200 tools · 17 open-source · 183 SaaS
The best social media tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source social media tool on Enlisted is Mastodon (50k GitHub stars), followed by Postiz and Bluesky. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Hootsuite, Buffer and Publer.
Enlisted lists 200 social media tools: 17 open source and 183 SaaS. All 17 open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are AGPL-3.0 (8 tools), MIT (4) and Apache-2.0 (2). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Hootsuite, Buffer and Publer.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 200 social media tools
Mastodon
Social Media
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
AGPL-3.0vs X (Twitter)★ 50k
Postiz
Social Media
📨 The ultimate agentic social media scheduling tool 🤖
AGPL-3.0vs Buffer★ 37k
Bluesky
Social Media
The Bluesky Social application for Web, iOS, and Android
MITvs X (Twitter)★ 18k
Misskey
Social Media
🌎 A completely free and open interplanetary-microblogging platform 🚀
AGPL-3.0vs X (Twitter)★ 11k
AT Protocol
Social Media
Social networking technology created by Bluesky
OSS★ 9.7k
Pixelfed
Social Media
Photo Sharing. For Everyone.
AGPL-3.0vs Instagram★ 7.1k
diaspora*
Social Media
A privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network.
AGPL-3.0vs Facebook★ 14k
MultiPost
Social Media
A browser extension that helps users publish content to multiple social media platforms wi
Apache-2.0vs Buffer★ 3.6k
BookWyrm
Social Media
Social reading and reviewing, decentralized with ActivityPub
OSS★ 2.8k
BrightBean Studio
Social Media
Open-source, self-hostable social media management platform. Schedule, publish, and manage
AGPL-3.0vs Buffer★ 2.4k
Elk
Social Media
A nimble Mastodon web client
MITvs X (Twitter)★ 6k
LinkStack
Social Media
LinkStack - the ultimate solution for creating a personalized & professional profile page.
AGPL-3.0vs Linktree★ 3.9k
LittleLink
Social Media
A lightweight DIY Linktree alternative.
MITvs Linktree★ 3.1k
Known
CMS
A social publishing platform.
OSSvs Medium★ 1.1k
Mixpost
Social Media
📅 Schedule, 📢 publish, and ⚡ manage your social media content on your server. No subscri
MITvs Buffer★ 3.8k
GrowChief
Social Media
The Ultimate all-in social media automation (outreach) tool 🤖
AGPL-3.0vs PhantomBuster★ 3.5k
Shoutrrr
Social Media
An open-source alternative to Buffer, Typefully, and Hootsuite. Write once and schedule ev
Apache-2.0vs Buffer★ 405
500px
Photos & Images
Photo-sharing community and licensing marketplace for photographers
SaaS
AdaptlyPost
Social Media
Social media tool that adapts one post for each platform and publishes everywhere
SaaS
AfterFeed
Productivity
Browser extension that remembers posts you scroll past in social feeds so you can recall them later
SaaS
AgenSea
Project Management
Management platform for creator agencies: creators, content, tasks, social stats, SOPs and onboarding
SaaS
Agent Feed
Marketing & SEO
Helps real estate agents create content faster from local news, new developments and city topics
SaaS
AgentReacher
Social Media
Connects to Claude or ChatGPT so you can draft, schedule and publish social posts from a chat
SaaS
Agorapulse
Social Media
Social inbox, publishing and reporting tool for teams and agencies
SaaSAI Vids Pro
Video Editing
AI studio that scripts, voices, renders and publishes faceless YouTube videos from a topic
SaaS
Aidelly
Social Media
Social media platform for agencies, operated by AI agents such as Claude or ChatGPT across 11 networks
SaaS
Alchie
Social Media
Turns raw thoughts into polished LinkedIn posts with AI
SaaS
Amplifresh
Social Media
One-click AI replies and personalised DMs on X for indie hackers and solo founders
SaaS
Antwork
Social Media
AI-powered social media content creation and scheduling platform
SaaSappl.ist
Social Media
Portfolio pages for indie makers to showcase projects, stats and social links on a custom URL
SaaS
Arcitext
AI Tools
AI writing assistant that helps founders draft content for their personal brand
SaaS
Aspire
Marketing & SEO
Influencer and creator marketing platform
SaaS
AuthoredUp
Social Media
LinkedIn post editor and analytics browser extension
SaaS
Authormity
Social Media
LinkedIn AI writer that learns your voice from past posts, plans content and schedules posts
SaaSAutoLead
Marketing & SEO
Automates personalized outreach messages on Instagram for sales prospecting
SaaS
AutoPinPress
Social Media
Automates blog posts and Pinterest pins: writing, AI pin generation, publishing and performance audits
SaaS
AutoX
Social Media
Queue, schedule and loop text and media posts on X, with AI generation on paid plans
SaaS
Awario
Social Media
Social listening and brand monitoring tool
SaaS
Ayo
Social Media
Link-in-bio page builder for creators and online communities
SaaS
BadgeMilestone
Design
Scans a video channel and stamps 100K, 1M or 10M milestone badges based on real view counts
SaaS
Bangr
Social Media
Analyzes your own X posts to show which ones perform, then drafts new posts in the same style
SaaS
bangr.sh
Social Media
AI tool that generates tweet ideas and threads for X in your own writing style
SaaS
Be Viral AI
Social Media
TikTok content strategy app that analyzes your niche and writes hook-and-CTA scripts for creators
SaaS
Beckli
Social Media
Bio page builder with link management, redirection and click analytics
SaaS
beetter
Social Media
Spanish-language link-in-bio page builder that captures contacts and measures link performance
SaaS
Belink
Social Media
Link-in-bio page builder that puts social profiles, content and products behind one link
SaaS
Bentofolio
Social Media
Builder for bento-style profile pages showing projects, socials, media and SaaS metrics
SaaS
BeReal
Social Media
Photo sharing social app prompting daily posts at random times
SaaS
Social media tools: questions
- What is the best open-source social media tool?
- Mastodon is the top-ranked open-source social media tool on Enlisted, with 50k GitHub stars. It is followed by Postiz, Bluesky and Misskey.
- What are the best free social media tools?
- The top-ranked open-source social media tools with a standard licence are Mastodon (AGPL-3.0), Postiz (AGPL-3.0) and Bluesky (MIT), so their code is free to use. 80 of the 183 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Buffer, Publer and Typefully.
- Which social media tools can be self-hosted?
- All 17 open-source social media tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are Mastodon, Postiz and Bluesky.
- How are these social media tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 11 of the 17 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.