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Postiz vs Statusbrew
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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
Statusbrew leads with engagement: a unified inbox and a rule engine that auto-moderates comments, plus publishing, social listening, and reporting that holds 18 months of data. Plans are flat, from $69 a month on annual billing, with a separate agency option at $49 per client.
- From
- $69 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Postiz and Statusbrew both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Postiz is the stronger pick for Developers and privacy-minded teams who want to self-host and own their data; choose Statusbrew for Teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume.
Features compared
| Feature | Postiz | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Postiz | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Auto | No |
| Auto | Auto | |
| Telegram | Auto | No |
Pricing
Postiz
Self-hosted
Free
- 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
$29 /mo
- 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$39 /mo
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $39/mo, hosted
- 10 channels, unlimited team members, unlimited posts
- AI images and videos included
Pro
$49 /mo
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 30
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/mo, hosted
- 30 channels, unlimited users and posts
Ultimate
$99 /mo
- 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.
Statusbrew
Lite
$89 /mo
$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $69 on annual
- 1 user, 5 social profiles
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio
Standard
$179 /mo
$129/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $179/mo, $129 on annual
- 3 users, 10 social profiles
- Adds reporting with 18 months of data, Google Business, rule engine, chat support
Premium
Popular$299 /mo
$229/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $229 on annual
- 6 users and 15 social profiles, both expandable
- Adds AI sentiment analysis, approval workflows, team and SLA reporting
- Competitor benchmarking, social and web listening, priority support
Enterprise
Custom
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, unlimited profiles and users
- HubSpot and Salesforce integration, SAML SSO, API support
- Dedicated account manager and compliance support
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users, with Premium letting you add more of each. Enterprise is unlimited, quoted per profile, per user, or as a bulk deal.
- There's also a separate Agency option at $49 a month per client, with unlimited spaces and calendars per client.
- No free plan, only a free trial (about 7 days on the lower plans, 14 on Premium).
- Annual billing is roughly 22% cheaper: Lite is $69 a month versus $89, Standard $129 versus $179, Premium $229 versus $299.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
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
Statusbrew
- Powerful unified inbox with a rule engine for auto-moderation
- Social and web listening plus AI sentiment on Premium
- Strong reporting with 18 months of data and SLA reports
- Wide network list, including Reddit and Bluesky
- No evergreen recycling or visual feed planner
- Listening, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking are Premium-only
- Mid-to-high pricing, with the best features higher up
- Content tooling is thinner than the engagement side
Postiz vs Statusbrew: FAQ
- Is Postiz or Statusbrew cheaper?
- Postiz is cheaper to start, from $29 against $69 for Statusbrew. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Postiz or Statusbrew have a free plan?
- Postiz has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Postiz or Statusbrew?
- Postiz is the stronger pick for developers and privacy-minded teams who want to self-host and own their data, while Statusbrew is the better fit for teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.