# RecurPost Alternative With a Real Publishing API

> Source: <https://schedpilot.com/recurpost-alternative/>
> Published: 2026-07-28 20:28:35+00:00

# RecurPost Alternative With a Real Publishing API

[ Start free →](https://app.schedpilot.com/api-access) Scheduling you can call from code.

SchedPilot is a social media scheduler with a documented publishing API and an MCP server, so your own software — or an AI agent — can create and schedule posts. RecurPost has no publicly documented posting API; it is built for people working inside the dashboard. If you need programmatic posting, that is the gap this fills.

## The difference in one call

```
curl -X POST https://api.schedpilot.com/developers/v1/post \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $SCHEDPILOT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Published by a script, not a person.",
    "date": "2026-08-11",
    "time": "08:00",
    "timezone": "America/New_York",
    "accounts": [{"id": 1234, "type": "twitter"}]
  }'
```

You still get the calendar, the composer, media library, workspaces, and analytics — the API sits alongside the product rather than replacing it. Docs: [docs.schedpilot.com](https://docs.schedpilot.com/docs/).

## Agents, not just scripts

Install [ schedpilot-mcp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/schedpilot-mcp) and set

`SCHEDPILOT_TOKEN`

. Claude or any MCP-compatible agent then has six tools: `get_accounts`

, `create_post`

, `list_posts`

, `delete_post`

, `upload_media`

, and post analytics. That is a genuinely different way to run an account — the agent drafts, schedules, and reports back.## Honest comparison

| RecurPost | SchedPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | From $9/mo | From $21/mo |
| Evergreen recycling | Core strength | Not a dedicated feature |
| Networks | 10, incl. Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, GBP | 6 |
| Public posting API | None publicly documented | Included on every plan |
| MCP server for AI agents | — | `schedpilot-mcp` |

**RecurPost is cheaper to start and covers more networks.** If evergreen content recycling is the job — a library you rotate on a schedule forever — that is what RecurPost is built around, and switching for the API alone would be a downgrade for that workflow.

## Switch if

You want posts created by your own app, a workflow tool, or an AI agent rather than typed into a calendar; you need X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, or Threads specifically; or you are an agency wanting 20–100 accounts with API access included rather than sold separately.

Plans run $21 / $35 / $49 / $79 per month on annual billing, all including API access. Seven-day free trial, no charge during the trial.