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postiz vs waterfox
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars, 6,900 forks, 306 open issues and last shipped yesterday. waterfox has 6,291 stars, 431 forks, 332 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. postiz leads on adoption by 472% (36,014 vs 6,291 stars). postiz is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; waterfox is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence. postiz has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, waterfox 7%. 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 | waterfox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 36K | ★ 6.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.9K | ⑂ 431 |
| 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 waterfox if
- You want the waterfox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and waterfox 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 waterfox
Waterfox is an open source web browser built on Mozilla Firefox, with source code maintained in this repository. The project describes itself as a customisable browser based on the Mozilla Firefox codebase, and the tree contains both the upstream Mozilla platform code and the Waterfox specific product layer that sits on top of it. It lives in the JavaScript and Gecko browser ecosystem, sharing the rendering engine, build system and testing tooling that Mozilla maintains for Firefox. The browser is distributed to end users through the project's own website, while the source distribution here targets people who wan…
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Is postiz or waterfox more popular?
postiz has 36,014 GitHub stars and waterfox has 6,291. postiz has the larger community by that measure.
Are postiz and waterfox free?
Both are open source. postiz is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and waterfox has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between postiz and waterfox?
postiz is written in TypeScript and waterfox in JavaScript. 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 waterfox?
Choose postiz if you want the larger community (36,014 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose waterfox if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.