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ViralFarm vs Postcron: features, pricing and channels

Why creators and small teams pick ViralFarm over Postcron: what each costs, where it publishes and what it does for you.

Last checked October 2026

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ViralFarm is your agentic social media scheduler

Plan and publish to every channel from one calendar, or let Claude and ChatGPT schedule for you through our MCP server and API.

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At a glance

ViralFarm

Your agentic social media scheduler: plan and publish to every channel from one calendar, or let your AI agent schedule for you.

ViralFarm is your agentic social media scheduler built for creators and small teams. Schedule and publish to TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, YouTube and X, plus blog posts to WordPress, from one calendar and queue. Write once and tailor the caption for each channel, bulk-schedule a week of posts in one go, publish now or save drafts, and post every format that matters: Reels, Stories, carousels, Shorts, Instagram trial reels, TikTok drafts and long posts for X Premium accounts. When the queue runs low, ViralFarm can fill it with slideshows, carousels and pins built on templates modeled after posts that went viral.

What sets ViralFarm apart is that it is built for AI agents. Its MCP server and REST API let Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf and any MCP client schedule and publish for you on autopilot: upload your photos and videos, post them across every channel on a schedule you describe in plain words, or run one of the preset viral templates to create the post first. Agent access is included on every plan, even Free, and posts your agent writes use no ViralFarm credits.

Best for: Creators, founders and small teams who want one calendar for every channel, run by hand or by their AI agent

  • Schedule to 8 networks + WordPress
  • Bulk scheduling + calendar
  • MCP + API on every plan
  • Free plan, no credit card
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Postcron

A long-running post scheduler for Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and TikTok, built around bulk uploads.

Postcron is a web and mobile scheduler for Facebook Pages and Groups, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest boards and TikTok. Its best-known tools are a spreadsheet bulk uploader for up to 1,000 posts at once, automatic watermarks and a content gallery with RSS feeds. Higher plans add Facebook and Instagram insights, team members and an AI text writer, but it does not design posts and has no public API.

Best for: Small businesses scheduling batches of Facebook and Instagram posts

Pricing and plans

ViralFarm

  • Free$0

    2 channels, 20 published posts a month, no credit card

  • Starter$12/mo

    3 channels, unlimited posts, 150 AI credits a month

  • Pro$29/mo

    8 channels, unlimited posts, 400 AI credits a month

  • Premium$39/mo

    15 channels, unlimited posts, 1,000 AI credits a month

Free plan with no credit card. Paid plans billed monthly; Pro and Premium include a 7-day trial for first-time subscribers.

Postcron

  • Free$0

    3 social accounts (1 Instagram), 10 pending posts at a time, no X or Pinterest

  • Personal$14.99/mo

    Or $149/yr. 11 social accounts, 100 pending posts, bulk uploader, calendar, watermarks

  • Entrepreneur$29/mo

    Or $290/yr. 23 social accounts, 500 pending posts, 1 team member, insights, AI text, direct TikTok posting

  • Corporate$69/mo

    Or $690/yr. 44 social accounts, 2,000 pending posts, 5 team members

  • Enterprise$199/mo

    Or $1,990/yr. 148 social accounts, 3,000 pending posts, 15 team members

Annual billing takes 2 months off each plan. Limits count pending posts (scheduled and not yet published), not posts per month. Instagram and X accounts are capped separately inside each plan. Every paid plan has a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers, which charges automatically unless you cancel.

Channels

ChannelsViralFarmPostcron
InstagramYesYes
FacebookYesYes1
TikTokYesYes2
X (Twitter)Yes3Yes4
LinkedInYesYes
PinterestYesYes5
YouTubeYesNo6
ThreadsYesNo
BlueskyNoNo
Google Business ProfileNoNo
RedditNoNo
MastodonNoNo
WordPressYes7No
TelegramNoNo
  1. 1.Postcron, Facebook: Pages post directly; Groups post through a reminder in the Postcron mobile app.
  2. 2.Postcron, TikTok: Direct posting on Entrepreneur and up; lower plans send a notification to finish in the TikTok app.
  3. 3.ViralFarm, X (Twitter): Plain posts on every plan; posts with a link need a paid plan (30, 90 or 150 a month).
  4. 4.Postcron, X (Twitter): Paid plans only.
  5. 5.Postcron, Pinterest: Paid plans only.
  6. 6.Postcron, YouTube: The content gallery can search YouTube videos to share, but it cannot publish to a YouTube channel.
  7. 7.ViralFarm, WordPress: Blog posts.

Publishing

PublishingViralFarmPostcron
Schedule postsYesYes
Publish nowYesYes1
Calendar viewYesYes2
DraftsYesYes3
One post to many channelsYesYes
Per-channel captionsYesLimited4
Carousels / multi-image postsYesYes5
Video posts (Reels, TikTok, Shorts)YesLimited6
Instagram StoriesYes7Yes8
Bulk schedulingYesYes9
Recurring / evergreen queueNoLimited10
  1. 1.Postcron, Publish now: "Post Now" is a paid-plan feature; the free version can only schedule.
  2. 2.Postcron, Calendar view: Calendar view is on paid plans only.
  3. 3.Postcron, Drafts: Posts can be switched to draft mode and approved later.
  4. 4.Postcron, Per-channel captions: The composer writes one text for every selected account; each scheduled copy can be edited separately afterward.
  5. 5.Postcron, Carousels / multi-image posts: Multi-image posts on Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, X and Instagram Business accounts.
  6. 6.Postcron, Video posts (Reels, TikTok, Shorts): Instagram Reels and TikTok on paid plans; no YouTube Shorts.
  7. 7.ViralFarm, Instagram Stories: Instagram Stories, plus Instagram trial reels and TikTok send-to-drafts.
  8. 8.Postcron, Instagram Stories: Direct for Instagram Business accounts, by push reminder for personal accounts.
  9. 9.Postcron, Bulk scheduling: Spreadsheet uploader for up to 1,000 posts, paid plans only.
  10. 10.Postcron, Recurring / evergreen queue: A "Multiply" action copies a post every N days and predefined time slots act as a queue; no evergreen recycling.

Features

FeaturesViralFarmPostcron
Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP)Yes1No
Public APIYes2No3
AI caption & post writingYesLimited4
AI-designed carousels & graphicsYes5No
Viral post templatesYes6No7
AnalyticsNoLimited8
Social inbox (comments & DMs)NoLimited9
Team approvalsNoLimited10
Link in bioNoNo
Free planYes11Yes
Free trialLimited12Yes
Mobile appNo13Yes14
Self-hostable / open sourceNoNo
  1. 1.ViralFarm, Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP): Every plan, including Free: 1 API key on Free, then 3, 10 or unlimited.
  2. 2.ViralFarm, Public API: Same API keys as the MCP server, on every plan.
  3. 3.Postcron, Public API: No public developer API found.
  4. 4.Postcron, AI caption & post writing: AI Text Creator on Entrepreneur and up, with a monthly use limit.
  5. 5.ViralFarm, AI-designed carousels & graphics: Slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins from a link, topic or text; uses AI credits (slideshow 4, pin 1).
  6. 6.ViralFarm, Viral post templates: Templates modeled after posts that went viral.
  7. 7.Postcron, Viral post templates: ArtStudio image editor has generic design templates, not viral post formats.
  8. 8.Postcron, Analytics: Facebook and Instagram insights only, Entrepreneur and up.
  9. 9.Postcron, Social inbox (comments & DMs): Read and reply to comments on Facebook and Instagram posts from Post History (Entrepreneur and up); no DMs.
  10. 10.Postcron, Team approvals: Team members share the plan from Entrepreneur up, and draft mode can hold posts for approval; no formal review workflow.
  11. 11.ViralFarm, Free plan: 2 channels and 20 published posts a month, no credit card.
  12. 12.ViralFarm, Free trial: 7-day trial of Pro or Premium for first-time subscribers.
  13. 13.ViralFarm, Mobile app: Works in the mobile browser.
  14. 14.Postcron, Mobile app: iOS and Android apps, also used to finish Instagram, TikTok and Facebook Group reminder posts.

Yes Limited: higher plans only, a paid add-on, or restricted (see the numbered notes) No: not offered, or not documented anywhere we checked

Which one should you choose?

Choose ViralFarm if…

  • You publish to YouTube, Threads or WordPress. ViralFarm schedules all three from the same calendar as TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Facebook and X, YouTube Shorts included; Postcron supports none of them.
  • You don't want to count queued posts. ViralFarm's paid plans include unlimited posts from $12 a month, and you can tailor the caption for each channel before you schedule. Postcron caps the posts waiting in its queue at 100 on the $14.99 Personal plan, and its composer writes one text for every account you select, to edit one by one afterward.
  • You want Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to schedule for you. Through ViralFarm's MCP server and REST API, your agent can upload media and schedule or publish across every channel from a plain-language request, on every plan, even Free; Postcron has no public API.
  • When you need posts to schedule, ViralFarm makes them. It generates TikTok and Instagram slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins on templates modeled after posts that went viral, while Postcron's AI only writes text, and only from the $29 Entrepreneur plan.

Postcron may suit you if…

  • You schedule big batches from a spreadsheet. Postcron uploads up to 1,000 posts from Excel or Google Sheets and can spread them across random times for you.
  • You post to Facebook Groups or want a watermark added to every image automatically.
  • You need many accounts on a small budget. Personal covers 11 social accounts for $14.99 a month, and Enterprise covers 148.

Frequently asked questions

Is ViralFarm better than Postcron?

For creators and small teams, yes. ViralFarm publishes to YouTube, Threads and WordPress as well as the networks Postcron covers, includes unlimited posts on paid plans from $12 a month, and lets Claude or ChatGPT schedule posts for you through its MCP server. It can also design slideshows, carousels and pins to fill your queue. Postcron fits better if you bulk-upload hundreds of posts from a spreadsheet or post to Facebook Groups.

How much does Postcron cost in 2026?

Postcron has a free version, then Personal at $14.99 a month, Entrepreneur at $29, Corporate at $69 and Enterprise at $199, with 2 months off for paying yearly. Each plan caps how many posts can wait in the queue. ViralFarm has a free plan, then Starter at $12, Pro at $29 and Premium at $39 a month, with unlimited posts on every paid plan.

What does the Postcron free plan include?

Up to 3 social accounts from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, with at most 1 Instagram account, and up to 10 posts waiting in the queue at a time. X, Pinterest, the calendar and Post Now need a paid plan. The ViralFarm free plan includes 2 channels, 20 published posts a month and 20 one-time AI credits to generate posts, with no credit card, and it can publish plain posts to X.

Which networks do ViralFarm and Postcron publish to?

ViralFarm publishes to TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, YouTube and X, plus blog posts to WordPress. Postcron covers Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and TikTok, but not YouTube or Threads. Its direct TikTok posting starts on the Entrepreneur plan, and Instagram personal accounts get a push reminder to finish the post in the app.

Can Postcron create posts with AI?

Only the text. Postcron's AI Text Creator writes, rewrites and translates captions on the Entrepreneur plan and above, with a monthly limit, and it does not design images or carousels. ViralFarm generates slideshows, carousels and pins from a link, topic or pasted text, and you can adjust slides, colors and fonts in its editor.

Can I schedule posts from Claude or ChatGPT?

With ViralFarm, yes. Its MCP server and REST API work with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client on every plan, even Free, so your agent can upload media and schedule or publish across every channel. Posts your own agent writes through MCP use no ViralFarm credits. Postcron has no public API or MCP server.

How we compared

We read each tool's public pricing page, feature pages and help center and recorded what every plan includes. Yes means the feature is available as described. Limited means it is only on higher plans, sold as an add-on, or restricted in a way the numbered note explains. No means it is not offered, or we found no documentation of it. ViralFarm's column lists only features that are live in production today.

Postcron sources · checked October 9, 2026

  1. postcron.com
  2. postcron.com/en/pricing
  3. postcron.com/api/v2.0/payments/listPlans/?free_plan=true&lang=en
  4. postcron.com/app/en/help-center
  5. postcron.com/api/v2.0/faqs/?v=3

ViralFarm sources

  1. myviral.farm/pricing
  2. myviral.farm/mcp

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