Publishly vs Upload-Post
Upload-Post is a simple, API-first posting product with a public status page — a genuinely honest, lean tool. The comparison comes down to how each bills a growing account count, and what each promises when a post fails.
Upload-Post’s published plans are profile-count tiers — $0 to $438 per month for 2 to 225 profiles. Publishly’s plans are sized by post volume with unlimited connected accounts, so 100 accounts fit the $99/mo Growth plan. Choose Upload-Post for a minimal API and a published status page; choose Publishly for flat pricing at any account count and a delivery receipt on every post.
The tier math, spelled out.
These are Upload-Post’s own published numbers — no estimates.
Upload-Post’s published plans are $0 for 2 profiles, $24 for 5, $50 for 25, $147 for 75, and $438 for 225 profiles per month.
Every tier is a fixed profile ceiling. Outgrow one and the next tier up is the only option, even if you only needed a handful more accounts — profile 76 forces the jump from $147/mo straight to $438/mo.
Publishly meters the other axis — how much you post. The Growth plan is $99/mo for 15,000 posts across unlimited connected accounts, so account 101 changes the bill by exactly nothing.
Side by side.
| Feature | Publishly | Upload-Post |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat plans sized by post volume | Profile-count tiers — $0 / $24 / $50 / $147 / $438 per month |
| Cost at 100 accounts | $99/mo Growth (unlimited accounts, 15k posts) | Between $147–$438 (75/225-profile tiers) |
| Account cap | Unlimited on every paid plan | 225 profiles on the largest published tier |
| Failure webhooks | Yes — signed post.failure webhook with reason, class & retry status | Not published |
| Delivery receipts | Yes — per-destination state history + stored live post URL | Not published |
| Automatic retries | Yes — safe retries that never double-post | Not published |
| Token-expiry alerts | Yes — alert + email the moment a token refresh fails | Not published |
| API-first | Yes — public API on every plan | Yes — API-first product |
Competitor pricing & features last checked: 2026-08-10
An honest split.
Upload-Post is a genuinely simple, API-first product — closer to Publishly in spirit than a full scheduling suite. The split is about billing shape and delivery visibility.
Choose Upload-Post if…
- You want a lean, API-first posting product and a free tier to start with 2 profiles.
- Your account count fits comfortably inside one published tier and won’t force an early jump to the next.
- A public status page is enough uptime visibility for your use case — Upload-Post publishes one.
Publishly may not be the best choice if…
- You want the smallest possible API surface for a handful of profiles and don’t need workspace-level isolation.
- Predictable profile-tier billing suits your model better than volume-based pricing.
- A published status page is your primary signal for uptime, rather than per-post delivery receipts.
Both API-first — one axis apart.
Upload-Post is the closer comparison of the field on failure visibility: it’s API-first, not a dashboard-first suite. What isn’t published is whether it fires a failure webhook or a per-post delivery receipt — Publishly does both, on every plan.
Common questions
What is the best Upload-Post alternative?
It depends on how your account list grows. If profile-count tiers get expensive as you add brands, clients, or locations, Publishly’s flat plans sized by post volume — with unlimited connected accounts — are built for that case. If a lean, low-cost API with a free tier for a small profile count is all you need, Upload-Post is a reasonable, API-first choice.
How much does Upload-Post cost for 100 profiles?
Upload-Post’s published tiers run $0 (2 profiles), $24 (5), $50 (25), $147 (75) and $438 (225) per month (checked 2026-08-10). None of the tiers land exactly on 100 profiles — the 225-profile tier at $438/mo is the smallest one that covers it.
Does Upload-Post charge by profile count?
Yes — every published Upload-Post tier is sized by the number of profiles it covers, from 2 up to 225. Publishly doesn’t bill by account count at all: plans are sized by monthly post volume, and connected accounts are unlimited on every paid plan.
Outgrow a tier without jumping one.
Flat plans sized by post volume, unlimited connected accounts, and a delivery receipt on every post.