Head to head
Postiz vs Sked Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
Postiz
Postiz offers an AGPL-3.0 self-hosted scheduler and paid Cloud plans. Self-hosting gives control over deployment but requires infrastructure, provider setup and maintenance; Cloud Standard starts at $29 monthly for five channels and unlimited posts.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Sked Social
Sked Social combines visual planning, publishing and agency review. Eight channels have direct publishing, while Threads and Snapchat use notifications. Approval workflows start on Accelerate; Grow supplies statuses and previews.
- From
- $69a month
- Free scheduling
- No
Bottom line
Postiz is the pick for technical teams that want to control a scheduler deployment, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. Sked Social fits agencies with a defined internal and client approval sequence better.
A verified price comparison requires the same billing term, currency and eligible workload. See each pricing section for the published terms.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Postiz has a free scheduling plan; Sked Social doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Postiz posts to 13 networks, Sked Social to 10.
- Only Postiz reaches Bluesky, Mastodon, and Reddit.
- Only Sked Social reaches Snapchat.
- Postiz auto-publishes Threads; Sked Social sends a reminder to post.
Features compared
| Feature | Postiz | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Partial | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Partial | Yes |
| Approvals | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Postiz | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Reminder |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | No |
| Auto | No | |
| Snapchat | No | Reminder |
| Telegram | Auto | Not assessed |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
PostizPricing qualification
Free plan available.
- Free entry plan
- Free
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Sked Socialflat pricing
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Lowest public entry price
- $69 a month
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Postiz
Self-hosted
Free software
- Accounts
- Not confirmed
- Scheduled posts
- Not confirmed
- AGPL-3.0 software with no Cloud subscription required
- You pay infrastructure and applicable provider costs
- You manage integrations, backups and maintenance
Standard
Cloud $29/month
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29 monthly or $23/month equivalent with annual billing; dollar currency unconfirmed
- 5 channels and unlimited monthly posts
- Hosted API, MCP, CLI and webhooks included
- AI production allowances are separate from unlimited publishing
Team
PopularCloud $39/month
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $39 monthly or $31/month equivalent with annual billing; dollar currency unconfirmed
- 10 channels and unlimited monthly posts
- Hosted API, MCP, CLI and webhooks included
- Unlimited team members
Pro
Cloud $49/month
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49 monthly or $39/month equivalent with annual billing; dollar currency unconfirmed
- 30 channels and unlimited monthly posts
- Hosted API, MCP, CLI and webhooks included
- Unlimited team members
Ultimate
Cloud $99/month
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $99 monthly or $79/month equivalent with annual billing; dollar currency unconfirmed
- 100 channels and unlimited monthly posts
- Hosted API, MCP, CLI and webhooks included
- Unlimited team members
- The self-hosted software is available under AGPL-3.0; infrastructure, provider charges and operating time are separate.
- Cloud Standard is $29/month or $23/month equivalent annually for five channels and unlimited posts.
- Cloud Team/Pro/Ultimate are $39/$49/$99 monthly, or $31/$39/$79 monthly-equivalent annually; channel allowances remain 10/30/100.
- Cloud includes a seven-day trial. Self-hosted integration setup and release timing must be checked for the required networks and features.
- Dollar figures reproduce the vendor display; the ISO billing currency is unconfirmed. Confirm currency, tax and the full annual checkout amount before comparing bills.
- Hosted agent features ship first. Self-hosted availability depends on the deployed release and configured providers.
Sked Social
Grow
$69a month
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 6
- USD69 monthly or USD690/year
- Three users and six profiles; extra profiles are paid
- Statuses and previews; formal approvals are not included
Accelerate
Popular$199a month
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 10
- USD199 monthly or USD1,990/year
- Six users and ten profiles; paid extra users and profiles
- Internal/external approvals with sequential or parallel reviewers
Custom
Custom
- Seats
- Not confirmed
- Accounts
- Not confirmed
- Custom capacity and quote; advertised from USD299/month or USD249/month with annual billing
- Internal and external approval workflows
- Current plans are Grow, Accelerate and Custom. Grow includes three users and six profiles; Accelerate includes six users and ten profiles.
- Grow is USD69 monthly or USD690/year; Accelerate is USD199 monthly or USD1,990/year. Budget those exact annual bills rather than multiplying rounded USD58/USD166 headlines by twelve.
- Formal internal and external approval workflows start on Accelerate. Grow statuses and previews are different controls.
- Additional profiles: USD8/month or USD80/year on Grow; USD10/month or USD100/year on Accelerate. Extra Accelerate users: USD15/month or USD150/year.
- Extra profiles are USD8/month on Grow and USD10/month on Accelerate. Extra users are available on Accelerate at USD15/month; confirm annual or custom additions.
- The current page describes a fourteen-day no-card trial. Custom capacity and pricing require a quote.
Pros and cons
Postiz
- Self-hosted software is available under AGPL-3.0
- Cloud Standard now includes unlimited monthly posts
- Cloud provides hosted publishing API and agent interfaces
- Cloud channel allowances cover five to one hundred connections
- Self-hosting needs backups, updates and integration work
- Provider setup may require developer apps and applicable charges
- Hosted agent features ship before self-hosted releases
- AI production allowances differ from publishing allowances
Sked Social
- Visual planning and bulk scheduling
- Eight documented direct-publishing channels
- Accelerate approval workflows and external review
- Recurring queues for scheduling
- Threads and Snapchat require notification completion
- Grow statuses and previews do not enforce formal approval
- Users and profiles have plan allowances and paid additions
- Automatic evergreen library behavior needs separate verification
Postiz vs Sked Social: FAQ
- Is Postiz or Sked Social cheaper?
- A verified price comparison is unavailable for these configurations. Check the current billing term, currency, required capacity and plan features before comparing totals.
- Does Postiz or Sked Social have a free plan?
- Postiz has a free plan; Sked Social does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Postiz or Sked Social?
- Postiz is the stronger pick for technical teams that want to control a scheduler deployment, while Sked Social is the better fit for agencies with a defined internal and client approval sequence. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.