# brightbeanxyz/brightbean-studio

Open-source, self-hostable social media management platform. Schedule, publish, and manage content across 10+ platforms from a single dashboard. Free alternative to Buffer, Sendible, and SocialPilot.

Repository: https://github.com/brightbeanxyz/brightbean-studio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/brightbean-studio
Homepage: https://brightbean.xyz/studio/
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: agpl, buffer-alternative, content-management, django, docker, htmx, multi-platform, open-source, python, scheduling, self-hosted, social-media, social-media-management, social-media-scheduler, tailwindcss
Last push: 2026-08-13T09:13:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 11
- inputs: {"age_days": 161, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2186, forks 457 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:23.583733+00:00)

## What it is
BrightBean Studio is an open-source, self-hostable social media management platform for scheduling, publishing, and monitoring content across 10+ networks like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Bluesky from one dashboard. Built with Django, it offers multi-workspace team management, RBAC, approval workflows, a visual content calendar, and native first-party API integrations as a free alternative to Buffer, Sendible, and SocialPilot.

## Use cases
- schedule social media posts across multiple platforms
- self-hosted buffer alternative
- manage client social accounts for an agency
- plan and approve social content with a team
- track engagement analytics across networks
- organize content ideas on a kanban board
- avoid per-seat SaaS pricing for social media tools

## When to choose
- you want to own your social media stack instead of paying $100-300/month for Buffer, Sendible, or SocialPilot
- you manage many client accounts or workspaces and need unlimited seats and channels
- you want direct first-party API integrations with no aggregator middleman
- you need self-hosting via Docker or one-click deploys on Heroku, Render, or Railway

## When to avoid
- you need a fully managed SaaS with vendor support and no server maintenance
- you only post to a single platform and don't need multi-channel scheduling
- you require platform integrations beyond the supported networks
- your usage must comply with a permissive license, since this is AGPL-3.0

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, workflow-automation, analytics, http-server, self-hosted
- domain: social-media, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, python, cloud
- tags: social-media-scheduler, buffer-alternative, django, htmx, tailwindcss, multi-workspace, content-calendar, agpl, approval-workflows, kanban, marketing, automation, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- brightbeanxyz/brightbean-studio (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.583733+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:54.038375+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brightbeanxyz/brightbean-studio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:23.583733+00:00, sha 1a1c336a333a)
  - homepage: https://brightbean.xyz/studio/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:11.818708+00:00, sha 7ae459fe31b7)
  - site_page: https://brightbean.xyz/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:11.827886+00:00, sha 0d2fd55c6c53)
  - site_page: https://brightbean.xyz/intelligence-docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:11.832474+00:00, sha 08e60ea7b8b4)
  - site_page: https://brightbean.xyz/intelligence (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:11.830174+00:00, sha 45551a82452c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.