Head to head
MeetEdgar vs Postiz
Last updated 4 June 2026
MeetEdgar more or less invented category-based evergreen recycling: you sort posts into buckets, set a weekly schedule, and it reshares from those buckets forever so the queue never empties. It's a focused tool with two flat plans, no free tier, and a 30-day trial.
- From
- $24.91 /mo
- Free plan
Postiz is an open-source scheduler that you can self-host for free or pay to run hosted. It covers more than thirty networks, including rare ones like Reddit, Mastodon, Bluesky, and Discord, and bundles an AI copilot, a Canva-like editor, analytics, and a real API.
- From
- $29 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Postiz is the pick for developers and privacy-minded teams who want to self-host and own their data, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. MeetEdgar fits creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content better, and it's the cheaper start, from $24.91 a month.
MeetEdgar starts cheaper, $24.91 a month against $29 a month for Postiz. MeetEdgar brings social inbox that Postiz skips, while Postiz has AI images MeetEdgar doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Postiz has a free plan; MeetEdgar doesn't, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- MeetEdgar starts at $24.91 a month, Postiz at $29 a month.
- MeetEdgar posts to 10 networks, Postiz to 13.
- Only Postiz reaches Mastodon, Reddit, and Telegram.
- MeetEdgar has social inbox; Postiz doesn't.
- MeetEdgar has canva integration; Postiz doesn't.
- Postiz has AI images; MeetEdgar doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | MeetEdgar | Postiz |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | No | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | MeetEdgar | Postiz |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| Telegram | No | Auto |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
MeetEdgar
Eddie
$24.91/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29.99/mo, $24.91 on annual ($299/yr)
- 5 social accounts, 4 content categories, 10 weekly automations
- Unlimited content library and recycling, 15 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $3.99-$4.99 each
Edgar
Popular$41.58/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- 25
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49.99/mo, $41.58 on annual ($499/yr)
- 25 social accounts, unlimited content categories, 1,000 weekly automations
- Team collaboration, 50 Inky AI credits/mo
- Extra accounts $1.99-$2.99 each
- Flat, two-plan pricing: Eddie for one person and Edgar for small teams. The difference is mostly capacity, 5 accounts and 4 categories versus 25 accounts and unlimited categories, plus team collaboration on Edgar.
- No free plan, but a 30-day free trial of either plan.
- Annual billing is about 17% cheaper ($299 a year on Eddie, $499 on Edgar).
- Extra social accounts are a second cost: $3.99-$4.99 each on Eddie, $1.99-$2.99 on Edgar. The Inky AI assistant is credit-limited at 15 (Eddie) or 50 (Edgar) generations a month.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page and confirmed against current third-party 2026 listings.
Postiz
Self-hosted
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Free and open-source (AGPL-3.0)
- Run it on your own server (Docker); no monthly fee
- You handle hosting and maintenance
Standard
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- 400
- $29/mo, hosted
- 5 channels, 1 user, 400 posts a month
- AI copilot, design editor, analytics
Team
Popular- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $39/mo, hosted
- 10 channels, unlimited team members, unlimited posts
- AI images and videos included
Pro
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/mo, hosted
- 30 channels, unlimited users and posts
Ultimate
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $99/mo, hosted
- 100 channels, unlimited users and posts
- For agencies
- Postiz is open-source (AGPL-3.0): you can self-host it for free on your own server with Docker, trading money for the work of hosting and maintenance.
- If you'd rather not run it yourself, the hosted plans are priced by channels: Standard $29 (5), Team $39 (10), Pro $49 (30), Ultimate $99 (100). Team and up include unlimited team members and posts.
- There's a 7-day trial on the hosted plans, and annual billing is discounted.
- AI images and videos are metered per plan. Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Pros and cons
MeetEdgar
- Best-in-class category-based evergreen recycling, the feature it pioneered
- Auto-refill keeps the queue from ever running dry
- Content variations and Inky AI to vary and write posts
- Now includes a social inbox and team collaboration
- No free plan, and not the cheapest if you don't need recycling
- Light analytics and no competitor tracking or listening
- AI is credit-limited per month
- SocialBee offers similar recycling, often for less
Postiz
- Open-source and free to self-host (AGPL-3.0)
- Thirty-plus networks, including rarely-supported ones
- AI copilot, design editor with AI images and video, and a real API
- Cheap hosted plans with unlimited team members from Team up
- Self-hosting takes technical work and maintenance
- No engagement inbox or social listening
- Young, fast-moving project
- Hosted plans are channel-capped
MeetEdgar vs Postiz: FAQ
- Is MeetEdgar or Postiz cheaper?
- MeetEdgar is cheaper to start, from $24.91 against $29 for Postiz. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does MeetEdgar or Postiz have a free plan?
- Postiz has a free plan; MeetEdgar does not, though it offers a 30-day trial.
- Which is better, MeetEdgar or Postiz?
- MeetEdgar is the stronger pick for creators and small businesses with a backlog of evergreen content, while Postiz is the better fit for developers and privacy-minded teams who want to self-host and own their data. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.