# Metricool API + MCP vs SocialCannon

> SocialCannon scores 50.2 (D) to Metricool's 38.3 (E) for social schedule. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-19

SocialCannon scores 50.2 (D) on agent readiness against Metricool API + MCP's 38.3 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Metricool API + MCP leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do social schedule.

- Metricool API + MCP: grade E, 38.3/100, rank #1077 of 1171. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/metricool.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/metricool.json
- SocialCannon: grade D, 50.2/100, rank #891 of 1171. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/socialcannon.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/socialcannon.json
- Best social media posting and scheduling APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/social-media/index.md
- All 118 social comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/social-media/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Metricool API + MCP (E)

Good for: Reporting agents that read analytics and ad results, and for drafting posts for human review on a free account.

Ahead on:
- Maintenance & community, 6 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 59 against 47

Watch for: REST API only on Advanced ($67 a month) and Custom

### SocialCannon (D)

Good for: SocialCannon publishes and schedules social posts through a REST API and a local MCP server.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 45 against 35
- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 39
- Security & auth, 65 against 48

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine
- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.5 out of 5

Watch for: X quotas remain on paid plans with unlimited posts


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Metricool API + MCP | SocialCannon | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 35 | 45 | SocialCannon +10 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 56 | 55 | Metricool API + MCP +1 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 39 | 80 | SocialCannon +41 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 48 | 65 | SocialCannon +17 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 6 | 0 | Metricool API + MCP +6 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 59 | 47 | Metricool API + MCP +12 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **38.3 · E** | **50.2 · D** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Metricool API + MCP | SocialCannon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Metricool | Tiny Red Pixel Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.metricool.com/api` | `https://socialcannon.app/api/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. |
| Tools exposed | none | 23 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2025-10-07 | none |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-10-07 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-08 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 424 PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**Metricool API + MCP.** Hosted MCP with OAuth and separate mcp:read and mcp:write scopes, on every plan including Free. REST API only on Advanced ($67 a month) and Custom.

**SocialCannon.** Scoped credentials and published rate limits. X quotas remain on paid plans with unlimited posts.

## Before you call either

### Metricool API + MCP

1. Connect the hosted MCP at https://ai.metricool.com/mcp with OAuth, and ask only for mcp:read when the job is reporting
2. Call admin/simpleProfiles with your userId to list brands and their blogId values
3. Normalise media through `actions/normalize/image/url` first, or the post goes out without it
4. Give publicationDate a dateTime and an IANA timezone, in the future
5. Back off on your own, since no rate limits or Retry-After are documented

### SocialCannon

1. Use the sandbox before publishing to a real account.
2. Check X quota separately from the general post allowance.
3. Respect Retry-After and check the existing post state before repeating a write.

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Metricool API + MCP or SocialCannon?

SocialCannon scores 50.2 (D) on agent readiness against Metricool API + MCP's 38.3 (E), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Metricool API + MCP leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust.

### Do Metricool API + MCP and SocialCannon need an API key?

Metricool API + MCP takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. SocialCannon uses an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call Metricool API + MCP and SocialCannon without installing anything?

Yes. Metricool API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://app.metricool.com/api and SocialCannon at https://socialcannon.app/api/v1.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/metricool-vs-socialcannon.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/metricool-vs-socialcannon.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "metricool", "b": "socialcannon"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare metricool socialcannon`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/metricool.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/socialcannon.json

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