Postiz and Sprout Social sit at opposite ends of the social-media-tools spectrum — and the gap between them is almost comically wide. Postiz is an open-source indie scheduler you can self-host free on your own server, with hosted plans starting at $29/month (5 channels, 400 posts/month); Sprout Social is a publicly traded enterprise intelligence platform priced at $79–$399 per seat per month on annual billing. One competes on hackability and network breadth, the other on the depth of listening, inbox, and advocacy tooling most small teams never open. This page compares both tools honestly — pricing models, platform coverage, team features, and deployment trade-offs as of June 2026 — and shows where SocialKit fits as a third path: a fully hosted scheduler on flat EUR plans that sits below Sprout Social on price and matches Postiz on sticker while including more on its entry plan.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Postiz | Sprout Social | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | All 11Also supports: Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Dribbble, Whop, Twitch, Skool, Kick, Warpcast, VK, Lemmy, MeWe, Nostr, Listmonk, WordPress, Medium, Hashnode, Dev.to | 10 of 11Also supports: Reddit, Snapchat | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | Yes | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $29/mo Standard (listed)Verified on postiz.com June 2026; about 20% less billed annually ($23/mo). Free only if you self-host. | $79/seat/mo (Essentials, annual billing)$99/seat/mo billed monthly · as of June 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Tiered USD plans by channel count (5/10/30/100) — or self-host the open-source build free on your own server | Per seat — every user billed $79–$399/mo at annual rates | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | 5 channels on Standard · 10 on Team · 30 on Pro · 100 on UltimatePer Postiz’s pricing page (June 2026) | 5 profiles on Essentials & StandardUnlimited profiles from Professional ($299/seat/mo) | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 7 days (hosted) · or self-host freeNo permanent hosted free plan; the free path is self-hosting (June 2026) | 30 days, no credit card required | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | Not listedNo money-back guarantee found in published plan details (June 2026) | NoNone listed on sproutsocial.com/pricing (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | 400/mo on Standard · unlimited from TeamPer Postiz’s pricing page (June 2026) | No cap listedPost limits not shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Not itemizedBest-time auto-posting not specified in Postiz’s published plan details (June 2026) | Optimal send timesListed from the Essentials plan | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Cross-posting + per-network editingHomepage: “review and edit everything in a visual calendar” (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Not itemizedFirst-comment scheduling not specified in Postiz’s published plan details (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Visual calendar (core)The visual calendar is central to the product (June 2026) | Yes | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | AI agents, images & videos (quota by tier)AI metered: 0 images / 3 videos on Standard up to 500 images / 60 videos on Ultimate (June 2026) | AI Assist from Professional ($299/seat/mo)AI alt text on Standard · AI reply enhancement on Advanced | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not itemizedPost templates not specified in Postiz’s published plan details (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | Not itemizedA content/media library is not itemized in published plan details (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not itemizedNative thread posting not specified in Postiz’s published plan details (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | AI hashtag generator (free tool)Offered as a free standalone AI tool; an in-app hashtag manager is not itemized (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | No team on Standard · unlimited members from TeamStandard ($29) has no team support; Team/Pro/Ultimate include unlimited team members (June 2026) | Per seat — each user adds $79–$399/mo | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Approvals advertisedAn approvals flow is referenced on Postiz’s channel pages; tier gating not itemized (June 2026) | Not listed by planApproval details not broken out on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Not itemizedComments-on-posts not specified in Postiz’s published plan details (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on Sprout’s pricing page (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Included on paid plansAnalytics advertised on all paid tiers (June 2026) | Profile- & post-level reporting from EssentialsPremium Analytics is a paid add-on (price not published) | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | API, webhooks, SDK & MCPPublic API/webhooks on all paid tiers; OAuth2 + SDK + MCP server (June 2026) | Advanced plan ($399/seat/mo)API access listed on Advanced and up (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Email + open-source community/GitHubUsers report mixed support and billing experiences on Trustpilot; self-host relies on community support | Priority support on Enterprise plan | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Developers and open-source-minded teams who want a hackable, self-hostable scheduler with AI-agent/MCP integrations | Enterprise teams needing listening, inbox & advocacy suites | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Postiz figures per their public pricing page; Sprout Social figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
Verified on postiz.com June 2026: Standard $29/month (5 channels, 400 posts/mo, 0 AI images, 3 AI videos, no team); Team $39/month (10 channels, unlimited posts, unlimited team); Pro $49/month (30 channels); Ultimate $99/month (100 channels). About 20% off billed annually. The only free path is self-hosting the open-source build on your own server.
$99/seat/month billed monthly. Standard $199, Professional $299, Advanced $399 per seat/month at annual rates. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Postiz and Sprout Social prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
Pick by philosophy and scale, not brand. Postiz is the right answer for developers who want to own and run their stack — the self-hosted open-source build is genuinely free, and 30+ network coverage makes it the broadest scheduler in the indie category. Sprout Social is the right answer for enterprise teams with real budgets and a genuine need for listening, inbox management at scale, and advocacy workflows; its depth goes far beyond what any flat-priced scheduler can match. The gap between them — a creator, small business, or lean team that mainly needs reliable multi-platform publishing, approval workflows, and predictable pricing — is exactly where SocialKit lives: all 11 platforms, unlimited posts, approvals on a flat €49/month Team plan, API and webhooks on every tier, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on a fully hosted product with no server to maintain.
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