Head to head

Postiz vs GrowSocialelion

GrowSocialelion and Postiz are both AGPL-3.0, self-hostable, and built for AI agents over MCP. The practical differences: Postiz has a wider network list today and metered AI media; GrowSocialelion ships an engagement inbox, per-action approval modes, and free tools whose every number carries a source. Postiz's cloud starts at $29 a month after a 7-day trial.

Postiz

Postiz is an AGPL-3.0 open-source AI scheduling tool with a paid cloud, posting to 30+ networks with an API, CLI and MCP server for agent control.

31 channels · plans: Standard, Team, Pro, Ultimate

GrowSocialelion

GrowSocialelion is an open-source AI social media manager: the agent drafts, schedules and engages behind per-action approval gates, free to self-host under the AGPL-3.0.

8 channels · plans: Self-hosted, Hosted

Pricing and plans

What each side charges

Postiz

Standard$29/mo

Team$39/mo

Pro$49/mo

Ultimate$99/mo

GrowSocialelion

Self-hosted$0

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Channels

Where each one publishes

Postiz

Bluesky
Dev.to
Discord
Dribbble
Facebook Pages
Farcaster
Google My Business
Hashnode
Instagram
Kick
Lemmy
LinkedIn
Listmonk
Mastodon
Medium
MeWe
Moltbook
Nostr
Pinterest
Reddit
Skool
Slack
Telegram
Threads
TikTok
Twitch
VK
Whop
WordPress
X
YouTube

GrowSocialelion

Bluesky
Dev.to
Lemmy
Mastodon
Nostr
Telegram
Tumblr
X
Discord
Dribbble
Facebook Pages
Farcaster
Google My Business
Hashnode
Instagram
Kick
LinkedIn
Listmonk
Medium
MeWe
Moltbook
Pinterest
Reddit
Skool
Slack
Threads
TikTok
Twitch
VK
Whop
WordPress
YouTube

We build GrowSocialelion, so read every table here knowing that. Channel support and plan prices were compiled from public listings and vendor pages on 2026-08-27; a tool's own site always wins over this page. GrowSocialelion's own column is generated from its live platform catalog, so it cannot claim a network the app does not publish to.

The verdict

Pick Postiz if

If you need TikTok, Instagram or YouTube publishing this week, stay with Postiz. Those networks are in their connected list now and in our catalog as planned, and a roadmap does not publish posts.

If AI video generation matters to your workflow, Postiz meters it into every cloud plan and we do not generate video at all.

If you want a hosted product today with a credit card and no server, Postiz's cloud is live and ours is still pre-launch. Our honest offer right now is the self-hosted app and the free tools.

Pick GrowSocialelion if

You want the whole product open: an ai agent drafts, schedules and engages, and every action is approval-gated — human approval, semi-auto or autopilot, per action type. The app is AGPL-3.0 with no paid tier hiding features, and 500+ free tools live now: character counters with sourced limits, generators, and more

The switching guide lives at the Postiz alternative page.

Questions

Asked before choosing

Is Postiz open source?

Yes. Postiz is licensed AGPL-3.0 with the code on GitHub, and self-hosting is free. GrowSocialelion uses the same license, so on openness the two are equals.

Does Postiz have a free plan?

Not a permanent one on the cloud. As of 2026-08-27 their pricing page offers a 7-day trial, then plans from $29 a month. Self-hosting Postiz is free. GrowSocialelion is free to self-host too, and its 500+ online tools are free without an account.

Which supports more social networks?

Postiz, today. Their docs cover 30+ providers. GrowSocialelion publishes to 8 networks now (X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram, Tumblr, Nostr, Lemmy, DEV) with 30 more researched and planned in the catalog.

Do both work with AI agents over MCP?

Yes. Postiz documents an MCP server, CLI and public API. GrowSocialelion shipped its MCP facade from day 0, and the agent's publish tool is the same one the UI calls, behind the same approval gate.

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Ready to try the open one?

GrowSocialelion is AGPL-3.0, free to self-host, with an approval-gated AI agent and 500+ free tools that need no account at all.

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