# SocialPilot alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 180 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where SocialPilot holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/socialpilot/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Buffer: 33
- Sprout Social: 27
- Sprinklr: 24
- Hootsuite: 10
- Oktopost: 10
- Metricool: 9

## Social media management

**Small business**: 56 of 72 answers did not name SocialPilot (SocialPilot is #7 of 12 at 4%).

- Buffer: first choice in 23 of those 56
- Metricool: first choice in 6 of those 56
- PostPlanify: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Vista Social: first choice in 4 of those 56
- Agorapulse: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Zoho Social: first choice in 3 of those 56
- DemandBird: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Hootsuite: first choice in 2 of those 56

**Mid-market**: 56 of 72 answers did not name SocialPilot (SocialPilot is #8 of 12 at 2%).

- Sprout Social: first choice in 16 of those 56
- Buffer: first choice in 10 of those 56
- Agorapulse: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Metricool: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Oktopost: first choice in 3 of those 56
- Hootsuite: first choice in 2 of those 56
- DemandBird: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Planable: first choice in 1 of those 56

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name SocialPilot.

- Sprinklr: first choice in 24 of those 68
- Sprout Social: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Oktopost: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Hootsuite: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Emplifi: first choice in 2 of those 68
- PostPlanify: first choice in 2 of those 68
- SOCi: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Birdeye: first choice in 1 of those 68

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