Ordinal

LinkedIn-first content workspace for drafting, collaboration, and scheduling.

From $85/mo 14-day free trial

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Bottom line

Social scheduling and employee engagement for LinkedIn-heavy teams. Starter is $85/mo billed annually or $95/mo monthly, with a 14-day trial.

Stands out for: Pro adds unlimited seats, team engagement, and API and MCP access at no per-seat cost.

Watch out for: API and MCP start on Pro ($235/mo annual, $265 monthly), not Starter. Extra social profiles are $20/mo each.

Overview

Ordinal is a social media platform built for teams: a shared content calendar, scheduling, AI drafting and employee engagement, where colleagues like, comment and repost from inside the tool. Starter covers up to 3 seats and 4 social profiles with 50 scheduled posts a month. Pro and Growth add unlimited seats, unlimited posts, all-time analytics and team engagement, and Growth adds leads data and a shared Slack channel.

Teams pick Ordinal when social is a team effort rather than one person's brand. Starter is $85/mo billed annually or $95/mo monthly. Pro is $235/mo annually or $265 monthly and adds API and MCP access. Growth is $625/mo annually or $695 monthly, and Enterprise is custom. Extra profiles are $20/mo each and engagement-only profiles $10/mo. Starter and Pro come with a 14-day trial and no card.

Who it's for

Best for

Social teams scheduling across a few profiles
Companies that want employees liking and commenting in-tool
Growth teams that will buy Pro for MCP and analytics
Orgs that want unlimited seats without per-seat fees

Not ideal for

Solo creators who only need a cheap LinkedIn writer
Buyers who want API or MCP on Starter

Key features

LinkedIn editor. Draft, collaborate, and schedule LinkedIn posts in one workspace.

Team calendar. Neighbor to Taplio and MagicPost on the personal-brand lane.

AI features

What the AI does	Plan
Ordinal AI drafting (30 a month on Starter, 500 on Pro)	Starter

Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.

MCP server

First-party MCP confirmed; vendor has not published a public endpoint URL.

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Pricing

Starting price $85/mo

Free tier –

Free trial ✓ 14 days

Plan	Price	What you get
Starter	$85/mo	Billed annually ($95 monthly); 3 seats, 4 profiles
Pro	$235/mo	$265 monthly; unlimited seats, API and MCP
Growth	$625/mo	$695 monthly

Starter is $85/mo billed annually or $95/mo month to month, for up to 3 seats and 4 profiles. Pro ($235/mo annual, $265 monthly) adds unlimited seats plus API and MCP; Growth is $625/mo annual or $695 monthly. Extra profiles are $20/mo each. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.

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Is Ordinal expensive?

Ordinal starts at $85/mo. We list 49 linkedin tools in total. 6 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $60 a month.

3 quote-based
6 free tier
40 public price

Worked out automatically from every linkedin listing, so it updates as the directory changes.

Pros and cons

Pros

14-day trial, no card needed
Unlimited seats from Pro up
API and MCP on Pro and above

Cons

API and MCP not on Starter
Starter caps at 50 scheduled posts a month
Extra social profiles cost $20/mo each

Integrations

Slack

From the vendor's own site (opens in a new tab).

How Ordinal compares

See all Ordinal alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.

Tool	Free tier	From	MCP	API	Compare
Ordinal (this tool)	–	$85/mo	✓	✓
Taplio LinkedIn personal-brand suite if you want a cheaper creator plan.	–	$39/mo	✓	✓	Compare
Buffer Multi-network scheduler if you do not need team engagement seats.	✓	$5/channel/mo	✓	✓	Compare
MagicPost LinkedIn-only writer if employee advocacy is not the job.	–	$29/mo	✓	✓	Compare
AuthoredUp LinkedIn editor if formatting drafts matters more than a team calendar.	–	$19.95/mo	✓	✓	Compare

Taplio

$39/mo MCP API

LinkedIn personal-brand suite if you want a cheaper creator plan.

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Buffer

$5/channel/mo Free tier MCP API

Multi-network scheduler if you do not need team engagement seats.

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MagicPost

$29/mo MCP API

LinkedIn-only writer if employee advocacy is not the job.

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AuthoredUp

$19.95/mo MCP API

LinkedIn editor if formatting drafts matters more than a team calendar.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ordinal?

LinkedIn-first content workspace for drafting, collaboration, and scheduling. Ordinal is a LinkedIn-first content tool for teams that draft, comment, and schedule posts together. Ordinal is listed under LinkedIn and Personal brand in the Work Insiders directory.

Is Ordinal free?

No. Ordinal is a paid product. It does offer a 14-day free trial.

Does Ordinal have an MCP server or API?

Yes. Ordinal has a first-party MCP server and a public API.

What are alternatives to Ordinal?

Ordinal alternatives worth comparing are Taplio, Buffer, MagicPost and AuthoredUp. The comparison table above shows free tier, starting price, MCP and API side by side.