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Bitfocus CompanionvsPostiz

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Bitfocus CompanionPostiz
Score68/10085/100
Rank in category#10 of 104 in Home Automation#1 of 18 in Social Media Management
GitHub stars2 34439 967
Stars, last 30 days+45+3 714
Stable releases, 12 months2019
Latest releasev5.1.1 · 21 Oct 2026v2.25.3 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Postiz scores 85/100 against 68/100 for Bitfocus Companion, so it is the safer default.

Bitfocus Companion ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for Postiz.

If you want the quickest setup, Bitfocus Companion is easier to run; Postiz needs more configuration.

Postiz is growing faster right now (+3 714 stars in 30 days).

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