Agorapulse vs Respond.io Comparison 2026
Both cover social media management and dm & comment automation. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
One inbox for every comment and message
One inbox for DMs across every messaging app
At a glance
- Only Agorapulse has a free tier.
Side by side
Agorapulse | Respond.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $79 | From $79 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 30 days | 7 days |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Agorapulse
One inbox for every comment and message
Agorapulse treats the social inbox as the main job and scheduling as the thing you do around it. Comments, ad comments, mentions and messages land in one queue that can be assigned, answered and closed, which is the difference between a team of two and a person with eleven tabs open. Reporting is the other half, and it is built to be sent to somebody who did not do the work. Pricing is per user, so the size of the team is what decides the bill.
Only on this side
- Works with X
- Works with Threads
Respond.io
One inbox for DMs across every messaging app
Respond.io pulls Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and the rest into a single queue, so a brand deal conversation does not get lost because it started on the wrong app. Routing and automation sit on top, and a person can take over from the bot mid-thread. Pricing counts the contacts you talk to each month, which punishes a big audience of light senders.
Only on this side
- Works with WhatsApp
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