ViralFarm vs The Social Poster: features, pricing and channels

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

Last checked October 2026

Scheduler + AI agents

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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The Social Poster

A single-plan social media scheduler with AI captions, a content library, post recycling and a social inbox.

The Social Poster is a scheduler for small businesses, sold as one plan. You build posts in a content library from uploads, stock photos or Canva designs, write captions with its CaptionAI tool, then schedule them to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube and Google Business Profile, with optional recycling of evergreen posts and an inbox for comments and DMs. The app is a branded portal on Cloud Campaign's white-label platform, and its public site and help guides date from 2023.

Best for: Small businesses that want one flat plan with an inbox and post recycling

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.

The Social Poster

Monthly$39/mo
Starts with a 3-day trial that costs $3. All supported networks, CaptionAI, content library, social inbox, Canva
Annual$390/yr
Same plan billed yearly, about two months free compared with monthly

There is one plan, billed monthly or yearly. The 3-day trial is not free: it carries a $3 sign-up fee, then $39 a month. The homepage FAQ still quotes older prices ($50 a month, $500 a year), but checkout charges $39 and $390. Account and post limits are not published. They offer a 14-day money-back policy, and any month you refer or keep 3 active paying subscribers, your next month is waived.

Channels

Channels	ViralFarm	The Social Poster
Instagram	Yes	Yes
Facebook	Yes	Yes
TikTok	Yes	Yes
X (Twitter)	Yes¹	Yes
LinkedIn	Yes	Yes
Pinterest	Yes	Yes
YouTube	Yes	Yes
Threads	Yes	No
Bluesky	No	No
Google Business Profile	No	Yes²
Reddit	No	No
Mastodon	No	No
WordPress	Yes³	No
Telegram	No	No

1.ViralFarm, X (Twitter): Plain posts on every plan; posts with a link need a paid plan (30, 90 or 150 a month).
2.The Social Poster, Google Business Profile: Not on the pricing card, but their help docs include a Google My Business linking guide.
3.ViralFarm, WordPress: Blog posts.

Publishing

Publishing	ViralFarm	The Social Poster
Schedule posts	Yes	Yes
Publish now	Yes	No¹
Calendar view	Yes	Yes²
Drafts	Yes	Yes³
One post to many channels	Yes	Yes
Per-channel captions	Yes	Yes
Carousels / multi-image posts	Yes	Limited⁴
Video posts (Reels, TikTok, Shorts)	Yes	Yes⁵
Instagram Stories	Yes⁶	Limited⁷
Bulk scheduling	Yes	No⁸
Recurring / evergreen queue	No	Yes⁹

1.The Social Poster, Publish now: Not shown in their public guides; posts are saved to the content library, then scheduled.
2.The Social Poster, Calendar view: Drag-and-drop calendar with monthly, weekly and daily views.
3.The Social Poster, Drafts: Unscheduled posts sit in the content library until you schedule them.
4.The Social Poster, Carousels / multi-image posts: Guides show picking several images for one post, but per-network carousel support is not documented.
5.The Social Poster, Video posts (Reels, TikTok, Shorts): Video uploads with custom thumbnails; TikTok and YouTube are supported networks.
6.ViralFarm, Instagram Stories: Instagram Stories, plus Instagram trial reels and TikTok send-to-drafts.
7.The Social Poster, Instagram Stories: Reminder only: you get an email with the content and captions and post the Story yourself.
8.The Social Poster, Bulk scheduling: No bulk or CSV upload in their public guides.
9.The Social Poster, Recurring / evergreen queue: Content recycling reposts evergreen posts from the library, with multiple captions to rotate.

Features

Features	ViralFarm	The Social Poster
Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP)	Yes¹	No
Public API	Yes²	No
AI caption & post writing	Yes	Yes³
AI-designed carousels & graphics	Yes⁴	No⁵
Viral post templates	Yes⁶	No
Analytics	No	No⁷
Social inbox (comments & DMs)	No	Yes⁸
Team approvals	No	No
Link in bio	No	No
Free plan	Yes⁹	No¹⁰
Free trial	Limited¹¹	Limited¹²
Mobile app	No¹³	No
Self-hostable / open source	No	No

1.ViralFarm, Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP): Every plan, including Free: 1 API key on Free, then 3, 10 or unlimited.
2.ViralFarm, Public API: Same API keys as the MCP server, on every plan.
3.The Social Poster, AI caption & post writing: CaptionAI writes captions from a prompt, with tone of voice, hashtag and emoji toggles.
4.ViralFarm, AI-designed carousels & graphics: Slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins from a link, topic or text; uses AI credits (slideshow 4, pin 1).
5.The Social Poster, AI-designed carousels & graphics: Stock photos and a Canva integration, but no AI-designed graphics.
6.ViralFarm, Viral post templates: Templates modeled after posts that went viral.
7.The Social Poster, Analytics: Not advertised on their site or in their public guides.
8.The Social Poster, Social inbox (comments & DMs): Social inbox to read and reply to comments and DMs.
9.ViralFarm, Free plan: 2 channels and 20 published posts a month, no credit card.
10.The Social Poster, Free plan: No free tier; the referral program can waive a month's fee.
11.ViralFarm, Free trial: 7-day trial of Pro or Premium for first-time subscribers.
12.The Social Poster, Free trial: 3-day trial with a $3 sign-up fee.
13.ViralFarm, Mobile app: Works in the mobile browser.

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 post to Threads or WordPress, or want Stories published for you. ViralFarm publishes to both and posts Instagram Stories directly, with bulk scheduling and Publish now in the same queue. The Social Poster supports neither network, sends an email reminder for Stories and shows no bulk upload or publish-now option in its guides.
You want to start free. ViralFarm Free is $0 with 2 channels and 20 posts a month, and Starter is $12 a month for 3 channels. The Social Poster is one $39 plan after a $3 trial.
When you need posts to schedule, ViralFarm can make the visuals too. It generates TikTok and Instagram slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins on templates modeled after posts that went viral, while CaptionAI writes only captions.
You want your AI agent to schedule for you. Through ViralFarm's MCP server and REST API, Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor upload media and schedule or publish across every channel. The Social Poster has neither an API nor an MCP server.

The Social Poster may suit you if…

You want to answer comments and DMs in the same tool you schedule from. ViralFarm has no social inbox yet.
You post to Google Business Profile, which ViralFarm does not support.
You want evergreen posts recycled from a content library on repeat. ViralFarm has no recurring queue.

Frequently asked questions

Is ViralFarm better than The Social Poster?

For most creators and small teams, yes. ViralFarm starts free with Starter at $12 a month, publishes to Threads and WordPress, posts Instagram Stories directly and lets Claude and ChatGPT schedule for you through MCP. It can also design slideshows, carousels and pins with AI. The Social Poster fits better if you need a social inbox, post recycling or Google Business Profile.

How much does The Social Poster cost?

It has one plan: $39 a month after a 3-day trial that costs $3, or $390 a year. Its homepage FAQ still lists older prices of $50 a month and $500 a year, so check the checkout page before you buy. ViralFarm has a free plan, then Starter at $12, Pro at $29 and Premium at $39 a month.

Does The Social Poster have a free plan?

No. The closest thing is its referral program: any month you refer or keep at least 3 active paying subscribers, your next month is waived. ViralFarm Free costs $0 with 2 channels and 20 published posts a month, and needs no credit card.

Which networks does The Social Poster support?

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and YouTube, plus Google Business Profile according to its help guides, with Instagram Stories sent as email reminders you post yourself. ViralFarm publishes to all of those except Google Business Profile, adds Threads and WordPress, and publishes Instagram Stories directly.

Can The Social Poster create posts with AI?

It writes captions. CaptionAI takes a prompt and a tone of voice and can add hashtags and emoji, while images come from your uploads, stock photos or Canva. ViralFarm writes the copy and designs the post too, generating slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins from a link, topic or pasted text.

Can I schedule posts from Claude or ChatGPT?

Not with The Social Poster, which has no public API or MCP server. ViralFarm's MCP server and REST API work with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients, and posts your own agent writes through MCP use no ViralFarm credits.

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.

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