Open Source Self-Hosted Buffer Alternatives

Buffer is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of 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 14 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, Genfeed and Larasap.

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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.

    137 Postiz alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • 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.

    104 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.

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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. Genfeed icon
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    AI content agent that turns one brief into on-brand videos, images and posts, then queues them for your approval before publishing.

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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Laravel
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  8. Postbase icon
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    Open-source social media scheduler for X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, and YouTube. Tailor posts by network, manage threads, video, drafts, repeats, media, analytics, and teams, or schedule through its MCP server, REST API, or AI agent.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Calendar: the week calendar with posts across X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon and YouTube.
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  9.  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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  10. Bento.surf is an open-source creator business OS that combines a digital storefront, booking, and content scheduling — so creators don’t need Stan Store + Buffer + Calendly stacked together. Self-host or use the hosted app at .

    8 Bento.surf alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. 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.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  12. pendpost icon
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    The agent-first social media planner: an AI agent drafts and schedules posts across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, Nostr, WordPress, Ghost, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Cursor
    • Homebrew
    • Node.JS
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