Open Source Self-Hosted Buffer Alternatives

Buffer is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are some alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is Postiz. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenPost or Posthive. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Buffer and eight of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to Buffer are Mixpost, Socioboard, Larasap and Post4U.

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Buffer alternatives are mainly Social Media Management Tools, but if you're looking for Social Media Analyticss or Social Networks you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Buffer.
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  1. Postiz icon
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    AI social platform for automated scheduling across channels, built-in visual design with AI generation, cross-posting, collaboration features, integrated analytics, influencer marketplace, and audience-building tools to manage and optimize all social media workflows.

    111 Postiz alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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  2. Mixpost icon
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    Self-hosted solution for scheduling, organizing, and analyzing social media content across networks like Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok with no subscription fees, unlimited posts, collaborative team features, SaaS white-label support, and full user data control.

    91 Mixpost alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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  3. Socioboard helps businesses and brands with a 360 degree social media lead generation, marketing, customer support and engagement automation platform.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. OpenPost icon
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    Open-source social media management platform for creating, scheduling, publishing and analyzing content across multiple social networks.

    13 OpenPost alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Posthive icon
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    Open-source agentic social media scheduler for Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mastodon, YouTube, Facebook, and more.

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  6.  Like

    A powerful Laravel package that enables automated posting to multiple social media platforms including Telegram, X (Twitter), and Facebook.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Laravel
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  7.  Like

    An open-source self-hosted app to schedule and automatically post content to X (Twitter), Telegram, Reddit and Discord, made with FastAPI and Reflex.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  8. An open-source social media scheduler with an AI copilot, native publishing to 12 networks, and an MCP server so your AI assistant can post for you. Self-host it, or skip the setup on cloud.

    19 TryPost.it alternatives

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Docker
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