# Metricool API + MCP vs Pamba (slim)

> Pamba scores 41.2 (E) to Metricool's 31.4 (F) for social posting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Pamba scores 41.2 (E) on agent readiness against Metricool API + MCP's 31.4 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Metricool API + MCP leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do social posting.

- Metricool API + MCP: F 31.4, rank #1425 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/metricool.min.md
- Pamba: E 41.2, rank #1334 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pamba.min.md
- Metricool API + MCP, good for Reporting agents that read analytics and ad results, and for drafting posts for human review on a free account. Ahead on Security & auth, 48 against 35; Transparency & trust, 66 against 28.
- Pamba, good for Not recommended for the managed accounts. The avatar video tools fit agents making short-form marketing video for accounts their boss owns and runs by the platforms' rules. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 15; Schema & documentation, 84 against 23; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 39; Payments & pricing, 53 against 45; Maintenance & community, 70 against 6.

| Category | Metricool API + MCP | Pamba |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 23 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 39 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 35 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 45 | 53 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 6 | 70 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 28 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Metricool API + MCP | Pamba |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Metricool | Pamba |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.metricool.com/api` | `https://api.pamba.app/mcp` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | none | Closed service. No terms of service or privacy policy published; an acceptable use policy only |
| Tools exposed | none | 407 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2025-10-07 | 2026-11-11 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not read yet |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not read yet |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |

Why the edge:
- Maintenance & community, Pamba +64: Metricool API + MCP 6 (No dated API or MCP change found.); Pamba 70 (Closed service.)
- Schema & documentation, Pamba +61: Metricool API + MCP 23 (The listing names an OpenAPI 3.0 file at app.metricool.com/api/swagger.json (553 paths per the 30 September check).); Pamba 84 (No OpenAPI file found.)
- Transparency & trust, Metricool API + MCP +38: Metricool API + MCP 66 (Closed service with published terms from METRICOOL SOFTWARE, S.L. of Madrid (NIF B87527115), updated 3 November 2026 (15).); Pamba 28 (Closed service with no terms of service: /terms answered 404, and only an acceptable use policy (dated 6 July 2026) is published, with no legal entity named any…)
- Agent ergonomics, Pamba +36: Metricool API + MCP 39 (Per the 2 October check, not re-read on 10 November.); Pamba 75 (Read on the MCP server.)
- Reliability, Pamba +30: Metricool API + MCP 15 (status.metricool.com and its metricool.statuspage.io copy refused our reader in robots.txt on 1 and 2 October 2026, so the 30 September reading of the page is s…); Pamba 45 (Graded as a hosted service.)
- Security & auth, Metricool API + MCP +13: Metricool API + MCP 48 (Per the 1 and 2 October checks, not re-read on 10 November.); Pamba 35 (OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration on Pamba's own authorisation server, with one scope, pamba:projects, covering everything, and a workspace ch…)