AutoPilotDM vs Metricool

Both are in Social media management. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.

The main differences

	AutoPilotDM	Metricool
Starting price	from $7.99/mo	Free plan · from $20/mo
Free plan	No	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Not stated by the vendor
Plans	Pro ($7.99/mo); Ultimate ($15.99/mo); Business ($30.99/mo)	Free ($0); Starter ($25/mo, $20/mo annual); Advanced ($67/mo, $53/mo annual); Custom (Contact us)
Fees and pricing notes	None stated	From, for 5 brands; 10 brands is $45 monthly / $36 annual; From, for 15 brands; 25 brands $85 and 50 brands $159 on annual billing
Best for	Creators, Small business, Ecommerce	Not stated
Key features	Comment-to-DM: pick a post and a keyword, post your public reply and move the conversation to DMs; DM and Story reply triggers, with editable templates and personalization variables; Button with your own label and destination link; Review, test and pause before and after activation	Scheduling and unlimited publishing (Starter and up); Analytics with unlimited history; Competitor analysis, up to 100 profiles on Starter; Multiple link-in-bio pages
Checked on	2026-10-11	2026-10-03

Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.

7-day Ultimate trial with no card and no automatic charge
Unlimited automations on every plan (the page says this means automation count, not message volume)
Lowest plan is $7.99 a month

Trade-offs

Instagram only; no other platform is mentioned
The pricing page calls itself a design preview: paid checkout is not active yet and AI allowances are proposed
Pro has no sequences, A/B paths, AI answers or advanced analytics

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