Postiz vs Buffer

Postiz starts at $29/mo and Buffer at $5/mo. Postiz is open source; Buffer is not open source. Below: the two side by side, then what each costs at 5, 10, 50 accounts, with fanout alongside. Every number is from each vendor's own pricing page.

Postiz vs Buffer at a glance

	Postiz	Buffer
Price from	$29/mo	$5/mo
Billing unit	Per channel	Per channel
Free tier	No (7-day trial)	Yes
Open source / self-host	Yes	No
Platforms listed	15: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, Pinterest, WordPress, Warpcast	11: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon
Telegram	Yes	No
Gated by plan	Team members on the Team plan ($39/mo) and up (Standard has no team support); AI images (100/300/500 per month) on Team, Pro and Ultimate; More channels (10/30/100) as you move up tiers	Advanced analytics and custom reports above the free plan; Multiple team members and approval workflows on paid plans; First comment scheduling and hashtag manager on paid plans

Essentials, $6 per channel per month billed monthly ($5 billed yearly).

Monthly cost by number of accounts

Connected accounts	Postiz	Buffer	fanout
5	$29	$30	$29
10	$39	$60	$39
50	$99	$300	$100

Cheapest published plan that covers that many accounts, monthly billing unless marked. “—” means that vendor does not price per connected account, so there is no like-for-like number.

Features: Postiz, Buffer and fanout

Feature	Postiz	Buffer	fanout
AI version per network	Not listed	Not listed	Yes, every plan Rewrites hook, length and hashtags per network; live character limits
Post ideas from news & feeds	Yes, every plan RSS feeds to posts	Not listed	Yes, every plan Discover: Google News topics, RSS, Telegram and X, ranked by coverage
Drafts in your voice	Not listed	Not listed	Yes, every plan Writing styles: instructions, example posts, words to avoid
Best time to post	Not listed	Not listed	Yes, every plan Heatmap from your own posts’ engagement, one-click best slot
Comments inbox	Not listed	Yes, every plan Community inbox	Yes, every plan X, Instagram, YouTube, Threads and Bluesky
Analytics	Yes, every plan	Yes, every plan Advanced reports on Essentials	Yes, every plan X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, Facebook and Pinterest
MCP for Claude & ChatGPT	Yes, every plan “Every plan includes the MCP server”	Yes, every plan Claude and ChatGPT connectors	Yes, every plan 8 tools: accounts, posts, schedule, analytics, media
First comment scheduling	Yes, every plan “Follow-up comments”	From the Essentials plan	Not yet

“Not listed” means we could not find it on their pages, not that it does not exist. Checked October 2026.

Which one to choose

Choose Postiz if

You want to self-host: Postiz is open source and its docs say a self-hosted install has no plans or limits.
You want more listed platforms: Postiz lists 15, Buffer lists 11.
You post to Telegram: it is on Postiz's list and not on Buffer's.
Price matters at 5, 10, 50 accounts: Postiz is the cheaper of the two there.

Choose Buffer if

You want a free plan: Buffer has one, Postiz does not (7-day trial).

Consider fanout if

You want a hosted tool with nothing to deploy and every feature on every plan (plans from $29/month for 5 accounts, 5/10/50 accounts across the tiers).
You want a comments inbox on 5 networks and analytics on 7, plus an AI version per network.
Not a fit if you need self-hosting, team seats or first-comment scheduling: fanout has none of them.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Postiz cheaper than Buffer?

It depends on the number of accounts. Monthly cost on the cheapest published plan: 5 accounts: Postiz $29, Buffer $30, fanout $29; 10 accounts: Postiz $39, Buffer $60, fanout $39; 50 accounts: Postiz $99, Buffer $300, fanout $100. "—" means that vendor does not price per connected account.

Do Postiz and Buffer have a free plan?

Postiz: no free plan is listed (7-day trial). Buffer: a free plan is listed. Open source: Postiz yes, Buffer no. Postiz: its docs say a self-hosted install has no plans or limits.

Which supports more platforms, Postiz or Buffer?

Postiz lists 15 platforms and Buffer lists 11, per their own pages. Telegram: Postiz yes, Buffer no.

Is there a hosted alternative to both Postiz and Buffer?

fanout is a hosted scheduler for 15 networks, from $29/month for 5 accounts with a 3-day free trial. It is not open source and has no self-hosting, team seats or first-comment scheduling.

Sources: Postiz pricing (checked October 2026) and Buffer pricing (checked September 2026). Tell us if something changed: support@tryfanout.com.

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