{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "postiz", "name": "Postiz API + MCP", "vendor": "Postiz (Gitroom)", "vendorUrl": "https://postiz.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "social-media", "summary": "Open-source social scheduler (AGPL-3.0) for 34 platforms that you can self-host free or use as Postiz Cloud from $29 a month.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postiz.json", "repo": "https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app", "license": "AGPL-3.0", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.postiz.com/public/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postiz/node" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "postiz" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "API key sent raw in the Authorization header (no Bearer prefix), or an OAuth app token prefixed pos_. The MCP accepts a Bearer header at /mcp, an OAuth flow at /mcp-oauth, or the key in the URL path at /mcp/{key}. Self-hosted instances need their own developer apps for each network.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0, but you register your own developer app with each network. Postiz Cloud has no free plan (7-day trial, card policy not stated). Standard $29 a month or $23 billed yearly (5 channels), Team $39 or $31 (10), Pro $49 or $39 (30), Ultimate $99 or $79 (100). API, CLI, webhooks and MCP on every plan, posts unlimited. The terms make fees non-refundable (https://postiz.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$29 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in docs, llms.txt or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 13, "popularity": { "githubStars": 36531, "npmWeekly": 368, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.postiz.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.postiz.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.postiz.com/public-api/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "social.post", "social.schedule", "social.analytics", "social.media-upload" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "self-hosted", "local", "open-source", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-22", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 552, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 30, "reliability": 53, "schema": 88, "security": 49, "transparency": 81 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-07-20 and 2026-09-22. Three security fixes in the last 12 months. A path traversal in the self-hosted upload route that could read files outside UPLOAD_DIRECTORY, fixed in commit 7936062 labelled critical, and CVE-2026-94455 (enterprise endpoints accepting other JWT types) and CVE-2026-94456 (non-cryptographic IDs for OAuth secrets and codes), fixed on 22 September. All fixed and the latter two given CVEs, so we deduct less. -3 (https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app/commit/793606226f981706cc0201c8023f0f2b57ce08e4, https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app/commit/9259cf2429e8cc0c88414e88d5e6c783d7ffba63)" ], "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "Teams that want to self-host, or want 34 platforms including Mastodon, Farcaster, Discord and Slack on a flat plan.", "strengths": [ "AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable with the API and MCP included, 34 platforms", "OpenAPI 3.1 spec with 27 paths, llms.txt and Markdown docs", "MCP tools in source carry readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and idempotentHint, with when-not-to-use guidance", "v2.24.0 on 22 September 2026, and CVEs assigned and fixed through a published disclosure process", "Flat Cloud plans from $29 a month ($23 yearly) with unlimited posts" ], "weaknesses": [ "Create-post capped at 90 requests an hour on every Cloud plan", "One organisation key with no scopes, and the MCP OAuth grant is always read and write", "The docs document the API key in the MCP URL path at /mcp/{key}", "No idempotency key and no Retry-After guidance", "Self-hosting means your own developer app and review with each network" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key as the `Authorization` header with no `Bearer` prefix on REST calls", "Batch several posts into one create request to stay under 90 an hour", "Call integrationSchema (Get Settings) for a channel before scheduling, since each network has its own settings", "Use the Bearer header on /mcp rather than /mcp/{key} so the key stays out of logs", "Read output.errors on a failed schedule call and retry with the corrected fields" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 30, "reliability": 53, "schema": 88, "security": 49, "transparency": 75 }, "provenanceScore": 87 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.postiz.com/public/v1/integrations -H \"Authorization: $POSTIZ_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http postiz https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp --header \"Authorization: Bearer $POSTIZ_API_KEY\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/social.post", "tool": "https://letme.dev/postiz" }, "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Standard plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 29, "note": "5 channels. $278 a year" }, { "item": "Team plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "10 channels. $374 a year" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 49, "note": "30 channels. $470 a year" }, { "item": "Ultimate plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "100 channels. $950 a year" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Gitroom Limited", "domain": "postiz.com", "domainRegistered": "2013-06-24", "domainNote": "postiz.com was registered in 2013, well before the project started in 2023.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://postiz.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://postiz.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.postiz.com", "changelog": "https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Terms name Gitroom Limited (seller of paid plans) and Gitroom LLC together as Postiz" ], "score": 87 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz.json", "live": { "slug": "postiz", "probe": { "target": "https://api.postiz.com/public/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:55:06.526336884Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 179, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 185, "p95ms24h": 313, "samples24h": 249, "samples30d": 2466, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 30, "ok": 30 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.postiz.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T00:51:09.94552915Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "gitroomhq/postiz-app", "version": "v2.25.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:14:13.90932421Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@postiz/node", "version": "1.0.8", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:14:11.699514478Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "postiz", "version": "2.0.16", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:14:12.609033739Z" } ], "githubStars": 36935, "npmWeekly": 81, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://postiz.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:40:12.376097386Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.postiz.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:02:38.172648203Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "postiz.com", "registered": "2013-06-24", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/postiz.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:04.948008258Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://postiz.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:44.037182212Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:23:11.667972444Z", "fingerprint": "b43a89c371d7" }, { "url": "https://postiz.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:46.165800597Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:23:13.868758528Z", "fingerprint": "d9718ddb538b" }, { "url": "https://postiz.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:48.273242063Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:23:15.836946156Z", "fingerprint": "0b01371bd86b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:55:06.526336884Z" } }, "answer": "Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Sprout Social API's 54.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Sprout Social API leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "sprout-social", "name": "Sprout Social API", "vendor": "Sprout Social, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://sproutsocial.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "social-media", "summary": "Sprout Social is a social media management suite. Its REST API reads profile and post analytics, inbox messages, listening topics and cases for connected profiles, and creates draft posts with media, on plans that include API access.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprout-social", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprout-social.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprout-social.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sprout-social.json", "license": "Proprietary service under the Sprout Social Developer Terms and Terms of Service", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.sproutsocial.com", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Access needs a Sprout account on a plan with API access, a user holding the API Permissions permission, and acceptance of the API terms on the API page of Settings. That user then creates an OAuth client or an API token in the same page, with no review by Sprout described. OAuth 2.0 is the recommended route. A client ID and secret are exchanged at identity.sproutsocial.com for a short-lived JWT with the client credentials grant and `scope=organization_id`, or a user-based flow signs a Sprout user in. API tokens are named and can be invalidated. Either credential goes in the `Authorization: Bearer` header. No per-endpoint scopes are documented.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "The Sprout API is listed on the Advanced plan at $399 per seat a month and on Enterprise (custom price). Standard is $199 and Professional $299 per seat a month, without the API. The page shows these prices beside an annual billing note. A 30-day trial needs no credit card. Whether the trial includes API access was not established, and there is no sandbox or per-call price (https://sproutsocial.com/pricing/, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$399 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the Developer Terms or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/", "capabilities": [ "social.analytics", "social.comments", "social.media-upload" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "enterprise", "oauth", "closed-source", "status-page", "soc2", "iso27001", "analytics", "listening", "drafts-only" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 54.7, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 679, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 20, "reliability": 71, "schema": 51, "security": 61, "transparency": 70 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The API reads analytics, inbox messages, listening topics and cases across the main networks, with OAuth client credentials, field selection and a dated changelog. It creates draft posts only, so a person must publish them in Sprout. Access needs the Advanced plan at $399 per seat a month, and no OpenAPI file or SDK was found.", "bestFor": "Reporting agents that pull profile, post, inbox, listening and case data for a company that already pays for Sprout Social, and for drafting posts a person will approve.", "strengths": [ "OAuth 2.0 client credentials issue short-lived JWT access tokens, and named API tokens can be invalidated in settings", "Rate limits are published as 60 requests a minute and 250,000 a month", "Messages and post requests take a `fields` list and return only `guid` when it is omitted, with `limit` up to 100 and cursor paging", "The status page has a separate Sprout Social API component, and no incident in the 90 days to 9 October 2026 named it", "SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 are listed on the trust centre, with a vulnerability disclosure programme on Bugcrowd" ], "weaknesses": [ "Posts can be created only as drafts (`is_draft: true`), so the API cannot publish or schedule a post without a person in Sprout", "API access is listed on the Advanced plan at $399 per seat a month and on Enterprise, with no per-call price", "No OpenAPI file, SDK or MCP server was found in the reviewed documentation", "No idempotency key on post creation, and no `Retry-After` header documented for 429 responses", "The Developer Terms of 9 May 2024 forbid monitoring the API's availability or performance for benchmarking, and combining the API with software Sprout Social has not authorised. Recorded as a fact with no deduction. It matters before any probe is run" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /v1/metadata/client` first for the customer ID, then `GET /v1/\u003ccustomer ID\u003e/metadata/customer` for profile and group IDs. Every other path needs them", "Send `is_draft: true` on `POST /v1/\u003ccustomer ID\u003e/publishing/posts`. Tell the user the draft waits in the Sprout calendar for a person to publish", "Name the `fields` you want on messages and posts requests. Without the list only `guid` comes back", "Stay under 60 requests a minute and 250,000 a month, and back off on 429 on your own because no `Retry-After` is documented", "Check the response when a draft names several profiles. A profile that cannot take the attached media is dropped with no error" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 54.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 59, "maintenance": 38, "payments": 20, "reliability": 71, "schema": 51, "security": 61, "transparency": 55 }, "provenanceScore": 85 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.sproutsocial.com/v1/metadata/client -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\" -H \"Accept: application/json\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/social.analytics", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sprout-social" }, "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Advanced", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 399, "note": "Cheapest plan that lists the Sprout API. Price shown beside an annual billing note" }, { "item": "Professional", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 299, "note": "No API access listed" }, { "item": "Standard", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 199, "note": "No API access listed" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Sprout Social, Inc.", "domain": "sproutsocial.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-09-22", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://sproutsocial.com/legal/api-terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://sproutsocial.com/legal/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://www.sproutsocialstatus.com/", "changelog": "https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Sprout Social Developer Terms (last updated 9 May 2024) are the agreement the API docs link, between the developer and Sprout Social, Inc. They sit on top of the Terms of Service (effective 9 May 2025) at https://sproutsocial.com/legal/terms/.", "The Terms of Service give the notice address as Sprout Social, Inc., 131 S. Dearborn Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60603.", "The privacy policy (last updated 16 September 2026) says it applies to the websites and services, app.sproutsocial.com among them, and that Sprout Social is a data processor for customer data.", "https://sproutsocial.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404. Reports go through the Bugcrowd programme named in the Responsible Disclosure Policy.", "The API answers at api.sproutsocial.com and tokens come from identity.sproutsocial.com.", "RDAP for sproutsocial.com gives a registration date of 2009-09-22 and GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC as registrar." ], "score": 85 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprout-social.json", "live": { "slug": "sprout-social", "probe": { "target": "https://api.sproutsocial.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T02:55:11.565241122Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 265, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 258, "p95ms24h": 315, "samples24h": 115, "samples30d": 115, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 30, "ok": 30 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.sproutsocialstatus.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T02:50:47.789563572Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:32:33.652887104Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "17ed54bb5b28" }, { "url": "https://sproutsocial.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:50.581789307Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c990bf136e9b" }, { "url": "https://sproutsocial.com/legal/privacy-policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:48.794215928Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c3bb94f08774" }, { "url": "https://sproutsocial.com/legal/api-terms-of-service/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:45:46.501649959Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "51915d0f6e67" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T02:55:11.565241122Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Postiz (Gitroom)", "b": "Sprout Social, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.postiz.com/public/v1", "b": "https://api.sproutsocial.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "AGPL-3.0", "b": "Proprietary service under the Sprout Social Developer Terms and Terms of Service", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "13", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-22", "b": "2026-10-06", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-05-03", "b": "2024-05-09", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-05-03", "b": "2026-09-16", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "37k stars, 368 npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Sprout Social API's 54.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Sprout Social API leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Postiz API + MCP or Sprout Social API?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Postiz API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.postiz.com/public/v1 and Sprout Social API at https://api.sproutsocial.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Postiz API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0). No open-source release is listed for Sprout Social API.", "question": "Are Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 51", "Agent ergonomics, 65 against 59", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 85 against 38", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 70" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Teams that want to self-host, or want 34 platforms including Mastodon, Farcaster, Discord and Slack on a flat plan.", "slug": "postiz", "watchFor": "Create-post capped at 90 requests an hour on every Cloud plan" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 71 against 53", "Security \u0026 auth, 61 against 49" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Postiz API + MCP loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Reporting agents that pull profile, post, inbox, listening and case data for a company that already pays for Sprout Social, and for drafting posts a person will approve.", "slug": "sprout-social", "watchFor": "Posts can be created only as drafts (`is_draft: true`), so the API cannot publish or schedule a post without a person in Sprout" } ], "job": { "capability": "social.analytics", "name": "Social analytics" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ayrshare-vs-postiz.json", "title": "Ayrshare API + MCP vs Postiz API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ayrshare-vs-postiz" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/blotato-vs-postiz.json", "title": "Blotato vs Postiz API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/blotato-vs-postiz" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/buffer-vs-postiz.json", "title": "Buffer API + MCP vs Postiz API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/buffer-vs-postiz" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bundle-social-vs-postiz.json", "title": "bundle.social vs Postiz API + MCP", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/publer-vs-sprout-social" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sprout-social-vs-upload-post.json", "title": "Sprout Social API vs Upload-Post API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sprout-social-vs-upload-post" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sprout-social-vs-x-mcp.json", "title": "Sprout Social API vs X MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sprout-social-vs-x-mcp" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 18, "edge": "sprout-social", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "postiz": 53, "sprout-social": 71, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 37, "edge": "postiz", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "postiz": 88, "sprout-social": 51, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "postiz", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "postiz": 65, "sprout-social": 59, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "sprout-social", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "postiz": 49, "sprout-social": 61, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "postiz", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "postiz": 30, "sprout-social": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 47, "edge": "postiz", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "postiz": 85, "sprout-social": 38, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "postiz", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "postiz": 81, "sprout-social": 70, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Sprout Social API's 54.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Sprout Social API leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth. Both do social analytics.", "verdicts": { "postiz": "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.", "sprout-social": "The API reads analytics, inbox messages, listening topics and cases across the main networks, with OAuth client credentials, field selection and a dated changelog. It creates draft posts only, so a person must publish them in Sprout. Access needs the Advanced plan at $399 per seat a month, and no OpenAPI file or SDK was found." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social.min.md" }, "markdown": "Postiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Sprout Social API's 54.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Sprout Social API leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth. Both do social analytics.\n\n- Postiz API + MCP: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #552 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/postiz.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/postiz.json\n- Sprout Social API: grade C, 54.7/100, rank #679 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sprout-social.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sprout-social.json\n- Best social media posting and scheduling APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/social-media/index.md\n- All 103 social comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/social-media/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Postiz API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Teams that want to self-host, or want 34 platforms including Mastodon, Farcaster, Discord and Slack on a flat plan.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 51\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 59\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 85 against 38\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 70\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Create-post capped at 90 requests an hour on every Cloud plan\n\n### Sprout Social API (C)\n\nGood for: Reporting agents that pull profile, post, inbox, listening and case data for a company that already pays for Sprout Social, and for drafting posts a person will approve.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 71 against 53\n- Security \u0026 auth, 61 against 49\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Postiz API + MCP loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: Posts can be created only as drafts (`is_draft: true`), so the API cannot publish or schedule a post without a person in Sprout\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Postiz API + MCP | Sprout Social API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 53 | 71 | Sprout Social API +18 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 88 | 51 | Postiz API + MCP +37 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 59 | Postiz API + MCP +6 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 49 | 61 | Sprout Social API +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Postiz API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 38 | Postiz API + MCP +47 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 70 | Postiz API + MCP +11 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **59.3 · C** | **54.7 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Postiz API + MCP | Sprout Social API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Postiz (Gitroom) | Sprout Social, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.postiz.com/public/v1` | `https://api.sproutsocial.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | Proprietary service under the Sprout Social Developer Terms and Terms of Service |\n| Tools exposed | 13 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-06 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-05-03 | 2024-05-09 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-03 | 2026-09-16 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 37k stars, 368 npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**Sprout Social API.** The API reads analytics, inbox messages, listening topics and cases across the main networks, with OAuth client credentials, field selection and a dated changelog. It creates draft posts only, so a person must publish them in Sprout. Access needs the Advanced plan at $399 per seat a month, and no OpenAPI file or SDK was found.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Postiz API + MCP\n\n1. Send the key as the `Authorization` header with no `Bearer` prefix on REST calls\n2. Batch several posts into one create request to stay under 90 an hour\n3. Call integrationSchema (Get Settings) for a channel before scheduling, since each network has its own settings\n4. Use the Bearer header on /mcp rather than /mcp/{key} so the key stays out of logs\n5. Read output.errors on a failed schedule call and retry with the corrected fields\n\n### Sprout Social API\n\n1. Call `GET /v1/metadata/client` first for the customer ID, then `GET /v1/\u003ccustomer ID\u003e/metadata/customer` for profile and group IDs. Every other path needs them\n2. Send `is_draft: true` on `POST /v1/\u003ccustomer ID\u003e/publishing/posts`. Tell the user the draft waits in the Sprout calendar for a person to publish\n3. Name the `fields` you want on messages and posts requests. Without the list only `guid` comes back\n4. Stay under 60 requests a minute and 250,000 a month, and back off on 429 on your own because no `Retry-After` is documented\n5. Check the response when a draft names several profiles. A profile that cannot take the attached media is dropped with no error\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Postiz API + MCP or Sprout Social API?\n\nPostiz API + MCP scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Sprout Social API's 54.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Sprout Social API leads on reliability and security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API without installing anything?\n\nYes. Postiz API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.postiz.com/public/v1 and Sprout Social API at https://api.sproutsocial.com.\n\n### Are Postiz API + MCP and Sprout Social API open source?\n\nPostiz API + MCP is open source (AGPL-3.0). No open-source release is listed for Sprout Social API.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/postiz-vs-sprout-social.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"postiz\", \"b\": \"sprout-social\"}`. 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