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AI tools for social media managers — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for social media managers, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INOcoya entered the top 10 (#15 → #9)
▼ OUTMetricool left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Ocoya moved #15 → #9
▼Metricool moved #10 → #12
▲Publer moved #6 → #5
▼Jasper moved #5 → #6
▼Social Bee moved #9 → #10
▼Jasper -5pp (22.9% → 17.9%)
▼Buffer -3.5pp (57.1% → 53.6%)
▲Ocoya +2.9pp (11.4% → 14.3%)
▼Hootsuite -2.2pp (48.6% → 46.4%)
▲Publer +1.4pp (20% → 21.4%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

▲ INSocial Bee entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▲ INMetricool entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTOcoya left the top 10 (#9 → #15)
▼ OUTFeedHive left the top 10 (#10 → #19)
▼FeedHive moved #10 → #19
▼Ocoya moved #9 → #15
▲Metricool moved #13 → #10
▲Social Bee moved #11 → #9
▼FeedHive -5.7pp (14.3% → 8.6%)
▼Copy.ai -5.1pp (22.2% → 17.1%)
▼Ocoya -4.5pp (15.9% → 11.4%)
▼Publer -3.8pp (23.8% → 20%)
▲Canva +3.5pp (50.8% → 54.3%)
▼Buffer -3.2pp (60.3% → 57.1%)
▼Magic Studio -3.2pp (17.5% → 14.3%)
▼Sprout -2.9pp (28.6% → 25.7%)
▼Jasper -2.5pp (25.4% → 22.9%)

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

▲ INSprout entered the ranking at #4
▼ OUTSprout Social left the ranking (was #4)

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INFeedHive entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTCapCut left the top 10 (#10 → #18)
▼CapCut moved #10 → #18
▲Canva moved #3 → #2
▼Hootsuite moved #2 → #3
▲Copy.ai moved #8 → #7
▼Magic Studio moved #7 → #8
▲FeedHive moved #11 → #10
▼CapCut -4.8pp (14.3% → 9.5%)
▲Copy.ai +4.7pp (17.5% → 22.2%)
▼Buffer -3.2pp (63.5% → 60.3%)
▼Hootsuite -3.2pp (52.4% → 49.2%)
▼Sprout Social -3.1pp (31.7% → 28.6%)
▲Jasper +1.6pp (23.8% → 25.4%)
▲Publer +1.6pp (22.2% → 23.8%)
▼Magic Studio -1.5pp (19% → 17.5%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

▲ INOcoya entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTFeedHive left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲Ocoya moved #11 → #9
▼FeedHive moved #9 → #11
▲Hootsuite moved #3 → #2
▼Canva moved #2 → #3
▼FeedHive -3.8pp (18.1% → 14.3%)
▼Canva -3.4pp (54.2% → 50.8%)
▼Sprout Social -3.2pp (34.9% → 31.7%)
▼Copy.ai -3pp (20.5% → 17.5%)
▼Buffer -2.8pp (66.3% → 63.5%)
▲Hootsuite +1.8pp (50.6% → 52.4%)
▲Publer +1.7pp (20.5% → 22.2%)
▼Jasper -1.5pp (25.3% → 23.8%)
▼Magic Studio -1.5pp (20.5% → 19%)
▲Ocoya +1.4pp (14.5% → 15.9%)
▼CapCut -1.4pp (15.7% → 14.3%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Publer moved #8 → #6
▼Copy.ai moved #6 → #8
▼Jasper -3.7pp (29% → 25.3%)
▼Copy.ai -3.7pp (24.2% → 20.5%)
▼Sprout Social -2.2pp (37.1% → 34.9%)
▼CapCut -2pp (17.7% → 15.7%)
▼Buffer -1.4pp (67.7% → 66.3%)
▼FeedHive -1.3pp (19.4% → 18.1%)
▲Publer +1.1pp (19.4% → 20.5%)
▲Canva +1pp (53.2% → 54.2%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲Magic Studio moved #9 → #7
▼FeedHive moved #7 → #9
▲Magic Studio +3.9pp (17.1% → 21%)
▲Jasper +2.7pp (26.3% → 29%)
▲Publer +2.3pp (17.1% → 19.4%)
▼Copy.ai -2.1pp (26.3% → 24.2%)
▲Canva +1.9pp (51.3% → 53.2%)
▲Hootsuite +1.3pp (48.7% → 50%)
▲FeedHive +1pp (18.4% → 19.4%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INFeedHive entered the top 10 (#14 → #7)
▲ INMagic Studio entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▲ INCapCut entered the top 10 (#15 → #10)
▼ OUTSocial Bee left the top 10 (#7 → #14)
▼ OUTPredis AI left the top 10 (#8 → #17)
▼ OUTOcoya left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼Predis AI moved #8 → #17
▲FeedHive moved #14 → #7
▼Social Bee moved #7 → #14
▲CapCut moved #15 → #10
▲Magic Studio moved #12 → #9
▲Publer moved #10 → #8
▼Ocoya moved #9 → #11
▼Predis AI -5.7pp (17.5% → 11.8%)
▲FeedHive +4pp (14.4% → 18.4%)
▼Social Bee -3pp (17.5% → 14.5%)
▲Magic Studio +2.7pp (14.4% → 17.1%)
▲CapCut +2.7pp (14.4% → 17.1%)
▲Hootsuite +2.3pp (46.4% → 48.7%)
▲Canva +1.8pp (49.5% → 51.3%)
▲Publer +1.6pp (15.5% → 17.1%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▼Social Bee -5pp (22.5% → 17.5%)
▼Hootsuite -4.1pp (50.5% → 46.4%)
▼Predis AI -3.2pp (20.7% → 17.5%)
▼Buffer -2.4pp (69.4% → 67%)
▼Jasper -2.1pp (27.9% → 25.8%)
▼Copy.ai -2.1pp (27.9% → 25.8%)
▼Canva -1.9pp (51.4% → 49.5%)
▼Publer -1.6pp (17.1% → 15.5%)
▼Ocoya -1.5pp (18% → 16.5%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Buffer53.6%
#2Canva53.6%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout25%
#5Publer21.4%
#6Jasper17.9%
#7Copy.ai17.9%
#8Magic Studio14.3%
#9Ocoya14.3%
#10Social Bee14.3%

Sep 7, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer57.1%
#2Canva54.3%
#3Hootsuite48.6%
#4Sprout25.7%
#5Jasper22.9%
#6Publer20%
#7Copy.ai17.1%
#8Magic Studio14.3%
#9Social Bee14.3%
#10Metricool11.4%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer60.3%
#2Canva50.8%
#3Hootsuite49.2%
#4Sprout28.6%
#5Jasper25.4%
#6Publer23.8%
#7Copy.ai22.2%
#8Magic Studio17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10FeedHive14.3%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer60.3%
#2Canva50.8%
#3Hootsuite49.2%
#4Sprout Social28.6%
#5Jasper25.4%
#6Publer23.8%
#7Copy.ai22.2%
#8Magic Studio17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10FeedHive14.3%

Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer60.3%
#2Canva50.8%
#3Hootsuite49.2%
#4Sprout Social28.6%
#5Jasper25.4%
#6Publer23.8%
#7Copy.ai22.2%
#8Magic Studio17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10FeedHive14.3%

Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer60.3%
#2Canva50.8%
#3Hootsuite49.2%
#4Sprout Social28.6%
#5Jasper25.4%
#6Publer23.8%
#7Copy.ai22.2%
#8Magic Studio17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10FeedHive14.3%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Buffer60.3%
#2Canva50.8%
#3Hootsuite49.2%
#4Sprout Social28.6%
#5Jasper25.4%
#6Publer23.8%
#7Copy.ai22.2%
#8Magic Studio17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10FeedHive14.3%

Sep 1, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Buffer63.5%
#2Hootsuite52.4%
#3Canva50.8%
#4Sprout Social31.7%
#5Jasper23.8%
#6Publer22.2%
#7Magic Studio19%
#8Copy.ai17.5%
#9Ocoya15.9%
#10CapCut14.3%

Aug 31, 202683 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Buffer66.3%
#2Canva54.2%
#3Hootsuite50.6%
#4Sprout Social34.9%
#5Jasper25.3%
#6Publer20.5%
#7Magic Studio20.5%
#8Copy.ai20.5%
#9FeedHive18.1%
#10CapCut15.7%

Aug 30, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.7%
#2Canva53.2%
#3Hootsuite50%
#4Sprout Social37.1%
#5Jasper29%
#6Copy.ai24.2%
#7Magic Studio21%
#8Publer19.4%
#9FeedHive19.4%
#10CapCut17.7%

Aug 29, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.7%
#2Canva53.2%
#3Hootsuite50%
#4Sprout Social37.1%
#5Jasper29%
#6Copy.ai24.2%
#7Magic Studio21%
#8Publer19.4%
#9FeedHive19.4%
#10CapCut17.7%

Aug 28, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.7%
#2Canva53.2%
#3Hootsuite50%
#4Sprout Social37.1%
#5Jasper29%
#6Copy.ai24.2%
#7Magic Studio21%
#8Publer19.4%
#9FeedHive19.4%
#10CapCut17.7%

Aug 27, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.7%
#2Canva53.2%
#3Hootsuite50%
#4Sprout Social37.1%
#5Jasper29%
#6Copy.ai24.2%
#7Magic Studio21%
#8Publer19.4%
#9FeedHive19.4%
#10CapCut17.7%

Aug 26, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.7%
#2Canva53.2%
#3Hootsuite50%
#4Sprout Social37.1%
#5Jasper29%
#6Copy.ai24.2%
#7Magic Studio21%
#8Publer19.4%
#9FeedHive19.4%
#10CapCut17.7%

Aug 25, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.1%
#2Canva51.3%
#3Hootsuite48.7%
#4Sprout Social36.8%
#5Jasper26.3%
#6Copy.ai26.3%
#7FeedHive18.4%
#8Publer17.1%
#9Magic Studio17.1%
#10CapCut17.1%

Aug 24, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.1%
#2Canva51.3%
#3Hootsuite48.7%
#4Sprout Social36.8%
#5Jasper26.3%
#6Copy.ai26.3%
#7FeedHive18.4%
#8Publer17.1%
#9Magic Studio17.1%
#10CapCut17.1%

Aug 23, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.1%
#2Canva51.3%
#3Hootsuite48.7%
#4Sprout Social36.8%
#5Jasper26.3%
#6Copy.ai26.3%
#7FeedHive18.4%
#8Publer17.1%
#9Magic Studio17.1%
#10CapCut17.1%

Aug 22, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67.1%
#2Canva51.3%
#3Hootsuite48.7%
#4Sprout Social36.8%
#5Jasper26.3%
#6Copy.ai26.3%
#7FeedHive18.4%
#8Publer17.1%
#9Magic Studio17.1%
#10CapCut17.1%

Aug 21, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 20, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 19, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 18, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 17, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 16, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 15, 202697 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer67%
#2Canva49.5%
#3Hootsuite46.4%
#4Sprout Social36.1%
#5Jasper25.8%
#6Copy.ai25.8%
#7Social Bee17.5%
#8Predis AI17.5%
#9Ocoya16.5%
#10Publer15.5%

Aug 14, 2026111 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Buffer69.4%
#2Canva51.4%
#3Hootsuite50.5%
#4Sprout Social36.9%
#5Jasper27.9%
#6Copy.ai27.9%
#7Social Bee22.5%
#8Predis AI20.7%
#9Ocoya18%
#10Publer17.1%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-tools-for-social-media-managers/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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