SEO and marketing decision
Timetopost.co
A technical user can reimplement the core visibility loop (keyword research, rank checks, article generation, and X scheduling) using available OSS components, but reproducing the full 19-tool polished product, MCP agent integrations, and production reliability is non-trivial and likely more effort than a single developer should absorb for parity.
Visit website↗$12/mo
$144/yr
Read off the official pricing page.
$100one-off66 h to build
$150/mo6 h/mo upkeep
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 14 seats.
No open-source build does this yet
Nothing published replaces this one, so a replacement starts from an empty file. Here is what it would have to cover.
What a replacement has to do
- Collect keyword opportunities, track rankings, generate an article with an LLM, publish the article to your site (WordPress/Git/webhook), and schedule X posts with an approval queue.
What it still won’t have
- the polish and UX of a unified 19-tool workspace
- built-in MCP agent integrations and Autopilot workflows
- reliable multi-channel publishing roadmap and existing provider relationships
- production-grade scaling, analytics, and uptime guarantees
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 14 seats.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a minimal TimeToPost replacement as a Dockerized web app (React frontend + Node/Express backend + Postgres). Implement: 1) a keyword research UI that queries a self-hosted SERP scraper (use karust/openserp) and stores opportunities; 2) a rank-tracking scheduler (cron worker) that checks SERP and saves history in Postgres; 3) an article-generation endpoint that calls an LLM provider (configurable) to produce outlines and drafts with basic image support; 4) AutoSEO publishing connectors: WordPress REST and Git PR webhook to push drafts; 5) X scheduling UI with an approval queue and presigned media uploads. Out of scope: multi-network publish rollout, backlink outreach CRM, and advanced AI-mention model monitoring. Include error handling, auth, DB migrations, basic unit tests for API routes, and deployment manifests (Docker Compose).
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Partly verdict base52
- 2 cited sources+1
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- 3/3 assessment runs agreed+4
- Evidence score60
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time - so the same evidence always produces the same number.
How scoring works →Cited sources · 2
Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official productTimeToPost — official product + pricing
- official docsTimeToPost Documentation
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
