You found an open source scheduler, put it on your server, and it came up first try. Then Instagram asked for a privacy policy, terms, and a screencast of your app.
That was three weeks ago. You have not posted anything yet.
Postiz is not badly built. This is the bill attached to owning it. Postiz Cloud moves that bill away. Either way: did you want to own a scheduler, or start posting?
If it was to start posting, you want an alternative to Postiz that somebody else hosts and keeps approved. That is our case, including what you lose.
The short answer
Thirty seconds, then decide if you want the detail
At a glance
Thirteen rows, sourced and dated
The part nobody budgets for
Self-hosted, connecting is not a click. You create developer apps, publish policies, record a video, and submit for review. Postiz says Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube usually take more than a month. They will do it for a fee.
We do that work instead, and keep doing it, because APIs change and approvals lapse. This is not a usability claim. A miserable job has moved from your side of the line to ours.
Where Postiz wins
The honest list of things Postiz does better
You can own it outright
Open source and self-hostable. Run it on your own server and nobody can raise the price or shut it down. We have no self-hosted option and no plan for one.
Postiz self-hosting quickstart, checked 7 August 2026
It reaches far more of the internet
Thirty plus social platforms against our seven, including Mastodon, Discord, Bluesky, Reddit and Pinterest. We support none of those and nothing else here makes up for it.
Postiz pricing, checked 8 August 2026
The tool itself will write and generate for you
AI Copilot on every plan, image and video generation rising by tier, and a Smart Agent that composes through conversation. If you want generation in-product, that is theirs.
Postiz pricing, checked 8 August 2026
A queue that refills itself
Repeated posts and RSS auto-posting keep content going out without you writing anything new. We have nothing equivalent.
Postiz pricing, checked 8 August 2026
A wider surface for developers and AI assistants
Public API, webhooks, a CLI, an n8n node, a Make integration, and an MCP that publishes instantly and generates media. Ours is one MCP and a REST API.
Postiz MCP tools reference, checked 8 August 2026
No monthly post ceiling
Every Postiz plan is unlimited posts, against our 400, 1,000 and 5,000. If you publish heavily, ours is a wall and theirs is not.
Postiz pricing, checked 8 August 2026
Read the first item again, because for many it settles the question. If control is what you are buying, pay for it and do not look back. The rest is for everyone else.
What we built instead
Three parts of Get Posting could have had more bolted on. The restraint is the product, not a hole in it.
The composer checks before it schedules. Each version is checked as you write: caption length, image or video limits, and TikTok's photo or video settings and consent.
Your assistant is the brain. We are the hands. Most tools ship a caption generator, and they are thin, because one that knows only the box you typed into cannot know your last six months. We are not going to out-write Claude. So we built the other half: your own assistant, through our MCP, finds media, drafts, repairs and schedules into a queue you can stop. File-capable clients can upload local images or video; chat-only clients reuse library media.
Messaging automations never cold-message people. Three fixed outcomes, on every plan: comment-to-DM on Facebook, Instagram and X; public keyword replies there plus YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok; and an X follow-up on your own post. Each runs automatically or holds matches for approval. Postiz automates more broadly.
Five brands, one flat list
Run more than two or three clients and everything lands in one flat list, and a client asks how last month went while you work out which numbers are theirs.
Two problems are tangled there. Some clients just need keeping apart, and both products group accounts. Here the composer, calendar, posts, Inbox and analytics follow the group. A 24-hour revocable connection link lets the client authorize accounts without joining your workspace. The full multi-client setup is here.
Some need a room of their own. A workspace holds its own accounts, team, settings and billing. Postiz offers this through white-label enterprise from $200 a month, currently closed to applications. Our catch: every workspace needs its own subscription.
Cost
What it costs for the setup you actually have
Postiz prices re-checked 7 August 2026, ours from our plans, in US dollars. Both run a 7-day free trial. Plan shapes differ, so compare against the accounts and people you actually have.
Trying it without committing to anything
Your scheduled posts do not come with you. Keep Postiz running, connect the account that gave you trouble, and put a few real posts through here alongside it.
That takes a week and settles it better than any table, ours included. If it holds up, move the rest. If not, you have lost a week and you know why.
Is Get Posting a good Postiz alternative?
If you want a hosted scheduler for the seven mainstream platforms, with the connections already approved and every post checked before it schedules, yes. If you want open source, self-hosting, thirty plus platforms or built-in AI writing, Postiz is the better product and we would rather you stayed.
Why would I not just self-host Postiz for free?
If you are comfortable running a server, you probably should. The part people underestimate is registering your own developer app with each platform and getting it approved. Postiz's own pricing page says Facebook, Instagram, Threads and YouTube usually take more than a month. Get Posting cannot be self-hosted at all.
Is Get Posting a good Postiz alternative for agencies and social media managers?
It depends on the boundary. Groups filter the composer, calendar, posts, Inbox and analytics. A revocable 24-hour link lets clients connect accounts without joining. Clients needing dashboard access get separate subscribed workspaces. Postiz groups accounts; its isolated customer environments sit in enterprise.
Which platforms do you support that Postiz does not?
None. Postiz supports every platform we do and around twenty more. Ours are X, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube.
Can Get Posting reply to comments or send DMs automatically?
Yes, with three fixed outcomes on every plan. Comment-to-DM covers Facebook, Instagram and X. Public keyword replies also cover YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok; TikTok cannot start a DM. X supports follow-up comments on your own posts. Each outcome runs automatically or holds matches for approval.
Does Get Posting write posts with AI?
Not inside the product, deliberately. A generator that knows only the box you typed into cannot know your last six months, and we are not going to out-write Claude. So we built the connection instead: bring your own assistant through our MCP. If you want the tool to fill the blank page, Postiz does.
Can Claude or ChatGPT publish posts through Get Posting?
Yes. MCP inspects accounts, drafts, validates, schedules library media and reads analytics. File-capable clients can upload local images or video; chat-only connectors cannot. Scheduling a minute ahead publishes a minute later through a cancellable queue. REST API v1 handles deletion.
Can I import my scheduled posts from Postiz?
No. There is no importer and we are not building one, so anything in a Postiz queue needs scheduling again here. Reconnecting accounts takes minutes. Keep Postiz running for a week and put a few real posts through here first.
How this page was checked
Everything here was verified against official sources on 8 August 2026. Pricing, plan limits and platform support in this category change often, so we re-check quarterly. If something is out of date, send us the official source and we will correct it and note the change here.
- Postiz pricing, plans, seats, AI allowances and feature matrix · checked 8 August 2026
- Postiz MCP tools reference · checked 8 August 2026
- Postiz self-hosting quickstart · checked 7 August 2026
- Postiz enterprise and white label, for per-customer isolated environments · checked 7 August 2026
- Get Posting plans, client links, Inbox, automation coverage and MCP media · checked 12 September 2026
