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postiz vs tolgee
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars, 6,900 forks, 306 open issues and last shipped yesterday. tolgee has 4,102 stars, 368 forks, 193 open issues and last shipped yesterday. postiz leads on adoption by 778% (36,014 vs 4,102 stars). postiz is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; tolgee is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. postiz has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, tolgee 9%. postiz was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| postiz | tolgee | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 4.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.9K | ⑂ 368 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick postiz if
- You weight community size — 36K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick tolgee if
- You want the tolgee feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and tolgee fits your workflow better
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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About tolgee
Tolgee is an open source web based localization platform for software projects. It lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript web application ecosystem, with topics that include Angular, React, Svelte, i18next, internationalization, localization, and translation.
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Is postiz or tolgee more popular?
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars and tolgee has 4,102. postiz has the larger community by that measure.
Are postiz and tolgee free?
Both are open source. postiz is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and tolgee has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between postiz and tolgee?
postiz is written in TypeScript and tolgee 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, postiz or tolgee?
Choose postiz if you want the larger community (36,014 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose tolgee if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.