TweetDeck in 2026: Is It Free? X Pro Price and Alternatives
Short answer: TweetDeck still exists, but it is now called X Pro and it is no longer free. Since March 26, 2026, X includes it only with Premium+, which costs $40 a month on the web. Basic ($3) and Premium ($8) no longer give you the multi-column dashboard. If you used TweetDeck for one job, like scheduling or watching a few searches, you can usually cover that job for less.
This guide covers what happened to TweetDeck, what X Pro does today, and what to use instead for each thing people used it for.
What happened to TweetDeck?
TweetDeck was the free multi-column dashboard for Twitter. You could keep your home feed, mentions, lists and saved searches side by side, and schedule posts from the same screen.
Then it changed in three steps:
- 2023: Twitter rebranded to X, and TweetDeck was renamed X Pro. It moved behind the paid Premium subscription.
- 2023 to March 2026: X Pro came with Premium at $8 a month.
- March 26, 2026: X moved X Pro to Premium+ only. Many Premium users found out when they opened it and saw an upgrade prompt (Engadget covered the change).
So the old free TweetDeck is gone. What remains is a paid dashboard inside X’s top tier.
How much does X Pro cost in 2026?
X Pro has no price of its own. You get it with a subscription tier:
| X tier | Web price per month | Includes X Pro (TweetDeck)? |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | No |
| Basic | $3 | No |
| Premium | $8 | No, since March 2026 |
| Premium+ | $40 | Yes |
Prices vary by country, and the app stores charge more than the web. Check the Premium screen in your account before you buy. X Premium in 2026 breaks down what else each tier includes.
What does X Pro still do well?
X Pro is still a good tool for one kind of work: watching X in real time.
- Columns. Home, notifications, lists, searches and single accounts, side by side.
- Live search columns. Useful for tracking a keyword, a launch, or news in your field.
- Several accounts. Switch between accounts without logging out.
- Basic scheduling. Pick a date and time for a post.
If you work in social media support, news or community management and live inside columns all day, $40 a month may be worth it.
What did most people use TweetDeck for?
Most solo creators and founders used TweetDeck for one or two jobs, not all of them. Each job has a cheaper answer:
| What you used TweetDeck for | Cheaper option in 2026 | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling single posts | The scheduler built into x.com | Free |
| Following a topic or a set of accounts | X Lists, pinned as tabs on x.com | Free |
| Watching a keyword | A saved search on x.com, Top or Latest tab | Free |
| Scheduling a queue across networks | Buffer | From $6 per channel |
| Writing and scheduling threads | Typefully | Free plan with 10 posts a month |
| Planning a week of posts with AI | Kalen | From $9 a month |
Free Tweet Scheduler compares the free scheduling options in detail, and Best Tweet Scheduler covers the paid ones.
Is there a free TweetDeck alternative?
For monitoring, yes, partly. Lists and saved searches on x.com give you most of what columns did, one tab at a time instead of side by side. Pin your lists and they show up as tabs at the top of your home feed.
For scheduling, yes. The composer on x.com has a schedule button for single posts. It has no queue and no thread support, but it costs nothing.
What you can’t get free is the multi-column view. That is now the part X charges $40 a month for.
Which TweetDeck alternative fits you?
Ask what you actually opened TweetDeck to do.
You watched columns all day. Stay on X Pro with Premium+. No cheaper tool reads X in real time the same way, because X’s API charges for every read.
You scheduled posts. Use the x.com scheduler for a few posts a week. Use a scheduler with a queue for a daily cadence. How to Schedule Tweets on X walks through both.
You used it to see what people in your niche were posting. That is a research job, not a dashboard job. Scrolling columns to find what works takes hours. A tool that does the research for you saves those hours.
How does Kalen compare with X Pro?
Kalen is not a column dashboard, and he doesn’t replace X Pro for live monitoring. He covers the posting side that many people used TweetDeck for, from inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Claude Code:
- Research. Every day he looks at the top posts in your niche, X trends, and the best posts of the accounts you follow as references.
- Writing. Your AI writes the posts from that briefing, in your voice. Kalen never runs a writing model.
- Scoring. He scores each draft from 0 to 100 against what works in your niche and flags the weak ones.
- Scheduling. After you approve in the chat, he schedules and publishes through the official X API, up to 3 weeks ahead.
| X Pro (Premium+) | Kalen | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $40/mo | From $9/mo |
| Multi-column monitoring | Yes | No |
| Scheduling | Basic, one post at a time | A planned week, from your AI chat |
| Daily niche research | No | Yes |
| Draft scoring | No | Yes |
| Other X Premium+ perks | Yes | No |
If you only paid for Premium to keep TweetDeck for scheduling, Kalen Starter at $9 a month covers that with research and scoring added, so you spend your time on replies instead of scrolling columns. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial with 50 credits: cancel before it ends and nothing is charged.
FAQ
Is TweetDeck still free?
No. TweetDeck became X Pro, and since March 26, 2026, X includes it only with Premium+ at $40 a month.
Can I use TweetDeck with X Premium?
Not anymore. Premium ($8) included X Pro until March 2026. Now only Premium+ does.
Is TweetDeck the same as X Pro?
Yes. X renamed TweetDeck to X Pro in 2023. The column layout is the same idea, with X’s newer features added.
Can I schedule tweets without TweetDeck?
Yes. The x.com composer has a free scheduler for single posts. For a queue or threads, use a scheduler such as Buffer, Typefully or Kalen.
What is the cheapest way to get X Pro?
Premium+ on the web, monthly or yearly. Subscribing through the iPhone or Android app costs more.