Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025

Crowdfire has shut down. Here's how to switch to PostStage.

Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025, so a Crowdfire queue no longer posts. Switching is three steps: connect your accounts with each network's own sign-in, save your hashtag groups, and schedule the next two weeks. PostStage publishes to 16 networks at the exact second, from ₹499/mo, paid in rupees by UPI, RuPay, net banking or card.

Source: Crowdfire's goodbye post, 5 May 2025, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Our verdict

Crowdfire is gone. PostStage covers what its users relied on

Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025, as it announced on 5 May 2025, and posts scheduled after that date never went out. Its website now describes a media platform about social media, Web3 and AI, with no sign-in. If you used it for Instagram, PostStage publishes feed posts, carousels of up to 10, Reels with a cover you choose and Stories automatically, with a first comment on every plan. There's a Free plan, and Starter is ₹499/mo for 15 accounts, billed in rupees.

Decision Matrix

Moving from Crowdfire

Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025. What it did, and where PostStage picks up.

Scenario ACrowdfire

If you used Crowdfire for...

Instagram posts, carousels, Reels and Stories: PostStage publishes all four automatically
Its Hashtag Manager: save the same groups as hashtag groups (Starter and above)
Best time to post: PostStage suggests a time from each account's own past engagement, on every plan
Instagram insights: PostStage shows your audience and each post's views, likes, comments, shares and saves (Starter and above)

Crowdfire is no longer available, and its queue and drafts can't be recovered.

Scenario BPostStage

Choose PostStage if...

You want Reels, Stories and carousels to publish automatically to an Instagram Business or Creator account
You'd rather connect Instagram without going through Facebook
You need posts to go out at the exact second, with automatic retries
You want to pay in rupees: ₹499/mo via Razorpay (UPI, Google Pay, RuPay, Net Banking)

Free plan available · ₹499/mo StarterTry Free

Why Crowdfire users move to PostStage

The four things that matter most for Indian Instagram creators.

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Every Instagram format, published automatically

Feed posts, carousels of up to 10, Reels with a cover frame you choose, and Stories all publish on their own at the time you set, to Business and Creator accounts. On Crowdfire, carousels, Reels and Stories were paid-plan features.

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No Facebook needed to connect

Crowdfire connected Instagram through Facebook ("Continue with Facebook"). PostStage connects with Instagram's own login, needs no Facebook Page, and works for Creator accounts as well as Business ones.

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First comment on every plan

Like Crowdfire from February 2021, PostStage can post a first comment right after your post goes live. It's on every plan, Free included.

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Posts go out at the exact second

PostStage publishes within seconds of the time you set through each network's official API, retries automatically if a platform has a hiccup, and logs why if a post fails.

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Priced in rupees

Crowdfire's plans were listed in US dollars. PostStage Starter is ₹499/mo (₹399/mo billed yearly) for 15 accounts, paid by UPI, RuPay, net banking or card through Razorpay.

Pricing Transparency

Detailed Plan & Pricing Comparison

Clear comparison of tier allowances, currency billing, and payment gateways.

Tier / Feature	PostStage	Crowdfire (until 15 May 2025)
Today	Free Forever: 1 account, 15 posts/mo, exact-second delivery, 16 networks	Offline since 15 May 2025
Plus / Starter	Starter: ₹499/mo ($6/mo) for 15 accounts, 60 posts/account/mo, full carousel/Reels	Plus: under $10/mo for 5 accounts, 100 posts per account
Premium / Pro	Pro: ₹999/mo ($12/mo) for 30 accounts, 200 posts/account/mo, Post Series (20 at a time) + 10 seats	Premium: about $37.48/mo billed yearly, 10 accounts
VIP / Enterprise	Enterprise: custom pricing for unlimited accounts, seats & workspaces	VIP: about $74.98/mo billed yearly, 25 accounts, team access
Billing Currency	True INR via Razorpay (UPI, RuPay, Net Banking, Cards)	Listed in US dollars

Interface Walkthrough

See the PostStage Publishing Workflow

Engineered for high-performing visual content across 16 networks with zero clunky workarounds.

PostStage Modern Composer

Exact-second dispatch engine via official Graph APIs

09:00:00 AM IST (Exact Second)

10-Slide Carousels & Reels

Drag-reorder carousel slides. Anything outside Instagram's 4:5 to 1.91:1 range is flagged, with a one-click crop. Pick custom video cover frames for Reels directly.

Direct API Publish

Automated First Comment

Paste your hashtag bank once. PostStage fires the first comment automatically the instant your post goes live.

0s Delay on Publish

16 Platforms Syndication

Write once, customize captions per network for LinkedIn, X, YouTube Shorts, Threads, and Google Business Profile.

Official OAuth 2.0

If you used Crowdfire for Instagram

Crowdfire is offline: on 5 May 2025 it announced that it would "officially go offline on May 15th, 2025", and that scheduled content would keep posting until then. Its apps, web app and help centre are gone, so a Crowdfire queue can't be recovered.

Why a business account was needed: Instagram only lets outside tools publish to professional accounts. Crowdfire said so of its own direct publishing: it was for Instagram business accounts only, "because that's an Instagram limitation". That's Meta's rule, so it applies to whatever you use next.

What Crowdfire published directly: by its own product updates, single images and videos with a scheduled first comment (from February 2021), then carousels of up to 10 images (April 2022), Reels (August 2022) and Stories without stickers (June 2023), the last three on paid plans. You connected through Facebook.

PostStage on the same account: connect an Instagram Business or Creator account with Instagram's own login, no Facebook Page needed. Feed posts, carousels of up to 10, Reels with a custom cover and Stories all publish automatically at the exact second, with an optional first comment on every plan, Free included.

Feature-by-feature comparison

PostStage today against what Crowdfire offered before it went offline.

Feature	PostStage	Crowdfire (until 15 May 2025)
Still availableKey		Offline since 15 May 2025
Instagram single images and videos
Instagram carousels (up to 10)		Paid plans
Instagram Reels		Paid plans
Instagram Stories		Paid plans, no stickers
First comment auto-posting
Connects with Instagram's own login (no Facebook)
Saved hashtag groups	Starter and above	Hashtag Manager
Best time to post
Rupee pricing (Razorpay, UPI)

What Crowdfire offered

Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025. By its own product updates, this is what it did well.

Direct Instagram publishing for business accounts from February 2021: single images and videos, with a scheduled first comment
Instagram carousels of up to 10 images (April 2022), Reels (August 2022) and Stories (June 2023), on its paid plans
A Hashtag Manager that kept hashtag groups in folders
Instagram post insights on its Plus, Premium and VIP plans, and best-time-to-post suggestions
Instagram DMs in its inbox, on Premium and VIP

Crowdfire was for: People who scheduled to several networks from one app, with Instagram publishing for business accounts, a Hashtag Manager and post insights. It went offline on 15 May 2025.

PostStage is for: Former Crowdfire users in India, and anyone who wants Instagram posts, carousels, Reels and Stories published automatically at the exact second, across 16 networks, billed in rupees.

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From the blog

PostStage vs Crowdfire — common questions

How do I move from Crowdfire to PostStage?

Check that each Instagram account is Business or Creator, then connect it on PostStage through Instagram's own sign-in screen (never give any tool your password). Save your old Hashtag Manager groups as hashtag groups, schedule the next two weeks first, and fill in the calendar as you go. The Free plan covers 1 account and 15 posts a month, and Starter is ₹499/mo for 15 accounts.

Does Crowdfire still work with Instagram?

No. Crowdfire went offline on 15 May 2025, so it no longer publishes to Instagram or any other network. It announced the shutdown on 5 May 2025 and said scheduled content would keep posting until 15 May. Its website now says it is becoming "a media platform dedicated to covering the intersection of social media, Web3, and AI", with no sign-in, and its apps are gone from the App Store and Google Play.

What happened to the posts I had scheduled in Crowdfire?

Crowdfire said scheduled content would keep posting until 15 May 2025. Anything scheduled after that didn't go out, and with the service offline, the queue and drafts there can't be recovered. Rebuild from your own photos and videos and your past captions, which are still on Instagram, starting with the next two weeks.

Can I get a refund from Crowdfire?

In its goodbye post, Crowdfire said it had emailed subscribers with details about their subscription, recent payments and refunds. Look for that email in the inbox you used for Crowdfire.

Did Crowdfire publish to Instagram directly, without push notifications?

Yes, for business accounts, from February 2021 until it went offline. Before that it sent a phone notification for you to finish the post in the Instagram app. PostStage publishes directly to Instagram Business and Creator accounts, Reels and Stories included.

Why did Crowdfire need an Instagram for Business account?

Instagram only lets outside apps publish to professional (Business or Creator) accounts. That's Meta's rule, not one tool's, so it applies to whatever you use next. Switching is free in the Instagram app's settings, and you keep your followers and posts. PostStage publishes to both Business and Creator accounts, and connects with Instagram's own login, so no Facebook Page is needed.