Open source alternatives to Hootsuite

2 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Hootsuite does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Hootsuite does

  1. Schedule posts to many social networkscore
  2. Content calendarcore
  3. Publish to multiple accounts at oncecore
  4. Social inbox for replies and messages
  5. Analytics and reports
  6. Team approval workflows
  7. Social listening

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
postiz-appSocial media post scheduler built on Next.js with Redis Replaces it75%42k+493
767
 yesterday100% Hosted, paid AGPL-3.0
Covers all 3 core jobs. Partly: Team approval workflows. Not shown: Social inbox for replies and messages; Social listening.See the evidence
  • Schedule posts to many social networkscoreYesSchedule all your social media posts
  • Content calendarcoreYesyou review everything in one visual calendar
  • Publish to multiple accounts at oncecoreYespublish it to every channel you pick
  • Social inbox for replies and messagesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Analytics and reportsYesSee which posts and channels perform best
  • Team approval workflowsPartlyInvite your team members to collaborate, comment, and schedule posts.
  • Social listeningNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
cogsendSelf-hosted social media scheduler that publishes to connected platforms Covers one part49%295+10
332
 3 days ago100% Needs a server MIT
Covers 2 of 3 core jobs. Partly: Analytics and reports; Team approval workflows. Not shown: Content calendar; Social inbox for replies and messages; Social listening.See the evidence
  • Schedule posts to many social networkscoreYespublish it now or schedule it
  • Content calendarcoreNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Publish to multiple accounts at oncecoreYesWrite once, publish to any connected platform.
  • Social inbox for replies and messagesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Analytics and reportsPartlypublished against failed over 7, 30 or 90 days
  • Team approval workflowsPartlyshare a read-only link to a draft for feedback
  • Social listeningNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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