PostWireAyrshare vs Upload-Post: the facts side by side, and a third option
Both are APIs that publish to several social networks. Here is what each one bills, what it costs for an agency, its free plan, MCP server and refund — each cell read on the vendor's own page, with the link and the date — next to PostWire, which also writes each network's post.
Ayrshare read on Oct 9, 2026, Upload-Post on Oct 9, 2026. If they changed since, their pages win.
Ayrshare, Upload-Post and PostWire
| Ayrshare | Upload-Post | PostWire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | Social profile — one customer, brand or location with any number of networksayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Profile — one person or client, one account per networkupload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | One business (brand) — every network of that business included |
| Cheapest paid plan | $149 a month (Premium, 1 profile)ayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | $24 a month (Basic, 5 profiles)upload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | $9 a month (Starter, 3 businesses) |
| Free plan | No free plan for new sign-ups; a 28-day trial on Launchayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Yes — 10 uploads a month, 2 profiles, without TikTokupload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Yes — 1 business, 20 posts a month, the REST API and the MCP server, no card |
| 10 clients × 5 networks, a month | $299 — Launchayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | $50 — Professionalupload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | $29 — Pro |
| Writes a different post per network from one idea | No — the same content to every network in platformsayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Partly — from a video, its AI writes the title, description and hashtags for YouTube, Instagram and TikTokupload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Yes — one request returns a native post for every network |
| MCP server for AI agents | Hosted; a static Bearer API key only, no OAuth sign-inayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Hosted (API key or OAuth), plus a local open-source serverupload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | Hosted, API key or OAuth 2.1 sign-in |
| Of the 10 networks PostWire publishes to, listed | 8 of 10 (not listed: Mastodon, Discord)ayrshare.com, Oct 9, 2026 | 10 of 10upload-post.com, Oct 9, 2026 | 10 of 10 |
Where PostWire is ahead
- The lowest bill of the three for an agency. 10 clients on 5 networks: $29 a month on PostWire Pro, every network included. Ayrshare: $299; Upload-Post: $50.
- It writes the posts. One request turns one idea into a native post per network — a hook for TikTok, a title and tags for YouTube, a longer post for LinkedIn — and the next call publishes them. Ayrshare publishes the text you send; its AI features come with the Max Pack, a +$300 a month add-on on Business.
- Every network's post written from a text idea, in the same request: TikTok caption, Instagram caption, YouTube title, description and tags, LinkedIn post, Bluesky under 300 characters. Upload-Post's AI writes the title, description and hashtags starting from a video, for YouTube, Instagram and TikTok (its pricing page, Oct 9, 2026).
- A free plan, with the API and MCP in it. 1 business, no card, no time limit. Ayrshare has no free plan; its 28-day trial is on Launch only.
- TikTok on the free plan. Upload-Post's free plan (2 profiles, 10 uploads a month) does not include TikTok.
- Add it to Claude by signing in. PostWire's hosted MCP server takes OAuth 2.1 or an API key. Ayrshare's MCP server authenticates with a static Bearer key, so it is not a connector you add by signing in.
- Links stay in X posts. A post with a link uses 10 of the X credits every paid plan includes. Upload-Post removes links from X posts unless you pay +$19 a month.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between Ayrshare and Upload-Post?
Ayrshare bills social profile — one customer, brand or location with any number of networks; Upload-Post bills profile — one person or client, one account per network. Cheapest paid plan: Ayrshare $149 a month (Premium, 1 profile), Upload-Post $24 a month (Basic, 5 profiles). Each fact on this page links the vendor page it was read from and the date.
How much do Ayrshare and Upload-Post cost for 10 clients?
For 10 client businesses on 5 networks each: Ayrshare $299 — Launch, Upload-Post $50 — Professional, read on their pricing pages. PostWire: $29 a month (Pro), every network included.
Is there an alternative to Ayrshare and Upload-Post?
PostWire is a posting API priced per business that also writes each network's post from one idea, in the same request that publishes — over REST, n8n, Make or its hosted MCP server. It has a free plan with the API and MCP (1 business, no card) and a 14-day refund on paid plans.
How do I move from Ayrshare or Upload-Post to PostWire?
Each has a switching kit with the field-by-field mapping and a converter that turns a request into PostWire's: https://postwire.io/migrate/from-ayrshare/ and https://postwire.io/migrate/from-upload-post/.
Type one idea and see the post each network gets.
The demo on the home page writes live, with no account, and never publishes. The free plan covers one business — every network connects free, 2 networks per post — with no card and no time limit. Paid plans have a 14-day refund.