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Pricing: Free trial
Editor rating: 4.0/5
Updated: September 2026

Open-source scheduler, self-hostable for free. Cloud plans Standard $29 (5 channels), Team $39 (10), Pro $49 (30), Ultimate $99 (100) per month, unlimited posts. 7-day trial.

Editor's take: The open-source option: self-host free, or cloud plans from $29 with unlimited posts — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

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Postiz is the scheduler for people who would rather run the software than rent it, and for creators on networks Buffer and Hootsuite skip. It is not an inbox or an analytics suite.
4.0 / 5.0
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Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

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Pros

What we like

  • Free if you self-host
  • Widest indie-network support in the category
  • Unlimited posts at every tier

Cons

Limitations

  • No inbox or listening
  • Younger product; analytics are basic
  • Self-hosting needs ops skills

Pricing

PlanDetails
SelfhostSelf-hosted – free, open source (your own server costs apply)
StandardStandard – $29/month, 5 channels, unlimited posts (listed on 14 September 2026)
TeamTeam – $39/month, 10 channels, team support (listed on 14 September 2026)
ProPro – $49/month, 30 channels (listed on 14 September 2026)
UltimateUltimate – $99/month, 100 channels (listed on 14 September 2026)
Trial7-day free trial on hosted plans

Postiz is open source and free to self-host. Its hosted plans were listed at Standard $29/month (5 channels), Team $39/month (10 channels), Pro $49/month (30 channels) and Ultimate $99/month (100 channels), all with unlimited posts, on 14 September 2026. A 7-day free trial is available on the hosted version; there is no free hosted plan. Yearly billing is discounted.

What is Postiz?

Quick Summary

Postiz is an open-source social media scheduler: you can deploy it on your own server for free, or use the hosted version, which on 14 September 2026 listed Standard at $29, Team at $39, Pro at $49 and Ultimate at $99 per month with unlimited posts and channel caps of 5, 10, 30 and 100. It supports an unusually long list of networks, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Dev.to, Hashnode and Medium, plus an API, MCP and n8n integration.

Postiz schedules and publishes to mainstream networks and to developer- and creator-oriented ones that other tools ignore (Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Lemmy, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, WordPress, Listmonk), with a calendar, AI assistant, team collaboration on Team and above, and an API, MCP server and n8n nodes for automation. The source is public and self-hosting is free. The hosted pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Standard at $29/month for 5 channels, Team at $39 for 10, Pro at $49 for 30 and Ultimate at $99 for 100, all with unlimited posts, and a 7-day free trial. There is no free hosted plan; the free path is self-hosting. Find alternatives.

Associated Tags

open source social media scheduler, self-hosted scheduler, bluesky mastodon scheduler, social media api, buffer alternative

Key Features

Open source, self-hostable for free
Supports Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium and WordPress alongside major networks
Unlimited posts on every hosted plan
API, MCP server and n8n integration
AI assistant and calendar views
Team collaboration on Team and above

Target Audience

Who should use Postiz?

Developers and technical teamsAnyone who wants to own the stackCreators on Bluesky, Mastodon or Nostr
Real Use Cases

How professionals leverage Postiz – Open-Source Social Media Scheduler You Can Self-Host

Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Postiz delivers key solutions.

01

A developer schedules release notes to X, Bluesky, Mastodon and Dev.to from one queue

02

A privacy-conscious company self-hosts its scheduler on its own VPS

03

An automation team posts from n8n workflows through the Postiz API

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Postiz free?
Self-hosting is free (open source). The hosted version has a 7-day trial and paid plans from $29 per month.
How much does Postiz cloud cost?
Standard $29, Team $39, Pro $49 and Ultimate $99 per month, with 5, 10, 30 and 100 channels respectively and unlimited posts, as listed on 14 September 2026.
Which networks does Postiz support?
The major ones plus Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Lemmy, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, WordPress and more.