ShortSync review
This ShortSync review is written by deploy.social, which makes a tool that does the same job, so weigh it with that in mind. I used ShortSync myself for a while before building Deploy, and it's a solid tool. Every fact below comes from ShortSync's own website, read on October 21, 2026.
What ShortSync is
ShortSync is a video publishing tool for creators. You upload a video once and it goes out to up to 17 platforms from one dashboard, with captions you can change for each platform, a custom thumbnail, scheduling and bulk uploads. It also posts images, carousels and text.
It's built by its founder, Hilma, and run by Night Tech Oy, a company registered in Helsinki, Finland. Its homepage counter read 408,928 videos published with ShortSync on October 21, 2026.
What ShortSync does well
- A long platform list
- 17 platforms: TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Threads, X, Bluesky, Pinterest, Telegram, Mastodon, Discord, Tumblr, Pixelfed, Google Business Profile and Reddit.
- A free plan with everything switched on
- 5 uploads a month on every platform, with scheduling, bulk uploading and API and MCP access, and no card. One upload counts once however many platforms it goes to.
- Bulk upload from the cloud
- Drop in several videos at once from your computer, Google Drive or Dropbox, then schedule them across every platform.
- Repurposing
- Keep posting to Instagram or a Facebook Page as usual, and ShortSync can repost each new post to your other accounts, as drafts or straight away. You can also import older posts and schedule them out.
- Analytics and an inbox
- Numbers from ten platforms in one view, and replies to comments and DMs from one inbox.
- Thumbnails and first comments
- One custom thumbnail per video becomes the YouTube thumbnail, the Instagram Reel cover and the Pinterest Pin cover, and TikTok uses the frame you pick. A first comment can go out on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
- API and MCP on every plan
- A public API and an MCP server, so scripts and AI assistants can post and schedule for you.
Where it falls short
Each of these is something ShortSync says on its own pages.
- Priced in euros
- Creator is €14.99 a month and Team €49.99. If you pay in another currency, what you're charged moves with the exchange rate.
- Free plan analytics refresh once a month
- On Free, analytics sync once per month. Creator and Team can refresh them anytime.
- One workspace on Creator
- Creator includes 1 workspace, and each extra one is €10 a month. Team collaboration comes with the Team plan at €49.99.
- Daily caps per platform
- Paid plans have unlimited uploads, but ShortSync notes that each platform's own API quota sets a daily upload cap. You can still schedule as many videos as you like.
- Repurposing may need switching on
- If Repurposing isn't in your Settings, ShortSync's docs say to contact support to turn it on. It reposts from Instagram and Facebook Pages only.
Pricing
| ShortSync | deploy.social | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0, 5 uploads a month | $0, 5 posts a month |
| Solo creator | Creator: €14.99 a month, or €11.99 a month billed yearly (€143.88 a year) | Standard: $15 a month, or $150 a year |
| A team or several brands | Team: €49.99 a month for 10 workspaces (€479.88 a year) | Our Studio plan: $39 a month for 10 workspaces, 5 members |
Yearly: Deploy $150 a year (2 months free), ShortSync €143.88 a year.
Who ShortSync suits
A creator who posts every day and wants the widest reach from one upload, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Reddit included, will get a lot out of ShortSync. So will anyone already paying in euros, or anyone who posts to Instagram first and wants the rest to follow on their own.
If you'd rather pay in US dollars, deploy.social does the same core job for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, Threads, X and Bluesky. The ShortSync alternative page has the price side by side, and deploy.social vs ShortSync goes through it by situation.
Questions
Is ShortSync free?
ShortSync has a free plan: 5 uploads a month on all of its platforms, with no card, by shortsync.app/pricing on October 21, 2026. deploy.social's Free plan is also 5 posts a month.
How much does ShortSync cost?
Creator is €14.99 a month or €143.88 a year, and Team is €49.99 a month or €479.88 a year, by shortsync.app/pricing on October 21, 2026. deploy.social is $15 a month in US dollars.
What platforms does ShortSync support?
17, by its own list: TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Threads, X, Bluesky, Pinterest, Telegram, Mastodon, Discord, Tumblr, Pixelfed, Google Business Profile and Reddit.
Who makes ShortSync?
ShortSync is built by Hilma and operated by Night Tech Oy, a company registered in Helsinki, Finland, according to its About page.
Who wrote this ShortSync review?
deploy.social did. Deploy is a tool that posts one video to several platforms, the same job ShortSync does, which is why every fact here is taken from ShortSync's own pages and dated.
Want to compare for yourself?
Both tools have a free plan. Post the same video from each and keep the one you like opening.
Keep reading
- ShortSync alternative
The price comparison, in euros against our dollars.
- deploy.social vs ShortSync
The same two tools, decided by situation: solo, clients, first week.
- All comparisons
Every tool we compare deploy.social with, one at a time.