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[ COMPARISON ]

Echoia vs Postiz

Postiz is the open-source challenger: it schedules to more than thirty networks, you can host it yourself for free, and it moves fast. It publishes; the conversations your posts start stay in the native apps.

[ THE REAL DIFFERENCE ]

Postiz prices by channels, and gives the code away

Standard is $29 a month for 5 channels and no teammates. Team is $39 for 10 channels with unlimited team members, Pro $49 for 30, Ultimate $99 for 100. Or you skip the subscription entirely: the code is open source, and self-hosting is free if you bring the server and the maintenance.

Postiz
$39 / month on Team: 10 channels, unlimited team members. Or $0 self-hosted.
Echoia
$39 / month — Starter covers 10 accounts and every teammate you invite.

The same price for the same scenario. The comparison is about what is in the box, not the bill.

Side by side

Postiz's figures come from their pricing page, read on 9 September 2026. Check them yourself, they change.

EchoiaPostiz
Entry price
$39 / month$29 / month, 5 channels, no teammates
10 accounts, unlimited teammates
$39 / month$39 / month
Self-hosted option
Not offeredOpen source, free on your own server
Free plan
3 accounts, unlimited posts, forever7-day trial, or self-host
Comment inbox
Every platform's comments in one feed
Included, all plansNot offered
DM inbox
Included, all plansNot offered
AI sentiment on comments
Included, all plansNot offered
Competitor ad research
Included, all plansNot offered
Run your own ad campaigns
Meta campaigns from the appNot offered
Social listening
$79 add-onNot offered
Use it from an AI assistant
MCP server, REST API
Included, all plansMCP and API included
AI image and video generation
Not offeredIncluded by plan
Networks covered
10 platforms30+, including Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Telegram

[ WHERE POSTIZ WINS ]

They are better at this

  • ·Open source. You can read the code, host it yourself for free, and your data never leaves your server.
  • ·More than thirty networks, including Reddit, Mastodon, Discord, Telegram and the developer platforms we do not touch.
  • ·AI image and video generation built into the paid plans.
  • ·Cheaper at $29 if you are alone with five channels.

[ WHERE ECHOIA WINS ]

We are better at this

  • ·The other half of the job: comments and DMs from every platform in one inbox, with sentiment already sorted. Postiz stops at publishing.
  • ·Competitor ad research and Meta campaigns from the same workspace.
  • ·Social listening as an add-on, which they do not offer at any price.
  • ·A free plan that never expires, hosted for you, no server to maintain.

So which one

Choose Postiz if

You can run your own server, you publish to niche networks, and answering people in the native apps suits you.

Choose Echoia if

You want publishing AND the replies handled in one hosted tool, at the same $39 for the same ten accounts.

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