ViralFarm vs Ayrshare: features, pricing and channels

Why creators and small teams pick ViralFarm over Ayrshare: 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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Ayrshare

A social media API for SaaS platforms and agencies, priced per customer profile, with posting, analytics and engagement endpoints.

Ayrshare is infrastructure for products that post to social media on behalf of their users. One API publishes to 13 networks, including Reddit, Snapchat, Telegram and Google Business Profile, and adds analytics, comments, DMs, an approval flag, automatic reposting and a hosted MCP server. Billing is per social profile, meaning one customer or brand with any number of networks, starting at $149 a month for a single profile.

Best for: SaaS platforms and agencies embedding social posting for many customers

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.

Ayrshare

Premium$149/mo
$129/mo billed yearly. 1 profile (one account per network), single user, basic analytics
Launch$299/mo
$249/mo billed yearly. Up to 10 profiles, unlimited team members, webhooks, 28-day free trial
BusinessFrom $599/mo
$499/mo billed yearly. 30 profiles included, then tiered per-profile pricing up to 300
EnterpriseCustom
From 300 profiles, Max Pack included, dedicated account manager

A profile is one customer, brand or location, and it can connect one account on each supported network. Yearly billing saves about 17%. Only Launch has a free trial (28 days); Premium and Business are billed at signup. AI generation, link shortening and image resizing come in the Max Pack add-on at $300 a month on Business, and Facebook boosting is $100 a month. Since March 2026, posting to X requires your own X developer app keys.

Channels

Channels	ViralFarm	Ayrshare
Instagram	Yes	Yes
Facebook	Yes	Yes
TikTok	Yes	Yes
X (Twitter)	Yes¹	Limited²
LinkedIn	Yes	Yes
Pinterest	Yes	Yes
YouTube	Yes	Yes
Threads	Yes	Yes
Bluesky	No	Yes
Google Business Profile	No	Yes
Reddit	No	Yes
Mastodon	No	No
WordPress	Yes³	No
Telegram	No	Yes

1.ViralFarm, X (Twitter): Plain posts on every plan; posts with a link need a paid plan (30, 90 or 150 a month).
2.Ayrshare, X (Twitter): Since March 31, 2026 every account must register its own X developer app and pass its keys.
3.ViralFarm, WordPress: Blog posts.

Publishing

Publishing	ViralFarm	Ayrshare
Schedule posts	Yes	Yes
Publish now	Yes	Yes
Calendar view	Yes	No¹
Drafts	Yes	Limited²
One post to many channels	Yes	Yes
Per-channel captions	Yes	Yes³
Carousels / multi-image posts	Yes	Yes
Video posts (Reels, TikTok, Shorts)	Yes	Yes
Instagram Stories	Yes⁴	Yes
Bulk scheduling	Yes	Yes⁵
Recurring / evergreen queue	No	Yes⁶

1.Ayrshare, Calendar view: The dashboard lists post history; no calendar view found in the docs.
2.Ayrshare, Drafts: Posts can be held with requiresApproval; no separate drafts feature.
3.Ayrshare, Per-channel captions: The post and mediaUrls fields accept per-platform objects.
4.ViralFarm, Instagram Stories: Instagram Stories, plus Instagram trial reels and TikTok send-to-drafts.
5.Ayrshare, Bulk scheduling: Bulk Post endpoint schedules posts from a CSV file.
6.Ayrshare, Recurring / evergreen queue: autoRepost republishes a post up to 10 times at a set interval.

Features

Features	ViralFarm	Ayrshare
Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP)	Yes¹	Yes²
Public API	Yes³	Yes
AI caption & post writing	Yes	Limited⁴
AI-designed carousels & graphics	Yes⁵	No
Viral post templates	Yes⁶	No
Analytics	No	Yes⁷
Social inbox (comments & DMs)	No	Yes⁸
Team approvals	No	Limited⁹
Link in bio	No	No
Free plan	Yes¹⁰	No
Free trial	Limited¹¹	Yes¹²
Mobile app	No¹³	Yes¹⁴
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.Ayrshare, Post from Claude / ChatGPT (MCP): Hosted MCP server; profile management through it needs Business or Enterprise.
3.ViralFarm, Public API: Same API keys as the MCP server, on every plan.
4.Ayrshare, AI caption & post writing: Generate endpoints (write, rewrite, translate, transcribe) need the $300/mo Max Pack add-on; API only.
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.ViralFarm, Viral post templates: Templates modeled after posts that went viral.
7.Ayrshare, Analytics: Basic on Premium, advanced from Launch up.
8.Ayrshare, Social inbox (comments & DMs): Comments, DMs and reviews through the API and dashboard.
9.Ayrshare, Team approvals: An API approval flag to build on; Premium is single-user, team logins start at Launch.
10.ViralFarm, Free plan: 2 channels and 20 published posts a month, no credit card.
11.ViralFarm, Free trial: 7-day trial of Pro or Premium for first-time subscribers.
12.Ayrshare, Free trial: 28-day trial on Launch only.
13.ViralFarm, Mobile app: Works in the mobile browser.
14.Ayrshare, Mobile app: iOS and Android apps.

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 manage your own brand or a few clients. ViralFarm starts free and tops out at $39 a month for 15 channels, while Ayrshare starts at $149 a month for one profile and has no free plan.
You want a calendar, not an API. ViralFarm gives you one calendar and queue with drafts, per-channel captions and bulk scheduling for TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, YouTube and X, plus WordPress. Ayrshare's dashboard has no calendar view and covers only part of its API.
You want your AI agent to schedule on a small budget. Through ViralFarm's MCP server, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor upload media and schedule or publish across every channel, on every plan including Free. Ayrshare's MCP server drives an API that starts at $149 a month, with profile management on Business and Enterprise.
When you need posts to schedule, ViralFarm can make them. It generates slideshows, carousels and Pinterest pins on templates modeled after posts that went viral. Ayrshare's AI text tools are API endpoints in the $300-a-month Max Pack, and it does not design visuals.

Ayrshare may suit you if…

You run a SaaS product or agency platform where customers connect their own accounts, and you need customer profiles and webhooks through an API.
You need networks ViralFarm does not support: Reddit, Bluesky, Telegram, Google Business Profile or Snapchat.
You want comments, DMs, reviews and automatic reposting in the same API you post through.

Frequently asked questions

Is ViralFarm a good alternative to Ayrshare?

Yes, for creators and small teams. ViralFarm is a scheduler you use in the app, with one calendar for 8 networks plus WordPress, and it starts free, then costs $12 to $39 a month. It can also fill your queue with slideshows, carousels and pins on viral templates. Ayrshare fits better if you are embedding social posting for many customers in your own product.

Is ViralFarm cheaper than Ayrshare?

Yes. Ayrshare's Premium plan is $149 a month ($129 billed yearly) for one profile, Launch is $299 ($249 yearly) for up to 10 profiles, Business starts at $599 ($499 yearly) and the Max Pack add-on is $300 a month. ViralFarm has a free plan, and its paid plans cost $12, $29 or $39 a month for 3, 8 or 15 channels.

Does Ayrshare have a free plan?

No. Only the Launch plan has a free trial (28 days); Premium and Business are billed at signup. ViralFarm has a free plan with 2 channels and 20 published posts a month, with no credit card needed.

Is Ayrshare a scheduler for individual creators?

Not mainly. Ayrshare is an API built for products and agencies. Its dashboard and mobile apps let you post and review activity, but the dashboard covers only part of the API. ViralFarm is built for creators and small teams who want to create and schedule posts in one app.

Can I post from Claude or ChatGPT with either tool?

Yes. ViralFarm's MCP server works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client on every plan, including Free, so your agent can upload media and schedule or publish across every channel. It can also generate a post on a ViralFarm template first, and posts your own agent writes use no ViralFarm credits. Ayrshare runs a hosted MCP server and a Claude Code plugin that drive its API, with profile management on Business and Enterprise.

Does Ayrshare write posts with AI?

Through the API, with an add-on. Ayrshare's Generate endpoints write, rewrite and translate post text, transcribe video and create alt text, and they need the Max Pack. ViralFarm generates complete slideshows, carousels and pins, design included, and every ViralFarm plan comes with AI credits, starting with 20 on the free plan.

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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