Refract: pricing, features and alternatives
Turns one note into a native post for every social network
What is Refract?
Refract is a social media scheduler that writes a native version of your post for every network. You write the point once, as a short note, and Refract turns it into a post that fits each place: a short hook for Bluesky, a pin for Pinterest, a friendly update for Discord, an article for DEV. You review and approve every version before anything goes out, then schedule it from one calendar. It publishes to 11 networks today: Bluesky, Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pinterest, Tumblr, Telegram, Discord, Slack, WordPress, DEV and YouTube, with Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, LinkedIn and X coming soon. Teams and agencies get workspaces, approvals and client connect links, and developers get an API, webhooks and an MCP server so AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can draft and schedule posts too.
Good for
- For creators, small businesses and agencies who post the same news to several social networks and do
Key features
- AI post writing per network
- Post approvals
- Content calendar
- Scheduling queue
- Multiple workspaces
- Team seats
- Client connect links
- White-label
Refract pricing
Refract has no free plan. Paid plans start at $10 a month.
Refract alternatives
Buffer
Schedules social posts and handles comment replies, priced per connected channel
Postiz
Open-source scheduler for 34 platforms; hosted plans are priced by channel count
SocialBee
Schedules posts by content category with AI help, priced by social profiles
PostWharf
Schedules one post to every social account, priced per brand, not per channel
Hootsuite
Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and analytics, billed per user
Later
Visual social media planner and scheduler, priced by social sets and users
Frequently asked questions
Is Refract free?
No, Refract does not have a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/mo.
How much does Refract cost?
Refract's cheapest paid plan costs $10 a month billed monthly. Prices as published on Refract's pricing page on 27 October 2026.
What is Refract used for?
Refract is a social media scheduler that writes a native version of your post for every network. People use it for for creators, small businesses and agencies who post the same news to several social networks and do.
What are the alternatives to Refract?
Tools that do a similar job include Buffer, Postiz, SocialBee, PostWharf and Hootsuite. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Refract?
Refract is made by Refract.
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