Leaving Publer? sprkly has analytics and posting from Claude and ChatGPT on Creator, its first paid plan. That is US$22.50 a month for one brand on 5 platforms (as of October 2026). On Publer, both sit on Business, US$50 for the same five accounts.
Why people leave Publer
From our own signup on 2026-10-06. Prices re-read 2026-10-20. Publer bills in Singapore dollars and shows the US$ price beside it.
- Analytics cost extra. On Free, the analytics page is a blurred preview. Analytics, best times and reports sit on Business, US$10 per account.
- MCP is on Business too. "Access to Publer API & MCP" is a Business line. Publer shipped MCP on 2026-09-28.
- Both at once is US$50 a month for five accounts. Professional is US$25, but it has neither.
Switch in 3 steps
- Reconnect your accounts. Sign up to sprkly and connect each handle once. Publer and sprkly both count one handle on one platform as one account. Here is how to connect your accounts.
- Re-queue the next week. Copy only the next 7 days of posts into sprkly. Recurring and recycled posts do not come with you, so add the next week of them as plain posts. Take each one out of the Publer queue as you go, or it goes out twice.
- Keep Publer until the first post lands. Wait for one sprkly post to go live on each platform. Then cancel Publer.
- Want to see what worked? Read the sprkly analytics guide to find your best hour and day.
- On Power, we move your queue over for you.
sprkly vs Publer, for a switch
| sprkly | Publer | |
|---|---|---|
| Try it | 7 days of Creator. 5 accounts, no card. | A free plan, a 7-day trial on paid plans, and a "14 days money back guarantee". |
| One brand on 5 platforms | US$22.50 a month on Creator. | US$25 on Professional. US$50 on Business. |
| Analytics | 30 days on Free. Up to 2 years and CSV on Creator. | Business only. |
| Claude and ChatGPT | MCP on Creator, Power and the trial. Free has the REST API. | API and MCP on Business only. |
| Instagram DM automation | On every plan: comment to DM, keyword replies, one inbox. Contacts a month per account: 10 on Free, 100 on Creator, 1,000 on Power. | Not on its pricing page, read 2026-10-20. |
| Free plan | 3 accounts, 10 queued posts each. No card. | 3 accounts, no X. Credits to test paid tools. |
| Platforms | 7: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Threads, Facebook Pages, Bluesky, X (X on Creator and Power). | 13, including X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Telegram. |
Prices are per month, billed monthly, as of October 2026. For every feature side by side, read sprkly vs Publer.
Who should not switch
- You post to LinkedIn, Pinterest or Telegram. sprkly does not have them yet.
- You recycle posts or run them on repeat. Publer does this. sprkly does not.
- You work as a team. Publer has members with roles. sprkly has no team seats yet.
- You want AI to write your captions. Publer has AI Assist. sprkly schedules your words and does not write them.
- You only need Professional. At US$25, it is close to our US$22.50. If you never open analytics or MCP, the saving is small.
Other Publer alternatives
- Buffer: MCP and API on every plan, Free too, and 12 platforms. US$30 a month for 5 channels, or US$25 billed yearly.
- Postiz: MCP, a CLI and AI video on every plan. US$29 for 5 channels. You add a card to try it.
- SocialBu: 12 platforms and MCP on its free plan. But Free stops at "10 lifetime posts". Starter is US$29.
FAQ
Is there a cheaper Publer alternative with analytics?
Yes. sprkly Creator has analytics at US$4.50 per account a month, with up to 2 years of history and a CSV. Free keeps the last 30 days.
Can I keep a free plan, like on Publer?
Yes. sprkly Free holds 3 accounts and 10 queued posts per account, and the queue refills as posts go out. Free has the REST API but not MCP.
Can I post from Claude without the top plan?
Yes. MCP is on Creator, our first paid plan, and in the 7-day trial.
Start your 7-day free trial. No card.