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OpenCut vs postiz
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. postiz has 36,014 stars, 6,900 forks, 306 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 149% (89,680 vs 36,014 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; postiz is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, postiz 19%. postiz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (oss), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| OpenCut | postiz | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 36K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 6.9K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 90K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick postiz if
- You want the postiz feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and postiz fits your workflow better
About OpenCut
OpenCut is a free, MIT licensed video editor that runs in the browser and is being rebuilt to serve web, desktop, and mobile from a single codebase, aimed at creators who want an open source alternative to CapCut.
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About postiz
Postiz is an open source social media scheduling tool built as a self hosted alternative to commercial platforms like Buffer and Hootsuite. It enables users to schedule, manage, and analyze posts across multiple social networks—including X (Twitter), Bluesky, Mastodon, and Discord—while supporting AI assisted content creation and team collaboration. The project lives in the Next.js and NestJS ecosystem, using a monorepo structure with TypeScript, Prisma (defaulting to PostgreSQL), and Temporal for background workflows.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or postiz more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and postiz has 36,014. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and postiz free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and postiz under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and postiz?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and postiz in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, OpenCut or postiz?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose postiz if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.