Publishly vs Ayrshare
Ayrshare is a mature social posting API with an established track record. The comparison comes down to how each bills a growing multi-brand or multi-client roster — and what each tells you when a post fails.
Ayrshare bills per profile: at published rates, 100 profiles work out to $1,228.30/mo. Publishly’s plans are sized by post volume with unlimited connected accounts — 100 brand or client accounts fit the $99/mo Growth plan. Choose Ayrshare when its exact platform mix or enterprise history fits your needs; choose Publishly for flat pricing and a clear result for every post.
The per-profile math, spelled out.
These are Ayrshare’s own published numbers — no estimates, no hidden assumptions.
Ayrshare’s published Business pricing works out to $1,228.30 per month at 100 profiles: a $599 base including 30 profiles, plus 70 additional profiles at $8.99 each (monthly billing).
The base plan covers your first 30 profiles. Profile 31 onward is metered: every brand, client, or location you add puts another $8.99 on the monthly invoice.
Publishly meters the other axis — how much you post. The Growth plan is $99/mo for 15,000 posts across unlimited connected accounts, so adding account #101 changes the bill by exactly nothing.
Side by side.
| Feature | Publishly | Ayrshare |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat plans sized by post volume | Per-profile — Business $599/mo incl. 30 profiles, then $8.99/profile/mo |
| Cost at 100 brand or client accounts | $99/mo Growth (unlimited accounts, 15k posts) | $1,228.30/mo (published rates, monthly billing) |
| Account cap | Unlimited on every paid plan | No cap published — each added profile is billed |
| Failure webhooks | Signed event with reason, retry decision, and attempt number | Scheduled-post webhook reports success or failure; immediate posts return the result |
| Proof of delivery | Per-account history plus the confirmed live link | Per-platform result includes IDs and links; TikTok has a live-confirmation event |
| Automatic retries | Temporary problems retry safely without resending successful accounts | Public error guide tells customers to retry failed platforms; no general automatic retry promise found |
| Connection warnings | Warnings before known expiry plus reconnect alerts | Social Action webhook reports link and unlink events; no pre-expiry warning schedule found |
| API-first | Yes — public API on every plan | Yes — API-first product |
Competitor pricing & features last checked: 2026-08-11
An honest split.
These are different products for different buyers — here’s the line as we see it.
Choose Ayrshare if…
- You want a mature enterprise API with an established track record — Publishly is new and self-served.
- Ayrshare lists a specific network or publishing feature your brand or client workflow requires.
- Your rollout runs through procurement and expects a long vendor history.
Publishly may not be the best choice if…
- You need a long vendor history before a tool can enter your stack.
- Your procurement requirements call for enterprise contracting rather than self-serve.
- Your workflow depends on a network or format that is not in Publishly’s verified capability pages.
The honest reliability difference.
Ayrshare does report scheduled-post failures. Publishly’s difference is the full next step: classify the problem, decide whether a retry is safe, alert you, and keep one receipt through the final confirmed result.
Common questions
What is the best Ayrshare alternative?
It depends on what you’re replacing. If the pain is per-profile pricing across many brands or clients, Publishly is built for that case: flat plans sized by post volume, unlimited connected accounts, a delivery receipt per destination, and an alert on every failure. If Ayrshare has a specific network or capability your workflow needs, or you need a longer vendor track record, Ayrshare remains a strong choice.
How much does Ayrshare cost for 100 profiles?
At Ayrshare’s published Business rates, 100 profiles work out to $1,228.30 per month: a $599 base that includes 30 profiles, plus 70 additional profiles at $8.99 each (monthly billing, checked 2026-08-11).
Does Ayrshare charge per profile?
Yes. Ayrshare’s published Business plan includes 30 profiles in its $599/mo base and bills $8.99 per additional profile per month. Publishly doesn’t bill per account — plans are sized by monthly post volume and connected accounts are unlimited on every paid plan.
Add the next client account for $0.
Flat plans based on successful posts, proof for every account, and a clear next step when something fails.