TL;DR
- Sendible:
- $29-240/mo. Monthly with profile limits.
- FairPost:
- $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. Full features from day one.
A Sendible alternative that charges what it costs.
Sendible charges $29-240/mo. The infrastructure to run social media scheduling — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.005/post. FairPost charges $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.
Why people leave Sendible
Interface can be slow
Profile limits per plan
Reporting could be more detailed
FairPost vs Sendible
| FairPost | Sendible | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per use | Monthly with profile limits |
| Price | $0.10-0.25/post | $29-240/mo |
| Free tier | Free actions included | 14-day trial |
| Contract | None | Monthly available |
| Zero-usage month | $0 | Still charged |
| Feature gating | All features included | Some features gated |
| Infrastructure cost | $0.005/post | Not disclosed |
What it actually costs to run
The infrastructure cost for social media scheduling — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.005/post. Sendible charges $29-240/mo.
Fair charges $0.10-0.25/post — cost plus a small margin.
When to choose which
Choose Sendible if
Agencies managing multiple client accounts
Choose FairPost if
You want social media scheduling without a subscription. FairPost charges $0.10-0.25/post. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.
Where Sendible gets expensive
- Profile limits force upgrades
- Less consumer-friendly than Buffer/Later
Switch from Sendible. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.
FairPost — $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.
Related comparisons
Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.