Open-source alternative
Replace Buffer with Postiz
The best open-source alternative to Buffer is Postiz or postiz-app, self-hosted on Railway. Schedule social posts you host. Buffer and Hootsuite without the channel/seat meter.
Estimated save $2,400 a year.
Open the stack Deploy on Railway
How Buffer compares
| Buffer | Postiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per-channel subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | $5/mo Essentials per channel ($60 billed yearly) source | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- Postiz
Open-source social scheduling
- postiz-app
AGPL source (Next.js, NestJS, Redis)
FAQ
- Is it free?
- The Postiz licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Buffer seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Buffer?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The Postiz stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Buffer links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the Postiz stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: postiz-app + Postgres + Redis. OAuth apps for the networks you actually post to.
- What does this replace?
- Buffer / Hootsuite. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $2,400 a year.
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