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Social media management software for important businesses

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Social News Desk - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Social News Desk overview

What is Social News Desk?

Social News Desk is a social media management software that's purpose-built for important businesses, such as schools & universities, municipalities, news publishers, public safety organizations, and healthcare professionals. With its automated publishing and scheduling features, Social News Desk helps users to write and publish posts easily and efficiently while saving time and effort. The software also offers an approval workflow feature that makes it easy to secure and control social media accounts in one place.

In addition to its social media management capabilities, Social News Desk offers reporting tools that help users measure their social media success. With custom roll-up reports, scorecards, rankings, and competitive analysis, users can easily understand what works well and where their strategy needs tweaking.

Starting price

299per user /
per year

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Social News Desk’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Social News Desk reviews

Overall rating

4.4

/5

9

Positive reviews

78

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend0.78/10
Rating distribution

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Social News Desk's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Social News Desk users:

Multi-Account management
Post scheduling
Social media integration
Automated publishing
Engagement tracking

All Social News Desk features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval process control
Audience targeting
Automated publishing
Automated scheduling
Benchmarking
Boolean search
Brand tracking
Calendar management
Campaign analytics
Campaign management
Campaign planning
Campaign scheduling
Charting
Click tracking
Collaboration tools
Commenting/Notes
Competitive analysis
Competitor monitoring
Content library
Content management
Conversion tracking
Customer engagement
Customer segmentation
Customizable branding
Customizable reports
Customizable templates
Dashboard
Dashboard creation
Data import/export
Data visualization
Drag & drop
Email alerts
Engagement tracking
Filtering
Generative ai
Hashtag tracking
Image library
Impact measurement
Influencer tracking
Keyword filtering
Keyword tracking
@mentions
Monitoring
Multi-Account management
Multi-Campaign
Multi-Channel data collection
Multi-Channel management
Multi-Channel marketing
Performance metrics
Post scheduling
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time data
Real-Time monitoring
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time reporting
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
Reputation management
Role-Based permissions
Search/Filter
Sentiment analysis
Social advertising
Social listening
Social media integration
Social media monitoring
Social mentions tracking
Social Performance Management
Social promotion
Tagging
Template management
Third-Party integrations
Trend analysis
Visual analytics
Workflow management

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Social News Desk pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Pro Plan (Annual)

299

/user

Per year

Features included:

  • Unlimited social accounts
  • All features
  • 365 day priority support
  • * $149/mo for each additional user

Pro Plan (Monthly)

399

/user

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited social accounts
  • All features
  • 365 day priority support
  • * $199/mo for each additional user

For Teams: Customized Plan

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Features included:

  • Agency & enterprise-friendly pricing
  • Dedicated 365 day support team
  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
  • Tailored onboarding and trainin
  • Custom development & integration

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Social News Desk support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
Chat

Training options

Webinars
Documentation
Videos
Live Online

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