OpenTweet vs Metricool
Metricool ships an MCP server that works on free accounts, but X is not included in any Metricool plan. The X add-on is $10 per month per connected account since July 13, 2026, and the free plan cannot connect X at all. Real X cost starts near $30. OpenTweet is $11.99 flat with X included.
Last updated: August 31, 2026
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Where Metricool is stronger
Metricool is a multi-network analytics and scheduling suite with a shared content calendar, and its higher tiers add team and client management with a post approval workflow. That is what agencies handling many brands across many networks need, and OpenTweet does not do it. If you are running client work, Metricool is the better tool.The X add-on, in numbers
Metricool prices X separately from everything else it does. These are the figures from Metricool's own help documentation, current as of July 13, 2026.
Metricool Starter begins around $20 a month, so one X account lands near $30 a month all in. Two X accounts is $40, three is $50. Accounts that bought the add-on before July 2026 were grandfathered at the old $5 per month rate, so an older review or a colleague's memory of the price will be wrong.
Metricool vs OpenTweet, side by side
| Metricool | OpenTweet | |
|---|---|---|
| Networks covered | Many, in one dashboard | 1, X only |
| Free plan | Yes, 1 brand, 20 scheduled posts/month | No, 7-day free trial |
| X on the free plan | Not possible, add-on needs Starter or higher | X is the product |
| Cost of X, per connected account | $10/month or $120/year, on top of a plan | Included, no surcharge |
| Realistic monthly cost for one X account | About $30 (Starter plus add-on) | $11.99 |
| MCP server | Yes, released March 2026 | Yes, mcp.opentweet.io/mcp |
| MCP works without a paid plan | Yes, but not for X | Paid plans only |
| Public REST API for posting | Not the core product | Yes, POST /api/v1/posts |
| Client management and post approval | Yes, on higher tiers | Not offered |
| X Articles | Not offered | Yes, write, schedule, publish |
| Evergreen recycling | Not offered | Yes |
| X DM campaigns | Not offered | Yes, human-approved, Advanced plan |
Metricool takes network coverage, the free plan, MCP access without paying, and client management with approvals. OpenTweet takes the X-specific rows and the cost of actually connecting an X account. Where a capability is not publicly documented, it is marked as such rather than assumed.
Why the per-account surcharge matters more than it looks
A $10 line item reads as small until you notice it scales with exactly the thing you are trying to grow.
Per-account X pricing
- Every X account you add costs another $10 a month
- Three X accounts on Starter is about $50 a month
- Ten X accounts adds $100 a month on top of the plan
- The bill grows with the number of accounts, not with value delivered
Flat X pricing
- Pro $11.99 a month, one X account
- Advanced $29 a month, three X accounts
- Agency $49 a month, ten X accounts
- No per-account surcharge and no per-post fee at any tier
Who each one is for
Pick Metricool if
- You manage several networks in one calendar
- You run client work and need approvals and reporting
- X is one platform among many rather than the main one
- You want an MCP server you can try on a free account first
Pick OpenTweet if
- X is the platform that matters and you want depth there
- You do not want a per-account surcharge to connect X
- You want X Articles, evergreen recycling, and X DM campaigns
- You want a REST API and 36 X-specific MCP tools for agents
Frequently asked questions
Does Metricool have an MCP server?
Yes. Metricool released an MCP server in March 2026 that connects a Metricool account to MCP clients such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Make, and n8n. The MCP server itself works on a free Metricool account, which is genuinely unusual and worth crediting. What the free account cannot do is connect an X profile.
How much does X actually cost on Metricool?
X is not included in any Metricool plan. It is an add-on at $10 per month, or $120 per year, for each connected X account, and it can only be bought on a paid plan of Starter or higher. Metricool Starter begins around $20 per month, so the realistic floor for managing one X account on Metricool is about $30 per month. Accounts that bought the add-on before July 2026 kept the old $5 per month rate.
Can I use Metricool's free plan for X?
No. Metricool's help documentation is explicit that the free plan cannot connect X and that you must upgrade to Starter or higher to buy the add-on. The free plan is also limited to one brand and 20 scheduled posts per month. So the MCP server working on free accounts does not translate into free X access.
Is OpenTweet cheaper than Metricool for X?
For X specifically, yes. OpenTweet Pro is a flat $11.99 per month with one X account, the REST API, and MCP access included, and no add-on. Metricool for one X account is roughly $30 per month once you combine a Starter plan with the $10 add-on, and every additional X account adds another $10 per month. OpenTweet Advanced is $29 for three X accounts and Agency is $49 for ten, with no per-account X surcharge.
What is Metricool genuinely better at?
Breadth and reporting. Metricool covers many networks in one dashboard with a shared content calendar, and its higher tiers add team and client management with a post approval workflow, which is what agencies running many brands actually need. OpenTweet does none of that: one network, no approval chains, no multi-brand reporting suite. If you run client work across platforms, Metricool is the right tool and this page is not arguing otherwise.
Do I need an X developer account with either tool?
Not with OpenTweet. It holds the X OAuth connection and refreshes the token, so there is no X developer portal application and no X pay-per-use billing in your name. Since February 2026 that billing runs $0.005 per read, $0.015 per post, and $0.20 for a post containing a link, which is why a flat monthly price is worth comparing against building on the raw API.
What can OpenTweet's MCP tools do that a multi-network MCP server cannot?
A multi-network tool set is shaped by what every network shares. OpenTweet's 36 tools are all about X, so they include threads up to 25 posts, batch scheduling up to 50, evergreen queue management, X Articles creation and publishing, best-posting-time analysis, top-post reporting, profile growth, and content-gap detection. Those have no equivalent in a surface designed to work across ten networks at once.
Which should I choose?
Choose Metricool if you manage several networks and several clients, need a shared calendar and an approval workflow, and X is one platform among many. Choose OpenTweet if X is the platform that matters, you do not want a per-account X surcharge, and you want X Articles, evergreen recycling, X analytics, DM campaigns, and 36 X-specific MCP tools for a flat $11.99.
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