# Status 200 Uploads vs Blotato

Canonical: https://status200uploads.com/vs/blotato

Competitor details last verified 15 October 2026.

Blotato is an AI content and publishing tool with an API and an MCP server for AI agents. Here is how the two compare, checked against Blotato's own pricing and help pages.

## Verdict

### Status 200 is better for

- Developers who want REST API keys on a free plan: Blotato has no free plan, and its 7-day trial excludes its API and MCP server
- Creators who publish big videos: up to 5 GB here, against 400 MB on Blotato Starter and 1 GB on Creator and Agency
- Skool community owners: Skool is not among the 9 networks Blotato publishes to
- Users who want to start for less than $29/mo: Beginner is $9/mo ($7.50 a month billed yearly) for 3 profiles

### Blotato is better for

- Creators who want AI to write their posts and make images and videos in the same tool
- Brands that reply to Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs, or run DM automations
- Users who post to Bluesky, or publish threads on X, Threads and Bluesky
- Users with many accounts on one network: Blotato Starter counts 20 connected accounts, whatever the network
- Make users: Make lists Blotato as a verified app

## Feature comparison

What each product offers, as of 15 October 2026.

| Feature | Status 200 | Blotato |
| --- | --- | --- |
| REST API for automation | Every plan, Free included | Paid plans only, not in the 7-day trial |
| Hosted MCP server for AI apps | Every paid plan, from Beginner (sign-in or API key) | Every paid plan, from $29/mo (sign-in or API key); 36 tools |
| Official SDK | Python (pip install status200uploads) | Not listed |
| Zapier / n8n / Make integration | n8n node, verified by n8n (n8n Cloud and self-hosted); no Zapier or Make app | n8n node verified by n8n; verified in Make; Zapier: Not listed |
| TikTok posting | Yes | Yes |
| Instagram posting | Yes | Yes |
| Facebook posting | Yes | Yes |
| YouTube posting | Yes | Yes |
| X (Twitter) posting | $9/mo add-on, any plan | Yes |
| LinkedIn posting | Yes | Yes |
| Pinterest posting | Image Pins | Image, video and carousel Pins |
| Threads posting | Yes | Yes |
| Skool posting | From $9/mo | No |
| Bluesky posting | No | Yes |
| Multi-post threads (X, Threads, Bluesky) | No | Yes |
| LinkedIn carousels | No | yes (built as a LinkedIn Document) |
| Largest video upload | Up to 5 GB | 400 MB on Starter, 1 GB on Creator and Agency |
| AI caption generator | Yes | yes (unlimited AI writing) |
| AI image and video generation | No | yes, with monthly AI credits |
| Comments, DMs and DM automation | No | Instagram and Facebook |
| Engagement analytics | yes (not Skool) | 8 of its 9 networks (not LinkedIn) |
| Media library | Yes | No |
| Google Drive share links | Paid plans, from Beginner | Not listed |
| Free plan available | Yes | No |
| Pricing model | Per plan | Per plan, by connected accounts |

"Not listed" means Blotato's public pricing, platform and API pages did not mention the feature when we checked on 15 October 2026. Vendors change their products; check their site for current details.

## Pricing comparison

Blotato list prices as published on its own website, checked 15 October 2026. The billing basis is shown with each plan where the vendor states it.

### Status 200 Uploads

| Plan | Price | What it includes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | 1 profile, 30 posts per month, Skool from Beginner, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Beginner | $9/mo | or $90 a year, 3 profiles, 20 posts per day per profile, includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Apprentice | $29/mo | or $290 a year, 5 profiles, 50 posts per day per profile, includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Skilled | $69/mo | or $690 a year, 10 profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Expert | $199/mo | or $1,990 a year, 25 profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |
| Agency | $499/mo | Unlimited profiles, Unlimited posts (up to 500 publish attempts per profile a day), includes Skool, X as a $9/mo add-on |

Status 200 prices are for monthly billing (yearly: 2 months free). Post allowances count successful posts, all platforms combined.

### Blotato

| Plan | Price | What it includes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $29/mo | Billed monthly; 20 connected accounts, 1,250 AI credits a month, uploads up to 400 MB, 200 queued posts |
| Creator | $97/mo | Billed monthly; 40 connected accounts, 5,000 AI credits a month, uploads up to 1 GB, 1,000 queued posts |
| Agency | $499/mo | Billed monthly; 100 connected accounts, 28,000 AI credits a month, uploads up to 1 GB, 3,000 queued posts |

Blotato prices per plan, not per post or per seat, and counts connected accounts on all its networks together (each Facebook Page and each LinkedIn company Page counts as one). Yearly billing "saves about 17%": you pay for 10 months and get 12. It is chosen in Blotato's billing portal, and its pricing page prints no yearly prices. There is no free plan: each plan starts with a 7-day free trial (card required) that excludes the API and the MCP server, and generating an API key ends the trial and starts the paid Starter plan. Extra AI credits cost $6 per 1,000; prices for more than 100 accounts are not published.

Competitor details last verified 15 October 2026. Vendors change their plans; check their site for current prices.

## Key differences

### A free plan with API keys

Status 200 has a permanent Free plan with 1 profile, 30 posts per month on 7 platforms, and REST API keys with no monthly request cap. Blotato has no free plan: its 7-day trial (card required) includes everything except the API and the MCP server, and generating an API key ends the trial and starts the paid Starter plan at $29/mo.

### Videos up to 5 GB

Status 200 accepts videos up to 5 GB (resumable in the dashboard, or imported from a URL through the API) and publishes up to 5 GB to YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Skool, and up to 4 GB to TikTok. Blotato's media requirements page says Starter supports files up to 400 MB and Creator and Agency up to 1 GB, and lists lower limits for some networks: 512 MB on X and Facebook, 500 MB on LinkedIn and 10 minutes on TikTok.

### Skool, and a $9 start

Status 200 posts to Skool communities on every paid plan, from Beginner: $9/mo, or $7.50 a month billed yearly, for 3 profiles. Blotato publishes to 9 networks, Skool not among them, and its first plan, Starter, is $29/mo.

### Where Blotato is ahead

Blotato is also an AI content studio: unlimited AI writing, AI images and videos paid with monthly credits (1,250 on Starter), and ElevenLabs voiceovers. It posts to Bluesky; publishes threads on X, Threads and Bluesky, LinkedIn document carousels, Facebook Stories and Pinterest video Pins; and answers Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs, with DM automations. Its MCP server has 36 tools, and Make lists it as a verified app.

## Who should use which?

### Choose Status 200 if...

- You want a free plan, or REST API keys before you pay: Blotato's 7-day trial excludes its API and MCP server
- You publish big videos: up to 5 GB to YouTube, where Blotato's uploads stop at 1 GB (400 MB on Starter)
- You post to Skool communities (from $9/mo)
- You run up to 5 TikTok accounts for $29/mo: Status 200 Apprentice has 5 profiles, while Blotato Starter posts to 3 distinct TikTok accounts per rolling 24 hours

### Choose Blotato if...

- You want one tool that writes your posts and makes AI images and videos (1,250 AI credits a month on Starter)
- You reply to Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs, or want DM automations
- You post to Bluesky, or publish threads on X, Threads or Bluesky
- You run many accounts on one network: Blotato Starter ($29/mo) holds 20 connected accounts on any of its networks (on TikTok it posts to 3 distinct accounts per rolling 24 hours), where a Status 200 profile holds one account per network
- You build in Make: Make lists Blotato as a verified app
- You want LinkedIn document carousels, Pinterest video Pins, Facebook Stories, YouTube playlists or custom YouTube thumbnails
- You want your AI app to read and answer comments and DMs too: Blotato's MCP server has 36 tools

## Switching from Blotato?

1. Create a free Status 200 Uploads account at status200uploads.com/signup
2. Connect the same social accounts you use on Blotato (Bluesky is not supported). Eight networks connect through their own official sign-in (OAuth), so we never see your password. Skool has no such sign-in: you paste your Skool session cookie, which we store encrypted.
3. Upload the media you still need to the Status 200 media library (videos up to 5 GB, images up to 20 MB)
4. Recreate your scheduled posts in the dashboard, or send them to the REST API with post.scheduledFor, one request per post
5. If an AI app posted for you through Blotato's MCP server, add https://mcp.status200uploads.com/mcp as a custom connector in Claude or Claude Code instead. The AI connector is included in every paid plan, from Beginner.
6. Verify your first posts publish, then cancel your Blotato subscription in its billing portal

## Questions

### How much does Blotato cost, and is there a free plan?

Blotato has three plans, billed monthly: Starter $29/mo (20 connected accounts, 1,250 AI credits a month), Creator $97/mo (40 accounts, 5,000 credits) and Agency $499/mo (100 accounts, 28,000 credits). Yearly billing "saves about 17%" (you pay for 10 months and get 12) and is chosen in Blotato's billing portal. There is no free plan: a 7-day free trial (card required) includes everything except the API and the MCP server, and generating an API key ends the trial and starts the paid Starter plan (checked 15 October 2026). Status 200 has a permanent Free plan with 1 profile, 30 posts per month on 7 platforms and REST API keys; paid plans start at $9/mo.

### Is Status 200 cheaper than Blotato?

It depends on how your accounts are spread. Blotato prices by connected accounts on any of its 9 networks: Starter is $29/mo for 20 (each Facebook Page and LinkedIn company Page counts as one), Creator $97/mo for 40 and Agency $499/mo for 100, with AI credits included. Status 200 prices by profile, and a profile holds one account on each of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads and Skool (X is a $9/mo add-on): Beginner is $9/mo ($7.50 a month billed yearly) for 3 profiles with up to 20 posts a day each, and Apprentice is $29/mo for 5 profiles with up to 50 posts a day each. For a few brands on several networks, Status 200 costs less: 3 brands on 6 networks each (18 accounts) fit Beginner at $9/mo, against $29/mo for Blotato Starter. For many accounts on one network, Blotato costs less: 20 Instagram accounts fit Blotato Starter ($29/mo) but need 20 Status 200 profiles (Expert, $199/mo). Both bill a year at the price of 10 months; Status 200 Agency is billed monthly only.

### Does Blotato have an API and an MCP server?

Yes. Blotato has a REST API (https://backend.blotato.com/v2, with a blotato-api-key header) and a hosted MCP server with 36 tools for publishing, scheduling, analytics, comments, DMs and AI visuals. Both come with every paid plan (Starter, Creator and Agency) and neither is in the 7-day trial. Its documented limits include 30 requests a minute to create posts and 60 a minute for most reads. Blotato's pages list no official SDK, and neither tool lists webhooks that report a post's status (Status 200 has none yet). Status 200's REST API is on every plan, Free included, with no monthly request cap, and there is a Python package: pip install status200uploads. The AI connector is included in every paid plan, from Beginner. Tested with Claude and Claude Code.

### Does Blotato post to Skool?

No. Blotato publishes to 9 networks: Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest and YouTube, and its pricing file says the list is exhaustive. Status 200 posts to Skool communities on every paid plan, from Beginner ($9/mo), from the dashboard, the REST API or an AI app signed in to our MCP server. Skool has no official API: you paste your Skool session cookie, which we store encrypted. Blotato posts to Bluesky, which Status 200 does not.

### How large can videos be on Blotato and on Status 200?

Blotato's media requirements page says Starter supports files up to 400 MB and Creator and Agency up to 1 GB, and that a network's lower limit applies (for example 10 minutes on TikTok). Status 200 accepts videos up to 5 GB (resumable in the dashboard, or imported from a URL through the API) and publishes up to 5 GB to YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Skool, and up to 4 GB to TikTok; Instagram (300 MB) and Threads (1 GB) have lower limits of their own. Pinterest posts are images only on Status 200.

### Can I use n8n, Make or Zapier with Blotato or Status 200?

Blotato has an n8n node that n8n has verified, so it installs on n8n Cloud, and Make lists Blotato as a verified app; Blotato's pages list no Zapier app. Status 200 has a community node, @status200uploads/n8n-nodes-status200uploads, which n8n verified on 26 October 2026 (n8n Cloud and self-hosted n8n), and there is no Zapier or Make app: their HTTP steps (Webhooks by Zapier, on Zapier's paid plans; Make's HTTP module) can call the REST API, which we have not tested yet.

### Can Blotato reply to comments and DMs?

Yes, on Instagram and Facebook. Blotato has an inbox for comments and messages and reply-only DM automations, counted in active contacts per month (1,000 on Starter, 6,000 on Creator and 15,000 on Agency). Status 200 publishes and schedules posts and reports their numbers; it has no inbox.

## Sources

- [blotato.com/pricing](https://www.blotato.com/pricing)
- [blotato.com/pricing.md](https://www.blotato.com/pricing.md)
- [blotato.com/social-media-api](https://www.blotato.com/social-media-api)
- [blotato.com/mcp](https://www.blotato.com/mcp)
- [Blotato help: billing and credits](https://help.blotato.com/settings/billing-and-credits)
- [Blotato help: authentication](https://help.blotato.com/api-and-mcp-concepts/authentication)
- [Blotato help: rate limits](https://help.blotato.com/api-and-mcp-concepts/rate-limits)
- [Blotato help: media requirements](https://help.blotato.com/rest-api-reference/publish-post/media)
- [Blotato help: social accounts and posting caps](https://help.blotato.com/settings/social-accounts)
- [Blotato help: LinkedIn](https://help.blotato.com/platform-publishing/platforms/linkedin)
- [Blotato help: analytics](https://help.blotato.com/web-app-features/analytics)
- [Blotato help: FAQs](https://help.blotato.com/support/faqs)
- [Blotato help: n8n node](https://help.blotato.com/integrations-and-automation-templates/n8n/n8n-blotato-node)
- [n8n.io: Blotato node](https://n8n.io/integrations/blotato/)
- [make.com: Blotato](https://www.make.com/en/integrations/blotato)

## Related pages

- [Home](https://status200uploads.com/)
- [Features](https://status200uploads.com/features)
- [Pricing](https://status200uploads.com/pricing)
- [API Docs](https://status200uploads.com/docs/api)