Comparison, facts as of November 2026
Postocial vs Vista Social
Vista Social is a large suite with review management, DM automation and employee advocacy. Postocial starts at €19.99 a month, with the API and client self-connect on every plan.
A card is required to start the 7-day free trial. When the trial ends, we charge your card for the plan you picked, unless you cancel before.
Who each tool fits
Vista Social or Postocial?
Both schedule social posts. They are built for different teams, budgets and networks.
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Who Vista Social fits
Agencies and brands that want publishing, inbox, review management, link-in-bio pages and DM automation in one larger suite.
- You want review management, DM automation and employee advocacy in one suite
- You also publish to Snapchat
- You need listening beyond your own profiles
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Who Postocial fits
Teams and agencies that want a lower entry price, with self-serve API access.
- You want 10 social accounts, 5 team members and DM automation for €29.99 a month
- You want clients to connect their own profiles without a Scale plan
- You want a link-in-bio custom domain for €29.99 a month
Side by side
Postocial and Vista Social at a glance
Prices, trials and the features teams ask about most. On Postocial, the inbox and link in bio come with Premium and higher plans; the other features are on every plan.
| Feature | Postocial | Vista Social |
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| Starting priceMonthly billing unless noted | €19.99/monthStarter, or €199.90 a year | $99/monthProfessional, 15 profiles, 2 users; $950 a year |
| Free plan | No | NoSome free features, not a plan |
| Free trial | 7 daysCard required | 14 daysNo card |
| NetworksPublishing networks each tool lists | 14X with your own X API key | 13 listedX as a paid add-on; includes Facebook Groups |
| AI writing assistant | YesWriting help and AI images on plan credits | Yes1,000 credits a month |
| Analytics | YesBest times to post; no analytics for X, Reddit, Tumblr or Telegram | Yes |
| Unified inbox | YesOn Premium and higher plans, with WhatsApp, a Telegram bot, SMS, live chat and chatbots | Yes |
| Post approvals | YesClients approve from a shared link | YesMulti-stage from Advanced |
| Link in bio | YesOn Premium and higher plans, with up to 3 custom domains | YesCustom domains from Advanced |
| Public API | YesPublishing API and webhooks; Messaging and Link in Bio APIs on Premium and higher plans | YesPaid add-on, not self-serve |
| MCP server | YesDrafts and schedules posts | Yes |
On Postocial, message only people who opted in or wrote to you first, and stop when they ask. Broadcasts go to contacts who opted in and skip anyone who opted out, and on Messenger and Instagram they reach only people who messaged you in the last 24 hours. Meta bills WhatsApp messages to your WhatsApp Business account, and SMS goes through your own Twilio, Plivo or SMS gateway account. Competitor details as of November 2026, from the official pricing, feature and help pages linked here. Plans change often, so check the source before you buy. Sources: Vista Social: vistasocial.com/pricing, vistasocial.com/integrations, vistasocial.com/insights/social-media-management-a….
Honest differences
Where each tool comes out ahead
No tool wins every line. Here is where Vista Social is stronger, and where Postocial goes further.
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Where Vista Social is stronger
- Review management in the same suite as publishing and DMs
- Employee advocacy and listening products
- Snapchat publishing, which Postocial does not offer
- A 14-day trial with no card
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Where Postocial goes further
- A lower entry price: Postocial Starter costs €19.99 a month for 5 social accounts and 2 team members, against $99 for Vista Social Professional
- Client invite links on every plan, so clients connect their own profiles; Vista Social starts client self-connect on Scale ($449 a month)
- A self-serve REST API on every plan; Vista Social sells its API as a separately priced add-on
- Link-in-bio custom domains on Premium and higher plans, from €29.99 a month; Vista Social starts custom domains on Advanced ($199 a month)
- Agency costs €99 a month for 100 social accounts and 10 team members, against 15 profiles and 2 users on Vista Social Professional at $99
Pricing
Vista Social pricing vs Postocial pricing
Postocial lists its prices in euros and Vista Social in US dollars. Check how each tool counts users, channels or brands before you compare totals.
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Vista Social pricing
Vista Social Professional is $99 a month on monthly billing or $950 a year (about 20% less), with 15 social profiles, 2 users and 1,000 AI credits a month. X is a $29 monthly add-on, listening beyond your own profiles starts at $75 a month, and employee advocacy at $199 a month for 25 employees. The API is a separate add-on priced by the account team. Vista Social lists no free plan, only a 14-day trial with no credit card, though listening on your own profiles and advocacy for up to 3 advocates are free features.
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Postocial pricing
Postocial has four plans, each with analytics, approvals, the API and unlimited scheduled posts within each network's own rate limits. Yearly billing costs 10 times the monthly price, so two months are free, and plan changes are prorated.
- Starter: €19.99 a month or €199.90 a year, with 5 social accounts and 2 team members
- Premium: €29.99 a month or €299.90 a year, with 10 social accounts, 5 team members, the inbox with chatbots and link in bio
- Agency: €99 a month or €990 a year, with 100 social accounts, 10 team members, the inbox with chatbots and link in bio
- Unlimited: €199 a month or €1,990 a year, with unlimited social accounts, 10 team members, the inbox with chatbots and link in bio
Networks
Which networks each tool lists
Postocial publishes to 14 networks. Here is how that lines up with the networks Vista Social lists, as of November 2026.
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On both lists
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Only on Postocial
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Only on Vista Social
- Snapchat
Switching
Switching from Vista Social: a five-step checklist
Most of the work is reconnecting accounts and rebuilding your schedule. Run both tools side by side for a week if you want a safety net.
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Connect your accounts
Start the 7-day trial and connect the profiles you run in Vista Social. If a client owns a profile, send them a client invite link so they can connect it without sharing a password.
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Rebuild your posting times
Set your workspace's weekly time slots once, by weekday, to match your Vista Social schedule. "Add to queue" then drops each new post into the next free slot, and you can still pick an exact time for any post.
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Move your upcoming posts
Put your scheduled posts in a CSV file and create them in one bulk upload, or rebuild them in the composer with a version for each network.
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Rebuild your automations
On Premium and higher plans, rebuild your DM and comment automations in Postocial's flow builder, or start from a template. For other workflows, use Zapier, signed webhooks or the REST API.
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Bring in your team
Invite teammates as admins, members or viewers and turn on approvals where you need them.
FAQ
Postocial vs Vista Social: questions and answers
Something we missed, or a detail that changed? Write to hello@postocial.com.
Does Postocial automate DMs like Vista Social?
Yes, on Premium and higher plans. You can build chatbots and automations for Instagram and Messenger DMs, with welcome messages, keyword replies, ready-made templates and a handover to your team. Comment automations reply to comments and can send the commenter a DM. Automations also run on WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS and website chat.
Can clients connect their own profiles?
Yes, on every Postocial plan. Send a client invite link, valid for 1 to 180 days with an optional password, and the client connects their profiles without sharing passwords. In Vista Social, client self-connect starts on the Scale plan at $449 a month.
How does the Postocial free trial compare with Vista Social's?
Vista Social lists no free plan, only a 14-day trial with no credit card, though listening on your own profiles and advocacy for up to 3 advocates are free features. Postocial has no free plan; every plan starts with a free trial instead. A card is required to start the 7-day free trial. When the trial ends, we charge your card for the plan you picked, unless you cancel before.
How does posting to X work in Vista Social and Postocial?
Vista Social sells X (Twitter) as a $29 monthly add-on. In Postocial, X works with your own X API key: you pre-fund X developer credits, about $5 per 500 posts, and Postocial has no analytics for X.
Try Postocial next to Vista Social
Start the 7-day trial, connect a few accounts and schedule a real week of posts. Then decide with your own content on the calendar.
A card is required to start the 7-day free trial. When the trial ends, we charge your card for the plan you picked, unless you cancel before.