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postiz vs voiceink
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars, 6,900 forks, 306 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voiceink has 6,442 stars, 920 forks, 127 open issues and last shipped yesterday. postiz leads on adoption by 459% (36,014 vs 6,442 stars). postiz is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; voiceink is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence. postiz has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, voiceink 14%. 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 | voiceink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 6.4K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.9K | ⑂ 920 |
| 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 voiceink if
- You want the voiceink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and voiceink 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 voiceink
VoiceInk is a native macOS application that transcribes speech into text almost instantly. It is written in Swift and published under the GNU General Public License v3.0, with the registry listing it as a Miscellaneous category project built around the macOS platform. The README frames it as an open source alternative to the paid voice to text products Superwhisper and Wispr Flow, and the repository ships the full source alongside a compiled build distributed through the project's own website.
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Frequently asked questions
Is postiz or voiceink more popular?
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars and voiceink has 6,442. postiz has the larger community by that measure.
Are postiz and voiceink free?
Both are open source. postiz is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and voiceink has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between postiz and voiceink?
postiz is written in TypeScript and voiceink in Swift. 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 voiceink?
Choose postiz if you want the larger community (36,014 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose voiceink if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.