What PilotPoster is
PilotPoster is a Facebook group auto poster that says it has been posting to joined groups since 2020. You create an account, install its Chrome extension, and campaigns post through your own logged-in browser; its FAQ says it “never uses the restricted Facebook API”.
Its main plan, PilotPoster Pro, costs $47 a month and includes every posting feature. Pro AI, at $99 a month, adds daily AI-written posts, AI images, branded client reports and an automation API. The 1-day trial needs a card, and every plan has a 7-day refund.
A correction: earlier versions of this page put PilotPoster at $25–50 a month, called its engine “DOM scraping” and said it “breaks every few weeks”. The price was out of date and we could not source the other two claims, so all three are gone.
MultiGroupPoster vs PilotPoster: feature by feature
| Feature | MultiGroupPoster | PilotPoster |
|---|---|---|
| Posts to groups you joined | Yes | Yes |
| How it posts | Fast, or Safe (drives the composer), from your browser | Through your browser session; not the restricted API, per its FAQ |
| Setup | Extension; sign in with Google | Web account plus Chrome extension |
| Free option | 6 posts, once, no card | 1-day trial, card required |
| Price | $9.99/mo or $69.99/yr | $47/mo (Pro) · $99/mo (Pro AI) |
| Refunds | 7-day money-back on a first purchase | 7-day refund |
| Scheduling | Once, daily, weekly, monthly | Scheduled and repeating campaigns |
| Text variation | Spintax with preview | Spintax and AI spinning |
| AI writing | No — paste text from any AI tool | Posts from a prompt; daily auto-posting on Pro AI |
| Image variation | Image Sets | Media shuffle, up to 7 files per post |
| First comment | Yes | Yes |
| Post as a Page | Yes | Yes, where the group allows it |
| Share an existing post to groups | Yes (Share or Copy) | Not listed |
| RSS autoposting | No | Yes |
| Group analytics | Per-group results | Group health scores, click tracking, CSV reports |
| Chrome Web Store rating | 5.0 from 94 ratings | 4.5 from 6 ratings |
| Users (Chrome Web Store) | 3,000 | 543 |
Feature matrix last verified against PilotPoster's public site on September 26, 2026.
Where each one wins
Where MultiGroupPoster wins
- About a fifth of the monthly price: $9.99 against $47, or $69.99 for a whole year.
- 6 free posts with no card, against a 1-day trial that needs one.
- Share to groups, which reshares an existing post instead of recreating it; PilotPoster does not list it.
Where PilotPoster wins
- RSS feeds and Page posts can publish automatically, which MultiGroupPoster does not do.
- AI writes posts from a prompt, and Pro AI writes and publishes daily posts with AI images; MultiGroupPoster has no AI writer.
- Group Intelligence scores each group’s success rate and health, and short links track clicks per group.
- Branded client reports and an automation API on Pro AI, for agencies.
- A longer track record — posting since 2020, by its account — and a Featured badge on the Chrome Web Store.
Which should you pick?
Pick MultiGroupPoster if…
- You want the core job — one post to many joined groups, on a schedule — at $9.99 a month.
- You want to try it on your own groups before entering a card.
- You reshare existing posts to groups as well as posting new ones.
Pick PilotPoster if…
- You need RSS or Page autoposting, or want AI to write and post for you.
- You run an agency and need branded client reports or an API.
Migrating across
- Install MultiGroupPoster and sign in with Google; PilotPoster can stay installed while you test.
- Your groups import from your own memberships, so there is no list to export.
- Recreate your group lists as tags and paste your templates in; standard {option|option} Spintax works unchanged.
- Run a small campaign on 5–10 groups, then move the rest, and never schedule both tools against the same groups.
Frequently asked questions
Can PilotPoster post to Facebook groups I joined?
Yes. PilotPoster is a browser extension that posts from your own logged-in Facebook session, which is what reaches groups you joined. Cloud schedulers such as Buffer and Hootsuite cannot, because Meta removed the publish_to_groups permission in April 2024 — and it never covered groups you merely joined.
How much does PilotPoster cost?
PilotPoster Pro is $47 a month and Pro AI $99 a month, per pilotposter.com on 26 September 2026. There is a 1-day trial that needs a card and a 7-day refund on every plan. MultiGroupPoster is $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, after 6 free posts.
Does PilotPoster use the Facebook API?
Not by its own account: its FAQ says it never uses the restricted Facebook API and posts through your own browser session. MultiGroupPoster also works from your browser, with a Fast method that uses Facebook’s internal request path and a Safe method that drives the composer.
Can PilotPoster post as a Page?
Yes, to groups that allow Page posting, according to its Chrome Web Store listing. MultiGroupPoster can also post as a Page you manage.
How hard is it to switch from PilotPoster?
Install MultiGroupPoster and sign in with Google; PilotPoster can stay installed while you test. Your groups import from your own memberships, so there is no list to export. Recreate your group lists as tags and paste your templates in; standard {option|option} Spintax works unchanged. Run a small campaign on 5–10 groups, then move the rest, and never schedule both tools against the same groups.
Will either tool get my Facebook account restricted?
Neither tool changes what Facebook flags — pacing and content variation do. Randomized pauses of a few minutes after every few posts, 50–100 posts a day on an account older than twelve months, varied text per group and media attached is the safe range with any tool. Aggressive settings will flag an account regardless of which tool produced them.
Sources
Every competitor fact on this page was checked on September 26, 2026. Prices, ratings and features change, so confirm them with the vendor before you buy.
