PostWharf vs Postiz
PostWharf or Postiz? Here is how they compare on price, free plan, platforms and the jobs each does best, from each vendor's own pages.
| Compared on | Visit | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Schedules one post to every social account, priced per brand, not per channel | Open-source scheduler for 34 platforms; hosted plans are priced by channel count |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $10/mo billed annually (Starter)PostWharf pricing | $23/mo billed annually (Standard)Postiz pricing |
| What it covers | 1 workspace (one brand) with unlimited channels and 200 scheduled posts a month; billed per workspace, with no per-channel fee. | Billed by connected channels (social accounts): 5 channels, unlimited posts, no team members; the docs list yearly billing as $278 a year. Self-hosting the open-source code is free. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Starter; the card is charged when the trial ends | 7-day free trial on every hosted plan; a card is required and checked with a small authorisation |
| Platforms | Web, CLI | Web |
| Integrations (vendor's figure) | Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, n8n, Zapier and Make | n8n custom node, Make integration and a Node.js SDK; works with Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini and other MCP clients |
| Open source | No | Yes, self-hostable |
| Made by | Eternum Capital FZE LLC | Gitroom Limited |
Choose PostWharf if…
- Price matters: its cheapest paid plan is $10/mo against $23/mo.
- The job is running several brands without paying for each connected channel.
- The job is posting from Claude, ChatGPT or another AI assistant through MCP.
Choose Postiz if…
- You need to run it on your own servers or want the source code.
- The job is teams that want to self-host their social media scheduler.
- The job is scheduling posts from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or other AI agents through MCP or the CLI.
Still weighing it up?
If neither is quite right, PostWharf and Postiz are also compared with their other rivals: PostWharf vs Buffer, PostWharf vs Hootsuite and PostWharf vs Later.
To see one of them doing real work, read How to Automate Social Media Posting (2026 Guide).
What PostWharf does
- Publishes to Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky and Telegram
- One composer: write once, then change the wording for each network
- Separate workspace per brand, with its own channels, drafts, queue and history
- Delivery receipts: every post is re-checked after publishing, with one row per network
- Failed deliveries retry automatically and show the reason in a status feed
- REST API, webhooks, an MCP server for AI assistants and the wharf CLI on every plan
Watch out for
- No free plan: Starter has a 7-day free trial
- Scheduled posts are capped each month, from 200 on Starter to 2,500 on Pro
- Reddit, Discord, Snapchat and WordPress are available on request only and cannot be connected yet
What Postiz does
- Publishes to 34 platforms, including X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, Discord, Bluesky and Mastodon
- MCP server, CLI, public REST API and webhooks on every plan
- Smart Agent that schedules posts and generates content through chat
- AI copilot, AI images and videos, and clipping of long YouTube videos into short vertical clips
- Scheduled comments and threads, repeated posts, delays between posts and cross-posting
- Internal and Global Plugs that repost or comment automatically, including at engagement thresholds
Watch out for
- No free hosted plan: the 7-day trial needs a card, and clipping and some AI video generators unlock only after it converts
- Hosted plans are priced by channel count: Standard covers 5 channels and has no team members
- Self-hosting means registering your own developer app with most networks, which can take weeks for Meta, YouTube and TikTok
Questions
Is PostWharf or Postiz cheaper?
On published entry prices, PostWharf is cheaper: $10/mo billed annually (Starter) for PostWharf against $23/mo billed annually (Standard) for Postiz. What each plan includes differs, so compare the limits too.
Do PostWharf and Postiz have free plans?
Neither has a free plan. PostWharf offers a 7-day free trial of Starter; the card is charged when the trial ends. Postiz offers a 7-day free trial on every hosted plan; a card is required and checked with a small authorisation.