10 social media MCP servers for Claude: 2026 prices
Entry prices for 10 social media MCP servers for Claude run from free to $149 a month in 2026. BetterSocials leads at $29 a month for four accounts.
By The Shipping Log staff8 min readUpdated Nov 8, 2026
A social media MCP server lets Claude post, schedule and answer comments in your accounts, and the 10 we logged in October 2026 have entry prices from free to $149 a month. BetterSocials is our pick for businesses and creators whose comments and DMs bring in customers, at $29 per month for four accounts. Blotato suits creators posting video to nine platforms at $29 billed monthly, and Buffer's free plan suits posting to three channels.
Three price bands, from free to $149 a month
Buffer, Upload-Post, Zernio, Composio and the Facebook MCP server all start at $0. BetterSocials, Blotato, Outstand and Postiz start under $50 monthly, and Ayrshare is the one server over $50, at $149.
MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is the open standard that lets AI assistants operate other software. An MCP server turns a product into tools Claude can call, such as a tool that publishes a post or one that answers a comment.
What we checked on each server
BetterSocials, Blotato, Buffer and the other seven were each checked against the vendor's own MCP docs, pricing page or GitHub repo in September and October 2026. Every price below is what the vendor's own page listed in October 2026. Postiz's is from September.
We checked five things: posting and scheduling, comment replies, DMs, how Claude connects, and the price with its billing period. The connection method matters more than it sounds.
An OAuth server signs in like any app, so you paste an address and approve. An API-key server needs a key sent in a request header, which a personal connector in claude.ai can't send, so it decides where you can use the server at all.
BetterSocials: $29 a month for four accounts
BetterSocials is best for businesses and creators whose comments and DMs bring in customers. It's an AI social media manager for local businesses, creators and small agencies, and its hosted MCP server lets Claude read the inbox, draft and send replies in the owner's voice, and create, caption and schedule posts.
Claude connects at https://bettersocials.ai/api/mcp with the normal BetterSocials login, and you don't need an API key. Every send or post Claude makes happens on the owner's instruction, under the same limits as the app.
The server covers Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, TikTok and LinkedIn. DMs come from Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, and YouTube is comments only, because YouTube has no DM API for any tool. Replies are drafted from a voice profile built from the owner's past replies, plus AI rules the owner writes.
Blotato and Upload-Post also send DMs from Claude. What BetterSocials adds is one inbox for comments from six platforms and DMs from three, with replies that sound like the owner.
Creator costs $29 monthly, for four accounts and one login. Pro is $49 a month for six accounts. Team is $99 a month for 12 accounts and unlimited teammates, and every plan has a 7-day free trial with a card.
Blotato: $29 a month, billed monthly
If you post video to nine platforms, Blotato covers X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Bluesky, Threads and YouTube. Its MCP server has 32 tools. Claude can publish or schedule, reply to comments on your published Instagram or Facebook posts, and send a DM or a private reply to a comment.
Claude.ai, Claude Desktop and Claude Code sign in with OAuth, as Blotato's MCP setup guide shows, and Cursor uses an API key.
Starter was $29 billed monthly, Creator $97 and Agency $499. Annual billing saves "about 17%". There's one catch if you want to try it first: "API and MCP access is not included in the free trial", and making an API key during the trial ends it and starts billing.
Upload-Post: free for 10 uploads, then $24 a month
Upload-Post is the one to pick if you want to post from claude.ai or from ChatGPT's app directory. It's "a reviewed app in the ChatGPT app directory", and that route needs "No Developer mode and no URL to paste".
Its tools upload video, photos, text and documents, schedule into a queue, read and reply to comments, and send DMs and manage auto-DMs. The platforms are YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X, Threads, Bluesky and Google Business. claude.ai connects with OAuth 2.1, while Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor use an API key.
The free plan covers 10 uploads. Basic was $24 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly.
Zernio: two accounts free, then priced per account
Developers connecting lots of accounts will like Zernio's reach: its hosted server covers 17 platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads and X.
Claude can post and schedule, read and send DMs, and read and reply to comments, though what's possible varies by platform. Sign-in is OAuth 2.1, with an API key as an option.
The MCP server costs nothing extra. Zernio listed two accounts free, then per-account prices of $6, $3 and $1 a month.
Ayrshare: $149 a month for one profile
Ayrshare is best for developers working in Claude Code. Its action server has 33 tools covering posts, analytics, comments, DMs and auto-responses.
Ayrshare authenticates "only with a static Authorization: Bearer request header". It lists claude.ai web, Claude Desktop and Claude mobile personal connectors as unsupported. Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and n8n work.
Premium was $149 a month billed monthly, for one profile, with Launch at $299 and Business at $599. DMs need Business or a $49 a month add-on, so DMs on Premium mean paying the $149 plus the $49 every month.
Outstand: $19 a month for 3,000 posts
At $19 a month, Outstand is built for high-volume posting across 12 platforms: X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Vimeo and Reddit.
Outstand's MCP server has 28 tools. Claude can publish or schedule, but the reply tools work only "on a post published through Outstand".
There are no DM tools on its MCP list.
"$19/month includes 3,000 posts", then $0.007 a post up to 10k and $0.005 beyond that. Business is $129 a month for 50,000 posts, and MCP is "included with every Outstand account at no extra cost".
Buffer: free for three channels
Buffer's free plan is the pick for posting on a zero budget. Its MCP server creates, edits, deletes and lists posts, and pulls post metrics.
Claude and ChatGPT connect with OAuth, per the Buffer MCP guide, on channels including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and Threads.
Free covers up to three channels and includes 3,000 API requests a month. Essentials was $5 a month per channel billed yearly ($60 a year per channel), and Team was $10 a month per channel billed yearly ($120 a year). Watch the request count. "A request through the MCP server counts the same as a request made with an API key", so your plan's 3,000, 7,500 or 15,000 requests per 30 days apply.
Composio: free for 100,000 tool calls a month
Composio is a developer platform for wiring Claude to many apps, and it hands you an MCP URL with managed OAuth and "automatic token refresh".
Coverage is set per toolkit. Instagram (32 tools) publishes, replies to comments and sends DMs. Facebook (45) covers Page posts, comment replies and Messenger, and YouTube (57) uploads video and replies to comment threads. LinkedIn (25) posts and comments with no messaging tool, and TikTok (9) publishes with no comments or DMs.
Hobby was $0 for 100,000 tool calls a month with no card. Pro is $29 monthly with $0.0003 per tool call over the allowance, and Composio shows monthly prices only.
Postiz: $29 a month, or self-hosted
Teams that want to self-host should look at Postiz, an open-source scheduler under AGPL-3.0 with MCP built in. Its GitHub repo had 37,288 stars and a commit on 2026-10-15 when we checked.
Postiz has no inbox. Its "post comments" feature schedules your own first comment under your own post, so Claude can schedule posts through Postiz and you answer comments in another tool.
Standard was $29 billed monthly in September 2026, with Team at $39, Pro at $49 and Ultimate at $99, across 5 to 100 channels and a 7-day trial.
Facebook MCP server: free and open source
The Facebook MCP server (HagaiHen/facebook-mcp-server on GitHub) is best for one Facebook Page on a free setup. The MIT-licensed server gives Claude tools to post, schedule, read and reply to comments, hide or delete comments, send a DM and pull post insights.
It runs on your Page access token. The repo had 230 stars and its last commit on 2026-04-23. It's built for a Facebook Page, so Instagram, TikTok and YouTube need one of the servers above.
The 10 servers by price band
Ayrshare starts above $50 at $149 a month, while five of the ten start at $0.
| Tool | Band | Entry price | What Claude does |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetterSocials | Under $50 | $29/mo, 4 accounts | Posts, replies and DMs in one inbox |
| Blotato | Under $50 | $29/mo, billed monthly | Posts to 9, replies, DMs |
| Upload-Post | Free | $0, 10 uploads | Uploads, replies, DMs on 10 |
| Zernio | Free | $0, 2 accounts | Posts, replies, DMs on 17 |
| Ayrshare | Over $50 | $149/mo, 1 profile | Posts, replies, DMs by API key |
| Outstand | Under $50 | $19/mo, 3,000 posts | Posts to 12, replies on Outstand posts |
| Buffer | Free | $0, 3 channels | Creates, edits and lists posts |
| Composio | Free | $0, 100,000 tool calls | Posts, replies, DMs by toolkit |
| Postiz | Under $50 | $29/mo, billed monthly | Schedules posts, self-hostable |
| Facebook MCP server | Free | $0, open source | Posts, replies, DMs on one Page |
At four accounts, Buffer is cheaper. Four channels on Buffer Essentials cost 4 x $5 = $20 a month on annual billing. BetterSocials Creator is $29 a month, and the $29 - $20 = $9 difference buys DMs next to comments in one inbox, with Claude answering both in your voice.
FAQ
Is there a social media MCP server for Claude?
Yes. BetterSocials runs a hosted one that Claude reaches with your BetterSocials login, to post, schedule and answer comments and DMs. Blotato, Upload-Post, Zernio, Buffer and Outstand host their own.
What is the best MCP server for posting to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube from Claude?
BetterSocials, if you want the replies as well as the posts. It posts to all three and brings their comments, plus Instagram and TikTok DMs, into one inbox for $29 a month, for four accounts. Blotato and Upload-Post also post to all three, from $29 and $24 a month.
Do Instagram, TikTok or YouTube have an official MCP server?
No, not for organic posts, comments or DMs. Meta runs an Ads MCP server for campaigns and reporting, and TikTok runs one for ads. Google's MCP list on GitHub has no YouTube entry.
Can Claude answer Instagram DMs through an MCP server?
Yes, through a server with DM tools, such as BetterSocials, Blotato, Upload-Post, Zernio or Ayrshare. Instagram's rule still applies: a business can only reply within 24 hours of the person's last message.
Does ChatGPT work with the same social media MCP servers?
Partly. ChatGPT connects to BetterSocials through Developer mode on a paid plan, and in a normal chat it runs the read tools only, so sending and posting need a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace. Upload-Post installs from ChatGPT's app directory with no Developer mode.
Do I need an API key to connect a social media MCP server to Claude?
No, not for a server that uses OAuth, such as BetterSocials, Blotato, Buffer, Upload-Post, Zernio or Outstand. Ayrshare takes an API key only, so it works in Claude Code and Cursor and not as a claude.ai personal connector.
Which Claude plans allow custom connectors?
Every plan. Claude Free allows one custom connector, and Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise allow them too, with an Owner adding them on Team and Enterprise. In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the server's address.