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Best free Planoly alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Planoly is Postiz (or postiz-app) with Mixpost Lite, self-hosted on Railway. Schedule social posts you host. Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Later, Typefully, Agorapulse, Sendible, and Metricool without the channel/seat meter.
Estimated save $2,400 a year.
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How Planoly compares
| Planoly | Postiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- Postiz
Open-source social scheduling
- postiz-app
AGPL source (Next.js, NestJS, Redis)
- Mixpost Lite
MIT Laravel scheduler (Lite only; Pro is commercial)
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Planoly alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Planoly is Postiz (or postiz-app) with Mixpost Lite, self-hosted on Railway. Schedule social posts you host. Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Later, Typefully, Agorapulse, Sendible, and Metricool without the channel/seat meter.
- 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 Planoly seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Planoly?
- 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 Planoly 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 / Sprout Social / Later / Typefully / Planoly / Agorapulse / Sendible / Metricool. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $2,400 a year.
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