Smarcomms is one of the closest alternatives to $99 Social — a managed service with human writers and designers, custom branded posts, scheduling and a review step. This one's a genuine head-to-head, so the differences come down to track record, plan flexibility and price at higher post volumes.
Smarcomms is a genuinely comparable managed social media service. Like $99 Social, it uses human writers and designers, creates custom branded posts, schedules and publishes for you, and includes a review step before content goes live — so this is a close head-to-head rather than a night-and-day difference.
Where $99 Social pulls ahead is track record and flexibility. We've run the same done-for-you service since 2012 (Smarcomms launched in 2016), we offer a 15-post mid-tier at $149 that their public plans skip, and we come in slightly lower at the higher tiers — $189 vs $195 for 20 posts and $279 vs $295 for 30. We also plan your whole month of content in advance for approval, so you see the full picture before anything publishes.
We hire from the top 1% of social media writers and designers worldwide, so the quality and skill behind your posts stay consistent month after month.
Your whole month of content is briefed, designed and laid out in advance for your approval — so you can see the full plan before anything publishes, instead of reacting week to week.
Add channels and scale posts up or down anytime, thanks to a subscription model and a modular team structure built to adapt to your needs.
We use technology to streamline operations and a no-waste model — then pass the savings on to you, keeping the price at $99 since 2012.
Recurring themes pulled from Smarcomms's public negative reviews. We've grouped them so you can see the patterns before you commit — no cherry-picking, no single reviewer quoted.
Avoid unless you want cookie cutter content poorly designed and with little input or creativity.
The $179.00 plan only includes 2000 credits… it would cost you at least an additional $800.00 a month.
I am not very much excited with the ChatGPT generated content and a very monotonous style of posts.
Themes and quotes are taken verbatim from Smarcomms's public reviews on Trustpilot and similar sites, lightly trimmed for length. Individual experiences vary.
If you've narrowed it down to Smarcomms and $99 Social, you're choosing between two of the closest services in this space. Smarcomms is a reasonable fit if you post exactly ten times a month to Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn and don't expect to scale — its entry plan covers that brief at the same $99 sticker price.
Pick $99 Social if there's any chance you'll grow into more volume: we offer the 15-post mid-tier ($149) their public lineup skips, come in cheaper at 20 and 30 posts, and the post count on your plan is a flat number — not a credit allowance to keep track of. We've also been doing exactly this since 2012, four years longer than Smarcomms has existed.
Switching is mostly a like-for-like move: your Smarcomms plan maps directly onto a $99 Social plan at the same or lower price — 10 posts is $99 on both, 20 posts is $189 here versus $195, and 30 is $279 versus $295, with a 15-post step at $149 in between. What's advertised is what's delivered: no credits to run down, and no 'per week' counts that quietly become 'per month'.
To start, submit a short brief from the client dashboard — your voice, your offers, what to promote — and we build your first full month of content for approval before anything publishes. Once your posting workspace invitation arrives you connect your pages, approve the calendar, and let your last paid Smarcomms month run out. No overlap required, no contract on our side.
We're confident in the work our writers and designers will make for you. Every eligible new plan is backed by our 14-day money-back guarantee — no phone tag, no penalty clauses, no scripts to fight through.
Applies to social media management plans (posts & reels). Once posts are published live to your accounts the trial closes — see full terms.
20-minute demo call, your first calendar ready in 7–10 business days. From $99/month, cancel anytime.