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Social Studio
What Social Studio is
BrightBean Studio is a social-media management tool for scheduling, publishing, and analyzing content across many networks. Its publishing channels include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Google Business Profile, and DEV.to. The calendar provides month, week, and list views, channel, tag, and workspace filters, plus drag-and-drop rescheduling. The composer supports channel-specific caption overrides, live previews for connected networks, and drag-and-drop media uploads. Analytics track views, watch time, engagement, likes, comments, and shares, with seven-, 30-, and 90-day comparison windows. Studio includes a social inbox, team management, and approval workflows; the pricing page says members and connected accounts are unlimited on every plan. It connects through each platform’s API and offers an API and MCP server for agents to create drafts, schedule or publish posts, upload media, and retrieve analytics. Self-hosting is documented for Docker, Heroku, Render, and Railway. The source is available under AGPL-3.0. The free plan has no credits, so content generation is unavailable without a paid plan.
Who it suits
Studio suits teams managing multiple social channels that need scheduling, approvals, inbox handling, analytics, API access, or a self-hosted deployment.
What it does well
- Supports eleven named publishing channels
- Provides calendar filters and drag-and-drop rescheduling
- Includes social inbox and approval workflows
- Offers API and MCP access for agents
- Has a self-hosted deployment option
What to know first
- Free plan has no credits
- Content generation requires a paid plan
- Analytics are listed as standard
- Seven-day trial becomes $119 a month from day eight
Limits
The free plan includes no credits, so content generation is unavailable without a paid plan. The seven-day trial provides 700 credits, then costs $119 a month from day eight.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | free forever · Unlimited free workspaces · All 10 social channels · Unlimited members and connected accounts · No credits | Free |
| Plan | Per workspace. Billed monthly. · 10,000 credits a month · Unlimited members and connected accounts | $119 a month |
| Managed | Per workspace. Billed monthly. · 100,000 credits a month · Priority support and dedicated sessions · Personal onboarding | $1,499 a month |
| 7-day trial | $7 once, then $119/month from day 8 · One paid workspace for the week · 700 credits · Available once per organization | $7, paid once |
As brightbean.xyz lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Social Studio website
- Use the web platform or select the API
- Choose the free plan, seven-day trial or a paid workspace
- Connect social accounts through each platform’s API
- For self-hosting, deploy with Docker, Heroku, Render or Railway
Verdict
BrightBean Studio brings multi-network publishing, approvals, inbox management, analytics, and automation interfaces into one service. A free plan covers workspaces and channels but excludes credits and content generation.
Questions
What does Social Studio cost?
The Free plan costs nothing, billed free forever. A seven-day trial costs 7.00 USD once, then $119 a month from day eight; Plan costs $119 a month, and Managed costs $1,499 a month.
Which networks can it publish to?
Publishing channels are Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Google Business Profile and DEV.to.
Does it offer a free plan?
Yes. Free includes unlimited workspaces, all 10 social channels, unlimited members and connected accounts, and no credits.
Can teams review posts before publishing?
Yes. Studio includes team management and approval workflows.
Can it be self-hosted?
Yes. Deployment documentation covers Docker, Heroku, Render and Railway.
Is the source open source?
The source code is available under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Facts from Social Studio's own pages
- Agent access
- The product supports an API and MCP server through which agents can create drafts, schedule or publish posts, upload media and retrieve analytics. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Studio tracks views, watch time, engagement, likes, comments and shares, with 7, 30 or 90-day comparison windows. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Analytics level
- standard · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Approval workflow
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Composer
- The composer supports channel-specific caption overrides, live previews for connected networks and drag-and-drop media uploads. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free-plan limit
- The pricing page says the free plan has no credits, and content generation is unavailable without a plan. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Thür, Germany · brightbean.xyz, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The product page says it connects directly through each social platform’s API, without middleware. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The privacy policy identifies InnovationCraft UG (haftungsbeschränkt) as the data controller and gives its address as Im Vogelsang 22, 56743 Thür, Germany. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The source code is available under the AGPL-3.0 license. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says connected account data is processed solely to provide the Studio management features the user authorized. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing channels
- The maker lists Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Google Business Profile and DEV.to. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BrightBean Studio is a social media management tool for managing, scheduling, publishing and analyzing content across social platforms. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Its calendar offers month, week and list views, filters by channel, tag or workspace, and drag-and-drop rescheduling. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The maker offers a self-hosted option and documents deployment with Docker, Heroku, Render or Railway. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
- Social inbox
- Yes · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Supported networks
- Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn,TikTok,YouTube,Pinterest,Threads,Bluesky,Google Business Profile,Mastodon · github.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Teams
- Studio includes team management and approval workflows, and the pricing page says members and connected accounts are unlimited on every plan. · brightbean.xyz, 12 Oct 2026
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