Outstand

What it is

Outstand (outstand.so, API at api.outstand.so) is an API-only unified social media posting and analytics service with a hosted MCP server, aimed at AI agents, schedulers, analytics dashboards and white-label agencies. Peers: Zernio, Ayrshare, Upload-Post, bundle.social; wider field in social-media-management-tools.

Maker and history

The site, terms and privacy pages name “outstand.so” but the legal entity, founders and location were not found (see Open items). The vendor states its MCP server has been live since March 2026 and that SOC 2 certification is in progress (not yet certified). Its llms.txt and Facts page say third-party write-ups are often stale and that those pages are authoritative; this is a vendor claim, so figures below are attributed to the vendor.

Platforms supported

12 per the vendor: X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Vimeo, Reddit.

API surface

• REST https://api.outstand.so/v1/ (Bearer API key): posts with a containers model, media upload, scheduling (scheduledAt), analytics (GET /v1/posts/{id}/analytics), accounts, POST /v1/social-networks for bring-your-own app credentials. A 200 from create-post means accepted and queued, not live; outcomes arrive by signed webhooks (post.published, post.error) or by polling. Idempotency keys supported. Queueing, throttling and retries are handled by the vendor.
• MCP: https://mcp.outstand.so/mcp, 28 tools (create/update/list posts, media upload, replies, analytics, account management); OAuth or API key; no SDK install required. Works with Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT custom connector and others. See model-context-protocol.
• Media processing per platform, CSV export of analytics.

Platform approvals

“Managed Keys”: the vendor’s own OAuth apps cover 8 networks (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky via app password, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok). For X, Google Business Profile, Vimeo and Reddit you register your own developer app and bring the credentials (BYOK); BYOK is also optional on any network for white-labelled consent screens, and credentials stay customer-owned. Not offered: social listening, sentiment, scraping.

Pricing model

Usage-based per post, not per seat or connected account: a “Pay as you go” plan with a monthly post allowance and lower per-post rates at volume, a “Business” plan for agencies (larger allowance, resale permitted), and custom Enterprise. No annual contract. Amounts: https://www.outstand.so/#pricing.

Limits

Rate limiting is handled by queueing (vendor says callers never see a 429); see docs for numbers. No uptime SLA on Business per the vendor.

Fit and limits (opinion)

Simple, post-volume-based model that suits many small connected accounts. Young, with an unidentified legal entity and no certification yet; reliability figures (12.8M+ posts per month, 99.92% uptime, 500+ companies) are vendor claims.

Self-learning

• Docs: https://www.outstand.so/docs ; full LLM docs: https://www.outstand.so/docs/llms-full.txt
• MCP page: https://www.outstand.so/mcp
• Facts page: https://www.outstand.so/facts

Sources (fetched 2026-10-09)

• https://www.outstand.so/ , /llms.txt , /facts , /docs/llms-full.txt , /privacy , /terms ; GitHub org Outstand-so

Open items

• Company, founders, funding, location: not found.
• Exact rate limits and SDK availability: not verified (MCP page says no SDK install needed).
• Vendor performance and customer figures: unverified.