Postiz Review: Pricing, Cloud and Self-Host
Postiz review verdict: Postiz is worth it when you want a social calendar that tiers on connected channels, ships MCP, CLI and public API on every Cloud plan, and offers the same product as AGPL open-source software you can self-host — Cloud Standard starts at $29/month ($23 billed yearly) for 5 channels, then Team $39, Pro $49 and Ultimate $99 (Postiz pricing page, checked November 9, 2026). It is a weaker fit if you need a permanent free Cloud plan or a refundable annual prepaid term under Postiz’s published Terms.
Ideal for: a creator or brand that will stay inside a clear channel cap, a small team that needs unlimited seats from Team upward, an agency grouping client channels, and a technical buyer who prefers Docker Compose self-hosting over a managed SaaS gate.
Avoid if: you expect a standing $0 Cloud plan after the trial, you buy mainly for social listening or a multi-workspace marketing suite like our live ContentStudio review for social scheduling, or you need annual fees that Terms say are not refundable.
- Channels decide the plan: 5 / 10 / 30 / 100 connected accounts; posts per month are listed as unlimited on every paid tier.
- Cloud vs self-host is the fork: Cloud meters plans and pre-registers provider apps; self-host has no plan gate but you own OAuth apps, keys and uptime.
- Trial is not a free plan: 7 days on the chosen plan with a payment method on file; clipping and some AI video generators stay off until conversion.
By the Unfair Advantage editorial team · Updated November 9, 2026. Method: analysis of Postiz’s official pricing page (plan cards, comparison table and pricing FAQ), Terms of Service (last updated October 19, 2026), cloud docs (plans, trial, subscription, downgrades, refunds, codes), self-host docs (installation overview and system requirements), product docs (introduction, concepts, platforms, team, approvals, agents, support) and the public GitHub README for gitroomhq/postiz-app, all re-checked November 9, 2026 (Europe/Paris). We did not open a Postiz Cloud account, connect a social channel, schedule a post, redeem a code or run a self-hosted install. Every price is quoted from those pages with its date; anything Postiz does not publish is marked “not disclosed”.
Who is Postiz for, and who should skip it?
Postiz fits buyers choosing between a metered Cloud subscription and an open-source install of the same scheduler. It does not fit buyers who only want a free forever Cloud seat, or who need an agency marketing operating system built around listening packages and multi-workspace SKUs.
Worth it when…
- You can name how many social accounts you will keep connected, because Cloud tiers on channels (5, 10, 30 or 100) rather than on post volume.
- You want MCP, CLI and public API access without buying a separate developer SKU — every Cloud plan includes them per the plans matrix.
- You need unlimited teammates once you leave Standard (Team, Pro and Ultimate list team members as included, not sold per seat).
- You are willing to self-host under AGPL-3.0 if you want no Cloud plan gate and you can register provider developer apps yourself.
Wrong buy when…
- You need a permanent free Cloud plan: docs state there is none; the 7-day trial is the unpaid window.
- Your bottleneck is multi-brand approvals, shared inbox packaging and listening add-ons as the core purchase — that lane is covered in our ContentStudio review for social scheduling.
- You want the simplest per-channel consumer scheduler with a standing free tier; Buffer is that adjacent label in text only here (no Unfair Advantage Buffer URL is live, so there is no Buffer href on this page).
- You require soft annual refunds: Postiz Terms say charges for annual subscriptions are not refundable.
What does Postiz do as a social scheduler?
Postiz is a social media management platform for scheduling, automating and analyzing posts. Official docs open with “schedule and publish to 34 social platforms from one calendar.” The marketing site lists networks including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, TikTok, YouTube, Google My Business, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Pinterest, Mastodon, WordPress, Medium, Hashnode, Dev.to and others. LinkedIn appears as one supported network (profile and page providers in the docs), not as a pillar of this review.
| Job | What Postiz provides (per Postiz) | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Composer with global or per-channel content, calendar day/week/month/list views, repeats, delays, signatures and posting sets | All Cloud plans; self-host |
| Connect | Channels = connected social accounts; customer groups for client filtering; client invite links to connect accounts | Channel caps on Cloud |
| Collaborate | Team members on Team+; public preview links for client approval comments without granting app access | Team seats from Team up |
| Automate | RSS auto-posting, Internal/Global Plugs, webhooks, Smart Agent, third-party media pulls | See plan matrix caveats below |
| Generate | AI copilot, AI images/videos with monthly credits, YouTube clipping minutes | Metered on Cloud; own keys on self-host |
| Integrate | Public API, CLI, hosted MCP server; n8n node and Make.com app listed on GitHub README | Every Cloud plan per docs |
A channel is one connected social account: one X profile, one LinkedIn page, one Discord server. Connecting the same platform twice costs two channel slots. That definition, from Postiz concepts docs, is why channel count—not post count—is the honest upgrade trigger.
How much does Postiz cost?
Postiz Cloud pricing, checked November 9, 2026 on postiz.com/pricing and mirrored in docs.postiz.com/cloud/plans.md, is four self-serve tiers. Docs note that the pricing page is the commercial source of truth if the two disagree on price.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per mo / year) | Channels | Team | AI video / clipping |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $29 | $23 / $278 | 5 | No | 3 / 60 min |
| Team | $39 | $31 / $374 | 10 | Yes (unlimited seats) | 10 / 120 min |
| Pro | $49 | $39 / $470 | 30 | Yes | 30 / 300 min |
| Ultimate | $99 | $79 / $950 | 100 | Yes | 60 / 600 min |
Posts per month are listed as unlimited on every paid plan. Webhooks scale 2 / 10 / 30 / 10,000 on the docs matrix. Public API, CLI and MCP are Yes on all four plans. AI image credits on docs read 20 / 100 / 300 / 500, but the Standard pricing card checked the same day does not advertise AI images and the compare table only prints 100 / 300 / 500 for Team / Pro / Ultimate — treat Standard AI images as disputed between sources. Docs also mark “Image generator” as No on Standard and Yes from Team up.
The pricing FAQ states yearly billing “saves about 20%.” Annual dollar totals above come from cloud/plans.md; the FAQ’s per-month yearly figures ($23 / $31 / $39 / $79) match those totals when rounded. Agent Media (UGC video) is a separate subscription, not part of a Postiz plan; its standalone price is not disclosed on the Postiz pricing cards we checked. Currency presentation on the public pages is USD; tax handling beyond that is not disclosed there either.
Which Postiz plan should you pick?
Count the accounts you must keep connected, then pick the cheapest plan that covers that number. Docs say channel count is the limit people hit first and the main reason to move up.
| If you… | Look at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Run your own accounts alone | Standard | 5 channels, no team seats, API/MCP included |
| Work with colleagues or want RSS automation per docs | Team | 10 channels, unlimited members, RSS Yes on docs matrix |
| Run social for several clients | Pro | 30 channels; customer groups and preview approvals still apply |
| Run a large client book | Ultimate | 100 channels and the highest AI/clipping allowances |
RSS contradiction to read before you buy Standard for feeds: the Standard pricing card feature list includes “RSS auto-post,” while cloud/plans.md marks RSS auto-posting as No on Standard and Yes from Team upward. For plan picking we follow the docs capability matrix and tell you to confirm on the live plan picker before you rely on RSS at $29.
Standard is the only tier without team support on the pricing compare strip (“No team support”). Dropping from a team plan to Standard disables every other organisation member, per downgrade docs — their accounts still exist, but they cannot log into that organisation until you upgrade again.
Should you use Postiz Cloud or self-host?
Postiz Cloud at platform.postiz.com runs the same open-source application you can host yourself. The difference is who does the work: Cloud already registers provider developer apps, manages infrastructure and meters usage against a plan. Self-host removes the plan gate; every install behaves as the top tier for limits, but you register each provider app, supply AI keys, apply updates and accept community-only support with no guaranteed response.
| Topic | Postiz Cloud | Self-hosted |
|---|---|---|
| Licence / code | Managed SaaS of the open-source app | AGPL-3.0 (GitHub badge / README) |
| Plans | Enforced per tier | None — no Cloud-style gate |
| Provider apps | Pre-registered; click connect | You create developer apps and keys |
| AI media | Metered credits per plan | Needs your own generator keys |
| Support | Email and Discord reach the team | Community Discord; no guarantee |
| Install path | Sign up | Docker Compose recommended (+ Postgres, Redis, Temporal) |
System requirements docs list a tested all-in-one floor around 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM for light Docker Compose use, with 4 vCPU / 8 GB recommended when you push harder. Eight platforms need no provider configuration on self-host; most others need a developer app. Affiliate programme UI is Cloud-only. If you need support you can rely on, Postiz’s own support page points you to Cloud rather than self-host.
Does Postiz have a free plan and a free trial?
Cloud has no free plan. An organisation without a subscription cannot use the app; the interface is replaced by the plan picker. New organisations are normally offered a 7-day trial of the plan they pick.
Starting the trial requires a payment method. Postiz places a small authorisation to confirm the card works; the authorisation is released and does not become a charge. If the check fails, the method is detached and the trial does not start. The trial is once per organisation.
Three behaviours differ during the trial: some AI video generators that carry a per-generation cost stay unavailable; video clipping stays unavailable; reconnecting a previously connected channel is restricted so you cannot cycle accounts around the channel cap for a free week. Scheduling, publishing, analytics, automations and the API otherwise work as they will after billing starts. At day 7 the card is charged for the chosen plan. Cancel before day 7 and you are not charged; channels and posts remain, but publishing stops when the subscription ends.
Marketing CTAs that say “Start for $0” refer to that trial entry, not to a forever free Cloud seat.
How do Postiz API, CLI and MCP fit automation?
Every Cloud plan includes the hosted MCP server, the Postiz CLI, the public API and webhooks, according to the pricing FAQ and plans matrix. There is no separate “agent tier”: agents that speak MCP or run shell commands connect on Standard. Pricing marketing lists Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini and other agents as compatible surfaces.
That matters if your stack already routes work through automation tools. Postiz’s GitHub README lists an n8n custom node and a Make.com integration. For workflow-platform buying decisions on our site, use the live pages n8n review: is the workflow platform worth it?, n8n vs Zapier for workflow automation and n8n vs Make for workflow automation — those pages are about routers, not substitutes for a social calendar.
Webhook caps still scale by plan (2 on Standard up to 10,000 on Ultimate per docs). On a downgrade, webhooks above the new allowance stop firing. API keys can remain in settings after a feature tab disappears, but API access stops without an active subscription.
What are Postiz billing, cancellation and refund rules?
Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancelling asks for a written reason of at least 20 characters. On monthly plans that qualify, a retention offer of 50% off for three months may appear before you confirm. Cancelling keeps the subscription active until the end of the paid period, unless the most recent invoice already failed — then cancellation can take effect immediately. Scheduled posts are not published while there is no active subscription, and they are not published retroactively after a gap.
Refunds — prefer the Terms, note the docs conflict. Terms of Service (last updated October 19, 2026) state: refunds are limited to a maximum of one month’s subscription fee per account; charges for annual subscriptions are not refundable; a refund can only be issued if the account’s last charge was within the 120 days before the request; discretionary refunds beyond the rules are possible but not guaranteed. The pricing FAQ matches that framing (one month, 120 days, annual not refundable).
Cloud docs at refunds-and-support.md describe a different automatic in-app path: one refund per customer ever; charge less than 60 days old; yearly charges refunded at one twelfth; subscription cancelled as part of the refund. Those numbers disagree with the Terms. This page treats the Terms as the binding customer contract and flags the docs as divergent — confirm with support@postiz.com before you assume either window.
There is no self-serve account deletion or data export documented; email support for closure or a data copy. Lifetime deal codes (AppSumo-style) exist on a separate billing path and are outside normal plan metering; we did not verify current LTD availability beyond the docs description.
When should you pick another tool instead of Postiz?
Skip Postiz as the primary buy when your bottleneck is not “one calendar across many networks with optional self-host.”
- Team marketing suite with approvals, inbox and listening packaging: start with our live ContentStudio review for social scheduling.
- Simple per-channel consumer scheduler with a standing free tier: Buffer is the adjacent product label; no Buffer href here because that Unfair Advantage pack is not live.
- Cold email infrastructure: see our Instantly review for cold email outreach.
- Workflow routers: n8n pages linked above; Postiz can sit beside them via API/MCP, it does not replace them.
- Guaranteed vendor support on a self-hosted box: Postiz documents community-only self-host support; Cloud is the supported product.
What pitfalls should buyers watch for?
- Channel overages on downgrade: Postiz disables excess channels immediately and chooses which ones if you do not disable first. Scheduled posts on disabled channels do not publish.
- Trial ≠ full AI video: clipping and some paid generators stay off until the trial converts or you finish the trial early.
- Standard feature-card optimism: RSS and AI images disagree between the marketing card and the docs matrix — verify before you buy Standard for those jobs.
- Annual refunds: Terms say annual charges are not refundable even though some docs language talks about a one-twelfth path.
- Self-host workload: OAuth apps, HTTPS reverse proxy, Temporal and your own AI keys are part of the job; Discord help is best-effort.
- One email, two orgs: checkout refuses when another account with the same email already holds an active subscription.
Should you buy Postiz?
| Buyer | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo creator inside 5 channels who wants API/MCP | Yes — start Standard trial | Lowest Cloud entry; developer surfaces included |
| Small team needing seats + RSS per docs | Yes — Team | Unlimited members; 10 channels |
| Agency with many client accounts | Yes — Pro or Ultimate | 30 or 100 channels; customer groups + preview links |
| Technical team wanting AGPL self-host | Yes — self-host path | Same app, no plan gate; you own ops |
| Buyer needing free forever Cloud | No | Docs: no free plan |
| Buyer needing refundable annual prepaid | No under Terms | Annual charges not refundable |
| Buyer needing listening-led marketing suite | Other category | See ContentStudio review (live) |
Key takeaways
- Postiz Cloud has no free plan; new organisations normally get a 7-day trial of the chosen plan after a payment-method check (Postiz cloud docs, November 9, 2026).
- Postiz Cloud tiers on connected channels — 5, 10, 30 or 100 — while listing unlimited posts on every paid plan (Postiz pricing page and cloud/plans.md, November 9, 2026).
- Self-hosted Postiz is the same open-source AGPL-3.0 application without a Cloud plan gate, with community support only and provider apps you register yourself (Postiz docs and GitHub README, November 9, 2026).
- Every Postiz Cloud plan includes the hosted MCP server, CLI and public API, so agent and automation access is not a separate paid tier (Postiz pricing FAQ and plans matrix, November 9, 2026).
- Postiz Terms limit refunds to at most one month of fees, require a last charge within 120 days, and state annual charges are not refundable — cloud docs describe a divergent 60-day / one-twelfth path (Terms October 19, 2026; docs checked November 9, 2026).
- Downgrading Postiz disables channels above the new cap immediately, and Postiz chooses which channels survive unless you disable first (Postiz downgrades docs, November 9, 2026).
Our verdict: Postiz is a coherent buy when channel caps, agent-ready APIs and an optional self-host path matter more than a free Cloud seat or soft annual refunds. Start from your channel count, decide Cloud versus self-host, and read the Terms before you prepay a year.
FAQ
Is Postiz worth it?
Yes for buyers who want a channel-capped social calendar with MCP, CLI and API on every plan, or who prefer an AGPL self-hosted stack. Cloud Standard starts at $29/month ($23 billed yearly) for 5 channels; Team, Pro and Ultimate raise the channel cap. Skip it if you need a permanent free cloud plan, or a refundable annual prepaid term under Postiz Terms (checked November 9, 2026).
How much does Postiz cost per month?
Postiz Cloud lists Standard $29, Team $39, Pro $49 and Ultimate $99 per month. Annual billing is listed as $23, $31, $39 and $79 per month (about 20% less), with docs totals $278, $374, $470 and $950 per year. There is no free cloud plan. Agent Media is billed separately (Postiz pricing and docs, November 9, 2026).
Does Postiz have a free plan or free trial?
Cloud has no free plan: without a subscription the UI is the plan picker. New organisations usually get a 7-day trial of the chosen plan after a payment-method check. During the trial, video clipping and some AI video generators stay off; cancel before day 7 to avoid a charge (Postiz docs and pricing FAQ, November 9, 2026).
Can I self-host Postiz?
Yes. Postiz is open source under AGPL-3.0 on GitHub (gitroomhq/postiz-app). Self-host runs the same application without a plan gate; you register provider developer apps, supply AI keys yourself, and get community Discord support without a guaranteed response. Docker Compose with Postgres, Redis and Temporal is the recommended path (Postiz docs, November 9, 2026).
Which Postiz plan should I pick?
Count channels first: Standard 5, Team 10, Pro 30, Ultimate 100. Pick Team or higher if you need teammates or RSS auto-posting per the cloud plans matrix. Standard has no team seats. Public API, CLI and MCP ship on every plan. Confirm AI image and RSS rows on the live pricing page, because docs and cards disagree on Standard (checked November 9, 2026).
Can I get a refund from Postiz?
Postiz Terms (last updated October 19, 2026) limit refunds to at most one month of fees per account, require the last charge within 120 days, and state annual charges are not refundable. Cloud docs describe a stricter in-app path (one refund ever, under 60 days, yearly at one twelfth). Treat the Terms as binding and confirm with support@postiz.com (checked November 9, 2026).
Did Unfair Advantage test Postiz hands-on?
No. We did not open a Postiz Cloud account, connect a channel, schedule a post or run a self-hosted install. This review uses Postiz’s pricing page, Terms of Service, cloud and self-host docs, and the public GitHub README, all re-checked November 9, 2026 (Europe/Paris).
Sources
Sources are listed as plain URLs, without links, so this page sends no clicks to vendors other than through the disclosed affiliate button. Dates are Europe/Paris verification dates unless a source stamps its own date.
- Postiz pricing page, postiz.com/pricing (plan cards, comparison table, pricing FAQ; checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz Terms of Service, postiz.com/terms (last updated October 19, 2026; refunds, subscription, open-source components; checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz cloud docs: docs.postiz.com/cloud/overview.md, /cloud/plans.md, /cloud/trial.md, /cloud/subscription.md, /cloud/downgrades.md, /cloud/refunds-and-support.md, /cloud/codes-and-offers.md, /cloud/limits.md (checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz product docs: docs.postiz.com/general/introduction.md, /general/concepts.md, /general/platforms/overview.md, /general/settings/team.md, /general/approvals.md, /general/agents.md, /general/support.md (checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz self-host docs: docs.postiz.com/self-host/installation/overview.md, /self-host/installation/system-requirements.md (checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz documentation index, docs.postiz.com/llms.txt (checked November 9, 2026)
- Postiz GitHub repository README, github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app (AGPL-3.0 badge, Cloud vs open-source edition, n8n/Make mentions; checked November 9, 2026)