Overview
Self-hosted social media scheduling platform with multi-channel publishing, analytics, and AI-assisted workflows.
Postiz is an open-source social media scheduling platform for teams, creators, developers, and agencies that want to manage multiple channels from one application. It supports scheduled publishing, per-platform post customization, a calendar, analytics, automations, and AI-assisted content workflows.
Why people choose Postiz
Postiz targets the search intent behind self-hosted Buffer, Hootsuite, or social media scheduler alternatives. Instead of switching between platform dashboards, users can connect channels, prepare platform-specific versions, schedule content, and manage a publishing workflow from one interface.
What is included
The official documentation describes support for scheduling across 34 platforms, a composer and calendar, channel management, automations, analytics, AI content and media generation, a public API, CLI/MCP access, and self-hosting documentation for installation and provider configuration.
Requirements and tradeoffs
Postiz is a multi-service application rather than a tiny single-binary utility. Self-hosting means configuring the application, database or cache services shown by the deployment method, social-platform credentials, media storage, provider limits, backups, and secure access. Platform APIs can change or restrict publishing, so validate the channels you actually need before treating the system as a complete replacement for a hosted scheduler.
Best fit
Choose Postiz when you manage several social accounts and want a self-hosted calendar, analytics, and publishing workflow. A native platform scheduler or a smaller tool may be easier if you publish to only one network or do not want to maintain provider integrations.
Interface previews
Screenshots of the Postiz interface.
Feature support
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Multi-platform schedulingOfficial docs state that Postiz schedules posts across 34 platforms. | Supported |
| Per-platform post customizationThe official introduction says posts can be tailored for each platform. | Supported |
| Calendar and content composerThe product documentation describes a composer and calendar-based publishing workflow. | Supported |
| Social account and channel managementUsers connect and manage channels from one application. | Supported |
| AnalyticsOfficial docs describe pulling analytics through the product and public API. | Supported |
| AutomationsAutomations are included in the documented product workflow. | Supported |
| AI-assisted content and mediaAI generation is documented, but output quality, provider costs, and availability depend on configured services. | Partial support |
| Public APIThe official docs provide HTTP API paths for scheduling posts, managing channels, and analytics. | Supported |
| CLI and MCP accessThe docs describe terminal and AI-agent access through CLI and MCP paths. | Supported |
| Self-hosted deploymentOfficial documentation has a dedicated self-hosting installation path, with provider configuration required. | Supported |
Community signals
- Stars
- 37.3k
- Forks
- 7.3k
- Open issues
- 231
- Last commit
- 1d ago
- Latest release
- v2.25.1
- Repo created
- Jul 2023
Includes open pull requests
6d ago
Refreshed nightly from the GitHub API.
Questions
What is Postiz used for?
Postiz is used to connect social accounts, create platform-specific posts, schedule them on a calendar, automate publishing, and review performance analytics.
Is Postiz a self-hosted Buffer or Hootsuite alternative?
It can serve that role for users who want a multi-channel scheduler under their own control. Compare the networks, analytics depth, team features, and operational cost against hosted alternatives before switching.
How many social platforms does Postiz support?
The official documentation currently says Postiz can schedule posts across 34 platforms. Exact features vary by provider integration.
Can you self-host Postiz?
Yes. The official documentation includes a self-hosting installation section and explains that providers and application configuration must be set up by the operator.
Does Postiz provide analytics?
Yes. Analytics are part of the product documentation and are also exposed through the public API.
Does Postiz use AI?
Yes, the official docs describe AI-assisted content and media workflows. Treat this as an optional workflow whose behavior and cost depend on the configured AI providers.
Is Postiz suitable for a small homelab?
It can be useful for a creator or developer who already manages several channels, but it is heavier than a simple one-network scheduler because you must maintain integrations, credentials, storage, and updates.
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