The open-source Sendible alternative
GrowSocialelion is an open-source alternative to Sendible: AGPL-3.0, free to self-host, with an approval-gated AI agent and no per-workspace billing. Sendible is closed-source agency SaaS from $35 a month, metering six profiles per workspace, with approvals from its $99 Plus plan. Unlimited users on every plan is its standout card.
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
Sendible
closed source
Sendible is a paid SaaS social media management tool for agencies, publishing to 9 networks through client workspaces with unlimited users on every plan and no free tier.
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.
Sendible
Core
$35/mo
billed monthly. 1 workspace, 6 profiles; $31 billed annually
Plus
$99/mo
billed monthly. 3 workspaces, 18 profiles; approvals start here; $86 annually
Premium
$199/mo
billed monthly. 7 workspaces, 42 profiles; $170 annually
Elite
$299/mo
billed monthly. 15 workspaces, 90 profiles; $255 annually
Enterprise
$750/mo
billed monthly. 50 workspaces, 300 profiles; $638 annually
Read on Sendible'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
Sendible
9 of 31 in the comparison set
- Bluesky
- Facebook Pages
- Google My Business
- Threads
- TikTok
- X
- YouTube
- Dev.to
- Discord
- Dribbble
- Farcaster
- Hashnode
- Kick
- Lemmy
- Listmonk
- Mastodon
- Medium
- MeWe
- Moltbook
- Nostr
- Skool
- Slack
- Telegram
- Twitch
- VK
- Whop
- WordPress
Their own count: 9 networks per their own list, read 2026-08-27.
Sendible vs GrowSocialelion, on the record
| Sendible | GrowSocialelion | |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals | From the Plus plan at $99 a month; custom workflows on Elite | Every agent action is approval-gated: human, semi-auto or autopilot, per action type, in the free app |
| Team seats | Unlimited users on all plans, their standout card | Self-hosted: no seat billing, the app is free to run |
| White label | Add-on at $349 a month on Elite, $800 on Enterprise | The AGPL code is yours to modify and host under your own brand |
| Networks | 9, including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Google Business | 8 today (X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Tumblr, Nostr, Lemmy, DEV); 30 more in the catalog |
| Cost at 18 profiles | $99 a month on Plus, $86 billed annually | Self-hosted: $0, profiles are not billed |
We build GrowSocialelion, so read the table knowing that. Every Sendible fact on this page comes from Sendible's own pages, checked 2026-08-27. If a price changed since, their page wins.
Both sides of the ledger
What Sendible does well
Unlimited users on every plan, including the $35 Core tier. Teammates, freelancers and clients are never a line item, which is rare in this category. (source, 2026-08-27)
Nine networks including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky and Google Business Profile, plus Canva, Google Drive and a Chrome extension. (source, 2026-08-27)
The workspace model keeps each client's profiles, calendar, reports and queues in an isolated environment, built for agencies running many brands. (source, 2026-08-27)
Where Sendible stops
No free plan exists. Every tier is paid after a 14-day trial, and the entry point is $35 a month billed monthly for a single workspace. (source, 2026-08-27)
Profiles are metered at 6 per workspace, so capacity and price move together: 18 profiles cost $99 a month, 42 cost $199, before annual discounts. (source, 2026-08-27)
Assignment and approval workflows start on the Plus plan at $99 a month; custom approval workflows and advanced permissions wait until Elite. (source, 2026-08-27)
White labelling is a paid add-on on top of the two highest tiers: $349 a month on Elite and $800 a month on Enterprise. It is closed-source SaaS with no self-host option. (source, 2026-08-27)
Who should stay with Sendible
If your clients live on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube or Google Business Profile, stay with Sendible for now. Those networks publish there today and are still planned in our catalog.
If you are an agency with a large cast of reviewers and client contacts, unlimited users on a hosted product is Sendible's core offer, and our hosted version has not launched.
If you resell social management under your own brand, Sendible's white label dashboard is a packaged product with support behind it, not a fork you maintain yourself.
Sendible found a real gap and filled it: while Hootsuite and Sprout charge per seat, Sendible gives every plan unlimited users, so an agency can add clients, freelancers and reviewers without watching a meter. The workspace model is agency-shaped too, isolating each client's profiles, calendar and reports. What the seat meter spares you, the profile meter collects: six profiles per workspace, workspaces counted per plan, so growth walks the bill from $35 to $99 to $199 a month. Approvals cost $99 to start, and putting your own brand on the dashboard costs $349 to $800 a month on top of the top tiers.
GrowSocialelion drops the meters entirely. The AGPL app is free to run, profiles and workspaces are not counted, and approval workflow is the default operating mode rather than a plan boundary: the agent proposes, you approve, per action type. Rebranding is not an add-on when the code is public; the app is yours to modify and host.
Asked before switching
How much does Sendible cost compared to GrowSocialelion?
As of 2026-08-27, Sendible runs $35 to $750 a month billed monthly ($31 to $638 billed annually), with profiles metered at 6 per workspace. GrowSocialelion is free to self-host under the AGPL with no profile or workspace billing; its hosted version is pre-launch.
Does Sendible have a free plan?
No. Sendible offers a 14-day trial without a credit card, then every plan is paid, starting at $35 a month. GrowSocialelion's full app is free to self-host permanently.
Does Sendible have approval workflows?
Yes, assignment and approvals start on its Plus plan at $99 a month, with custom approval workflows on Elite. In GrowSocialelion, approval is the default operating mode of the whole product and lives in the free app: every agent action passes a gate you configure as human, semi-auto or autopilot.
Which networks does each support?
Sendible publishes to 9 networks: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Bluesky and Google Business Profile. GrowSocialelion publishes to 8 today (X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Tumblr, Nostr, Lemmy, DEV) with 30 more researched in the catalog. If your networks are in their list and not ours yet, that difference decides it.
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 Sendible's tools do not offer.