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Social media schedulers, side by side

What each one costs to start, where it posts, whether your agent gets an API or an MCP server, and whether a person approves each post.

Social media schedulers, side by side
ToolEntry planNetworksAPIMCPA person approves each post
FlaghandChecked No free plan; early access, public sign-up isn't open yet2: X and LinkedIn personal profiles; TikTok in TikTok's reviewYes; no token can approve, schedule or postYes, by OAuth or API token; drafts posts and replies for you to pick, never approvesYes, every post: the owner's passkey over the exact post
What Flaghand lacks: a free plan; Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Threads and LinkedIn company pages; LinkedIn post analytics; a shared inbox and social listening; a built-in AI writer (your own agent drafts); a CLI on npm; multi-step team sign-off.
AgorapulseChecked From $99 per user a month, $79 billed yearly (Standard)10, including LinkedIn; X as a paid add-onCustom plan; no publishing endpoint documentedYes, in beta; new posts as drafts onlyWhen set up (Professional and up); edits after approval stay Approved
AuthoredUpChecked From $19.95 a month or $199.50 a year (Individual); free trialLinkedIn only, with company pages and groupsYes, every plan; drafts onlyYes, by OAuth; drafts onlyYes: you publish or schedule each post yourself
AyrshareChecked Paid only; from $149 a month for one profile (Premium)13 listed, including X and LinkedInYesNot checkedOptional: a requiresApproval flag, off by default
BlotatoChecked No free plan; from $29 a month (Starter)9, including X and LinkedInYes, on paid plansYes, hosted, on paid plansNo: the API key can publish
BufferChecked Free for 3 channels; paid from $6 a month per channel, $5 billed yearly12, including X and LinkedInYes, every planYes, hostedOnly for a Needs Approval user (Team plan)
FeedHiveChecked From $15 a month, billed yearly (Creator)10, including X and LinkedInBrand plan and upYes, hosted; the API's plan limits applyOnly with its approval workflow on (Brand and up)
HootsuiteChecked From $99 per user a month, billed yearly (Standard)9, including X and LinkedInYes, for approved developersYes; its publishing server only draftsThrough MCP, yes; API posts wait only under an approval workflow (Advanced)
HypefuryChecked No free plan; from $6 a month per channel, $5 billed yearly (Flexible)5, including LinkedIn; X no longerNot documentedNamed, not documentedNot documented
Late (Zernio)Checked First 2 accounts free; then from $6 an account a month10, including X (usage extra) and LinkedInYesNot checkedNo: the API key schedules
LaterChecked From $18.75 a month, billed yearly (Starter)8, including LinkedIn; not XNot establishedNot establishedNo: Members' scheduled posts publish regardless of approval
LoomlyChecked From $65 a month, $49 billed yearly (Starter)9, including LinkedIn; X not listedNot verifiedNot verifiedWhen set up; whether an edit needs new approval is not established
MetricoolChecked Free for 1 brand, without X or LinkedIn; paid from $25 a month, $20 billed yearly11, including LinkedIn (paid) and X (add-on)Advanced plan and upYes, hosted, every planNot established: its MCP can publish
MixpostChecked Lite free to self-host; Pro $299 once; Cloud from $29 a month12, including X and LinkedIn; Lite 3Yes, Pro and EnterpriseYes, on your own instanceOnly for users without approval rights
OcoyaChecked From $29 a month (Starter); 7-day trial with a cardMore than 10, including X and LinkedInYesYes, hosted, by OAuthNot established: its API can schedule and publish
OutstandChecked From $19 a month with 3,000 posts (Pay-as-you-go)12, including LinkedIn; X with your own developer keysYesYes, hosted, by OAuth or API keyNo: its MCP and API key can publish
PlanableChecked From $39 per workspace a month, $33 billed yearly (Basic)9, including X and LinkedInPro and EnterpriseYes, paid plansYes, when the workspace requires it (Pro and up)
Post for MeChecked $10 a month for up to 1,000 posts9, including X and LinkedInYesYes, with your API key; it runs SDK codeNo: the API key publishes
PostizChecked Free to self-host; Cloud from $29 a month (Standard)34, including X and LinkedInYes, every cloud planYes, every cloud planNo: the API key can publish
PublerChecked Free for 3 accounts, not X; paid from $5 a month, $4 billed yearly13, including X (paid) and LinkedInBusiness and EnterpriseYes, hosted, Business and EnterpriseNot established: the posts scope can publish
SendibleChecked From $35 a month, billed monthly (Core)9, including X and LinkedIn, plus WordPressOnly for sign-in (SSO, Enterprise)None foundWhen set up, from Plus: a workspace Post approver approves every post
SocialBeeChecked From $29 a month for 5 profiles (Bootstrap)10, including X and LinkedInNo public APINot documentedNo: automations can import posts as Approved
SocialPilotChecked From $20 a month, $17 billed yearly (Essentials); 14-day trial10, including X and LinkedInEnterprise planYes, every standard planNo: a Manager, Admin or Owner can queue posts without approval
Sprout SocialChecked From $79 per seat a month billed yearly, $99 monthly (Essentials)10, including X and LinkedInAdvanced plan; drafts onlyOnly for ChatGPT questions about TikTok dataYes: the API only drafts, and a person publishes
SupergrowChecked From $39 a month, $31 billed yearly (Pro); 7-day trialLinkedIn only, with company pagesEnterprise planYes, every paid plan; it can scheduleSupergrow says yes; its MCP can also schedule
TaplioChecked From $39 a month (Starter)LinkedIn onlyNot checkedYes, with publish toolsTaplio says yes; its MCP also has publish tools
Tweet HunterChecked From $29 a month (Discover)X onlyNot documentedNot documentedNot documented
TypefullyChecked Free for 1 social set, 10 posts a month; paid from $99 a year (Creator)6, including X and LinkedInYes, every planYes, hosted, every planOnly for a Write-role user (Business plan)
Upload-PostChecked Free for 10 uploads a month; paid from $24 a month, $16 billed yearly22, including X and LinkedIn; X links cost extraYesYes, hostedNo: the API key publishes

Each row comes from its guide, which links the tool's own pages, read on the date under its name. Not checked means its guide doesn't cover it. Prices change, so check them before you choose.