postiz-app
📨 The ultimate social media scheduling tool, with a bunch of AI 🤖
The Lens
By Erik Loyd, SaaS CEO and former COO/CFO of an AWS Premier Partner.
Updated Aug 2026
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.
Free vs Self-Hosted vs Paid
free self hosted paid cloudSelf-hosted (free): Full feature set under AGPL-3.0. You need Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, and an LLM API key.
Cloud hosted (postiz.com):
- No free tier; 7-day trial
- Standard: $29/mo, 5 channels
- Team: $39/mo, 10 channels
- Pro: $49/mo, 30 channels
- Ultimate: $99/mo, 100 channels
- Paid tiers meter AI image and video generation
Self-hosting hidden costs:
- VPS with 4GB+ RAM: $20-40/mo
- OpenAI API for AI features: $5-20/mo depending on usage
- Total: ~$25-60/mo to self-host with AI features
Comparison: Buffer Pro is $6/mo per channel. Hootsuite Professional is $99/mo. For multi-channel management, self-hosted Postiz can save money at scale.
Free self-hosted (bring your own LLM key). Cloud starts at $29/mo with a 7-day trial, no free tier.
What to do by team size
- Solo
- self-host if you want AI features cheap, otherwise Buffer free tier is easier
- Small team
- self-hosted saves money vs cloud tools at 3+ social accounts
- Medium team
- strong choice: team features and self-hosting beats SaaS pricing at this scale
- Large team
- evaluate enterprise social tools; Postiz is still maturing for large team workflows
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License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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