Social Media Management
5 open source tools compared. Sorted by stars. Scroll down for our analysis.
By Erik Loyd, SaaS CEO and former COO/CFO of an AWS Premier Partner.
| Tool | Stars | Velocity | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
 postiz-app 📨 The ultimate social media scheduling tool, with a bunch of AI 🤖 | 35.3k | +201/wk | 78 |
 mixpost 📅 Schedule, 📢 publish, and ⚡ manage your social media content on your server. No subscriptions, no limits. (Buffer alternative) | 3.6k | - | 49 |
 MultiPost-Extension A browser extension that helps users publish content to multiple social media platforms with one click. | 3.2k | - | 49 |
 brightbean-studio Open-source, self-hostable social media management platform. Schedule, publish, and manage content across 10+ platforms from a single dashboard. Free alternative to Buffer, Sendible, and SocialPilot. | 2.3k | - | 43 |
 trypost Open-source Social Media Scheduling | 578 | - | 35 |
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Our Analysis
Postiz schedules your social posts across every network from one calendar, as an open source app you can self-host. It supports Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and more. The AI features generate post variations and suggest optimal posting times. You get a content calendar, team collaboration, and analytics. Self-hosting is free under AGPL-3.0. The cloud version at postiz.com has no free tier, just a 7-day trial: Standard is $29/mo for 5 channels, Team $39/mo for 10, Pro $49/mo for 30, and Ultimate $99/mo for 100. The catch: AGPL means if you modify the code and offer it as a service, you must open source your changes. The project is young and moving fast, expect rough edges and breaking changes. Self-hosting requires Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, and an LLM API key for the AI features (OpenAI, etc.) which adds cost. And honestly, if you're one person managing one account, Buffer's free tier is less work to set up.