Open-Source Social Media Scheduler for Privacy-Conscious Operators
Buffer, Hootsuite, and Later sell social scheduling for $50 to $400 per month and require OAuth into every platform from a single managed cloud. TryPost is an open-source scheduler that small teams can self-host or use as a hosted SaaS, with end-to-end visibility into what gets posted, when, and by whom.
Problem Statement
Agencies pay per seat in Buffer and still hit per-account rate limits because all their clients are on the same managed cloud. Solo operators want a self-hosted option for compliance and resale, but the open-source landscape is years behind on UX.
The Idea
An open-source social media scheduler for agencies and operators who refuse to hand their content calendars to another managed SaaS.
Why Now
Buffer and Later have steadily lost mid-market customers in 2026 as Meta and X kill the social inbox features each release. The HN Show launch of TryPost lit up r/SocialMediaMarketing and r/selfhosted, and replies cited the same complaint: 'I keep getting rate-limited because all my agency clients share Buffer'.
Target User
Social media agency owners with five to fifty clients, in-house ops at content-first startups, and self-hosting-friendly creators
Target Market
Social media management software, agencies and SMBs spending $300 to $3000 per month on schedulers
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