Open PostOpen Post vs Postiz
Postiz is a mature, full-featured product. Open Post is smaller on purpose: one process, a few networks, easy to read and run. Pick the one that fits.
| Open Post | Postiz | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Required services | None. One Node process and a SQLite file | PostgreSQL 14+, Redis 6+, Temporal (since v2.12.0) |
| Documented hardware | Measured ~70 MB RSS idle | 2 GB RAM floor, 8 GB recommended (Postiz docs) |
| Platforms | X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Bluesky, webhooks | Many more (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Mastodon and others) |
| Multi-user teams | No. Single-tenant, optional API token | Yes, with organizations and users |
| Media uploads | Not yet (text posts) | Yes |
| AI | OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, offline heuristic | Built-in AI features. See Postiz docs |
| Hosted cloud | No, self-host only | Yes, Postiz Cloud |
The Postiz column comes from its self-hosting docs (docs.postiz.com, System Requirements and Configuration Reference), checked October 2026. If something has changed, please open an issue.
Choose Open Post if…
- you post to X, LinkedIn, Reddit or Bluesky as one person or a small team
- you want to run on tiny hardware or next to other apps
- you want to read the whole codebase in an afternoon
Choose Postiz if…
- you need Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or Facebook
- you need teams, approvals and media
- you'd rather pay for a hosted service