Posthive review 83/100 on verified data
Posthive is a social media scheduling tool: Open-source, self-hostable social media scheduler with CSV bulk scheduling, first-comment automation, AI caption help and API and MCP access.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 13 of 117)
- 83/100
- Coverage (7 of 8 criteria)
- 95%
- From, per month
- $9
- Free plan
- No
It works with 11 platforms of the 15 we track: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Telegram and Mastodon.
Paid plans start at $9 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, and there is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial.
Posthive has a public API.
In our social media scheduling tools ranking Posthive scores 83/100, rank 13 of 117, based on 7 of 8 criteria (95% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Posthive at a glance
- Pricing model
- Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Creator: $9/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- 14 days source, Oct 14, 2026
- Platforms
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Telegram, Mastodon source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Posthive plans
Creator
$9per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $9
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 5 social accounts
- 400 scheduled posts per month
- 1 user
Pro
$29per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $29
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 15 social accounts
- Unlimited scheduled posts per month
- 2 users
Team
$49per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $49
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 50 social accounts
- Unlimited scheduled posts per month
- 4 users
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Posthive pricing and plan limitsHow Posthive scores
Score
83/100
Rank #13 of 117
Coverage 95%
7 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
100/100
Weight 26%$9/month billed monthly on Creator (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 16%Free trial (14 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
100/100
Weight 11%3 of 3 plans have a public price source
Verified features
40/100
Weight 16%4 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, first-comment scheduling, ai caption assistant source 1source 2
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 11%public API source
Platform coveragecategory criterion
100/100
Weight 11%11 of 15 tracked platforms supported source
Cost per connected accountcategory criterion
86/100
Weight 11%$3 per connected account per month on Creator (3 accounts, 1 user, billed monthly) source
Free plan limitscategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Posthive features
- Platforms supported
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Telegram, Mastodon source, Oct 14, 2026
- Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post)
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Calendar view
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- First-comment scheduling
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- AI caption assistant
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
17 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Posthive alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Platforms | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffer | 98/100 | 80%6 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $5/account/mo | Yes, 3 social accounts | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Zoho Social | 96/100 | 90%7 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $10/mo | Yes, 1 workspace | 14 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Posterly | 94/100 | 95%7 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $6/mo | No | 12 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Iconosquare | 93/100 | 100%8 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $10/mo | Yes, 2 social accounts | 8 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Publer | 92/100 | 65%6 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes, 1 user | 12 | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Posthive cost?
Paid plans start at $9 per month billed monthly on the Creator plan, according to Posthive's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Posthive have a free plan?
No: Posthive has no free plan, but a 14-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Which social platforms does Posthive support?
Posthive supports 11 platforms: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Telegram and Mastodon.
Does Posthive have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Posthive score?
In our social media scheduling tools ranking Posthive scores 83/100, rank 13 of 117, based on 7 of 8 criteria (95% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Posthive alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Buffer (98/100), Zoho Social (96/100) and Posterly (94/100).
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Rankings it appears in
- Best social media scheduling tools
- Best social media scheduling tools for Instagram
- Best social media scheduling tools for Facebook
- Best social media scheduling tools for TikTok
- Best social media scheduling tools for X (Twitter)
- Best social media scheduling tools for LinkedIn
- Best social media scheduling tools for YouTube
- Best social media scheduling tools for Pinterest
- Best social media scheduling tools for Threads
- Best social media scheduling tools for Bluesky
- Best social media scheduling tools for Telegram
- Best social media scheduling tools for Mastodon
Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.