Is NapoleonCat or Postly cheaper?

Postly is cheaper to start, from $3.2 against $79 for NapoleonCat. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.

Does NapoleonCat or Postly have a free plan?

Postly has a free plan; NapoleonCat does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.

Which is better, NapoleonCat or Postly?

NapoleonCat is the stronger pick for brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume, while Postly is the better fit for creators and small agencies who want wide coverage cheaply. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

NapoleonCat vs Postly

Last updated 4 June 2026

NapoleonCat

NapoleonCat is built around moderation: a unified inbox that pulls in comments, DMs, ad comments, and app-store reviews, with automation that can hide, delete, and auto-reply on its own. Publishing and reporting are solid too, and pricing starts at $79 a month for two users and five profiles, scaling as you add more.

From: $79 /mo
Free plan

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Postly

Postly is an AI-forward, per-channel scheduler that reaches a dozen social networks plus email. It bills by channel (cheaper as you add more), throws in unlimited team members and an AI studio for text, image, and video, and adds bio pages and a social inbox.

From: $3.2 per channel / mo
Free plan

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Bottom line

NapoleonCat and Postly both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. NapoleonCat is the stronger pick for Brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume; choose Postly for Creators and small agencies who want wide coverage cheaply.

Features compared

Feature	NapoleonCat	Postly
AI captions	Yes	Yes
Basic analytics	Yes	Yes
Advanced reports	Yes	Not assessed
Bulk upload	Not assessed	Yes
Evergreen recycling	No	Partial
Team roles	Yes	Yes
Approvals	Not assessed	Yes
Link in bio	No	Yes

Platforms compared

Network	NapoleonCat	Postly
Instagram	Auto	Auto
Facebook	Auto	Auto
X (Twitter)	Auto	Auto
LinkedIn	Auto	Auto
TikTok	Auto	Auto
Pinterest	No	Auto
YouTube	Auto	Auto
Threads	No	Auto
Bluesky	No	Auto
Google Business	Auto	Auto
Mastodon	No	Auto
Telegram	No	Auto
WordPress	No	Auto

Pricing

NapoleonCat

Standard

$79 /mo

Seats: 2
Accounts: 5
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$79/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots
Unlimited post scheduling, analytics for own profiles
Competitor tracking and benchmarking, automated reporting, team collaboration

Pro

Popular

$89 /mo

Seats: 2
Accounts: 5
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$89/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
Adds the all-in-one Social Inbox and saved responses
Team performance reports and the mobile app

Expert

$119 /mo

Seats: 2
Accounts: 5
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$119/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
Adds automatic moderation of common questions and auto-hide/delete
Automatic sentiment analysis and advanced search

Enterprise

$465 /mo

Scheduled posts: Unlimited

From $465/mo, for more than 60 profiles
AI Reply (beta), API access, custom reporting
Custom compliance, SLA, and custom agreement

Flat base plans priced for 2 users and 5 profile slots, then you scale: add more profiles and users with a slider and pay only for what you use, so the monthly cost grows as you add them. Enterprise starts at $465 for larger setups (60+ profiles).
There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, no card required.
Annual billing is up to about 18% cheaper; the page headlines the monthly rates and the per-month annual figure wasn't shown cleanly when checked.
Listed prices exclude VAT.
The plan tiers mostly differ by moderation and automation depth: Pro adds the Social Inbox, Expert adds auto-moderation and sentiment analysis, and Enterprise adds AI Reply and API access.
Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page (which has a USD/EUR/GBP switch, set to USD), and cross-checked against current third-party listings.

Postly

Starter

Free

Seats: 2
Accounts: 2
Scheduled posts: 50

Free: 2 channels, 2 team members
50 one-time scheduled posts, 5,000 AI writing credits a month
1GB storage

Pro

Popular

$3.2 per channel / mo

Seats: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$3.20 per channel/mo (5-channel minimum, so from $16/mo)
Cheaper per channel at scale: $1.60 (11-100), $0.80 (101+)
Unlimited posts, unlimited AI, unlimited team members, 100GB, API

Enterprise

Custom

Seats: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

Custom pricing and volume rates
Dedicated onboarding and migration, priority support

Priced per channel on Pro, where a channel is a page, profile, Google Business location, Pinterest board, or similar destination. The rate falls as you add channels: $3.20 each up to 10, $1.60 from 11 to 100, and $0.80 beyond 100.
Pro has a 5-channel minimum, so it effectively starts at $16 a month; the cost-at-scale figures start from one channel but you can't buy fewer than five on Pro.
There's a genuine free Starter plan (2 channels, 50 scheduled posts, 2 team members). Annual billing is about 20% cheaper.
Unlimited team members are included on Pro, unlike per-seat tools. Postly also sells email campaigns (Postly Email) alongside social.
Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.

Pros and cons

NapoleonCat

Excellent unified inbox covering comments, DMs, ad comments, and app reviews
Auto-moderation: auto-hide, auto-delete, auto-reply, and sentiment analysis
Strong analytics with competitor benchmarking and automated reporting
Flexible scaling, paying only for the profiles and users you use
No evergreen recycling, visual feed planner, or link-in-bio
No Pinterest, Threads, or Bluesky
Prices exclude VAT and scale up as you add profiles and users
Creation tooling is thinner than the moderation side

Postly

Per-channel billing that gets cheaper as you scale
Unlimited team members on Pro
Broad AI Studio: text, image, video, avatars, voiceovers
A dozen networks plus WordPress and email, with a social inbox and bio pages
Five-channel minimum on Pro
Recycling is limited to recurring posts
Young, lightly documented company
Wide AI feature set means uneven depth

NapoleonCat vs Postly: FAQ

Is NapoleonCat or Postly cheaper?: Postly is cheaper to start, from $3.2 against $79 for NapoleonCat. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does NapoleonCat or Postly have a free plan?: Postly has a free plan; NapoleonCat does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
Which is better, NapoleonCat or Postly?: NapoleonCat is the stronger pick for brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume, while Postly is the better fit for creators and small agencies who want wide coverage cheaply. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.