[category: social media][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]
Free and open source alternatives for Social media
12 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 20 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.
- free alternatives
- 12
- $/month replaceable
- 558
- already self-hosted
- 3
- apps covered
- 20
12 alternatives
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The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.
480 $ /mese
Postiz open source ★ 34,3k active [ops] web · self-hosted · CLI
The broadest open scheduler here; free means running PostgreSQL, Redis, Temporal and your own platform credentials.
the 16 apps it replaces · 480 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (480 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-08
448 $ /mese
BrightBean Studio open source ★ 2,1k active [hosted] web · self-hosted · CLI
A startlingly complete free scheduler: approvals, inbox, analytics, clients, API and MCP, with someone else running the servers.
the 14 apps it replaces · 448 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (448 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
241 $ /mese
Adobe Express Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android
Six networks, a visual editor and a thousand scheduled posts a month; analytics and team workflow are not invited.
the 16 apps it replaces · 241 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (241 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
238 $ /mese
Mixpost Lite open source ★ 3,5k active [docker] web · self-hosted
A polished single-user scheduler with queues and basic analytics; the serious team features live in the paid edition.
the 8 apps it replaces · 238 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (238 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-08
211 $ /mese
TryPost open source ★ 468 active [ops] web · self-hosted · CLI
Drafts, calendar, automations and twelve-network publishing; AI help costs whatever model you connect.
the 6 apps it replaces · 211 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (211 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
172 $ /mese
Fedica Free free [hosted] web · extension
Ten network accounts and ten queued posts total, refilling forever; generous until you plan eleven things at once.
the 6 apps it replaces · 172 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (172 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-08
165 $ /mese
Buffer Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android · extension
Three channels, ten queued posts each and thirty days of metrics; eight lifetime channel connections make swapping a one-way door.
the 6 apps it replaces · 165 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (165 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-08
153 $ /mese
Social Champ Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android
Three non-X accounts, fifteen queued posts each, analytics and an inbox; one user and no X publishing.
the 5 apps it replaces · 153 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (153 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-08
131 $ /mese
Publer Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android · extension
Three non-X accounts and ten queued posts each; yesterday's history disappears tomorrow.
the 4 apps it replaces · 131 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (131 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-08
59 $ /mese
F5Bot free [hosted] web
Emails you when a keyword shows up on Reddit, Hacker News or Lobsters. No scoring, no dashboard, no X or LinkedIn · free and it never sleeps.
the 2 apps it replaces · 59 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (59 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-09
8 $ /mese
Piktochart Free free [hosted] web
Sixty AI credits refresh each month; it makes carousels, not your entire social calendar.
the 1 app it replaces · 8 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (8 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
— price not verified
Plann Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android
One Instagram account gets thirty posts, five videos, AI captions, hashtag help and thin analytics each month.
the 1 app it replaces
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
Checked by hand: no votes, no buyable positions. Prices in dollars.