ReelGenieA hosted Postiz alternative for Claude Code and Codex
Pick Postiz if you want open source, about 30 channels and free self-hosting. Pick ReelGenie if your AI agent makes the posts and you want each delivery held until it is approved; it is hosted only and covers TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Postiz’s own docs say approval there is a conversation, not a state that blocks publishing.
Want open source, or to run it on your own server? Use Mixpost, or self-host Postiz. ReelGenie can’t be self-hosted.
ReelGenie’s forever-free plan includes 30 posts a month and 1 brand. Solo is US$19/month. Your Claude or Codex plan is separate.
Start free – 30 posts a month, no card
The short answer
- Postiz does more of some things, and the table below says which.
- ReelGenie posts only to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and doesn’t make photos or video. Your agent makes the post.
- ReelGenie holds each delivery until the exact post, account and time are approved, then shows what each platform actually did.
- Agent access through MCP is on the free plan: 30 posts a month and 1 brand.
ReelGenie and Postiz side by side
We read each fact on Postiz’s own pages on 13 November 2026, and rechecked agent access and approval on 15 November 2026. Prices are in US dollars, monthly unless stated.
| What | ReelGenie | Postiz |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | 3: TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. For most TikTok accounts today, posts arrive in the TikTok inbox as drafts. | About 30 channels, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube (pricing). |
| Hosting | Hosted only. Nothing to install or run. | Hosted, or host the open-source app yourself (Postiz’s alternatives page). |
| Approval before sending | Held by ReelGenie until it is approved, on every plan. Each delivery waits until the exact post, its account and its time are approved. Your agent can ask for approval. Only a person can give it, in ReelGenie or in the chat. | Depends on you, or on your chat app asking first. Postiz’s docs say there is no “approved” flag that blocks publishing; you keep a post as a draft and move it to scheduled yourself. Each post has a public preview link that needs no account (approval docs). |
| AI agent access | MCP for Claude, Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients, on every plan including Free. | MCP server, CLI and API on every plan (pricing). Since 2 October its schedule tool returns a preview link for each post, and since 13 November an agent tool gives you a one-hour link to connect a new channel (release notes). |
| Free plan and price | Free forever: 30 posts a month, 1 brand and 3 connected accounts. Solo is US$19/month for unlimited posts and 10 accounts. | No hosted free plan. Standard is $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) for 5 channels, with a 7-day trial. Self-hosting is free (pricing). |
| Results | Each account shows Scheduled, Draft ready, Published or Failed with the platform’s reason. Views, likes and comments sync later. | Analytics for impressions, likes, comments and shares on every plan (pricing). |
What self-hosting Postiz involves
Self-hosting Postiz is free, and you run and look after the server yourself. From Postiz’s own docs and one independent review:
- Several services. Postiz runs with a SQL database (usually Postgres), Redis, and Temporal for scheduling and retries (architecture docs).
- A server. Postiz tested its Docker Compose setup on a virtual machine with 2 GB of RAM and 2 vCPUs (Docker Compose guide).
- Your own developer apps. For most platforms you register a developer app and give Postiz its keys. About ten, such as Bluesky, need none (provider docs).
- Upkeep. Updates, security patches, expiring sign-ins and backups are yours. Ryan Doser’s review estimates about two hours a month, and says self-hosting beats the $29 Standard plan only if your time is worth under $15 an hour, before server costs (Postiz alternatives review).
- Prefer another open-source tool? Mixpost Lite is free and open source but covers Facebook Pages, X and Mastodon. Mixpost Pro is a one-time $299 for every platform, installed on your own server (Mixpost pricing).
Where Postiz is better
- Open source and self-hosting. Run it on your own server for free. ReelGenie is hosted only.
- About 30 channels. Including LinkedIn, X, Threads, Reddit and Pinterest. ReelGenie has three.
- Client preview links. Share a post with someone who has no account. Since 2 October they can comment on the preview, and you can reply and resolve each comment (release notes). In ReelGenie, only people in your workspace review.
- CLI and API on every plan. Useful if you script your own posting.
Where ReelGenie fits
- Approval before every delivery. Creating a post never sends it. Your agent saves it privately, and nothing goes out until the post, the account and the time are approved. Your agent can ask for approval. Only a person can give it, in ReelGenie or in the chat, so you approve every post before it goes live.
- A faithful preview. ReelGenie stores the exact files your agent made and shows them in a phone frame, in order, with the full caption, before you approve.
- Each account’s result. Every account gets its own status: Scheduled, Draft ready, Published or Failed with the platform’s reason in plain words. Scheduled isn’t posted, and you can see whether it actually posted. Views, likes and comments sync afterwards and are compared with that account’s own recent posts, not presented as growth.
- MCP on the free plan. Claude, Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients connect on every plan, including the forever-free plan: 30 posts a month, 1 brand and 3 connected accounts. Solo is US$19/month for unlimited posts.
- Honest about TikTok. For most accounts today TikTok receives the post as a draft, and the result reads Draft ready: open TikTok, add a sound and post. Direct Post appears only when TikTok has enabled it for your account.
Which to choose
- Choose Postiz if you want to host it yourself, need many channels, or share previews with clients who comment.
- Choose ReelGenie if your agent makes the posts, you post to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, and you want nothing sent until it is approved, with nothing to run.
Try it with your agent
Create a free ReelGenie account, connect your social accounts on the Accounts page, then follow a guide:
- Create and schedule posts with Claude Code
- Post to TikTok from Claude Code
- Post YouTube Shorts from Claude Code
Setting up for the first time? Start with Claude or Codex. Compare plans.
Questions about Postiz alternatives
- Is there a free hosted Postiz alternative?
- Yes. ReelGenie is hosted, and its forever-free plan includes 30 posts a month, 1 brand, 3 connected accounts and MCP, with no card. It covers TikTok, Instagram and YouTube only. Postiz’s hosted plans start at $29 a month after a 7-day trial; self-hosting Postiz is free apart from your server and your time. Zernio (2 accounts free) and Upload-Post (2 profiles and 10 uploads a month, without TikTok) also have free hosted plans.
- Can I self-host ReelGenie?
- No. ReelGenie is hosted only and isn’t open source. If you want to run it on your own server, use Postiz or Mixpost.
- Does Postiz have approvals?
- Yes, in its own way. Every Postiz post has a public preview link where someone without an account can comment, and you move the post from draft to scheduled yourself. Postiz’s docs say there is no approved flag that blocks publishing. In ReelGenie, each delivery waits until the exact post, its account and its time are approved, and then each account reports its own result.
- Does ReelGenie post to LinkedIn, X or Reddit?
- No. ReelGenie posts only to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Postiz covers about 30 channels, including LinkedIn and X.
- Does ReelGenie work with Claude Code and Codex?
- Yes. Claude, Claude Code, Codex and other MCP clients connect on every plan, including Free. Your agent makes the post; ReelGenie doesn’t make photos or video. Postiz also has an MCP server, CLI and API on every plan.
Sources
Checked on Postiz’s own pages on 13 November 2026; agent access and approval rechecked on 15 November 2026. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll correct it.