Best Ayrshare alternatives right now | Pricing, APIs & Limits compared

So what is Ayrshare?

Ayrshare was one of the first API-first social media management tools out there.

It launched in 2020 and solves the problem that a lot of companies and developers have: whenever you want to use any social media platform API, you need your own API keys, APP ID, update when they make new changes, etc.

It’s a struggle to keep that code up-to-date while you have other things to do.

So when Instagram launches a new feature, instead of having to add it yourself, tools like Ayrshare will add it for you and all their other users, so you can still use it without spending precious resources on keeping it updated.

But since 2020, lots of new players have entered the market.

And although it was one of the first API-first players, with the AI boom happening, lots of Ayrshare alternatives have popped up in the last year.

So let’s see what the landscape looks like right now and how it compares.

Why would you need an alternative for AyrShare?

The main reason people switch away from AyrShare is due to its pricing. When they were one of the earliest API-first social media brands, high prices were still normal. But the market has changed significantly and pricing is often a main reason why people switch. After all, plans start at $149/month, with severe limits, while other tools provide the same without limits for as low as $19/month.

A second reason is that AyrShare requires a lot of permissions when you connect it to your social media accounts. Other tools often just require a simple low-info connection, meaning you have to share a lot less data.

And a third reason is that the price tag is mainly because the AyrShare API offers a ton of features that most people do not need. Sure, for the price that you’re paying you do get a ton of features. But when you’re just looking for simple social media management within your AI agent or through an MCP, often you just want the major social media platforms and simple features. If that is your use case, you can also check this guide on setting up a Social Media MCP with WoopSocial.

Let’s first compare the AyrShare alternatives

We’re comparing each social media API based on Starting Price, Platforms supported, Pricing Mode, Free Tier and Best Use Cases. This will give each API an overall score and shows what’s the best fit for you.

Now let’s rank the individual AyrShare alternatives

1. WoopSocial

WoopSocial is a social media API platform that allows you to post to all major social media platforms. It supports Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok and X/Twitter, and is designed for those who want to publish and schedule social media content to the most used platforms.

Key Differentiators

• Has the lowest pricing compared to rate limits
• Allows you to connect unlimited accounts and unlimited posts (X is the only exception, at 200 posts/month)
• Supports all platform specific elements per platform
• Allows media uploads (image and video)
• Can be installed in just 60 seconds vs. 15 minutes

Pricing

$19/month. The pricing model for WoopSocial is simple: you can connect unlimited accounts to your API on all platforms. You can also publish and schedule unlimited social media posts. The only limit is X/Twitter, at 200 posts per month.

WoopSocial Pricing at 50 accounts: $19/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Cheaper than AyrShare, especially when scaling
• You don’t pay for features you probably don’t need
• High post delivery success rate
• Connects perfectly with your AI agents (code string below). If you want done-for-you prompt and planning support, you can also use the AI Social Media Content Generator and AI Social Media Calendar Generator.

const res = await fetch("https://api.woopsocial.com/v1/posts", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    content: [{ text: "Check out our latest update! 🚀" }],
    schedule: { type: "PUBLISH_NOW" },
    socialAccounts: [
      { platform: "INSTAGRAM", socialAccountId: "ig-id", postType: "POST" },
      { platform: "X", socialAccountId: "x-id" },
      { platform: "LINKEDIN", socialAccountId: "li-id" },
    ],
  }),
});

console.log(await res.json());

Cons

• Limited platform support (7 platforms vs. 13 platforms for AyrShare)
• Does not come with add-ons such as hashtag generator

Best for

Solo creators or dev teams looking to integrate social media in their workflows quickly to grow faster on social media.

Limitations

Platforms supported can be a limitation if you want a one-size-fits-all API that also posts to smaller social media platforms. Posting to X is limited to 200/month (can be increased).

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://woopsocial.com
• API Docs: https://docs.woopsocial.com/api-reference/overview

2. Bundle.Social

Bundle.Social is a social media API that supports 14 platforms. These platforms include Discord and Slack. There are flat-rate tiers available based on post volume, along with unlimited accounts on all plans. As an AyrShare alternative, it’s definitely on the cheaper side pricing-wise.

Key Differentiators

• You get unlimited profiles on all plans
• Post volume is 100,000/month for $400 vs. AyrShare’s 1,000/month for $599.
• Supports 14 platforms vs. AyrShare’s 13

Pricing

Bundle.Social Pricing at 50 accounts: $100/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Includes unlimited social media accounts
• Includes Slack, Discord and another extra platform
• Significantly cheaper in the long run

Cons

• You still get limited on posts per month
• Requires Enterprise upgrading at some point (price unknown)

Best for

If you do not want to pay per profile, this is a good option, especially for SaaS products with higher user counts.

Limitations

Does not have as many SDKs supported as AyrShare does (although relatively easy to solve using an AI code editor)

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://bundle.social
• API Docs: https://info.bundle.social/api-reference

3. Publer

This dashboard-first social media management tool has taken the world by storm. It also offers API access on Business plans, which start at $21/mo. It supports a total of 13 platforms, which also include Wordpress and BlueSky.

Key Differentiators

• The bulk scheduling is quite large, with up to 500 posts per request
• Has a front-end dashboard which you can use as a calendar
• Pricing is significantly lower

Pricing

Plans with the API start at $35/month for 5 accounts (you can go smaller but very few companies have fewer accounts). Note that you then also pay extra for each additional account.

Publer Pricing at 50 accounts: $315/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Definitely cheaper than AyrShare, specifically when you scale
• The bulk scheduling is helpful in the long run
• The Publer dashboard makes it easier to see what’s going out soon

Cons

• Not built as an API-first tool
• There is no ‘Just want the API’ kind of plan

Best for

If you’re a team with a preference for a dashboard where you can see a calendar, then this is for you.

Limitations

Due to it not being an API-first social media management tool, the API documentation can feel a bit thin. Also assume longer update time (as the dashboard will often get updated first when new platforms/features on social media platforms launch).

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://publer.com
• API Docs: https://publer.com/docs

4. Buffer

Buffer probably does not need an introduction, as they were one of the first in the complete social media market. Launched in 2010, it’s one of the oldest tools to manage your social media accounts. However, it does come with some caveats, no matter how much we love this tool ourselves

Key Differentiators

• Extremely simple UI that anyone can use
• Has a very easy posting API
• Probably the most well-known brand in the market

Pricing

Buffer Pricing at 50 accounts: $195/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Again significantly cheaper than AyrShare
• API will soon be available again
• Per account pricing is not expensive
• Offers unlimited posts per channel

Cons

• The API is currently in beta, after closing new API devs out since 2019
• Buffer’s developers are dashboard-first instead of API-first

Best for

Small shops, or if you’re already a Buffer user. The API is however currently not widely available.

Limitations

Aside from the API access being limited, Buffer can also stack up quickly when adding team members or more accounts.

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://buffer.com
• API Docs: https://developers.buffer.com/api

5. Outstand

Outstand offers a unified social media API that supports 10 platforms. It also offers analytics for these platforms. It also offers white label solutions. Being a relatively new tool, they’ve grown fast and added some great features lately. However, this is the only AyrShare alternative that requires you to bring your own API keys from each social media platform, which makes it less useful than the other tools on this list.

Key Differentiators

• Pricing difference is definitely big here compared to AyrShare, much cheaper
• High delivery rate from posts going to social networks
• It’s a Bring your own API key tool

Pricing

For 10,000 posts per month, your total costs will be around $95. You can go lower, which includes unlimited accounts too, and 1,000 posts, for $5/month.

Outstand Pricing at 50 accounts: $19/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• New entrant in the market, meaning they’ll likely launch new features faster
• Total of 10 platforms supported, including the major platforms

Cons

• Price per post definitely adds up over time (still cheaper than AyrShare at any volume)
• Limited platform support (10 platforms vs. AyrShare’s 13 platforms)

Best for

This tool is great for lower volume posting for devs to include in your AI workflows for example.

Limitations

Lower number platforms supported, trade-off though is that pricing is much lower than AyrShare.

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://www.outstand.so
• API Docs: https://www.outstand.so/docs/getting-started

6. Zernio

Relative big player on the API-first market. Started in 2025, grew significantly over the last few months. Widely used as an integration for AI workflows. Recently rebranded from getlate.

Key Differentiators

• Offers a total of 15 platforms (such as Discord and Whatsapp)
• Offers heavy SDK support
• About 87% cheaper than AyrShare (at some volumes)

Pricing

Zernio’s pricing starts at $49/month if you want serious volume. There’s a smaller package, at $19/month, but it only allows for 10 accounts and only supports 120 posts/month.

Zernio Pricing at 50 accounts: $49/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Can quickly be swapped with AyrShare
• Offers several SDKs
• Offers more platforms (15 vs. 13)

Cons

• Gets expensive quickly if you have some account/channel volume
• Has a low posting success rate (90% based on their own open analytics, which is far below the industry benchmark of 95%).

Best for

Great for developers who want to start posting through their AI agents to multiple platforms.

Limitations

The low success rate in posting is definitely a key factor here. 1 out of 10 posts fails to go out, so if you’re doing 5,000 posts per month that means 500 posts will fail.

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://zernio.com
• API Docs: https://docs.zernio.com

7. Postiz

One of the better players on the market right now, especially since it’s open-source which is a big difference from AyrShare and most of the others on this list. Currently run by a one man team, Postiz has seen significant growth due to AI agent workflows.

Key Differentiators

• Biggest platform support numbers (30 platforms)
• AI-first API, good for AI workflows
• Includes AI image and video generation

Pricing

Postiz pricing starts at $39/month for 10 channels. This also includes features such as unlimited posts and custom integrations.

Postiz Pricing at 50 accounts: $99/m
AyrShare Pricing at 50 accounts: $770/m

Pros

• Offers 17 more platforms than AyrShare
• API is designed to work well with API workflows
• Pricing is much lower at any account or post volume

Cons

• You pay for a lot of features even if you don’t use them (AI image or video gen)
• Some of the supported platforms are extremely niche (such as Lemmy, a smaller Reddit alternative).

Best for

A broad setup for platform posting that does not rely on only the bigger platforms.

Limitations

There’s an option to use Postiz for free, as it’s open-source, but you’d need to own the API changes, hosting, etc.

Website and API Docs

• Website: https://postiz.com
• API Docs: https://docs.postiz.com/public-api/introduction

Which is the best AyrShare alternative for you?

As mentioned at the start, it does depend on your specific use case.

Every platform has its own strength. So it’s important to match that with whatever you are looking for.

There are some questions you need to ask yourself: How many platforms do I want supported (major platforms or also minor)? How much do I want to post (low volume or unlimited)? How easy should it integrate with my AI-focused workflows? How much do I want to spend on this tool?

If you want a social media API with lots of platforms supported, the best choices are Zernio or Postiz.

If you want to post a lot, WoopSocial or Outstand are the best choice (not that Outstand still requires your own API keys per platform)

If you want ease of use in integrations, go for WoopSocial, Postiz or Zernio. You can browse more integration helpers in our social media tools hub.

If you want to spend as little as possible, Outstand is the very cheapest (but requires your own API keys) at $5/month, WoopSocial is next at $19/month and Zernio is also $19/month (does come with limits to channels/posts).

Frequently asked questions about AyrShare

1. What is Ayrshare?

As mentioned in the intro, AyrShare is a unified API that allow you to post to multiple platforms. Instead of having to get unique API keys per platform, you can use the unified API. This helps to cut development costs significantly, in some cases by months or a year, as getting approved on these social media platforms to use their API can take really long.

2. How much does AyrShare cost?

Pricing starts at $149/month, which includes unlimited posts but limits the number of social media accounts you can actually connect to the platform.

3. Is AyrShare free?

No, not for the long term. They offer a free trial but you quickly have to upgrade to a higher plan if you want to run significant numbers of social media profiles.

4. What platforms does AyrShare support?

AyrShare supports Facebook, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Threads, BlueSky, SnapChat, Telegram and Google My Business.