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What Is Sked Social?

Sked streamlines social media management from planning to reporting with AI-optimized tools, unlimited collaboration and seamless approvals, without the premium price. Plus, you get human support 24/7.

Brainstorm ideas with AI, plan posts on a visual calendar, and collaborate with unlimited users for free,

Engage and curate UGC from your social inbox. Get insights on your performance vs competitor and generate polished PDF reports in one click.

Who Uses Sked Social?

Sked is for growing businesses that value time and cost efficiency in managing social media. Trusted by 10K+ businesses across the agency, retail, e-commerce, travel, tourism, hospitality and FMCG.

Sked Social Software - Visually plan your content weeks in advance - Instagram (including Reels, Carousels and Stories with link stickers), Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, Google Business, Snapchat and more.
Sked Social Software - Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders. Create a custom approval workflow that includes internal and external stakeholders. Provide feedback and approve or reject content, all without leaving Sked. Unlimited users.
Sked Social Software - Answer DMs, comments, and tagged posts from Sked Inbox. Jump in on tagged posts and comments moments after you’re mentioned. Reap the rewards of being quick to reply and personable like a human, not slow (or absent) like a faceless brand.
Sked Social Software - Improve your social marketing results and prove your impact with in-depth Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn insights.
Sked Social Software - Sked Link is our free built-in link in bio tool to help you convert more customers from Instagram. Link your audience to your website, products, newsletters, media, and any other URL. Customize the look and feel of your Sked Link.

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Reviews of Sked Social

Average score

Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.3

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Dairy, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Sked Social is Great for Creative Approval {Usually}

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I think Sked Social is great for what I use it for 95% of the time-reviewing, approving and optimizing social content. I have learned to look for my Facebook analytics in Facebook Business Manager and live with what I can find in Sked for Instagram.

Pros:

I use Sked Social to approve the social creative my ad agency develops. Most of the time, it is a quick and painless process. I'm able to easily see previews of the posts my customers will see and make recommendations on copy changes.

Cons:

It can be a bit glitchy if you are using any browser besides Chrome and especially if you are using a mobile device (how ironic). I have approved some posts only to find them rejected or not yet reviewed. I wish the analytics were stronger. It's really not designed to be a strong analytic tool.

Anaelle
Coordinator of Marketing in US
Higher Education, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Sked is my go-to social media management tool

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Sked is offering a wide range of posts that some other main social media scheduler don't. On sked, you can schedule, stories, and carousels.

Cons:

Analytics side is a little weak. For example sharing data is not included.

Michelle
Video Graphics Specialist in US
Building Materials, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Functions enough

3.0 3 years ago

Comments: mediocre. They had more features that helped me before and seem to be removing them and making things slower to access in an attempt to get us to upgrade.

Pros:

Sked has allowed me to schedule posts on Instagram in advance and has a nice visual view of what's going to be scheduled in the future. I particularly like the calendar and planner views.

Cons:

The content management and library features are difficult to use. There is no reposting feature at all which accounts for the majority of one of our pages, so it's cumbersome putting together the planned content for that. They also made it cumbersome to upload media to a post by adding additional places you have to click into instead of the easier to access drag and drop location they had previously. They've also started charging for library access to images you'd already uploaded which is annoying.

Sked Social Response

3 years ago

Hi Michelle, Thanks so much for the feedback on Sked. I'd love to speak with you further regarding your library feedback. Please email me directly [email protected] so we can connect and get things working smoothly for you. - Naomi & Team Sked

Liam
Graphic Designer in Australia
Graphic Design, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Sked – a you-beaut social media tool

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Sked is great for drafting, captioning and scheduling posts and works wonderfully in my workflow of repurposing content across social media platforms for multiple SMM clients. I can capture images from anywhere on the web and make minor changes or add text with the in-built image editor.

Cons:

It's difficult and time-consuming to discard drafted posts, which can be overwhelming when old unnecessary posts get mixed in with new ones. The analytics also don't function very well, as the image previews often tend to glitch and don't actually show a preview.

Jaz
Career Coach in UK
Professional Training & Coaching, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

One stop shop

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Scheduling and the ability to cover all platforms with ease.

Cons:

Sometimes the linkinbio feature can be a bit buggy but it's still a great solution

Natalie
Brand Marketing Executive in Australia
Retail, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Helpful Scheduling Tool

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Has been helpful!

Pros:

- Ability to schedule posts for multiple accounts (across different platforms) at the same time - Queue function - Helpful customer service; quick and responsive

Cons:

There is no function to create and leave notes on the actual calendar view (as placeholders/reminders)

Katrina
Social Media Manager in US
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

This software will make all the difference!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Great.

Pros:

Sked Social is so easy to use. I never have to worry about if my posts have gone out or if my channels will disconnect.

Cons:

Haven't found anything I don't like yet.

Susie
Digital Marketing in US
Maritime, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

What We Like About Sked Social

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Love automation and scheduling features - easy to learn and deploy

Cons:

Missing optional feature to visually layout Instagram in a free-form way integrated with option to plug in dates and holidays so layout can be customized - would also be great to collaborate with a user interface that is similar to Basecamp which is highly intuitive and very easy to setup - would be most helpful if the app could do more and have more functions and features similar to the desktop platform - the reporting and analytics is not very useful for us as we get more information that we need from Meta Business and Instagram reporting tools

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Events Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Solo Owner Operator Must Have

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Fantastic - support is amazing.

Pros:

I like the automated posting to multiple platforms for multiple accounts.

Cons:

I wish I could post to the storyline with ease.

Kabir
Kabir
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Expensive

4.0 4 years ago

Pros:

The number of things you ca do with it including integrations. Unlimited postings.

Cons:

The cost is expensive and every social is an additional cost

Lizzy
Marketing consultant in Australia
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Love it

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: It’s fantastic, and I recommend it to all clients.

Pros:

It does exactly what it’s meant to do - plus they have amazing customer support

Cons:

Occasional bugs where a scheduled post disappears- like once every few months.

Sarah
Brand Storytelling Strategist in US
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Easy to use social scheduler

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

From the start, Sked Social has been extremely easy and intuitive to use. I manage my LinkedIn and instagram social accounts on it for my consulting business. Having previously worked on the corporate side leading the Social team for a billion-dollar retailer, I knew I was looking for an all-in-one solution to manage the content across my personal business' social channels. I love how I can preview the posts, easily drag and drop creative assets, and schedule ahead of time so I don't have to think about it. I also love the link in bio feature to easily organize links I want to highlight on my instagram channel. The performance analytics are also useful in helping me understand quickly what worked best each month.

Cons:

The only wish I have to improve Sked Social, is the tagging feature for LinkedIn posts doesn't usually work. Meaning, I need to post and then manually edit my LinkedIn post to tag a person or company. Sked Social updated their features to allow LinkedIn page tagging, but it doesn't work for me with individuals.

Natalia
Marketing Coordinator in UK
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Improved our social media marketing!

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Sked has allowed us to save time with our social scheduling, analyse our engagement and post performance, and has overall improved our whole social media marketing process

Pros:

I love that you can auto-publish gallery posts on Instagram, as well as stories and reels. Great for saving time! The SkedLink feature is also hugely useful for our Instagram profile.

Cons:

The only downside is that it's sometimes glitchy and requires a page refresh in order to get it working again

Ana
SMM in UK
Cosmetics, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Love SkedSocial

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

We enjoyed the ease and simplicity of the platforms and the fact that it has many more features than other platforms out there,

Cons:

The software does not always schedule the posts at the given time which caused big troubles once in a giveaway post.

Martina
Marketing manager in Italy
Publishing, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great tool!

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I was able to integrate this new software into my old social media management routine adding posirive value to the process. Sked Social is easy to use, very intuitive and not at all expensive compared to other softwares I used before and trust me, I tried almost every tool available on the market.

Cons:

The software has still speed issues, some of the pages take a really long time to load and whatever feature might be added to the instagram stories side of it would be very welcome, I dream about the day when I will be able to schedule instagram stories with tag and link stickers.

Emily
Social Media Specialist in US
Construction, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Amazing for an Agency

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I love how Instagram-focused this scheduling platform is. The ability to post multiple images in a post makes scheduling very efficient. I also love the planner feed so I can see what my Instagram feed will look like.

Cons:

I wish we could automatically schedule reels as well as choose specific cover photos for videos. IGTV videos would also be nice.

Matthew
Head of Growth in Canada
Online Media, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good value for a very impressive product

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I use this software primarily for instagram management, it is very easy to use and has all the features I could need for a small-mid size business.

Cons:

No major cons that I can think of! I would like to post stories with links, but the limitation may be from meta rather than sked.

Cassie
Manager in US
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Review from Two Skirts

2.0 3 years ago

Pros:

When working properly we should be able schedule and post pictures to instagram easily.

Cons:

Our pictures are never posted on time and usually end up queued with an error message. No products are ever tagged either.

Carlos
Founder in Mexico
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Great Value, It is great tool for new agency

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

They care about their users. Once you are set it is to use and get in motion.

Cons:

The trickiest part is setting IG accounts for clients when you are working with people in different countries. However, it is also important to make sure to do a proper verification, so I guess it is part of the process.

Lidia
editorial and social media coordinator in Australia
Media Production, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy to use, lots of features and inexpensive

3.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Easy to use, visually-led, quick communication,

Cons:

Crops images when not in square!!!!!!!!

Lauren
Founder in Australia
Hospitality, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Sked lover

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Ease of use, business integration, content planner

Cons:

The price is more $$$ than other programs but is offset by features

Lauren
Marketing Adminstration in Australia
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

HEllo

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: 8/10

Pros:

The branding and ease of posting on every platform

Cons:

It glitches and my content disappears before i get to post it.

Amanda
Owner in US
Entertainment, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Wonderful and Easy Tools

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

This platform is easy to use and simplified the process of posting daily on social media. Tools save me time and help me track my posts!

Cons:

I would like better suggestions for tags

Alexis
CEO in US
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Sked is the best

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: I love it! Makes my job of managing social media for clients easy.

Pros:

I love that I can schedule all my social media clients on a calendar, and it has multiple options on ways to get a post created and scheduled.

Cons:

Sometimes the hashtag suggestions turn on when not wanted

Juan
Marketing Specialist in US
Construction, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Good

Pros:

Scheduling for all my social media very easy for postsz

Cons:

No stories schedule for Facebook, that should be added.