# Pamba vs Postiz API + MCP (slim)

> Postiz scores 47.1 (D) to Pamba's 41.2 (E) for social posting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Postiz API + MCP scores 47.1 (D) on agent readiness against Pamba's 41.2 (E), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Pamba leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do social posting.

- Pamba: E 41.2, rank #1334 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pamba.min.md
- Postiz API + MCP: D 47.1, rank #1208 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz.min.md
- 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 Agent ergonomics, 75 against 65; Payments & pricing, 53 against 45.
- Postiz API + MCP, good for Teams that want to self-host, or want 34 platforms including Mastodon, Farcaster, Discord and Slack on a flat plan. Ahead on Security & auth, 49 against 35; Maintenance & community, 83 against 70; Transparency & trust, 82 against 28. Also Open source.

| Category | Pamba | Postiz API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 43 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 49 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 53 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 70 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 28 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Pamba | Postiz API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Pamba | Postiz (Gitroom) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.pamba.app/mcp` | `https://api.postiz.com/public/v1` |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Closed service. No terms of service or privacy policy published; an acceptable use policy only | AGPL-3.0 |
| Tools exposed | 407 | 13 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-11-11 | 2026-10-24 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-03 |
| Customer content may train models | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not read yet | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not read yet | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 37k stars, 368 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |

Why the edge:
- Transparency & trust, Postiz API + MCP +54: 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…); Postiz API + MCP 82 (AGPL-3.0 (30).)
- Security & auth, Postiz API + MCP +14: 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…); Postiz API + MCP 49 (Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 4 November, Postiz uses one organisation API key, sent raw in the Authorization header and rotatable from settings.)
- Maintenance & community, Postiz API + MCP +13: Pamba 70 (Closed service.); Postiz API + MCP 83 (v2.25.3 on 24 October 2026, and the default branch had commits on 3 November (30).)
- Agent ergonomics, Pamba +10: Pamba 75 (Read on the MCP server.); Postiz API + MCP 65 (The docs say 13 MCP tools.)
- Payments & pricing, Pamba +8: Pamba 53 (No x402, MPP or L402 (0).); Postiz API + MCP 45 (No x402 or other machine payment (0).)
