Introduction
These 10 tools cover three jobs: posting to social media, creating content faster, and growing search and AI visibility, and most have a free or low-cost way in. Below, each tool gets its benefits, its free-or-pro plan, its website and a few extra features, then one summary table at the end. Pricing was checked on 25 October 2026 and changes often, so confirm on each site before paying.
1. Post Bridge: upload once, post everywhere
Post Bridge is a paid scheduler with no free plan; entry starts at $9 per month.
Benefits
- Cross-posts one upload to many accounts at once, including Instagram, X and TikTok.
- Keeps media stored for three months at no extra cost.
- Gives one dashboard for editing scheduled and published posts.
Plan: Pro (paid only). Starter is $9/month for 5 accounts, Creator $29, Growth $49 and Pro $99; an optional API add-on is $5/month (Mallary, prices checked August 2026).
Website: post-bridge.com (not shown in the sources I read; confirm before signing up).
More features: Social Sets to group accounts, a calendar view, and a REST API, MCP and CLI for automation. A competitor’s comparison says it lacks detailed analytics (Postiz), so check that against your needs.
2. StoryShort AI: faceless videos on autopilot
StoryShort has a small free tier (about 2 videos a month) and paid plans around $29 to $49 per month.
Benefits
- Makes faceless videos for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram without filming or editing.
- Writes the script, adds AI voiceover and captions, then publishes to your channels.
- Suits creators who want daily posting with little manual work.
Plan: Free to try, Pro to scale. The free tier covers about 2 videos a month; paid tiers run roughly 30 to 250 videos a month, and credit packs start at $9.99 (Stork.ai, FluxNote). Other sites list different video counts, so check the live pricing page.
Website: storyshort.ai (not shown in the sources I read; confirm before signing up).
More features: realistic AI video using Sora and Veo-class models, an AI ad generator that works from a product URL in 50+ languages, background music, and batch scheduling. One reviewer notes the credit system can feel costly if videos need regenerating.
3. FriendFilter: clean up your Facebook friends list
FriendFilter is free for light use and about $29 to $49 per month on paid plans.
Benefits
- Scores each friend on how much they engage with your posts.
- Flags people who have been inactive for 3+ months or across your last 200 posts.
- Runs in your browser and, per its listing, does not store your friend list.
Plan: Free + Pro. Free scans up to 500 friends and lets you review 5 profiles a day (Chrome listing mirror); paid subscriptions run $29 to $49 a month (AlternativeTo).
Website: friendfilter.com, plus the Chrome Web Store listing.
More features: friend list organization and bulk removal. Its sibling tool, GroupFilter, finds inactive members in Facebook groups you run. Chrome Store ratings sit around 3.9 to 4.1 out of 5, and Meta does not endorse the extension, so use it with care.
4. Followr: AI creation and management in one place
Followr is a paid tool starting at $12 per month, with a free trial.
Benefits
- Drafts, refines and schedules posts with AI text and media in one workspace.
- Manages many accounts, with role-based permissions for teams and agencies.
- Monitors engagement and campaigns alongside publishing.
Plan: Pro (paid, free trial). Pricing starts at $12/month on the Pro plan and goes up to about $260/month; plans are metered by AI text and media allowances (xpay pricing index, read May 2026).
Website: followr.ai
More features: AI viral shorts on higher tiers, and AI chatbots for website enhancement on the Agency plan (GetApp). GetApp also says Followr has no public API.
5. Marky: a month of posts in minutes
Marky has a limited free plan and paid plans from $19 per month, though the figures I found date from April 2024.
Benefits
- Scans your website, builds a brand profile and generates a month of on-brand posts in minutes, per a G2 reviewer.
- Publishes to Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Google Business, TikTok and Pinterest.
- Suits small businesses and solopreneurs who need content fast.
Plan: Free + Pro. A limited free plan, Personal at $19/month, Professional at $38 and Agency at $164 (SaaSworthy, updated April 2024). Treat these as dated and confirm on the site.
Website: mymarky.ai (Capterra listing).
More features: a customizable visual editor, post scheduling with bulk generation, and team members with permissions. One reviewer found that posts started to feel repetitive to followers, so edit the output.
6. Podawaa: LinkedIn scheduling and engagement boosts
Podawaa has a free entry point and a 7-day trial; paid plans run €29 to €159 per month.
Benefits
- Boosts a LinkedIn post with likes and comments in the first hour, when reach is decided.
- Writes, schedules and tracks comments from one tool.
- Turns analytics into a view of which posts and communities perform best.
Plan: Free + Pro. Community mode costs €29 to €69/month and Private mode €59 to €159/month, with a free entry point and a 7-day no-card trial (Waalaxy, Podawaa’s parent company). The free mode makes your own account react to other members’ posts.
Website: podawaa.com (review).
More features: a comment inbox, calendar, boost levels from 50 to 250 reactions per post, and an API with Claude Code integration. Engagement-pod tools can breach LinkedIn’s terms, so start with low boost levels.
7. Launch Club: Reddit marketing for AI search
Launch Club is a paid membership; I could not find its current price in public sources.
Benefits
- Helps brands get found on Reddit, where AI search tools often pull answers from.
- Offers a ready-made posting strategy and AI-written, context-aware comments.
- Targets startups and scale-ups that want organic traffic from conversations.
Plan: Pro (paid). No free plan or price was visible in what I found, so request pricing from the site. Revenue trackers show only about 15 to 26 active subscribers, so it is an early-stage product (TrustMRR).
Website: launchclub.ai (newsletter feature).
More features: a finder for highly ranked Reddit threads, a keyword tracker with alerts, and credits for upvotes. Buying upvotes can break Reddit’s rules, so use it carefully. An unrelated, older “Launch Club” membership exists on Gumroad; do not confuse the two.
8. Postiz: open-source, agent-ready scheduler
Postiz has no free hosted plan, but it is free to self-host and offers a 7-day trial.
Benefits
- Schedules to 30+ networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon and Farcaster, from one calendar.
- Lets AI agents such as Claude plan and publish posts.
- Gives developers full control through self-hosting under an open-source licence.
Plan: Pro (paid), or free if self-hosted. Standard is $29/month for 5 channels, Team $39 for 10, Pro $49 for 30 and Ultimate $99 for 100; Team and above include unlimited team members (Postiz docs, Blotato).
Website: postiz.com
More features: a public API, MCP server, CLI and webhooks, plus n8n, Make and Zapier integrations; a built-in AI image editor; AI images and short video; and per-channel analytics (FutureTools). Self-hosting needs technical setup.
9. Draft AI: speak an idea, get a post
Draft AI is a free iPhone app with in-app purchases; the Draft+ upgrade is $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year in the US.
Benefits
- Turns a 30-second voice memo into threads, carousels, captions and reel scripts.
- Learns your writing style so posts sound like you.
- Captures ideas on the go, such as walking meetings that become LinkedIn posts.
Plan: Free + Pro. Free download with limits; Draft+ is $14.99/month or $99.99/year (App Store). Prices vary by country.
Website: App Store listing; I found no separate website, and it is iPhone-only.
More features: 10+ carousel templates, story scripts with scene breakdowns, AI-generated content ideas and hooks for your niche, transcription in any language, and direct publishing to your accounts.
Summary table
Seven of the ten tools offer a free tier, trial or free route (StoryShort, FriendFilter, Followr, Marky, Podawaa, Postiz, Draft AI); Post Bridge is paid only, and two prices could not be confirmed. Prices are in USD unless marked and were checked on 25 October 2026.
| Tool | What it does | Free or Pro | Starting price | Website | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Bridge | Cross-posts and schedules to many accounts | Pro only | $9/mo | post-bridge.com (unconfirmed) | Creators and small teams |
| StoryShort AI | Auto-creates faceless short videos | Free tier + Pro | ~$29/mo | storyshort.ai (unconfirmed) | Faceless channel owners |
| FriendFilter | Scores and cleans a Facebook friends list | Free + Pro | $29/mo | friendfilter.com | Facebook users with 500+ friends |
| Followr | AI content creation and management | Pro, free trial | $12/mo | followr.ai | Solo creators and agencies |
| Marky | AI-generated branded posts and scheduling | Free + Pro | $19/mo (2024 data) | mymarky.ai | Small businesses |
| Podawaa | LinkedIn scheduling and engagement boosts | Free + Pro | €29/mo | podawaa.com | LinkedIn creators |
| Launch Club | Reddit marketing for AI search | Pro (price unconfirmed) | Not found | launchclub.ai | Startups wanting AI-search visibility |
| Postiz | Open-source, agentic scheduler | Pro, or free self-hosted | $29/mo | postiz.com | Developers and agencies |
| Draft AI | Voice recordings to posts and scripts | Free + Pro | $14.99/mo | App Store listing | iPhone creators |
Conclusion: how to choose
Start with the job you need done, then use free tiers and trials before paying.
- Posting and scheduling: Post Bridge for simple cross-posting, Postiz if you want open source or AI agents, Followr for AI-assisted creation.
- Creating content: StoryShort AI for faceless video, Draft AI for voice-to-post, Marky for branded posts from your website.
- Growth and visibility: Podawaa for LinkedIn, Launch Club for Reddit and AI search, SEO Wins for SEO and AI SEO techniques.
- Account hygiene: FriendFilter for a cleaner Facebook friends list.
Pricing and plans change often, and several sources here are third-party reviews, so confirm each price on the tool’s own site. Two URLs (Post Bridge, StoryShort) and two prices (Launch Club, SEO Wins) could not be verified.
