Postiz's cloud API caps requests at 100 per hour. PostZen supports 1,200 requests per minute and includes a 99.97% uptime SLA.
No credit card required
// Simple API key authentication
fetch('https://api.postzen.dev/v1/posts', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer POSTZEN_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
platforms: ['instagram', 'twitter', 'linkedin'],
content: 'Hello world!'
})
})Why Switch?
1200 req/min rate limit
Published limit, about 72,000 requests per hour
99.97% uptime SLA
Includes a public status page
MCP server included
Connect it to an AI agent
Webhooks on all plans
No plan upgrade required
One auth model, one request shape
Use the same request shape across 10 platforms
Dashboard media tools
Canva-like visual editor
AI Copilot + image/video gen
Requires Team or a higher plan
In-app calendar and team seats
Serves people working in the dashboard
Self-hosting option
Your team maintains operations, OAuth rotation, and platform changes
100 req/hour API cap (cloud)
Fits hobby use and restricts SaaS traffic
No published uptime SLA
Postiz publishes no uptime guarantee
Feature Comparison
| PostZen | Postiz | |
|---|---|---|
| API rate limit | 1200 req/min (~72,000/hr) | 100 req/hour (cloud) |
| Uptime SLA | 99.97% guaranteed | Not published |
| MCP server | 30+ tools | 9 tools (publish only) |
| Comments | Yes | No |
| Webhooks | All plans | Available |
| AI content generation | Not included | AI Copilot, image & video gen |
| Visual editor | Not included (API-only) | Canva-like editor |
| Setup time | 30 seconds | Minutes (cloud) or hours (self-hosted) |
| Pricing model | Per-account | Channel-locked tiers |
| PostZen | Postiz | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 accounts, solo dev | Free | $29/mo (Standard, no team seats, no AI) | PostZen |
| 10 accounts with webhooks and a team | $48/mo, full feature set | $39/mo Team (no analytics on smaller plans, capped 100 req/hr) | PostZen, pricing scales by account |
| 31 accounts | $111/mo (smooth pricing) | $99/mo Ultimate, forced jump from $49 | PostZen, no tier jump |
| 100 accounts | $318/mo, all features | $99/mo capped at 100 req/hr, no SLA | Postiz costs less but caps API traffic at 100 req/hr |
| 500 accounts | $718/mo | Custom, Ultimate maxes at 100 | PostZen. Postiz requires a sales quote above 100 channels |
At a glance
FAQ
Yes. Postiz publishes its source code at gitroomhq/postiz-app on GitHub. Self-hosting puts your team in charge of OAuth rotation, platform changes, queue failures, and rate-limit backoff. PostZen handles those operations as a managed service.
Postiz plans allow 5, 10, 30, or 100 channels at $29, $39, $49, and $99. Account 31 moves you from $49 to $99. PostZen includes 2 accounts, then charges $6 per account for 1–10, $3 for 11–100, and $1 for 101+. Postiz also caps cloud API traffic at 100 requests per hour.
PostZen expects your app to supply the model and content workflow. Claude, Cursor, or a custom agent can connect through the MCP server. Postiz bundles Copilot, image generation, and video generation on Team plans and above for creators working in its dashboard.
PostZen runs as a proprietary cloud service. Postiz supports self-hosting, so your team controls data and customization and also maintains OAuth, queues, deployments, and platform changes.
Product teams embedding social publishing should choose PostZen. Creators who want a scheduler and visual editor should choose Postiz.
Free up to 2 accounts. No card. 30 seconds to your first API call. 99.97% SLA from the first request.
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