Is Postiz really free?

Yes. Postiz is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. Metricool, on the other hand, costs €20 a month.

Do I need to code to install Postiz?

No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 20 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.

How is it different from Metricool?

Postiz does most of what Metricool does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.

Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

Free alternative

Free alternative to Metricool

Metricool costs €20 a month. Postiz does the same job for free, in open source: you install it on your machine or a small server, and you stop paying.

Public entry price, taken from Metricool’s website (metricool.com). Over a year, that is €240 that stays in your pocket.

What replaces Metricool

The main alternative

Postiz

🟡 Intermediate⏱️ ~20 min to installSave €20/mo

Postiz is your publishing studio: you prepare your posts for Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn or YouTube, drop them on a calendar, and it publishes them right on time. You then track how they perform (followers, engagement) in the same place. The difference with Buffer or Metricool: it is open source and runs ON YOUR machine. No subscription, no cap on connected accounts, and your data does not sleep on a US ad-tech server.

Loucash’s verdict on Postiz

9/10

Great tool if you create content, and even if you want to deploy it for one of your clients. The one thing to know before you start: you need a business API key from Meta for Developers, and that approval can take time, or be refused outright. Apart from that, it is really simple.

Who it is for: You create content, or you want to set up a publishing tool for a client.

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The prompt that installs Postiz

Paste this prompt into Claude: it checks the repository, asks you its questions and installs the tool step by step.

Installe Postiz (l'outil open source de programmation de posts, repo gitroomhq/postiz-app) sur ma machine avec Docker Compose, en suivant la doc officielle docs.postiz.com. Crée le dossier, écris le docker-compose.yml, lance-le, et vérifie que l'interface répond sur http://localhost:5000. Explique-moi chaque étape simplement, je débute.

Review the GitHub repository and check whether it is safe to install given my machine and my infrastructure. Ask me as many questions as possible, using widgets, to clarify my request and be as precise as you can.

Frequently asked questions

Is Postiz really free?: Yes. Postiz is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. Metricool, on the other hand, costs €20 a month.
Do I need to code to install Postiz?: No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 20 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.
How is it different from Metricool?: Postiz does most of what Metricool does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.
Do I own my data?: Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.