Yes, with no time limit but narrowly: 1 brand, 20 scheduled posts a month, 30 days of analytics, and no LinkedIn or X connection.

Metricool or Buffer for TikTok?

Buffer's free tier goes further on account count (3 channels against 1 brand); Metricool goes further on reporting. Neither generates the video.

Does Metricool create content?

No. It schedules and measures content you produce. Its AI features assist with text, not with the video itself.

What does Koda do that Metricool does not?

It generates the video from a written idea, and it exports an organic winner into a Meta ad. Metricool connects ad accounts to report on them, not to create from them.

Koda as a Metricool alternative

Last checked 22 September 2026

Metricool is an analytics-first scheduler: strong reporting, a genuine free tier of 1 brand and 20 scheduled posts a month, and paid plans from €16. Koda overlaps only on publishing and per-account results — it generates the video first and bridges winners into Meta ads, and it has nothing like Metricool's reporting breadth.

	Metricool	Koda
Free tier	1 brand, 20 posts/month, 30 days of analytics, NO LinkedIn or X	2 accounts, 1 generated video a day after the trial
Entry price	Starter from €16/month	See the pricing page
Reporting	Its strongest suit: competitor analysis, report templates, Looker Studio connector	Per-account results and a promote-worthy verdict, not a reporting suite
Generates the video	No	Yes, end to end from a written idea
Networks	Broad, including LinkedIn and X on paid plans	TikTok first, plus Instagram and YouTube
Ad bridge	Connects ad accounts for REPORTING	Exports an organic winner into a Meta ad (limited access during Meta review)

Metricool figures read from its own pricing page on 22 September 2026. Koda's come from the constants that enforce them in the product.

The free-tier detail worth knowing before you start

Metricool's free plan excludes LinkedIn and X outright — not limited, excluded. It is the restriction people discover after connecting everything else.

The 20 posts a month is also a monthly quota rather than a queue depth: unlike Buffer's ten-per-channel, the slots do not free up as posts publish.

Reporting versus deciding

Metricool tells you what happened, in considerable detail, and its report templates are why agencies keep it.

Koda answers a narrower question — which of these videos is worth paying to distribute — and then does something about it. Those are different products, and an agency that bills on reporting wants the first.

When Metricool is still the better choice

You report to clients. The templates, the competitor analysis and the Looker Studio connector have no equivalent here.
You need LinkedIn or X. Koda does not publish to either.
You want one tool for many brands with deep analytics per brand — that is its shape, not Koda's.
You already produce your videos and the missing piece is measurement, not creation.

Frequently asked

Is Metricool free?: Yes, with no time limit but narrowly: 1 brand, 20 scheduled posts a month, 30 days of analytics, and no LinkedIn or X connection.
Metricool or Buffer for TikTok?: Buffer's free tier goes further on account count (3 channels against 1 brand); Metricool goes further on reporting. Neither generates the video.
Does Metricool create content?: No. It schedules and measures content you produce. Its AI features assist with text, not with the video itself.
What does Koda do that Metricool does not?: It generates the video from a written idea, and it exports an organic winner into a Meta ad. Metricool connects ad accounts to report on them, not to create from them.

Everything stated here about Metricool was read from its own pages on 22 September 2026. Pricing and limits change and nothing here checks them automatically, so verify anything you are about to act on.

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