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Indie Social Media tools

33 social media products built by independent developers and small teams.

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Agorapulse

Social media inbox, publishing, listening and reporting

A social media management suite with a unified inbox, scheduling, social listening and ROI reporting for brands and agencies.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Awario

Social listening and lead discovery from online conversations

A social listening tool that monitors mentions of brands and keywords on social media and the web, with sentiment analysis and social selling leads.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Beacons

Link in bio, store and media kit for creators

An all-in-one creator platform with a link-in-bio page, online store, email marketing and media kits.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Brand24

Social listening and brand mention monitoring

A media monitoring tool that tracks mentions of brands and keywords across social media, news, blogs, forums and reviews with sentiment analysis.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Buffer

Schedule and publish posts across social networks

A social media management tool to plan, schedule and analyze posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, TikTok and other networks.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Campsite.bio

Link-in-bio pages with analytics

A link-in-bio tool for creators and brands with customizable pages, link analytics and team features.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

EmbedSocial

Embed social feeds and reviews on websites

A platform for embedding social media feeds, Google reviews and user-generated content widgets on websites.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Hypefury

Schedule and automate posts for X, LinkedIn and more

A social media scheduling tool focused on growing an audience on X (Twitter) and other networks, with evergreen posts and automations. For creators and founders.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Later

Visual social media planner for Instagram, TikTok and more

A social media scheduling and planning tool with a visual content calendar, link in bio and analytics, popular with creators and brands.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

LinkStack

Self-hosted link-in-bio platform

An open-source, self-hosted platform for hosting link-in-bio pages for one or many users, with an admin panel.

Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗

Lnk.Bio

Link-in-bio page for creators

A link-in-bio service for creating a single page with all your links for Instagram, TikTok and other profiles.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Mention

Monitor brand mentions across the web and social media

A social listening and media monitoring tool that tracks brand and competitor mentions online and supports publishing to social networks.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Metricool

Social media analytics, scheduling and ads reporting

A tool to schedule social posts, analyze performance across social networks and websites, and report on Facebook, Google and TikTok ads.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Micro.blog

Independent microblogging and blog hosting

A blog hosting service and community for short posts, photos and long-form writing on your own domain. Works with the open web and the fediverse.

Paid · Web, iOS, Mac, Android · Website ↗

Mixpost

Self-hosted social media management

A self-hosted app for scheduling, publishing and analyzing social media posts across multiple accounts. Built for teams and agencies that want to own their data.

Free plan · Self-hosted · Website ↗

Pallyy

Social media scheduling with a visual Instagram grid planner

A social media scheduler with visual planning, a social inbox, analytics and link in bio, built for brands and agencies.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Placid

Automated image generation from templates

Generate social media graphics, OG images and other creatives automatically from templates via API and no-code integrations.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Planable

Social media collaboration and approval workflows

A content planning tool where teams and clients draft, review and approve social posts in a visual calendar before publishing.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Post Bridge

Post content to every social platform at once

A simple tool to schedule and cross-post videos and posts to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X and other platforms. For creators who publish everywhere.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Postiz

Open-source social media scheduling tool

Schedule and manage posts across many social networks, with team collaboration and analytics. Can be self-hosted or used as a hosted service.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Publer

Social media scheduler with calendar, AI assist and analytics

A social media management tool to schedule, recycle and analyze posts across major social networks, with team collaboration and an AI assistant.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Sendible

Social media management for agencies

A social media management platform for agencies with scheduling, a unified inbox, client approvals and white-label reporting.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

SocialBee

Category-based social media scheduling and content recycling

A social media management tool that organizes posts into content categories for scheduling and evergreen recycling across networks.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

SocialPilot

Social media scheduling and management for teams

A social media tool for scheduling, bulk posting, client management, inbox and analytics, aimed at agencies and small businesses.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Stan

Creator storefront in your link in bio

A link-in-bio storefront for creators to sell digital products, courses, coaching and memberships.

Paid · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Tailwind

Pinterest and Instagram scheduling and design for small businesses

A marketing tool focused on Pinterest and Instagram with post scheduling, design templates and AI copy for small businesses.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Taplio

LinkedIn content creation, scheduling and analytics

A LinkedIn growth tool to write posts with AI, schedule them, find viral content inspiration and track analytics.

Paid · Web, Browser extension · Website ↗

Tweet Hunter

Write, schedule and grow on X (Twitter)

A tool for X (Twitter) creators to write tweets with AI, schedule threads, find viral inspiration and automate engagement.

Paid · Web · Website ↗

Typefully

Write and schedule tweets and threads

Write, schedule and publish posts and threads for X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.

Free plan · Web · Website ↗

Vista Social

Social media management for brands and agencies

A social media platform for publishing, engagement, listening, review management and reporting across many social networks.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

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