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Captapi vs Unified.to
Offers a generic ‘one API to integrate all’ approach but not specialized for social media analytics.
Which to pick
Pick Captapi if you want…
- Unified social media data API
- A free plan to start with
- Open-source code (CDCStream/captapi-mcp on GitHub, MIT license)
- Integrations with REST, MCP server or Claude (on Captapi's list, not Unified.to's)
Pick Unified.to if you want…
- Real-time unified API for SaaS integrations
- General API integration
- Integrations with Typescript, Java or C# (on Unified.to's list, not Captapi's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Captapi:Captapi offers a single REST API and MCP server to fetch structured public social media data from 33 platforms.
- Unified.to:Unified.to provides a real-time unified API and MCP to integrate 940+ B2B SaaS services with a single endpoint.
- Best for
- Captapi:Unified social media data API
- Unified.to:Real-time unified API for SaaS integrations
- Who it’s for
- Captapi:Developers, AI agents, marketers and researchers who need cross-platform social media data.
- Unified.to:Developers building B2B SaaS or AI apps that need live access to multiple third-party data sources.
- Pricing
- Captapi:Freemium
- Unified.to:Paid
- Plans
- Captapi:Free $0 · Starter $9 per month · Pro $27 per month · Business $90 per month
- Unified.to:Grow $750+ per month · Pro $1,500+ per month · Scale $3,000+ per month
- Open source
- Captapi:Yes, 0 GitHub stars
- Unified.to:—
- Works with
- Captapi:REST, MCP server, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, n8n, Python, Node
- Unified.to:Typescript, Python, PHP, Java, C#, Ruby, Go, React
Captapi features
- 179 endpoints across 33 platforms. Access posts, comments, profiles, transcripts, metrics and ad libraries with one API key.
- AI-powered video summaries. GPT-4o-mini generates key points, topics and sentiment for YouTube videos.
- 24-hour shared cache. Add cache=true for instant, free cached responses.
- MCP server integration. Connect to Claude, Cursor or VS Code via OAuth or API key for AI-agent workflows.
- Credit-based billing. Pay only for successful data extraction; failed or empty requests cost 0 credits.
- Developer-first design. Plain REST, no OAuth, with SDKs for Python, Node and PHP (coming soon) and an n8n node.
Unified.to features
- Unified API & MCP. Single API layer with unified objects, scopes, and write endpoints for AI agents.
- Real-time Pass-through. Requests hit source APIs live, no caching or sync jobs.
- Zero-storage Architecture. Stateless traffic, no data at rest, regionalized for compliance.
- Custom Fields & Objects. Read/write custom fields and objects across integrations like Salesforce.
- Native & Virtual Webhooks. Unlimited webhook subscriptions with instant or polled updates.
- Embedded Auth & SSO components. Ready-to-use UI for account linking, OAuth2, and single sign-on.
Captapi vs Unified.to FAQ
Is Captapi or Unified.to free?+
Captapi has a free plan; paid plans start at $9/month (Starter). Unified.to is paid, with a free trial.
Is Captapi or Unified.to open source?+
Captapi is open source (CDCStream/captapi-mcp on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Unified.to.
Do Captapi and Unified.to integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python and PHP. Captapi also lists REST, MCP server, Claude, Cursor and 3 more; Unified.to also lists Typescript, Java, C#, Ruby and 4 more.
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