LinkedIn from the start
Connect LinkedIn profiles and Pages on the Free plan.
Metricool combines scheduling and analytics, priced by the number of brands. Flaxxa Social schedules to seven networks, including LinkedIn on its Free plan, writes captions and generates images with AI in the composer, and keeps each brand's rules in Brand Tags.
Capabilities
Everything Social ships with.
One composer, every network
AI captions and images
Brand Tags
Calendar, queue and analytics
What Metricool lists on its own website beside what Flaxxa Social does. Where their site doesn't say, the table says so.
At a glance
Flaxxa Social wins outright on 3 of 19 capabilities.
Capability-by-capability below — judge for yourself.
| Capability | ![]() | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | ||
Free plan | Yes, no credit card | Yes: 1 brand, 20 posts a month, no LinkedIn or X |
How it's priced | Part of Flaxxa plans, or a one-time Lifetime plan | Per plan, by number of brands |
| Publishing | ||
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile | Yes | Yes |
LinkedInadvantage | Yes | Starter plan and up |
X | Yes, paid in credits | Paid add-on |
TikTok, YouTube and Bluesky | — | Yes |
A caption per network | Yes | Yes |
First comment | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn | Yes |
Queue of posting timesadvantage | Yes | Autolists |
Best-time suggestions | — | Yes |
RSS auto-posting | — | Via Autolists |
| AI | ||
AI caption writingadvantage | Yes | Monthly credits per brand |
AI image generation | 7 styles, 5 shapes | Not listed; Canva and Adobe Express integrations |
| Engage and measure | ||
Social inbox | — | Yes |
Analytics | 6 networks, per post | 30 days on free, unlimited on paid |
UTM link tracking | Template per Brand Tag | Yes |
| Teams and extras | ||
Approvals | — | Advanced and Custom plans |
Link in bio page | — | SmartLinks |
Mobile app | Works in a phone browser | iOS and Android |
01 / 02
Metricool is analytics-first. Teams look at Flaxxa Social for what happens in the composer.
Connect LinkedIn profiles and Pages on the Free plan.
Generate post images in the composer instead of a separate design tool.
Brand Tags carry tone, hashtags, first comment and UTM template for each brand.
02 / 02
Metricool is broad on networks and data.
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Metricool is strong on analytics, best-time suggestions and an inbox, with TikTok and YouTube. Flaxxa Social suits teams that want LinkedIn on a free plan, AI image generation in the composer and Brand Tags with link tracking.
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