PostWireThe best apps to cross-post short videos to TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Every price was read on the vendor's own pricing page on Oct 3, 2026 (links in the table and at the bottom). "All three" means the cheapest plan that publishes one video to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for one creator, billed monthly. Yearly billing is cheaper on most of them.
Updated . Written from PostWire's own code; vendor prices read on Oct 3, 2026. Live networks: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn (personal profiles), Facebook Pages, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord — not X, Threads, Reddit or Pinterest.
The apps, by what TikTok + Reels + Shorts costs on each
Ordered by the monthly price of publishing to all three networks, cheapest first — the one number every reader can check. PostWire is ours; it comes first on that number, and the box below the table says where the others beat it.
PostWire — the cheapest way to all three, with each caption written for you
- Free plan
- Yes, TikTok included — 1 business, 20 posts a month, 5 AI drafts a day, 2 networks per post, 3 scheduled posts at a time — every network connects free, no card (2 of the 3 networks in each post)
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter $9 a month — 3 businesses, 300 posts, every network in each post
- Networks
- TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn (profiles), Facebook Pages, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord
Upload the video once (up to 1 GB), tick TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, press Write the posts: a hook-first TikTok caption, a shorter Instagram caption, and a YouTube title, description and tags. Publish now or schedule. The same from a REST API, an n8n node or Claude.
Watch out: No X, Threads or Pinterest; no analytics dashboard or inbox; it doesn't edit video. The free plan sends each post to 2 networks — all three at once needs Starter.
ShortSync — short-video-only creators on a budget
- Free plan
- Yes — 5 uploads a month, all its platforms, API and MCP
- Cheapest paid plan
- Creator €14.99 a month (€11.99 billed yearly) — unlimited uploads, 1 workspace
Built for one upload to many short-video platforms, with an API and MCP even on the free plan.
Watch out: Priced in euros; the free plan is 5 uploads a month.
Buffer — a full scheduler with analytics
- Free plan
- Yes — 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel
- Cheapest paid plan
- Essentials $6 per channel a month ($5 billed yearly); unlimited posts
Queue, calendar, analytics and an AI assistant that tailors a post per platform. API on every plan, including free.
Watch out: Per channel, so three networks are three channels ($18 a month billed monthly).
Hopper HQ — per-account pricing with unlimited posts
- Free plan
- No — 14-day trial
- Cheapest paid plan
- Grow $6 per account a month ($5 billed yearly); unlimited posts
You pay per connected account and posting is unlimited, so three networks cost the same whatever you post.
Watch out: No free plan; three accounts are $18 a month.
Socialync — a free tier across 8 platforms
- Free plan
- Yes — 5 posts a month, up to 5 accounts, 8 platforms (no X)
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter $20 a month ($15 billed yearly) — 5 accounts, unlimited posts
Cross-posting to short-video platforms with API and MCP access on the free plan.
Watch out: 5 posts a month on free.
Upload-Post — developers who want many destinations
- Free plan
- Yes — 2 profiles, 10 uploads a month, TikTok not included
- Cheapest paid plan
- Basic $24 a month ($16 billed yearly) — 5 profiles, unlimited uploads
One API call to many platforms, an official n8n node, a 40-tool MCP server and a ChatGPT app.
Watch out: TikTok isn't on the free plan, and it's priced per profile (one account per network).
Metricool — analytics and reporting
- Free plan
- Yes — 1 brand, 20 posts a month (10 videos, per its tooltip), no LinkedIn or X
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter from $25 a month for up to 5 brands ($20 billed yearly)
Scheduling plus deep analytics, priced per brand; MCP on every plan including free.
Watch out: Its free plan excludes LinkedIn and X; the API is on the Advanced plan.
OneUp — recurring and evergreen posts
- Free plan
- No — 7-day trial
- Cheapest paid plan
- Basic $25 a month ($15 billed yearly) — 5 accounts, 300 scheduled posts
5 accounts and 300 scheduled posts on Basic, with API and MCP on all plans.
Watch out: No free plan.
Blotato — making AI video as well as posting it
- Free plan
- No — 7-day trial (the trial excludes the API)
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter $29 a month — 20 accounts, up to 900 TikTok posts a month, n8n and Make nodes
AI video and visuals plus publishing to 20 accounts, with official n8n and Make nodes.
Watch out: No free plan; the trial excludes the API.
Repurpose.io — re-posting automatically from an account you already post to
- Free plan
- No — 14-day trial with 10 videos
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter $35 a month ($349 a year) — up to 3 accounts per network, 5,000 videos a month
Watches a source (your TikTok, a Drive folder) and re-publishes each new video elsewhere without you touching it.
Watch out: It starts from a video that already exists somewhere; no free plan.
Post Bridge — many accounts at a flat price
- Free plan
- No — 7-day trial
- Cheapest paid plan
- Marketer $39 a month — 15 accounts, unlimited posts
15 accounts and unlimited posts on Marketer, with an MCP server and a Claude integration.
Watch out: The highest entry price here.
PostEverywhere (Lite $9 a month for 2 accounts; three networks need a higher plan) and Later (no free plan; the monthly-billed price isn't in its page source) are left out of the order because we couldn't put a verified number on all three networks.
How it works in PostWire (5 minutes)
- Create a free PostWire account
Open postwire.io/dashboard.html, type your email and press Create my free account. PostWire emails you a link to confirm the address; connecting accounts and publishing unlock once it is confirmed. No password and no card (free plan: 1 business, 20 posts a month, 5 AI drafts a day, 2 networks per post, 3 scheduled posts at a time — every network connects free, no card).
- Connect TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Open Accounts, press Connect on each network and then Continue to TikTok (or Instagram, YouTube). You sign in on the network itself and come straight back; PostWire never sees your password and you do not need your own developer app — PostWire's TikTok, Meta and Google approvals cover it. Instagram needs a Business or Creator account; Log in with Instagram works without a Facebook Page.
- Add the video and press Write the posts
In Compose, write one line in Your idea, tick TikTok, Instagram and YouTube under Post to, drop the file on Add photos or a video, and press Write the posts. Each network gets its own draft; edit anything.
- Publish or schedule
Choose TikTok's Who can view this video, then Publish now or Schedule → Add to queue. Each network returns its own link. Full walk-through: post the same video to TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Side by side
| App | Free plan | TikTok + Reels + Shorts, per month | Writes a different caption per network |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostWire | Yes — 20 posts/mo, TikTok included, 2 networks per post | $9 | Yes — caption, YouTube title and tags, in one step |
| ShortSync | Yes — 5 uploads/mo | €14.99 | Not listed |
| Buffer | Yes — 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each | $18 (3 channels × $6) | Its AI assistant tailors a post per platform |
| Hopper HQ | No — 14-day trial | $18 (3 accounts × $6) | Not listed |
| Socialync | Yes — 5 posts/mo | $20 | Not listed |
| Upload-Post | Yes — no TikTok on free | $24 | Not listed |
| Metricool | Yes — 1 brand, 20 posts/mo | $25 (one brand holds all three) | Its AI assistant adapts a post to each platform |
| OneUp | No — 7-day trial | $25 | Not listed |
| Blotato | No — 7-day trial | $29 | Not listed |
| Repurpose.io | No — 14-day trial, 10 videos | $35 | Not listed |
| Post Bridge | No — 7-day trial | $39 | Not listed |
Each vendor's own pricing page (or its pricing.md / llms-full.txt), read on Oct 3, 2026. "All three" = the cheapest plan that publishes to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for one creator, billed monthly. Monthly billing in USD unless noted. "Not listed" means we could not find it on their page, not that it is missing.
Where the others are ahead of PostWire
- More networks: Buffer, Upload-Post, Blotato, Post Bridge and others reach X, Threads or Pinterest. PostWire has 9 networks and none of those three.
- Analytics and engagement: Metricool and Buffer report on your accounts. PostWire's What works only ranks your posts against your own median.
- Automatic re-posting and AI video: Repurpose.io re-posts on its own; Blotato makes the video. PostWire publishes the file you give it.
- A bigger free tier for posts to all three: PostWire's free plan sends each post to 2 networks; ShortSync's free 5 uploads go everywhere. All three at once on PostWire is the $9 plan.
- Buffer pricing: buffer.com/pricing
- Metricool pricing: metricool.com/pricing/
- ShortSync pricing: www.shortsync.app/pricing
- Socialync pricing: www.socialync.io/pricing
- Hopper HQ pricing: www.hopperhq.com/pricing/
- Upload-Post pricing and free plan (llms-full.txt): www.upload-post.com/llms-full.txt
- OneUp pricing: www.oneupapp.io/price
- Blotato pricing: www.blotato.com/pricing
- Repurpose.io pricing: repurpose.io/pricing/
- Post Bridge pricing: www.post-bridge.com/pricing
- PostEverywhere pricing: posteverywhere.ai/pricing
Questions people ask
What is the best app to cross-post short videos to TikTok, Reels and Shorts?
It depends on what you need. Cheapest for all three (billed monthly, Oct 3, 2026): PostWire at $9, which also writes each network's caption, YouTube title and tags. ShortSync (€14.99) is short-video-only; Buffer ($6 per channel) is the mature scheduler; Repurpose.io ($35) re-posts automatically from an account you already use.
Is there a free tool to schedule TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts from one place?
Yes. On Oct 3, 2026 PostWire (20 posts a month, TikTok included, 2 networks per post), ShortSync (5 uploads a month), Socialync (5 posts a month), Buffer (3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each) and Metricool (1 brand, 20 posts a month) had free plans. Upload-Post's free plan excludes TikTok.
Can I post the same video with a different caption on each network?
Yes. In PostWire you upload once and press Write the posts: TikTok gets a hook-first caption, Instagram a shorter caption, YouTube a title, description and tags. Buffer's and Metricool's AI assistants also tailor a post per platform, one network at a time.
Will Instagram post it as a Reel and YouTube as a Short?
Instagram publishes a video through its API as a Reel. YouTube decides from the video itself: vertical and under 60 seconds is shown as a Short.
Do these apps edit or clip the video?
Most publish the file you upload. Blotato makes AI video and Repurpose.io re-posts existing videos; PostWire publishes your file as is (no cropping or re-encoding of video).
Try it on one business, free.
The free plan is 1 business, 20 posts a month, 5 AI drafts a day and 2 networks per post — every network connects free, no card, no time limit. Paid plans start at $9 a month and have a 14-day refund; after your first published post, Pro can be tried free for 3 days.