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Postiz

Open-source scheduler for 34 platforms; hosted plans are priced by channel count

Social media schedulingOpen source · cloud from $23/mo

What is Postiz?

Postiz is an open-source social media scheduler that publishes to 34 platforms, including X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Discord and Bluesky. AI agents can drive it through its MCP server, CLI and public API. Hosted plans are priced by connected channels, from 5 on Standard to 100 on Ultimate, with unlimited posts, and the AGPL-3.0 code can be self-hosted for free.

Good for

  • Teams that want to self-host their social media scheduler
  • Scheduling posts from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or other AI agents through MCP or the CLI
  • Posting to community and developer channels such as Reddit, Discord, Slack, Dev.to and Mastodon
  • Automating posts from n8n, Make or your own code through the API

Key features

  • 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
  • RSS auto-posting, posting sets, signatures and customer groups for clients
  • Analytics for impressions, likes, comments and shares across connected platforms

Limitations to know about

  • 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
  • Annual plans are not refundable

Postiz pricing

Postiz is open source, and you can host it yourself without a licence fee. It offers a 7-day free trial on every hosted plan; a card is required and checked with a small authorisation. Paid plans start at $23 a month billed annually (Standard).

PlanPriceWhat you get
Self-hosted (open source)$0AGPL-3.0 code on your own server; unlimited channels, posts and team members; you register each network's developer app and bring your own AI keys
Standard$29/mo, or $23/mo billed yearly5 channels, unlimited posts, no team members, 3 AI videos and 60 clipping minutes a month, API, MCP and CLI
Team$39/mo, or $31/mo billed yearly10 channels, unlimited team members, 100 AI images, 10 AI videos and 120 clipping minutes a month
Pro$49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly30 channels, unlimited team members, 300 AI images, 30 AI videos and 300 clipping minutes a month
Ultimate$99/mo, or $79/mo billed yearly100 channels, unlimited team members, 500 AI images, 60 AI videos and 600 clipping minutes a month

Prices in US dollars as published on Postiz's pricing page on 16 October 2026. Vendors change prices often; check theirs before you buy. Current prices

Postiz alternatives

The best Postiz alternatives, compared on price and features

Buffer

Schedules social posts and handles comment replies, priced per connected channel

Social media schedulingFree plan · from $5/mo

Publer

Schedules social posts and threads, priced per social account and team member

Social media schedulingFree plan · from $4/mo

PostWharf

Schedules one post to every social account, priced per brand, not per channel

Social media schedulingFree trial · from $10/mo

Hootsuite

Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and analytics, billed per user

Social media schedulingFree trial · from $99/user/mo

Later

Visual social media planner and scheduler, priced by social sets and users

Social media schedulingFree trial · from $18.75/mo

Sprout Social

Social publishing, inbox, listening and reporting for teams, priced per seat

Social media schedulingFree trial · from $79/seat/mo

Guides that use Postiz

Frequently asked questions

Is Postiz free?

Postiz is open source and can be self-hosted without a licence fee. Its hosted cloud plans start at $23/mo billed annually.

How much does Postiz cost?

Postiz's cheapest paid plan, Standard, costs $29 a month billed monthly, or $23 billed annually. 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. Prices as published on Postiz's pricing page on 16 October 2026.

What is Postiz used for?

Postiz is an open-source social media scheduler that publishes to 34 platforms, including X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Discord and Bluesky. People use it for teams that want to self-host their social media scheduler, scheduling posts from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or other AI agents through MCP or the CLI, posting to community and developer channels such as Reddit, Discord, Slack, Dev.to and Mastodon and automating posts from n8n, Make or your own code through the API.

What are the alternatives to Postiz?

Tools that do a similar job include Buffer, Publer, PostWharf, Hootsuite and Later. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.

Who makes Postiz?

Postiz is made by Gitroom Limited, based in Central, Hong Kong.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Gitroom Limited's own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.

  1. postiz.com/pricing (plan prices (monthly on the plan cards, yearly per-month prices from the pricing FAQ), channels, team members, AI allowances, trial, refunds, MCP, CLI and API on every plan, supported platforms, self-hosting FAQ) read 16 October 2026
  2. docs.postiz.com/cloud/plans (plan limits, yearly totals, channels defined as connected social accounts, team members per plan, no free plan) read 16 October 2026
  3. docs.postiz.com/cloud/trial (7-day trial terms, card authorisation, features held back during the trial) read 16 October 2026
  4. docs.postiz.com/general/platforms/overview (the 34 supported platforms and which need a developer app when self-hosting) read 16 October 2026
  5. docs.postiz.com/mcp/introduction (MCP server and its tools) read 16 October 2026
  6. docs.postiz.com/public-api/introduction (public REST API, Node.js SDK and n8n node) read 16 October 2026
  7. github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app (open-source repository, hosted versus self-hosted comparison, AGPL-3.0 licence) read 16 October 2026
  8. postiz.com/about (company facts: founder Nevo David, operating company Gitroom Limited in Hong Kong and Gitroom LLC in Delaware) read 16 October 2026

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