Poststeady vs. AgencyAnalytics for freelancers

AgencyAnalytics is a genuinely good tool. It's also built and priced for a different job than a freelancer with two or three clients actually has — and the per-client bill is where that shows up first.

What AgencyAnalytics is built for

AgencyAnalytics is a live dashboard and reporting platform built for agencies running many clients across many data sources at once. It connects directly to over 85 integrations — Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Shopify, ad platforms and more — pulls the numbers in automatically, and turns them into white-labeled reports it can send on a schedule without you touching them each month.

That's real infrastructure, and it's the right tool when you're managing enough clients and enough connected accounts that automating the pull is worth more than the setup. The pricing model matches that job: one plan, every feature included, and you pay per client connected.

What that costs a freelancer

AgencyAnalytics' current pricing page lists a single Core plan at $20 per client, per month, billed annually — "one rate, every feature, only pay for the clients you actually have." There's a 14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, but no free tier. For a freelancer with two clients that's roughly $40/month before tax; three clients puts you past $60/month, for reporting alone, on top of whatever you're already paying to schedule and post.

The other cost is the connection itself. To get any of those 85+ integrations working, you need API access to each client's ad accounts and analytics properties — which means either your client hands you admin access to their business manager, or you're managing that handoff every time you pick up a new one. For a freelancer who reports monthly and doesn't need a live dashboard between reports, that's a lot of plumbing for something you look at once a month.

What Poststeady does differently

Poststeady doesn't connect to anything. You already download the analytics CSV from whatever you use to post — Buffer, Later, Meta Business Suite, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok — and Poststeady turns that file into a three-page report with your logo and brand color, plus a written summary and recommendations you edit before sending. No API access to a client's accounts, ever, because there's no live connection to grant one to.

It's free for 2 reports a month, forever, with full features and no watermark — and the free plan covers up to 2 clients, 10 on the $19/month Pro plan. For the freelancer this post is about, that's the entire reporting bill, not a per-client meter that climbs with every client you sign.

If you only need one thing

Managing reporting across a growing roster with live dashboards between reports: AgencyAnalytics is built for exactly that, and the per-client price reflects real infrastructure doing real work.

A monthly report from the CSVs you already export, for a handful of clients, without handing over account access: that's Poststeady's whole job, free for 2 reports a month and $19/month for unlimited.