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Postiz
★ 35kOpen-source social media management and scheduling platform with agentic posting workflows.
Postiz does the job of Buffer and Hootsuite, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Buffer bills $18/mo for it. 35k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for Buffer, Hootsuite.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Medium
- The paid one costs
- $18/mo
- GitHub stars
- 35k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Postiz runs
Where it runs
Postiz runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Postiz questions
Is Postiz open source?
Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.
Can Postiz replace Buffer?
Our verdict on Buffer is YES. Postiz (34k stars), Mixpost Lite (4k stars), BrightBean Studio (2k stars) are mature open-source replacements for Buffer — self-host with real ops work and stop paying $6/mo.
Can I self-host Postiz?
Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.