Comparison
ShipPost vs EasyGen for LinkedIn posts
EasyGen optimises for LinkedIn engagement. ShipPost optimises for sounding like a developer who actually ships. Different goals, different tools.
The honest take
EasyGen has a specific pitch: it learns from the "top 1% of LinkedIn creators" and uses trending data to generate posts that perform well with the LinkedIn algorithm. If engagement metrics are your primary goal — likes, comments, impressions — that's a reasonable approach. It's built for people who think in terms of content performance.
The tension for developers is that what performs well on LinkedIn generically and what resonates with a technical audience are often different things. The "top 1% LinkedIn creators" that EasyGen learns from are mostly marketers, coaches, and founders. Their style — motivational openers, list-based structures, engagement-bait closers — doesn't map well to "I shipped a new caching layer and here's what I learned."
ShipPost doesn't optimise for the LinkedIn algorithm. It optimises for making your posts sound like a human developer wrote them. The content comes from your actual work (PRs and URLs), not from trending topics or creator patterns. If you'd rather have a post that your colleagues respect than one that gets 50 likes from people you've never met, that's the trade-off.
Feature comparison
Side by side
| Feature | ShipPost | EasyGen |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Developers who ship | LinkedIn growth seekers |
| Optimised for | Human-sounding developer content | LinkedIn algorithm performance |
| Voice source | Editable system prompts | Top LinkedIn creator patterns |
| Content source | GitHub PRs and URLs | AI generation, voice notes, repurposing |
| GitHub integration | Built-in PR scanning | None |
| Pricing | Free (bring your own API key) | Free trial + paid plans |
| AI model | Claude (Anthropic) | Proprietary (GPT-based) |
| Tone control | Full prompt editing | Style presets from creators |
| Platform support | LinkedIn + X | |
| Draft management | Post history with favourites | Built-in draft system |
Same achievement, different philosophy
See the difference
The scenario
Developer shipped a migration from REST to GraphQL
EasyGen-style output (engagement-optimised)
I made a decision that scared my entire team.
We migrated our entire API from REST to GraphQL.
Here's what happened next:
1. Our frontend team shipped features 40% faster.
2. We eliminated 15 redundant endpoints.
3. Our API documentation writes itself now.
The lesson? Sometimes the scariest decisions lead to the best
outcomes.
What's a bold technical decision you've made recently?
ShipPost output
Migrated our main API from REST to GraphQL over the last three
weeks. 15 endpoints consolidated into a single graph. The
frontend team is happier — they can query exactly what they need
instead of over-fetching from 3 endpoints to render a dashboard.
Biggest surprise: the migration itself was less painful than
expected. We ran both in parallel for a week, diffed the responses,
and cut over once they matched. The resolver layer is almost 1:1
with our old controllers.
Total effort was about 3 engineer-weeks, and most of that was
writing tests for the new resolvers.
When to use what
Use ShipPost when...
- • You're a developer posting about technical work
- • You want posts that sound genuine, not optimised
- • You need GitHub PR integration
- • You want full control over AI prompts
- • You prefer free with pay-per-use costs
Use EasyGen when...
- • LinkedIn engagement metrics are your primary goal
- • You want to write like top LinkedIn creators
- • You need voice notes and content repurposing
- • You want built-in draft management
- • You're optimising for algorithm performance
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FAQ
Common questions
Is EasyGen good for developer content? +
EasyGen is optimised for general LinkedIn content performance. Its training data comes from top LinkedIn creators — mostly marketers and coaches, not developers. If you want posts that resonate with a technical audience specifically, a developer-focused tool like ShipPost will produce more relevant output.
Does EasyGen integrate with GitHub? +
No. EasyGen generates content from AI suggestions, voice notes, and content repurposing. It doesn't connect to GitHub or understand PRs, commits, or code context.
Which tool sounds more human? +
It depends on your definition. EasyGen sounds like a polished LinkedIn creator. ShipPost sounds like a developer talking about their work. If 'human' means 'like the people I work with,' ShipPost is closer for most engineers.
Can I try both for free? +
ShipPost is permanently free — you bring your own API key. EasyGen offers a free trial with limited features before requiring a paid plan.
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