PostWire412 users asked. We finally shipped dark mode 🌑 But it took 3 weeks — because we rebuilt every single chart from scratch. The details nobody sees = the work that matters most. Drop a 🖤 if you wanted dark mode in your invoicing app #darkmode #saas #buildinpublic #productdesign #indiedev
Vista Social alternative: a free plan, and 3 businesses for $19 a month
Vista Social is a social media management suite — publishing, inbox, listening, reviews, reports and an MCP server — sold by social profiles and users, with a 14-day trial. PostWire writes a different post for each network from one idea and publishes them — from the dashboard, the REST API, n8n or an AI agent — priced per business, with a free plan that has no time limit.
Short answer. As a Vista Social alternative, PostWire has a free plan with the REST API and the MCP server in it, and 3 businesses for $19 a month — Vista Social's plans start at $99 a month for 15 social profiles and 2 users, after a 14-day trial, and X is $29 a month on top on every plan (vistasocial.com/pricing, read Nov 10, 2026). 10 businesses are $29 on PostWire Pro; Vista Social's next plan, Advanced, is $199 for 30 profiles.
Every Vista Social price and feature here was read on Vista Social's own pages on Nov 10, 2026, with the link next to it. If they changed since, their page wins.
Vista Social alternative at a glance: PostWire and Vista Social
| PostWire | Vista Social | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | One business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once | Plans by social profiles and users: 15 profiles and 2 users on Professional, 30 and 3 on Advanced, 70 and 4 on Scale; X (Twitter) $29 a month extra |
| Cheapest paid plan | $19 a month (3 businesses) | $99 a month, or $950 a year billed yearly (Professional, 15 social profiles, 2 users) |
| Free plan | Yes — 1 business, 10 posts a month, 2 networks per post, 3 scheduled at a time, no card | A 14-day free trial with no credit card; the plans listed are paid |
| 10 businesses × 5 networks | $29 a month | $449 |
| Writes a different post per network from one idea | Yes — one request writes them all | An AI text generator with monthly AI credits (1,000 on Professional) and per-profile customization; you write or draft each version |
| MCP server for AI agents | Hosted, API key or OAuth 2.1, 26 tools | MCP server with 100+ tools (publishing, analytics, inbox, reporting) for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini and others |
| X (Twitter) | Yes, on paid plans, through PostWire's X app — no X developer account of your own; X credits included every month (Pro: 150) | Yes, as a $29-a-month add-on on every plan (publishing, boosting, automations and analytics) |
| Refund or guarantee | 14 days on paid plans | Not listed |
Where PostWire is better than Vista Social
- A free plan that stays free. 1 business, 10 posts a month, 2 networks per post, with the REST API, the MCP server and the n8n node, no card and no time limit. Vista Social's plans are paid, after a 14-day free trial.
- 3 businesses for $19 a month. PostWire Starter keeps 3 businesses apart, each with its own networks, and 1,000 posts a month. Vista Social's first plan, Professional, is $99 a month.
- 10 businesses for $29 a month. PostWire Pro covers 10 businesses with every network in each post. On Vista Social, 10 businesses on 3 networks each are 30 profiles: Advanced, $199 a month; on 5 networks each, Scale, $449.
- Automation on the free plan. The REST API, the n8n node and the MCP server are on every PostWire plan. Vista Social lists Zapier and Make from Advanced ($199 a month), and no REST API on its pricing page.
- Telegram, Discord and Mastodon published directly, next to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, Bluesky and X. Vista Social's integrations list does not name them.
- Each network's post written in one call:
generate_poststurns one idea into a different post per network on every plan, the free one included, and the next call publishes them.
Who PostWire is for
- You want a free plan to build on with the API, n8n or an AI agent, before you pay for anything.
- You post for several brands: 3 businesses are $19 and 10 are $29 here, with no charge per profile.
- You announce to a Telegram channel, a Discord community or Mastodon as well as on TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn.
10 businesses on 5 networks each: the monthly bill
An agency or a freelancer with ten clients, each on five networks, about 20 posts per client a month. That is 50 connected accounts, which is where the pricing unit decides the bill.
| Tool | How it's counted | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| PostWire Pro | 10 businesses fit in Pro (10 businesses, unlimited posts, fair use 10,000 a month; 10 × 20 posts × 5 networks = 1,000) | $29 |
| Vista Social Scale | 10 businesses × 5 networks = 50 social profiles: Advanced holds 30, so it is Scale, which holds 70, with 4 users | $449 |
Monthly billing in USD, before tax. Month to month, as Vista Social's pricing page showed it on Nov 10, 2026; X adds $29 a month. With 3 networks per business (30 profiles) it is Advanced, $199 a month. Source: vistasocial.com/pricing/, read on Nov 10, 2026; PostWire's prices come from the code that bills you.
What “a different post per network” means
PostWire writes each network's version from one idea in one request — a hook for TikTok, a searchable title and tags for YouTube, a longer first-person post for LinkedIn, a short community message for Telegram or Discord — and then publishes them. The same request works from the dashboard, the REST API, the n8n node or an AI agent.
The idea: Our invoicing app just shipped dark mode. 412 users asked for it, and it took us 3 weeks because we redid every chart.
Dark Mode is Live 🌑 | Why It Took 3 Weeks to Ship
Dark mode is finally live in our invoicing app — and 412 users asked for it before we built a single pixel. #darkmode What looks like a simple color switch was actually a full 3-week rebuild. Every chart, every data visualization, every graph had to be redesigned from the ground up to work in a dark environment. We weren't going to ship something that half-worked. In this video, we walk you through: — Why dark mode in a data-heavy app is way harder than it sounds — How we prioritized this based on real user requests — The chart redesign process, color contrast decisions, and accessibility checks — What we'd do differently next time If you're building a SaaS product or thinking about shipping dark mode yourself, this one's for you. The stuff users never see is usually the hardest work. #buildinpublic #saasdesign Timestamps: 0:00 — Why 412 people finally convinced us 1:30 — The chart problem nobody warned us about 4:00 — Our redesign process 7:20 — The final result
412 users asked for dark mode. We shipped it last week. Here's the part that surprised us: It took 3 weeks — not because dark mode is hard, but because we have charts. Every chart in our invoicing app had to be rebuilt from scratch. Colors that look clean on a white background? They're invisible or eye-straining on dark. Contrast ratios that pass accessibility standards in light mode? Fail completely in dark. So we didn't just flip a CSS variable and call it done. We redesigned every data visualization. Every axis label. Every tooltip. Every legend. Three weeks of work that most users will never consciously notice — and that's exactly the point. We track feature requests in a dead-simple spreadsheet. When dark mode crossed 400 votes, it jumped straight to the top of the queue. No roadmap committee. No prioritization framework. Just 412 real people saying the same thing. The lesson we keep relearning: Listening to users is easy to say and easy to fake. Actually doing it means sometimes rebuilding things you thought were finished. We think that's the job. If you're building a product right now — how do you decide when a feature request has earned its spot on the roadmap? #BuildInPublic #SaaS #ProductDevelopment
Real output from PostWire's writer on Sept 26, 2026, not edited (23.4 s for six networks; three shown). You review and edit before anything is published.
The 10 networks PostWire publishes to
Every network PostWire's production setup publishes to on Oct 5, 2026, and whether Vista Social lists it on its own page (read Nov 10, 2026), where its full list has 12. "Not listed" means we could not find it there.
| Network | PostWire | Vista Social |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Live approved Jul 7, 2026 | Yes |
| Live business/creator | Yes | |
| Facebook Pages | Live Pages | Yes |
| YouTube | Live | Yes |
| LinkedIn profile | Live text posts | Yes |
| X | Live paid plans, X credits | Yes |
| Bluesky | Live | Yes |
| Mastodon | Live | Not listed |
| Telegram | Live | Not listed |
| Discord | Live | Not listed |
Vista Social pricing in 2026, plan by plan, and PostWire's
Vista Social
| Plan | What's included | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | 15 social profiles, 2 users | $99 |
| Advanced | 30 social profiles, 3 users, Zapier and Make | $199 |
| Scale | 70 social profiles, 4 users, white label | $449 |
Per month, month to month, as Vista Social's pricing page showed them on Nov 10, 2026; billed yearly they are $950, $1,910 and $4,310 a year. X (Twitter) is $29 a month extra on every plan. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial; Enterprise is custom. From Vista Social's pricing page, Nov 10, 2026.
PostWire
| PostWire plan | Businesses | Posts a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 10 | $0 |
| Starter | 3 | 1,000 | $19 |
| Pro | 10 | Unlimited (fair use 10,000) | $29 |
| Agency | 50 | Unlimited (fair use 50,000) | $99 |
| Scale | 200 | Unlimited (fair use 150,000) | $299 |
Per business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once. AI writing included. A post counts once per network. Billed monthly, or yearly at 20% off. Full pricing.
Sources, all read on Nov 10, 2026:
- Pricing page (plans, social profiles, users, monthly and yearly prices, X at $29 a month on all plans, Zapier and Make on Advanced, 14-day free trial with no credit card, supported profiles): vistasocial.com/pricing/
- Integrations page (Bluesky, Facebook, Google Business, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit for listening, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube): vistasocial.com/integrations/
- MCP page ("100+ Vista Social tools"; Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini and other clients): vistasocial.com/integrations/mcp/
Questions people ask
Is PostWire a good Vista Social alternative?
Yes, if you mainly publish and want a lower price or a free plan to build on: PostWire's free plan includes the REST API and the MCP server with no time limit, 3 businesses are $19 a month against Vista Social's $99 Professional plan, and 10 are $29. PostWire also publishes to Telegram, Discord and Mastodon.
Where is PostWire better than Vista Social?
A free plan that stays free. 1 business, 10 posts a month, 2 networks per post, with the REST API, the MCP server and the n8n node, no card and no time limit. Vista Social's plans are paid, after a 14-day free trial. 3 businesses for $19 a month. PostWire Starter keeps 3 businesses apart, each with its own networks, and 1,000 posts a month. Vista Social's first plan, Professional, is $99 a month. 10 businesses for $29 a month. PostWire Pro covers 10 businesses with every network in each post. On Vista Social, 10 businesses on 3 networks each are 30 profiles: Advanced, $199 a month; on 5 networks each, Scale, $449. Automation on the free plan. The REST API, the n8n node and the MCP server are on every PostWire plan. Vista Social lists Zapier and Make from Advanced ($199 a month), and no REST API on its pricing page. Telegram, Discord and Mastodon published directly, next to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, Bluesky and X. Vista Social's integrations list does not name them. Each network's post written in one call: generate_posts turns one idea into a different post per network on every plan, the free one included, and the next call publishes them.
How much does Vista Social cost compared to PostWire?
Vista Social charges plans by social profiles and users: 15 profiles and 2 users on Professional, 30 and 3 on Advanced, 70 and 4 on Scale; X (Twitter) $29 a month extra; its cheapest paid plan is $99 a month, or $950 a year billed yearly (Professional, 15 social profiles, 2 users) (read on Nov 10, 2026 from https://vistasocial.com/pricing/). PostWire charges per business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once: Free for 1 business (2 networks per post), $19 for 3, $29 for 10, $99 for 50. For 10 businesses on 5 networks each: $449 on Vista Social against $29 on PostWire.
Does PostWire post to X or Reddit?
X: yes, as a pay-per-use add-on of the paid plans (X charges for every post): 1 X credit = 1 X post, 10 for a post with a link, +1 per image or video, with X credits included every month on Starter, Pro, Agency and Scale; not on Free. Reddit: not yet, it is waiting on Reddit's API access approval. Also live: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn (personal profiles), Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Discord.
Which Vista Social alternative has a free plan?
PostWire. Its free plan has no time limit and includes the REST API, the MCP server and the n8n node: 1 business, 10 posts a month, 2 networks per post, no card. Vista Social's plans are paid, after a 14-day free trial with no credit card (pricing page, read Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Vista Social cost?
On Nov 10, 2026 Vista Social's pricing page listed, month to month: Professional $99 (15 social profiles, 2 users), Advanced $199 (30 profiles, 3 users) and Scale $449 (70 profiles, 4 users); billed yearly they are $950, $1,910 and $4,310 a year. Enterprise is custom. X (Twitter) is $29 a month on top on every plan, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.
Does Vista Social have an MCP server and an API?
It has an MCP server with 100+ tools, and lists Zapier and Make from the Advanced plan; its pricing page does not list a REST API. PostWire has a REST API, an MCP server and an n8n node on every plan, the free one included, and an agent can schedule posts up to 365 days ahead.
Can PostWire auto-post from RSS and repeat posts?
Yes. PostWire reads RSS feeds on every plan (1 on Free, 25 on Starter) and has recurring posts that go out again every day, week or month on paid plans (25 on Starter, 100 on Pro), with up to 50 text versions used in turn.
Can I move from Vista Social to PostWire?
Yes. Connect the same accounts to PostWire (each network signs in on its own page), and schedule the posts you still have queued with a CSV through bulk upload, or from ChatGPT, Claude or another agent with PostWire's MCP server.
Is there a free plan and a refund?
Yes. The free plan covers 1 business, 10 posts a month and 2 networks per post — every network connects free — with no card and no time limit. Paid plans can be refunded in full within 14 days of the first payment, through the support form.
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