The open-source MeetEdgar alternative
GrowSocialelion is an open-source MeetEdgar alternative for people who want new posts instead of reruns. MeetEdgar keeps evergreen updates in an unlimited library and re-shares them automatically when the queue runs dry, from $29.99 a month with no free plan. GrowSocialelion is AGPL-3.0, free to self-host, and its agent drafts fresh content behind your approval gate.
GrowSocialelion
AGPL-3.0 · open source
An AI agent that drafts, schedules and engages across 8 networks today, every action behind an approval gate you set. The whole app is free to self-host, and 500+ free tools live now: character counters with sourced limits, generators, and more
MeetEdgar
closed source
MeetEdgar is a paid SaaS scheduler whose core is an unlimited evergreen library sorted by category; when fresh posts run out, Edgar automatically re-shares older ones to keep 10 networks active.
What each side charges
GrowSocialelion
Self-hosted
$0
The full app under AGPL-3.0. Networks, the agent, approvals and the inbox are not billing units.
Hosted
Launching
No hosted pricing exists yet, so none is claimed here.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$29.99/mo
billed monthly. $299/year annually; 5 accounts, 4 categories, 10 weekly automations, 15 Inky AI credits
EDGAR
$49.99/mo
billed monthly. $499/year annually; 25 accounts, unlimited categories, 1,000 weekly automations, 50 Inky AI credits
Read on MeetEdgar's pricing page on 2026-08-27.
Where each one publishes
GrowSocialelion
Publishing today
- X
- Threads
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Mastodon
- Pixelfed
- Bluesky
- Discord
- Slack
- Telegram
- Nostr
- Dribbble
- Lemmy
- Tumblr
- Misskey
- Twitch
- Kick
- LINE
- Wykop
- Plurk
- Dailymotion
- PeerTube
- Dev.to
- Qiita
- TabNews
- Hatena Blog
- Hashnode
- Ghost
- WordPress
In the catalog
- Farcaster
- VK
- Snapchat
- Naver Cafe
- Zalo Official Account
- Odnoklassniki
- RedNote
- Behance
- Product Hunt
- daily.dev
- Medium
- Substack
- Quora
MeetEdgar
9 of 31 in the comparison set
- Facebook Pages
- Google My Business
- Threads
- TikTok
- X
- YouTube
- Bluesky
- Dev.to
- Discord
- Dribbble
- Farcaster
- Hashnode
- Kick
- Lemmy
- Listmonk
- Mastodon
- Medium
- MeWe
- Moltbook
- Nostr
- Skool
- Slack
- Telegram
- Twitch
- VK
- Whop
- WordPress
Their own count: 10 networks per their own list, read 2026-08-27.
MeetEdgar vs GrowSocialelion, on the record
| MeetEdgar | GrowSocialelion | |
|---|---|---|
| Content model | Unlimited evergreen library; auto re-shares when the queue runs dry | Not built; our agent drafts new posts instead of recycling old ones |
| AI content | Inky writes captions and hashtags, on monthly expiring credits | The agent drafts per network, in your voice, from live research |
| Post variations | One-click variations and A/B testing on each update | Not built; each draft is written once for its network |
| Agent access | No developer API; extensions and Zapier only | MCP from day 0; the same publish tool the UI uses |
| Open source | No, and no self-hosting | AGPL-3.0, self-host the whole app free |
We build GrowSocialelion, so read the table knowing that. Every MeetEdgar fact on this page comes from MeetEdgar's own pages, checked 2026-08-27. If a price changed since, their page wins.
Both sides of the ledger
What MeetEdgar does well
The evergreen engine defined the genre: an unlimited library organized by category, and when fresh posts deplete, Edgar re-shares older ones automatically so the queue never goes silent. (source, 2026-08-27)
One-click variations multiply each update into several rewrites, and A/B testing shows which phrasing performs. (source, 2026-08-27)
Ten networks including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Google Business Profile, a 30-day free trial with full feature access, and both plans seat up to 20 team members. (source, 2026-08-27)
Where MeetEdgar stops
No public developer API. Their integrations page lists a Chrome extension, bookmarklets, Zapier, Canva, Bitly, Shopify and Rebrandly, and nothing a program could call directly. (source, 2026-08-27)
No free plan, only the 30-day trial; after it, entry is $29.99 a month. (source, 2026-08-27)
Inky AI runs on credits: 15 a month on Eddie, 50 on EDGAR, extra credits at $2.50 per 100, and they expire every 30 days. (source, 2026-08-27)
The Eddie plan caps content categories at 4 and automations at 10 a week; extra social accounts bill at up to $4.99 each per month. Closed source, no self-hosting. (source, 2026-08-27)
Who should stay with MeetEdgar
If automatic re-sharing is the point for you, stay with MeetEdgar. Refilling a queue from an evergreen library is exactly what Edgar does and GrowSocialelion deliberately does not; our agent writes new posts instead of resurfacing old ones.
If you publish to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest or Google Business Profile, MeetEdgar covers them today. Of their ten networks we share only X and Bluesky so far; the others are researched but not yet live here.
If post variations and A/B testing drive your process, that is a MeetEdgar feature with no counterpart in our app.
MeetEdgar built the evergreen category before anyone named it. You fill a library once, sort it into categories, and Edgar keeps posting from it forever, re-sharing older updates whenever fresh ones run out. Variations and A/B testing stretch each entry further. If your content ages well, that is a hands-off machine with a 30-day trial to prove it. The walls are familiar ones: no free plan after the trial, AI writing metered by credits that expire monthly, and an integrations page whose most programmable item is a Zapier hook, because there is no developer API at all.
GrowSocialelion rejects the rerun premise. The agent researches, writes a new post for each network, and routes it through an approval gate you set per action type: human, semi-auto or autopilot. Nothing is metered, because the AGPL app is free to run on your own machine, and MCP ships from day 0 so your own tools can drive the same publish functions the UI uses. The trade is honest in both directions: we have no evergreen library, no variations, no requeue.
Asked before switching
How much does MeetEdgar cost compared to GrowSocialelion?
As of 2026-08-27, MeetEdgar's Eddie plan is $29.99 a month ($299 billed yearly) for 5 accounts, and EDGAR is $49.99 a month ($499 yearly) for 25 accounts, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. GrowSocialelion is free to self-host under the AGPL; its hosted version is pre-launch.
Does MeetEdgar have an API?
No developer API appears anywhere on their integrations page; the options are a Chrome extension, bookmarklets, Zapier, Canva, Bitly, Shopify and Rebrandly. GrowSocialelion ships MCP from day 0, exposing the same tools its own agent and UI use.
Is MeetEdgar open source?
No. MeetEdgar is closed-source SaaS with no self-hosting option. GrowSocialelion's entire app is AGPL-3.0 on GitHub.
What does GrowSocialelion not do that MeetEdgar does?
Evergreen recycling end to end: the unlimited library, category queues, automatic re-sharing, one-click variations and A/B testing. Those are MeetEdgar's specialty. Our agent drafts new content from live research instead, and every action is approval-gated.
Other alternatives
Try the part that is already free
The hosted app is still pre-launch, so we will not pretend there is a signup. What runs today: the open-source app on your own server, and 500+ free tools that need no account, including character counters whose every limit carries a source, something MeetEdgar's tools do not offer.