Aether vs Ayrshare — the honest developer comparison

import Aether from "aether";

// If you're coming from Ayrshare, the API shape is similar.
// Key additions: Threads, Reddit, inbox API, MCP server, overrides field.

const aether = new Aether({ apiKey: process.env.AETHER_API_KEY });

// Cross-post to 6 platforms including Threads and Reddit
const post = await aether.posts.create({
  text: "New feature live across all platforms 🚀",
  profileIds: [
    "ig_abc123",     // Instagram
    "li_company789", // LinkedIn
    "tt_xyz789",     // TikTok
    "fb_page456",    // Facebook
    "th_user456",    // Threads — not available in Ayrshare
    "rd_user789",    // Reddit — not available in Ayrshare
  ],
  overrides: {
    rd_user789: {
      subreddit: "r/yoursubreddit",
      title: "We shipped a new feature — here's what changed",
    },
  },
  scheduledFor: "2026-06-15T09:00:00Z",
});

// Inbox API — read DMs across platforms
const messages = await aether.inbox.list({ platform: "instagram", unread: true });

import os
import aether

client = aether.Aether(api_key=os.environ["AETHER_API_KEY"])

# Post to Threads and Reddit — platforms Ayrshare doesn't cover
post = client.posts.create(
    text="New feature live across all platforms 🚀",
    profile_ids=[
        "ig_abc123",
        "li_company789",
        "tt_xyz789",
        "fb_page456",
        "th_user456",    # Threads
        "rd_user789",    # Reddit
    ],
    overrides={
        "rd_user789": {
            "subreddit": "r/yoursubreddit",
            "title": "We shipped a new feature — here's what changed",
        }
    },
    scheduled_for="2026-06-15T09:00:00Z",
)

# Post to platforms Ayrshare doesn't cover
curl -X POST https://api.aetherhq.dev/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AETHER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "New feature live across all platforms 🚀",
    "profileIds": ["ig_abc123", "li_company789", "tt_xyz789", "th_user456", "rd_user789"],
    "overrides": {
      "rd_user789": {
        "subreddit": "r/yoursubreddit",
        "title": "We shipped a new feature — here is what changed"
      }
    },
    "scheduledFor": "2026-06-15T09:00:00Z"
  }'