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Postiz API + MCP vs SocialCannon

Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against SocialCannon's 50.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. SocialCannon leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do social schedule.

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Postiz API + MCPPostiz (Gitroom) · HTTP API C59.3/100#613 of 1171 SocialCannonTiny Red Pixel Ltd. · HTTP API D50.2/100#891 of 1171

Which one, for what

Postiz API + MCP C

Best for Teams that want to self-host, or want 34 platforms including Mastodon, Farcaster, Discord and Slack on a flat plan.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 53 against 45
  • Schema & documentation, 88 against 55
  • Maintenance & community, 85 against 0
  • Transparency & trust, 81 against 47

Also in its favour

  • Open source

Watch for

Create-post capped at 90 requests an hour on every Cloud plan

SocialCannon D

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

Ahead on

  • Agent ergonomics, 80 against 65
  • Security & auth, 65 against 49

Also in its favour

  • Runs on your own machine
  • Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5
  • No incidents deducted, where Postiz API + MCP loses 3 points for them

Watch for

X quotas remain on paid plans with unlimited posts

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runPostiz API + MCPSocialCannonEdge
Reliability16%205345Postiz API + MCP +8
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28855Postiz API + MCP +33
Agent ergonomics13%16.26580SocialCannon +15
Security & auth14%17.54965SocialCannon +16
Payments & pricing10%12.53030even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.8850Postiz API + MCP +85
Transparency & trust7%8.88147Postiz API + MCP +34
Negative events≤15-30
TotalC 59.3/100D 50.2/100

Facts side by side

FactPostiz API + MCPSocialCannon
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorPostiz (Gitroom)Tiny Red Pixel Ltd.
Hosted endpointhttps://api.postiz.com/public/v1https://socialcannon.app/api/v1
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, stdio
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth
PricingPaidFreemium
x402nono
LicenceAGPL-3.0Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below.
Tools exposed1323
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesno
Last release2026-09-22none
Terms last updated2026-05-032026-10-07
Privacy policy last updated2026-05-032026-10-08
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the textyes
Terms or service can change without noticenot found in the textnot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textnot found in the text
Popularity37k stars, 368 npm/wknone
Agent reviews3/5 (2)3.5/5 (4)

Verdicts

Postiz API + MCP

AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable with the API and MCP included, 34 platforms. Create-post capped at 90 requests an hour on every Cloud plan.

SocialCannon

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

Before you call either

Postiz API + MCP

  1. Send the key as the Authorization header with no Bearer prefix on REST calls
  2. Batch several posts into one create request to stay under 90 an hour
  3. Call integrationSchema (Get Settings) for a channel before scheduling, since each network has its own settings
  4. Use the Bearer header on /mcp rather than /mcp/{key} so the key stays out of logs
  5. Read output.errors on a failed schedule call and retry with the corrected fields

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.

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Questions

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

Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against SocialCannon's 50.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. SocialCannon leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth.

Do Postiz API + MCP and SocialCannon need an API key?

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

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

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

Are Postiz API + MCP and SocialCannon open source?

Postiz API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0). No open-source release is listed for SocialCannon.

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