trackagoat vs viral.app
Both track creators by public handle, pay them and have a hosted MCP server. viral.app adds more platforms and a marketplace. trackagoat puts the API and MCP on every plan, Free included, and lets an agent send payouts within limits you set.
Checked October 10, 2026 • Sources
trackagoat
viral.app
Which one fits.
Both track creators by their public handle, both can pay them, and both have a REST API and a hosted MCP server you can sign in to. viral.app covers more platforms, has a creator marketplace and pays creators in 180+ countries. trackagoat is built TikTok first for teams that love coding agents: the API and MCP server are on every plan including Free, and once an org admin turns it on, an agent can send payouts.
Pick trackagoat if
- You want your coding agent connected on the Free plan, or on Starter at $29 a month.
- You want an agent to send payouts, within per-payout and 24-hour limits an org admin sets.
- Your creators post Instagram carousels or photo posts as well as Reels.
Pick viral.app if
- You need YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels or Snapchat.
- You want to recruit creators from a marketplace.
- You pay creators in many countries and currencies and want a merchant of record.
trackagoat and viral.app, feature by feature.
viral.app’s column comes from its own public website, checked October 10, 2026. “Not listed” means the site doesn’t say. The “API and MCP server”, “How an agent connects”, “Agents can send payouts” and “Docs an agent can read” rows were checked again on October 11, 2026.
| Feature | trackagoat | viral.app |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking | ||
| Platforms | TikTok and Instagram | TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat Spotlight |
| How creators are added | By handle or profile link. Creators don’t connect anything | By public username or link, no creator login. Also a creator marketplace |
| Which posts are tracked | Every post, or only the ones you pick or that use your hashtag | Every post, or only ones with certain hashtags |
| Photo posts and carousels | TikTok photo posts, Instagram posts and carousels | TikTok carousels yes. Instagram carousels and feed posts no |
| How often new posts are found | Every 12 hours on paid plans, once a day on Free | Every 24 hours on Pro, 12 on Ultra and Scale, hourly on Enterprise |
| Re-scans to catch missed posts | Each account’s full history, about every 30 days | Not listed: not stated on their public site as of October 10, 2026 |
| Campaigns and goals | ||
| Grouping | Campaigns that hold creators, videos and other campaigns | Projects, tags and campaigns |
| Posting goals per creator | On Track, Behind Pace or At Risk for each creator | A video target per period, with pace |
| Payouts | ||
| Works out what each creator is owed | Yes | Yes |
| Payout types | Recurring, Goals-based, CPM, View Thresholds and Conversions | Base pay per video, fixed salary, CPM, view bonuses and caps |
| Pays creators from the app | From trackagoat through your connected payout account, or mark paid | Through payout partner Talentir, in 180+ countries |
| Fee for sending payouts | None from trackagoat (your payout provider charges its usual fees) | 3% on top of each payout |
| Insights | ||
| Analytics | Campaign, Creator and Video Insights | Views and engagement, app revenue and installs, competitor benchmarks |
| Comment sentiment | Comment Insights, on paid plans | Not listed: not stated on their public site as of October 10, 2026 |
| API and agents | ||
| API and MCP server | Both, on every plan. Free allows 200 requests a day | Both, on Ultra ($299 a month) and up |
| How an agent connects | Hosted MCP server. Sign in (OAuth) or use an API key | Hosted MCP server. Sign in or use an org API key |
| Agents can send payouts | Yes, once an org admin turns on agent payments, within per-payout and 24-hour limits | No. Its docs say agents can’t start payouts |
| Docs an agent can read | Markdown docs, /llms.txt and an OpenAPI spec, plus a Markdown document on every record that agents read and write | An llms.txt file |
| Webhooks | No | Yes |
| Plans and pricing | ||
| Free plan | 5 accounts and 10 tracked videos, no card | No. 7-day free trial |
| Paid plans | $29 or $399 a month | $99, $299 or $499 a month, or Enterprise |
| Accounts or creators | 5, 50 or 300 accounts | Unlimited accounts; 10, 50 or 500 active creators |
| Videos kept updating | 10, 100 or 3,000 | 1,000, 5,000 or 20,000 |
| Teammates | 2, 5 or 50 | 1, 10 or 20 |
| Upgrading | By email for now, no checkout yet | Self-serve, 20% off yearly |
| Where viral.app does more | ||
| YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels and Snapchat | No | Yes |
| A flat amount per video | No | Yes |
| Payouts in 180+ countries and four currencies | No | Yes |
| Creator marketplace and portal | No | Yes |
The main differences.
Each one says what trackagoat does and what viral.app does. viral.app’s side comes from its public website, checked October 10, 2026. The “API, MCP and agents” section was checked again on October 11, 2026.
API, MCP and agents.
trackagoatThe REST API and the hosted MCP server (125 tools) are on every plan. Free allows 200 requests a day, Starter 1,000 and Ultra 50,000.
An agent can also send payouts once an org admin turns on agent payments and sets a limit per payout and per 24 hours. No API key can turn that switch on, and each payment notes whether an agent sent it.
More:Connect over MCP
viral.appviral.app’s API and hosted MCP server come with Ultra ($299 a month) and up. You can sign in or use an org API key, and its docs list ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor and other clients.
Its docs say agents can’t start payouts. It also has signed webhooks, which trackagoat doesn’t.
Both pay creators. The fees and who moves the money are different.
trackagoattrackagoat sends payouts through your connected payout account and doesn’t add a fee. The provider charges its usual fees.
If you pay some other way, mark the payout as paid with the amount, date, method and receipt.
viral.appviral.app pays creators through its payout partner, Talentir, which acts as merchant of record and pays in 180+ countries. It adds a 3% fee on top of each payout.
Payout types.
trackagoatRecurring, CPM and View Thresholds, plus Goals-based (paid when a creator meets their goals) and Conversions (paid per sign-up or purchase you send through the API). A creator can have several structures at once.
If a video shows up after a period closes, unpaid amounts are recalculated, and payments you’ve already recorded stay the same.
More:How payouts work
viral.appviral.app campaigns pay a base rate per video, a fixed salary, CPM and bonuses at view thresholds, with caps.
A base rate per video is something trackagoat doesn’t have: its flat payouts are per period.
Which Instagram posts count.
trackagoattrackagoat tracks Instagram Reels and posts, including carousels, and TikTok photo posts.
Instagram doesn’t show view counts on image posts, so those show likes and comments.
viral.appviral.app tracks Instagram Reels and TikTok carousels. Its docs say Instagram carousels, feed posts and Stories aren’t tracked.
Goals and comments.
trackagoatCreator Goals can count posts, views, engagement or followers gained, and each shows On Track, Behind Pace or At Risk.
On paid plans, Comment Insights collects comments on your creators’ videos and sorts them by sentiment, with a weekly digest of flagged comments.
More:Creator Goals
viral.appviral.app shows a video target and pace for each period.
Its analytics add app revenue and installs, and competitor benchmarks. Its site doesn’t mention comment sentiment.
Where viral.app is better.
trackagoat doesn’t do everything. These are the things viral.app does that trackagoat doesn’t, or does more of.
- More platforms. viral.app also tracks YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels and Snapchat Spotlight. trackagoat tracks TikTok and Instagram.
- More videos for the money. Pro keeps 1,000 videos updating for $99 a month. trackagoat keeps 100 on Starter ($29) and 3,000 on Ultra ($399).
- Paying creators worldwide. Talentir pays creators in 180+ countries by bank, PayPal, Venmo or stablecoins, in USD, EUR, CHF or GBP. trackagoat pays in US dollars through your connected payout account.
- A flat amount per video. viral.app can pay a base rate for each eligible video. trackagoat’s flat payouts are per period.
- Finding creators. viral.app has a creator marketplace and a creator portal. trackagoat tracks creators you already work with.
- Integrations. Signed webhooks, RevenueCat and Superwall revenue, and Spark Ads data. trackagoat has no outbound webhooks.
- Teammates and billing. Ultra includes 10 seats, yearly billing is 20% off, and you can pay on the site. trackagoat’s paid plans are monthly and set up by email for now.
Prices, side by side.
trackagoatprices
Free$0
5 accounts, 10 tracked videos, 2 teammates
Starter$29 a month
50 accounts, 100 tracked videos, 5 teammates
Ultra$399 a month
300 accounts, 3,000 tracked videos, 50 teammates
No card needed for Free. There’s no checkout yet: start on Free, then email us the plan you want and we’ll switch your org over. Monthly only.
viral.appprices
Pro$99 a month
1,000 videos, 10 active creators, 1 seat, updated every 24 hours, no API
Ultra$299 a month
5,000 videos, 50 active creators, 10 seats, every 12 hours, API and MCP
Scale$499 a month
20,000 videos, 500 active creators, 20 seats, every 12 hours
EnterpriseCustom
Hourly refresh
7-day free trial. Yearly billing is 20% off.
Payouts carry a 3% fee on top.
As listed on viral.app’s site on October 10, 2026.
Moving from viral.app.
- Step 1:
Get started on Free. Free covers 5 accounts and 10 tracked videos, with no card. When you need more, email us the plan you want and we’ll switch your org over.
- Step 2:
Add your creators. Type each creator’s TikTok or Instagram handle, or paste their profile link. Their videos show up and start collecting views, likes and comments.
- Step 3:
Or hand the list to your coding agent. Paste the agent setup prompt into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor and it connects the MCP server. Then give it your list: its add_creators tool adds up to 50 creators at a time.
- Step 4:
Set up campaigns and payouts. Put creators into campaigns, then make a payout structure and assign it. When a period closes, you see what each creator earned.
Questions
For anything else, email support@trackagoat.com
Sources
Checked on October 10, 2026 from viral.app’s public website. The “API and MCP server”, “How an agent connects”, “Agents can send payouts” and “Docs an agent can read” rows were checked again on October 11, 2026. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide. If something here is out of date, email support@trackagoat.com and we’ll fix it.
The website screenshots at the top of the page were taken on October 10, 2026 from trackagoat.com and viral.app, signed out, and aren’t edited.
MightyScout, viral.app, Shortimize, SideShift, Grade, ViewTrack, TikTok and Instagram are trademarks of their respective owners. trackagoat isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by them.
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/tracking
- viral.app: viral.app
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/workspace
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/creator-hub/campaigns
- viral.app: viral.app/ugc-creator-payments
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/analytics
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/billing-and-plan-limits
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/api/mcp
- viral.app: viral.app/llms.txt
- viral.app: viral.app/docs/brands/api/webhooks
- viral.app API
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Start tracking your creators for free.
Free covers 5 accounts and 10 tracked videos, with the API and MCP server included. Add a handle or profile link and their posts start coming in. No card needed.