# Upload-Post API + MCP vs X MCP (slim) > Upload-Post API + MCP scores 58.7 (C) on agent readiness against X MCP's 55.4 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. X MCP leads on reliability and security & auth. Both do social analytics. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side. - Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/upload-post-vs-x-mcp.md (~2,250 tokens) · this version ~780 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/upload-post-vs-x-mcp.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/upload-post-vs-x-mcp - Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08 Upload-Post API + MCP scores 58.7 (C) on agent readiness against X MCP's 55.4 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. X MCP leads on reliability and security & auth. Both do social analytics. - Upload-Post API + MCP: C 58.7, rank #447 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/upload-post.min.md - X MCP: C 55.4, rank #509 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/x-mcp.min.md - Upload-Post API + MCP, good for Video-heavy publishing to TikTok, Reels and Shorts at a low price, and for white-label products that link end users through JWT connect pages. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 81 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 45; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 79 against 70. Also Free to start without a card. - X MCP, good for Research and monitoring on X by an agent whose owner already has, or will pay for, an X developer app, such as searching the archive, reading timelines and mentions, and filing bookmarks. Ahead on Reliability, 72 against 57; Security & auth, 48 against 32. | Category | Upload-Post API + MCP | X MCP | | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability (16%) | 57 | 72 | | Performance (10%) | pending | pending | | Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 65 | | Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 45 | | Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 48 | | Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 | | Task success (10%) | pending | pending | | Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 70 | | Transparency & trust (7%) | 70 | 70 | | Fact (where they differ) | Upload-Post API + MCP | X MCP | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | HTTP API | MCP server | | Vendor | Upload-Post | X Corp. | | Hosted endpoint | `https://api.upload-post.com/api` | `https://api.x.com/mcp` | | Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio | | Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use | | Licence | MIT | Proprietary hosted server under the X Developer Agreement. The xurl bridge on GitHub and npm is MIT | | Tools exposed | 59 | none | | Read-only variant documented | no | yes | | MCP registry | `com.upload-post/mcp` | not listed | | Last release | 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-29 | | Terms last updated | 2026-10-02 | 2026-04-27 | | Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-04 | couldn't be read | | Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text | | Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text | | Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes | | Popularity | 8 stars, 1.9k npm/wk, 6.2k PyPI/wk | 1.4k stars, 6k npm/wk | | Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |