Influence vs PilotMyX in 2026: multi-channel reviewed publishing or an X-first analytics loop
Influence turns brand-guided AI drafts into account-specific social posts and insists on a fresh final review. PilotMyX is a one-account X workflow with post and reply analytics, a scheduler, and tightly scoped MCP permissions for agent-assisted work.
Influence
PilotMyX- Influence creates separate text and media versions for each selected destination and requires a fresh review before assistant-originated work publishes or schedules.
- PilotMyX works with one connected X account, not a multi-network calendar for Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or Facebook.
- PilotMyX Basic imports 300 posts and 100 replies, retains 90 days of post and reply analytics, and permits 100 posts or quotes each month.
- Influence lists unlimited account connections across 20+ platforms on every public plan, with 50, 150, or unlimited monthly posts.
- PilotMyX MCP permissions can be scoped separately for analytics, drafts, scheduling, and immediate publishing.
- Influence publishes an HTTP API, SDK, CLI, and MCP integration, although its reviewed profile does not publish PilotMyX-style analytics-import limits.
- PilotMyX cannot schedule replies, and its quote or link allowance is smaller than its overall monthly post allowance.
This is not a close feature-for-feature contest. Influence is the better choice for a creator or small business publishing one campaign across several social, community, and publishing destinations, especially when an AI assistant must stop for human confirmation. PilotMyX earns its place when X is the actual channel that matters and the operator wants to learn from original posts and replies before scheduling the next experiment. Influence starts at €170 a year with 50 monthly posts and unlimited connections across 20+ platforms. PilotMyX starts at $8.33 a month on annual billing, but its lower tier is one X account, 30 days of post-only analytics, and 30 posts or quotes each month. Choose Influence for cross-channel adaptation and a hard release check. Choose PilotMyX Basic when reply performance, timing patterns, and scoped agent access are more valuable than a general social calendar.
The tools at a glance
Influence
AI social scheduler for brand-guided drafts, account-specific versions, and an explicit human release step
Influence is a publishing workspace for work that has to travel beyond one social feed. A user can start a Single Post or Campaign, select connected accounts, and make a separate text and media version for each destination. The calendar keeps drafts and scheduled work visible, while Upcoming gives the operator a place to alter or cancel a future campaign before delivery starts. That is more useful than a single-caption scheduler when an idea has to be adapted for LinkedIn, Instagram, a community, and a publishing destination.
The decisive control is at the end of the workflow. Publishing now opens a final review of the account, copy, media, settings, time, and time zone. Scheduling follows the same pattern, and material changes call for a new review. Influence IQ can draft and revise from saved Brand Guidelines, notes, and media, but assistant connections such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Codex do not remove that final approval. Activity records Published for confirmed delivery and Needs review when an outcome should be inspected before a retry.
Starter is €170 annually for 50 posts and 1,500 IQ credits a month. Growth provides 150 posts and 3,750 credits, while Pro has unlimited posts and 7,500 credits. Every plan includes unlimited connections across 20+ platforms and a seven-day trial. The public profile documents an HTTP API, SDK, CLI, and MCP connection, but does not establish named seats, a formal client approval chain, or the X reply-analysis depth that makes PilotMyX useful.
| Feature | Starter €170/year | Growth €170 first year, then €340/year | Pro €610/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posts per month | 50 | 150 | Unlimited |
| Influence IQ credits per month | 1,500 | 3,750 | 7,500 |
| Connected accounts | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Assistant or IQ scheduling allowance, rolling 24 hours | 20 destinations | 50 destinations | 100 destinations |
| Trial | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days |
PilotMyX
X/Twitter analytics, scheduling, and permissioned MCP access for a single-account agent workflow
PilotMyX is deliberately narrow: one connected X account, its posts and replies, a calendar, and the information needed to decide what to test next. It can rank and filter eligible content by supported metrics, compare a chosen period with the preceding period, and identify patterns by weekday and local time. Basic and Growth distinguish original posts from replies written by the account, which matters for founders whose attention comes from conversations as much as standalone threads.
The scheduler supports drafts, up to four ordered images with alt text, quoted-post links, immediate publishing, future scheduling, editing, rescheduling, and cancellation. A user can choose a minute within the selected hour. The boundary is important: PilotMyX cannot schedule replies and it does not replace a multi-network social calendar. Metrics remain limited to what X returns for the connected account, while current data refreshes daily.
The agent workflow is unusually explicit. MCP access separates scopes for reading analytics, reading drafts and scheduled publications, creating or editing drafts and media, scheduling or cancelling future posts, and immediate publishing. Starter costs $8.33 monthly on annual billing, while Basic is $33.33 and Growth $83.33. Basic is the realistic tier for reply analysis: 300 posts plus 100 replies imported, 90 days of analytics, 100 monthly posts or quotes, and 25 quote or link posts.
| Feature | Starter (Post Only) $8.33/mo billed yearly | Basic $33.33/mo billed yearly | Growth $83.33/mo billed yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial import | 100 posts | 300 posts + 100 replies | 600 posts + 500 replies |
| Analytics history | 30 days, posts only | 90 days, posts and replies | Full imported history, posts and replies |
| Posts or quotes published/month | 30 | 100 | 300 |
| Quote or link posts/month | 5 | 25 | 100 |
| MCP access and skills bundle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Head-to-head feature comparison
| Feature | Influence | PilotMyX |
|---|---|---|
| Starting published price | €170/year | $8.33/mo billed yearly |
| Channel model | Unlimited connections across 20+ platforms | One connected X account |
| Account-specific post versions | Yes, text and media per account | X drafts only |
| AI or agent drafting | Influence IQ with saved Brand Guidelines | Scoped MCP drafting tools |
| Final publishing control | Fresh final review before assistant publishing | Owner selects distinct publishing scope |
| Reply analytics | Not verified in reviewed profile | Basic and Growth |
| Scheduling allowance | 50, 150, or unlimited posts/month | 30, 100, or 300 posts or quotes/month |
| API and MCP | HTTP API, SDK, CLI, and MCP documented | MCP documented; general developer API not published |
| Team and approvals | Not verified in reviewed profile | Agency workspace and approval workflow not published |
Which should you choose?
InfluenceInfluencePilotMyXInfluenceInfluence and PilotMyX overlap only at the point where an AI-assisted draft becomes a scheduled post. Influence treats that as a cross-channel publishing and review problem. PilotMyX treats it as an X performance loop, where reply data, timing patterns, and scoped access are the main differentiators. That distinction should settle the purchase before price does. PilotMyX is not a cheaper substitute for a multi-network calendar, and Influence is not evidence of the X-specific analytics that PilotMyX documents.
Bottom line
Choose Influence when the work is adapting campaigns across several destinations and a person must explicitly clear AI-assisted work before it goes live. Choose PilotMyX Basic when one X account drives the programme and the team needs post-plus-reply analysis, 90 days of history, and controlled MCP actions. PilotMyX Starter is only credible for a light, post-only X workflow. Neither profile proves a formal multi-person approval system, so a team with regulated sign-off requirements should validate that operating detail directly.
Frequently asked questions
Is Influence or PilotMyX better for a founder whose growth comes from X replies as well as posts?
PilotMyX Basic is the better documented choice for an X-first founder because it separates original posts from replies written by the account and retains 90 days of both in its analytics. Influence can publish to X among many destinations, but its reviewed profile does not establish comparable reply analysis or X timing reports.
Can an AI assistant publish directly through Influence or PilotMyX?
Influence requires a fresh final review before an assistant-originated post can publish or schedule, including after meaningful changes. PilotMyX lets the owner assign separate MCP scopes for drafting, scheduling, and immediate publishing, so a technical operator can avoid granting a client blanket write access.
Which tool supports Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X from one calendar?
Influence is the evidenced multi-channel option because it lists unlimited connections across 20+ platforms and includes Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X among its published destinations. PilotMyX is purpose-built for one connected X account and does not claim a broader calendar.
Does PilotMyX let me schedule replies to posts on X?
PilotMyX does not schedule replies to posts on X. Its scheduler handles drafts, image posts, quoted-post links, immediate publishing, and future posts, but the reviewed profile explicitly lists reply scheduling as unavailable. A founder whose daily strategy depends on joining conversations at a particular time should keep that task in X or validate another workflow rather than putting it in a PilotMyX calendar.
What does PilotMyX Basic add over Starter for an X creator?
PilotMyX Basic adds 300 imported posts plus 100 replies, 90 days of post and reply analytics, 100 monthly posts or quotes, and 25 quote or link posts. Starter is a smaller post-only plan with 100 imported posts, 30 days of history, 30 monthly posts or quotes, and five quote or link posts.
Reviewed by Filipe Lins DuarteCo-Founder & CEOVast experience talking to customers and users to understand what good software looks like. Background spans commercial and product roles.
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