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brightbean-studiovstrypost

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

brightbean-studiotrypost
Score60/10058/100
Rank in category#3 of 18 in Social Media Management#4 of 18 in Social Media Management
GitHub stars2 593762
Stars, last 30 days+228—
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—v2.0.0 · 10 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPHP

Which one should you pick?

brightbean-studio scores 60/100 against 58/100 for trypost, so it is the safer default.

trypost ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for brightbean-studio.

If you want the quickest setup, brightbean-studio is easier to run; trypost needs more configuration.

brightbean-studio is growing faster right now (+228 stars in 30 days).

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