Social Media Manager Tools for Bluesky
I am working on putting a more comprehensive list online since I have a LOT more info on cross-posting. This is just a quick summary page for the topics most people ask me about.
Capable of crossposting various platforms & Bluesky (Biz Oriented tools)
- Fedica.com
- Buffer.com
- Publer.io
- Postpone.app
- Postflow.app (paid but has a trial)
- CoSchedule.com
- SocialChamp.io
- Socialoomph.com
- Radaar.io (paid but has a trial – no alt text for images or video)
- SocialBu.com (paid acct required for Bluesky)
- SocialBee.com (paid but has a trial)
- Postiz.com (paid but has a trial – I have not tested this at all yet, just found out about it Nov 6, 2024)
- VistaSocial.com (paid but has a trial)
- Pallyy.com (added Bluesky support Dec 3, 2024 https://pallyy.canny.io/feature-requests/p/bluesky-support no image alt text, no video option, have not done a full round of testing yet.)
Planned / In development (should be available for Bluesky soon?):
Hints dropped:
- Metricool coming to bluesky maybe? https://bsky.app/profile/metricool.com/post/3lbewwcz3k32r
- Loomly? https://bsky.app/profile/loomly.bsky.social/post/3lbpz4e6lhc2q
- SocialPilot? https://bsky.app/profile/socialpilot.co/post/3lb7ts6jfwc2n
Vote it up:
Video post capable:
WITH alt text for video:
- Fedica.com
- Postpone.app
- SocialBu.com (paid acct required for Bluesky)
- Postflow.app (paid but trial available)
No alt text for video yet:
SOON:
- VistaSocial.com (this post indicates video soon.)
If you’re an SMM tool developer, please include/add alt text for video posts. Not only is it good form for accessibility but, at least on Bluesky, it can also play a part in discoverability for search and refinement with Regex for feed building.
Post from RSS feeds (website posts that autopost):
- Dlvrit – yes paid plan but includes dlvr .it link
- CoSchedule – No?
https://coschedule.com/support/integrations/miscellaneous-integrations/connect-rss-feeds-to-coschedule this creates projects - Social Bee – yes paid plans
https://help.socialbee.com/article/86-how-do-i-add-rss-feeds - Social Champ – sorta
https://publish.socialchamp.io/app/v2/publish/auto-rss
did not publish as expected - Socialoomph – yes paid plan only
- Buffer
via Zapier
https://support.buffer.com/article/613-automating-rss-feeds-using-feedly-and-zapier
Or if you use WordPress – https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-to-buffer/
https://support.buffer.com/article/612-adding-posts-to-your-queue-from-wordpress
Rss feeds in app coming soon - Publer .io – yes paid plan
https://help.publer.io/en/article/how-to-auto-schedule-or-auto-post-the-new-rss-feed-articles-1sr2pvy/ - Fedica – yes Pipeline (pretty sure part of paid plans)
https://fedica.com/social-media/rss-feed-posting - Postpone – via Zapier
https://www.postpone.app/features/social-media-automation - Radaar.io – not in the traditional sense but it’s not automated (but could be useful for some people)
https://dash.radaar.io/v2/18954/publishing/utilities/rss-feeds
Stats & Analytics
- https://skykit.blue
- https://www.graphtracks.com
- https://blueskycounter.com/ login required to get started
- https://skyzoo.blue/stats
The tools above are Bluesky specific account engagement information and not SMM tools. I’m including them because some of them may be more useful specifically for Bluesky.
Keep in mind that there are going to be some limitations (ex: views) because of what’s available as part of the Bluesky API currently.
Also what you can get from each of these is going to be more drastically different than the basics of publishing posts so I’m trying to link to screenshots (keep in mind this is a quickly changing landscape so things may look different on the date that you look vs the date I posted screenshots.)
- socialchamp.io has likes , shares, comments per post. Sort by top posts. Follower growth. See screenshot.
- Socialbu.com has some follower growth info and top posts info. As well as proportion info about posts that are test, image, or video. See screenshots.
- Postpone.app followers, likes, replies, top posts. Reposts & quote posts also exist in the charts but they don’t seem accurate at the moment for this account. Screen shot.
Lists that they have analytics but I haven’t tested yet:
- Publer.io yes but I would have to upgrade to test – list here https://help.publer.io/en/article/what-metricsanalytics-are-gathered-for-each-social-network-1ibwz3q/
- VistaSocial shows likes, comments and shares in their image here: https://vistasocial.com/integrations/bluesky/
SOON:
Vote it up:
“Quote Post” capable (embeds really):
When a link was posted, does it look like a quote post or just a link?
This is actually an embed since it won’t show as a quote post to the original person posting.
Links to most recent “quote post” tests done:
- Deck.blue https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzract6sbs25
- Fedica https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrazpyhws2a
- Coshedule https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrb5pf52s2k
- Postpone https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrbjqhphj27
- Dlvrit https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrcnokduz22
- SocialChamp https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrby5auxv2q
- Buffer https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzrc6lbtqn2s
My SocialBee trial ran out & I have to decide if I want to pay to test more.
Queue and/or ReQueue
Most business SMM tools are capable of scheduled posts. Queues are less about choosing a time and just instead queuing things up. Your options for queuing can vary greatly by tool so while one may do hourly another may do times you’ve selected each day OR try and optimize based on other data.
- Fedica.com is a little different from the rest when it comes to Queue and reposting options. Screen shot link. PowerSchedule is your Queue equivalent. “Pipeline” is easier to share their video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YytpAdQOf0
- Buffer.com Has Queue as well as share next in case you want the post you are working on currently to go to the top of the Queue Screen shot link
- Publer.io this one has AutoSchedule (Queue), Recycle (ReQueue) & Recurring Screen shot link I believe Recurring is a paid feature
- CoSchedule.com queue capable Screen shot link re-queue capable Screen shot link but not on free plan (so I haven’t tested) I think these will have to originate from this tool to be reposted though
- VistaSocial.com queue capable Screen shot link
- SocialChamp.io queue capable, I do not see a repost existing option Screen shot of options
- Socialoomph.com queue capable but not on their free plan (so I haven’t tested)
- Radaar.io is a paid tool that does also does Queueing but honestly having trouble describing and taking screen shots of the complexities of it’s options at the moment so I’ll come back to it. Might have to screen record or find a video.
Able to automatically thread a long post:
- As of Nov 8 2024: Native in the Bluesky App & Desktop versions
- Fedica.com
- Buffer.com
- Individual focused: @threaditor.net
- Bluesky only: Deck.blue (premium? My memory on this is fuzzy at the moment.) Skeets (also a pro feature for more than one split I think.)
- Have not tested or re-tested the rest yet
Individual / 1 acct per platform oriented:
Last checked August 2023: https://bsky.app/profile/testingitwith.com/post/3kzoq2mtbu22l
- OpenVibe: Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr
- Yup.io: Farcaster, Lens, Twitter, Bluesky, Threads
- Threaditor: Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon
- Nootti: Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr
- SoraSNS: Mastodon, Misskey, Bluesky
- Croissant: not checked yet
- Flipboard: I forgot about this one because it’s a bit of an unusual option for posting to and consuming Bluesky but they were early adopters
If you’re looking for Bluesky-only posting /viewing tools:
https://docs.bsky.app/showcase
Notable:
NOTE: This page may change or be deleted as needed.
Make a copy if you find something useful here.
!! Rule of thumb: If you don’t understand the platform culture,
I would NOT just simply start posting this way.
November 18, 2024 at 9:53 am
That is super useful thanks!
November 18, 2024 at 9:54 am
I’m doing WP plugin via Buffer
November 18, 2024 at 11:13 am
It is at wordpress.org/plugins/wp-t…
November 18, 2024 at 11:58 am
Ok that one is NICE. It wasn’t showing up easily at the top when I searched plugins via the plugin section of my site but yup – that’s an EXCELLENT option!