OpenBuzz is an open-source social media platform for planning, creating, scheduling, publishing and analyzing content across 14 listed networks. Its AI Content Studio can produce captions, hashtags, ideas, rewrites, replies, threads and image prompts adapted to different platforms. A visual calendar supports planning, and native publishing sends content to supported networks. The unified inbox gathers comments, mentions and direct messages, with AI-drafted replies that users can review before sending. Analytics include reach, impressions, engagement, per-channel breakdowns and best-time heatmaps. OpenBuzz works with OpenAI-compatible endpoints and includes a deterministic mock mode that does not need an AI key. The AGPL-3.0 Community Edition can be self-hosted free using Docker Compose, Postgres and Keycloak. It also offers web and API access. The Free plan covers three social accounts, 30 scheduled posts and 50 AI generations monthly; Professional costs 19.99 USD per month, while Teams costs 49.99 USD per month. During beta, accounts receive Enterprise access without a credit card.
Who it is for
OpenBuzz suits creators, startups, agencies and small businesses managing social content across multiple channels. Self-hosting is an option for organizations that want to control their deployment and personal data.
What is good
- Supports publishing across 14 listed social networks
- Unified inbox gathers comments, mentions and direct messages
- Mock mode works without an AI key
- Community Edition can be self-hosted free
- Free plan includes 50 monthly AI generations
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to three social accounts
- Free plan allows 30 scheduled posts
- Free plan includes one workspace and one member
- Professional costs 19.99 USD per month
Verdict
OpenBuzz combines content generation, scheduling, publishing, inbox management and analytics in one platform. Its free plan has defined account, post and generation limits; self-hosting is available through the Community Edition.
Get started with OpenBuzz
- Visit https://openbuzz.io/.
- Choose web access, API access or a self-hosted deployment.
- For self-hosting, use the Community Edition with Docker Compose, Postgres and Keycloak.
- Select a plan: Free, Professional or Teams.
- Connect an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for AI features, or use deterministic mock mode without an AI key.
- Add social accounts and plan content in the calendar.
What the free plan stops at
The Free plan includes three social accounts, 30 scheduled posts, 50 AI generations per month, one workspace and one member. Professional costs 19.99 USD per month and allows 10 social accounts, unlimited scheduled posts and 1,000 AI generations per month; Teams costs 49.99 USD per month and allows 25 social accounts, 10 members and 5,000 AI generations per month.
Questions about OpenBuzz
Is OpenBuzz free?
Yes. The Free plan is listed as free, billed $0/ forever. The AGPL-3.0 Community Edition can also be self-hosted free.
What do the paid plans cost?
Professional is 19.99 USD per month, and Teams is 49.99 USD per month. Enterprise pricing is not provided.
Which social networks does OpenBuzz support?
The listed networks are Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business, Mastodon, Bluesky, Reddit, Telegram and WhatsApp.
Can OpenBuzz be self-hosted?
Yes. Its AGPL-3.0 Community Edition can be self-hosted free using Docker Compose, Postgres and Keycloak.
Which platforms can I use to access OpenBuzz?
OpenBuzz lists API, self-hosted and web access.
Does OpenBuzz require an AI key?
It supports OpenAI-compatible endpoints and also provides a deterministic mock mode that works without an AI key.
OpenBuzz plans and pricing
All plansCompared on social media management tools
- Free plan
- Yes
- AI content generation
- Yes
- AI content repurposing
- Yes
- Automatic publishing
- Yes
- Approval workflows
- Yes
- Social channels
- 10 channels
- Analytics depth
- basic
