Posting every day, for a fraction of the cost.
What one month of social media costs, three ways.
| Option | Hire a freelancer | AI tool plus a scheduler | Postnama Business |
| Monthly cost | $300 to $800 | About $47 | $31 |
| Cost per post | About $16.67 | About $1.42 | $0.48 |
| Reels each month | Usually 4 to 8 | Around 33 videos, you finish them | 38, finished and posted |
| Posts them on time | Yes | Yes, you set it up | Yes |
| Clicks and results per post | Monthly report | Partly | Yes, daily |
| Gets better on its own | Depends on the person | No | Yes |
Freelancer range: beginner retainers of $300 to $800 a month (eClincher, 2026), taken as $500 for 30 posts, which is $16.67 a post, and the calculator prices your posts at that rate. AI tool plus scheduler: Predis.ai Core ($32, about 33 videos) plus Buffer Essentials for 3 channels ($15), from their public 2026 prices. Postnama Business: $31 for 60 posts, 38 of them reels. Each plan is compared at its own post count: $11 for 15 posts, $31 for 60, $71 for 120.