Best free option: Postiz (Strong). Switching saves about $60 USD a year.
$60 USDa year
≈$85.54 CAD (converted from USD)
Every pick below has a free version.
2 alternatives
Covers most of the same work, with trade-offs noted on each card.
Best for self-hosted scheduling across 30+ networks
AGPL and self-hostable for free, with no channel cap. Postiz Cloud plans start at US$29 a month after a 7-day trial. Free version: Self-hosting is free. Postiz Cloud plans start at $29 a month, with a 7-day trial.
Right for specific needs, or not yet mature enough to recommend widely.
Best for self-hosted posting to Facebook Pages and X
Mixpost Lite is MIT licensed and free. Pro is a US$299 one-time license. You host it yourself. Free version: Lite is free and open source. Pro is a $299 one-time license for 1 domain with 1 year of updates.
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How each alternative covers what people use Buffer for. Numbers link to editor notes.
| Feature | Postiz | Mixpost |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | ||
| Post scheduling and queues | Yes | Yes |
| Visual content calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Many social networks in one place | YesNote 130+ channels including X and LinkedIn | PartialNote 2Lite publishes to Facebook Pages and Mastodon and X only |
| Reporting | ||
| Post and channel analytics | PartialNote 3Post and channel analytics; less depth | PartialNote 4Basic analytics in Lite |
| Collaboration | ||
| Content approval workflows | PartialNote 5Team workspaces with draft and approve steps | NoNote 6Approval flow is in the paid Pro edition |
| AI | ||
| AI writing assistant | PartialNote 7AI tools exist; credits and limits depend on the plan | NoNote 8The AI assistant is in the paid Pro edition |
| Parity score | 75% | 50% |
Not covered by any free alternative yet: Post and channel analytics, Content approval workflows, AI writing assistant. See all feature gaps
Switching saves about $60 USD / ≈$86 CAD (estimated from the USD price) a year. Prices checked ; ≈ means converted from USD.
Based on Essentials, one channel. Price source. USD to CAD at 1.4257 as of Oct 7, 2026.
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