/mo yearly ($12 monthly) on Professional and Premium only; 15-day trial	Free (25 active contacts/mo, 2 channels, 4 automations, 1 user, Manychat branding); billed yearly: Essential $14/mo (250 contacts, 2 users, no WhatsApp/SMS/email), Pro $29/mo (2,500 contacts, 3 users, AI, WhatsApp), Business $69/mo (7,500 contacts, 5 users), Advanced $139/mo (25,000 contacts, 10 users). Monthly $17/$39/$99/$199. Each active contact over the limit: $0.10/$0.05/$0.025/$0.004 monthly, $0.082/$0.038/$0.018/$0.0028 yearly, so Pro at 5,000 contacts is about $124/mo yearly or $164 monthly. Extra inbox seats $25 each on Pro; WhatsApp template messages also bill per conversation from a prepaid wallet. 14-day trial on Essential and Pro
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	15 days	14 days
Users	1 on free	3 users on Pro
Integrations	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Zoho CRM	Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, TikTok, Telegram, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Zapier
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Email: 24/5, Monday through Friday	Not published
Incidents posted	Zoho has a public status page. Status page	Manychat has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 3,480 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	65	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	62	55
Fit: Service business	70	65
Fit: Agency or studio	60	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	50	35
Fit: Online store	65	85
Why people pick it	Free plan Works with Zoho CRM	Comment-to-DM funnels without code Covers Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok in one inbox
Where it falls short	One user on cheaper plans Extra users cost more	Bill rises with active contacts WhatsApp, SMS, and email need Pro
	Visit Zoho Social ↗	Visit Manychat ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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