What is the best Upload-Post alternative for developers?

Ayrshare and Postiz are the two API choices on this page. Ayrshare is a hosted API from $149 a month for 1 profile, billed monthly, with volume rates for many profiles. Postiz is open source, and its API is free if you self-host it. Flekh is not an API product.

What is a good Ayrshare alternative?

Upload-Post is the lower-cost Ayrshare alternative. Upload-Post Basic costs $24 a month, billed monthly, for unlimited uploads to 5 profiles. Ayrshare Premium costs $149 a month for 1 profile. Postiz is another choice if you can self-host. Check daily platform caps and network lists before you switch.

How can I upload a video to multiple platforms at once?

Use a scheduler app or a posting API. Apps like Buffer and Publer schedule one post to several networks. APIs like Upload-Post and Ayrshare do it with one call from your code. Flekh adds client approval first, then posts the approved video to Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.

Yes, Upload-Post has a free plan with no card. It allows 10 uploads a month, 2 profiles and 1 team seat. It does not include TikTok posting or the white-label connect page. Going over the limit returns a 429 error. Paid plans start at Basic, $16 a month, billed yearly.

Does Flekh have a posting API like Upload-Post?

No. Flekh has no public posting API. It has an MCP server for AI clients, but no endpoint your own code can use to post files. Flekh is an app for teams that review, approve and publish client videos. If you need an API, use Upload-Post, Ayrshare or Postiz.

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The 5 best Upload-Post alternatives in 2026.

Short answerIf you need a social media posting API, pick Ayrshare for large volumes or Postiz for an open source API you can self-host. Buffer is a simple app with API access on every plan. Flekh has no public posting API. It fits only teams that want an app for client video approval. Need an API? Tell the founder.

By Shashank, founder of Flekh · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · 10 min read

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Pick by situation

The best Upload-Post alternative for your job.

Team wants an app, not code

Review, client approval and scheduling in one hosted app.

Our pickFlekh 02

High-volume API for a SaaS

Per-profile rates drop to $1.99 above 500 profiles, billed yearly.

Our pickAyrshare 03

Open source, self-hosted API

AGPL-3.0 code with a public API and webhooks.

Our pickPostiz 04

Simple app with API access

API on all plans, including the free plan.

Our pickBuffer 05

Cheap app with an API

Business plan includes the Publer API and MCP.

Our pickPubler

Key takeaways

Upload-Post is an API for developers. You write code, or use its MCP server, to send each file.
Ayrshare costs more: from $149 a month for 1 profile. Upload-Post Basic covers 5 profiles for $24 a month, billed monthly.
Flekh has no public posting API. It is an app for teams whose clients approve videos before posting.

How we chose: tools that do the same job as Upload-Post. We checked each price on the vendor's own page on Oct 28, 2026. Flekh is our product, and we list its weak points too.

Upload-Post alternatives compared

5 Upload-Post alternatives, checked Oct 28, 2026
Tool	Best for	Price from	Free plan	Video review	Publishes to social
Flekh · Our product	Agencies that want a product with a screen, not code that posts files.	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card	frame-accurate, with drawings	Yes
Ayrshare	SaaS teams that post for hundreds of end-user profiles.	Premium $149 a month for 1 profile, billed monthly · Launch $299 a month for up to 10 profiles	No · 28-day trial on Launch	none	Yes
Postiz	Developers who want both an API and a scheduling app.	Self-hosted $0 · Cloud Standard $23 a month flat, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), 5 channels	Self-hosting is free · 7-day cloud trial	comments on posts only	Yes
Buffer	Small teams that want an app and some light automation.	Essentials $5 a channel a month, billed yearly	Yes · 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each, 1 API key with 3,000 requests a month	none	Yes
Publer	Small teams that want an app now and an API later.	Professional $5 a month for 1 social account, billed monthly ($4 billed yearly). The API needs Business, from $10 a month for 1 account.	Yes · 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts each, no X	none	Yes

FlekhOur product

App, not an API

In short: Flekh is an app for review, client approval and publishing. It has no public posting API.

Best for	Agencies that want a product with a screen, not code that posts files.
Price from	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.
Free plan	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card
Video review	frame-accurate, with drawings
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn (profiles and pages), X (TikTok, Threads, Pinterest coming)

Pros

One tag links a file, its tasks and its posts. Results filter by tag.
Clients review and approve video with no account.
Only the approved version can be scheduled.

Cons

No public posting API for your own code.
Publishes to 5 networks. Upload-Post claims 22.
No free plan. Upload-Post has one.

Choose it ifpeople, not scripts, decide when a client video is ready to post.

Skip it ifyou are building a product that must post through an API.

Need a public posting API? Flekh does not have it yet. Tell Shashank, the founder, what you need →

Ayrshare

Social media API

In short: Ayrshare is a social media API for products that publish, schedule, analyze and moderate posts on 14+ networks.

Best for	SaaS teams that post for hundreds of end-user profiles.
Price from	Premium $149 a month for 1 profile, billed monthly · Launch $299 a month for up to 10 profiles
Free plan	No · 28-day trial on Launch
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes, by API · LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, Pinterest, Bluesky, YouTube, Reddit and more

Pros

Per-profile rates fall with volume, to $1.99 a profile above 500, billed yearly.
One profile can connect several networks and still counts once.
Lists Reddit, which Upload-Post docs show as unavailable.

Cons

Entry price is $149 a month, against $24 for Upload-Post Basic.
No free-forever plan.
Premium is for a single user who manages their own accounts.

Choose it ifyou need volume pricing and plan to grow past 100 profiles.

Skip it ifyou post for a few profiles and want to pay under $50 a month.

Postiz

Open source API

In short: Postiz is an open source scheduler with a public API, webhooks, MCP and CLI. Self-host it for free or use its cloud.

Best for	Developers who want both an API and a scheduling app.
Price from	Self-hosted $0 · Cloud Standard $23 a month flat, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), 5 channels
Free plan	Self-hosting is free · 7-day cloud trial
Video review	comments on posts only
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Bluesky, Google Business, Reddit, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord and 15+ more

Pros

API and webhooks cost nothing when self-hosted.
A calendar app for people, plus the API for code.
30+ destinations, including Discord and Telegram.

Cons

Self-hosting needs your own platform apps, which can take weeks to approve.
AI features need your own provider API keys when self-hosted.
AppSumo reviewers report unclear errors when posts fail.

Choose it ifyou want to own the posting stack and avoid per-plan profile limits.

Skip it ifyou need posting to work this week with no app approvals.

Buffer

App with an API

In short: Buffer is a scheduling app first, and since 2026 every plan, Free included, has API access.

Best for	Small teams that want an app and some light automation.
Price from	Essentials $5 a channel a month, billed yearly
Free plan	Yes · 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each, 1 API key with 3,000 requests a month
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube (Shorts), LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Google Business Profile, Mastodon

Pros

Free plan includes 1 API key and 3,000 requests a month.
A full app for people who do not write code.
Publishes to Mastodon and Google Business Profile.

Cons

Per-channel pricing gets costly with many profiles (G2 reviews).
G2 reviewers report posts that fail to publish.
Approvals need the Team plan.

Choose it ifyour team posts by hand most days and scripts a few jobs.

Skip it ifyou post for hundreds of end users from your own product.

Publer

Budget app with API

In short: Publer is a low-cost scheduling app. Its Business plan adds the Publer API and MCP access.

Best for	Small teams that want an app now and an API later.
Price from	Professional $5 a month for 1 social account, billed monthly ($4 billed yearly). The API needs Business, from $10 a month for 1 account.
Free plan	Yes · 3 accounts, 10 scheduled posts each, no X
Video review	none
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (paid plans), Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, WordPress

Pros

API and MCP on Business, from $10 a month for 1 account.
Publishes to 13 destinations, including Telegram and WordPress.
Client approval role on Business.

Cons

No API on Free or Professional.
A Capterra reviewer says the bulk uploader is unstable with video files.
Cost grows with each account and member.

Choose it ifyou want a cheap app and an API in the same plan.

Skip it ifyou need to post for many end-user accounts.

How to switch from Upload-Post to Flekh

Day 1
Check that your team posts by hand. Flekh has no API to replace your code.
Day 2
Keep API jobs for TikTok, Threads and Pinterest in Upload-Post, since Flekh does not post there yet.
Day 3
Start the 14-day Pro trial and connect Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
Day 4
Move client videos that need sign-off into Flekh, and send approval links before posting.
Day 5
Compare results in Flekh, then lower your Upload-Post plan if fewer profiles post by API.

Questions

What is the best Upload-Post alternative for developers?: Ayrshare and Postiz are the two API choices on this page. Ayrshare is a hosted API from $149 a month for 1 profile, billed monthly, with volume rates for many profiles. Postiz is open source, and its API is free if you self-host it. Flekh is not an API product.
What is a good Ayrshare alternative?: Upload-Post is the lower-cost Ayrshare alternative. Upload-Post Basic costs $24 a month, billed monthly, for unlimited uploads to 5 profiles. Ayrshare Premium costs $149 a month for 1 profile. Postiz is another choice if you can self-host. Check daily platform caps and network lists before you switch.
How can I upload a video to multiple platforms at once?: Use a scheduler app or a posting API. Apps like Buffer and Publer schedule one post to several networks. APIs like Upload-Post and Ayrshare do it with one call from your code. Flekh adds client approval first, then posts the approved video to Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn and X.
Is Upload-Post free?: Yes, Upload-Post has a free plan with no card. It allows 10 uploads a month, 2 profiles and 1 team seat. It does not include TikTok posting or the white-label connect page. Going over the limit returns a 429 error. Paid plans start at Basic, $16 a month, billed yearly.
Does Flekh have a posting API like Upload-Post?: No. Flekh has no public posting API. It has an MCP server for AI clients, but no endpoint your own code can use to post files. Flekh is an app for teams that review, approve and publish client videos. If you need an API, use Upload-Post, Ayrshare or Postiz.

Sources

https://docs.upload-post.com/resources/pricing-and-limits, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.upload-post.com/social-media-api, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.upload-post.com/llms.txt, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.ayrshare.com/pricing/, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.ayrshare.com/compare/upload-post-api-alternative/, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://postiz.com/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://appsumo.com/products/postiz/reviews/, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://buffer.com/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://pricingsaas.com/companies/buffer, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.g2.com/products/buffer/reviews, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://publer.com/plans, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://publer.com/help/en/article/what-are-publers-plans-and-pricing-15h4yqh/, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://publer.com/blog/social-media-approval-workflow/, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.capterra.com/p/177145/Publer/reviews/, checked Oct 28, 2026

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