PublishBuddy vs FollowerCleanup

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PublishBuddy compared with FollowerCleanup
Detail	PublishBuddy	FollowerCleanup
What it does	Social media management tool with built-in AI agent for scheduling, analytics, and content across 10+ platforms	Track who unfollowed you on Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn without sharing your password
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan: $0, includes 3 social accounts, 10 scheduled posts per profile, 20 drafts, 7-day analytics. Pro: $29/month, includes 10 social accounts, 500 AI credits/month, unlimited scheduling, 365-day analytics. Business: $49/month, includes 20 social accounts, 2,500 AI credits/month, 2-year analytic	Starter: $4.90/month or $49/year; Pro: $9.90/month or $99/year; Scale: $19.90/month or $199/year. Annual billing includes 2 months free.
Key features	Schedule posts across 10+ platforms from one dashboard AI Agent that drafts and schedules posts via chat Post previews for each network before publishing Analytics showing followers, reach, and engagement Team collaboration with approval workflows Public REST API for custom integrations MCP server for Claude, Cursor and other AI clients Media library to reuse images and videos Reply to comments from one interface	Unfollow detection across Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn Ghost account and spam detection New follower tracking Not-following-back detection Follower growth analytics over time Multiple account tracking per platform Full event history and snapshot comparison Manual unfollow workflow with actionable lists No password or OAuth required Data export and deletion options
What makes it different	Built-in AI Agent that knows your accounts and brand voice, not generic chat Supports 10+ platforms including emerging networks like Bluesky and Threads Team built from running 50+ accounts with 40M+ followers at scale Free plan available indefinitely with no credit card required	No password or API access required—completely safe with no account ban risk Tracks three platforms in one unified dashboard Automatic ghost and spam account detection to improve engagement rates Manual unfollow control with no bots or automation Complete privacy with encrypted data and no ads or data selling
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Open source	Not given	Not given
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	12 +7 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	18	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	10	2

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