specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Postiz
providerId: postiz
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Social Media
- Scheduling
- Open Source
- Content
- Marketing
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Postiz spend. Postiz has two cost models. Self-hosting the AGPL-3.0
  open-source app has no license fee; cost is your own compute, storage, and media
  hosting plus any third-party platform/API costs. Postiz Cloud is a flat monthly
  subscription per tier (Standard, Team, Pro, Ultimate), with tier choice driven by
  channel count, monthly post volume, and AI image/video quota. The dominant cost
  levers are tier selection (Cloud) versus infrastructure footprint (self-hosted).
notes: >-
  Cloud prices and AI quotas are subject to change; verify on the pricing page during
  reconciliation. Self-hosted costs are entirely a function of the operator's chosen
  infrastructure and are not billed by Postiz.
sources:
- https://postiz.com/pricing
- https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app
- https://docs.postiz.com/public-api
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Postiz
serviceCategory: Social Media Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Postiz Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Social Media Management
  ProviderName: Postiz
  PublisherName: Postiz
  InvoiceIssuerName: Postiz
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: subscription_tier
  description: Flat monthly Cloud subscription charge for the selected tier.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: channels
  description: Connected social channels (integrations) counted against the plan channel cap.
  unit: channels
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: monthly_posts
  description: Posts published per month, capped on Standard and unlimited on higher Cloud tiers.
  unit: posts
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: ai_images
  description: AI images generated per month against the plan quota.
  unit: images
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: ai_videos
  description: AI videos generated per month against the plan quota.
  unit: videos
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: self_hosted_infrastructure
  description: Operator-borne compute, storage, and media-hosting cost for self-hosted deployments (not billed by Postiz).
  unit: usd
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - resource
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track channel count, monthly post volume, and AI generation against plan caps; for self-hosting, track infrastructure spend separately.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use customer groups to map channels/posts to clients or teams, and tag self-hosted resources to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Self-host on free open-source if you can run infrastructure cheaply; otherwise right-size the Cloud tier to actual channel and AI needs and prefer annual billing.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per Cloud subscription or self-hosted instance and review tier fit and AI quota burn monthly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com