LazyRelay vs Publer
Publer is a budget-friendly scheduler with a genuine free plan and low per-account paid pricing. Here's an honest look at where it and LazyRelay actually differ.
Where Publer is genuinely ahead
Publer's paid pricing is aggressively cheap — its Professional plan starts around $4/month and scales per account, with every 10th account free. For a solo operator on a tight budget who doesn't need a long post history, Publer's paid tiers can undercut LazyRelay significantly.
| LazyRelay | Publer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0, 30 credits once, 3 accounts, 10 queued posts | $0, 3 accounts (no X), 10 posts/account (refillable) |
| Post history on free plan | No time limit | Only 24 hours, then it's gone |
| Entry paid price | Pay-as-you-go: $15 one time, 300 credits. Growth: $29 a month, 1,000 credits | ~$4/mo per account (Professional), 10th account free |
| Pricing shape | Credits: 1 credit per channel destination | Per account, with volume discounts |
| Post verification | Proof-of-Publish: independently confirms a post is actually live | Not found — "sent" is the end state |
| AI-agent (MCP) access | 27 tools, included on every plan including Free | Not mentioned on their site |
| Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, Bluesky, Tumblr | Supported | Not listed among Publer's supported networks |
| X (Twitter) | Supported on paid plans, with your own X developer keys (X bills your developer account for posts) | Supported on paid plans |
Publer's prices and features checked directly on publer.com. Rows can go stale as either product changes — if you spot one that's out of date, that's worth telling us.
The gap that actually matters: "sent" isn't "published"
Publer's own marketing focuses on affordability and ease of use, not on independently confirming a post is actually visible after it publishes. LazyRelay separately re-checks the platform after every post to confirm it's genuinely live — that's Proof-of-Publish, included on every LazyRelay plan including Free. We didn't find an equivalent check anywhere in Publer's own documentation.
The other real difference: what "free" actually gives you
Publer's free plan looks similar to LazyRelay's on the surface (3 accounts and a cap of 10 posts) but only keeps your published-post history for 24 hours, so there's no lasting record of what actually went out. LazyRelay's Free plan has no such time limit, and includes Proof-of-Publish verification and MCP/AI-agent access that Publer's free plan doesn't appear to offer at all.
Pick Publer if
- Budget is the deciding factor and you're comfortable paying per account rather than in credits.
- X (Twitter) is a core platform for you, you would rather not manage your own X developer keys and X's per-post charges, and don't mind paying for it.
Pick LazyRelay if
- You want your post history to actually stick around on the free plan, not disappear after 24 hours.
- You post to Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, Bluesky, or Tumblr.
- You want AI-agent/MCP access without needing to check whether it's even offered.
- You want independent proof a post actually went live, not just "accepted."
Try Proof-of-Publish for free. LazyRelay's free tier includes 30 credits once at registration.
See plans and get started freeFrequently asked questions
Does Publer have AI-agent (MCP) access?
We didn't find MCP or AI-agent access documented anywhere on publer.com, on the free plan or paid plans. LazyRelay includes 27 MCP tools on every plan, including Free.
How long does Publer's free plan keep your post history?
24 hours. Publer's free plan only stores published-post history for 24 hours before it's gone. LazyRelay's Free plan keeps your post history and Proof-of-Publish verification without that time limit.
Does Publer verify that a post actually went live, like LazyRelay's Proof-of-Publish?
Not that we found documented on publer.com. LazyRelay's Proof-of-Publish independently re-checks each platform after publishing to confirm the post is genuinely live.