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Mixpost vs Later comparison

Compare prices, channels, and features for Mixpost and Later.

overview

Platform overview

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Open-source, self-hosted social suite with one-time paid editions

Mixpost is a self-hosted social media management platform for agencies, businesses, and creators who want data on their own infrastructure. Schedule across major networks, collaborate with unlimited team members, and extend Pro with analytics, approvals, API access, MCP, and webhooks — starting from a free open-source Lite edition or one-time Pro and Enterprise licenses.

Visual Instagram planner with Link in Bio

Later helps you plan social posts on a calendar and an Instagram grid. You can auto-publish to eight networks. You also get Link in Bio. Plans bill by social set. The trial is 14 days. Later has no public scheduling API.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Compare the plans and prices for Mixpost and Later.

Mixpost

  • Lite $0 /mo

    Best for individuals self-hosting essential scheduling

    Open-source · Facebook Pages, X, and Mastodon · basic analytics

  • Pro $299 one-time

    Best for teams and agencies that need the full platform on their server

    One-time license · 1-year free updates · unlimited accounts and team members

  • Enterprise $1,199 one-time

    Best for resellers building a self-hosted social SaaS

    One-time license · subscription billing, coupons, and white-label branding

Later

  • Starter $18.75 /mo

    For casual scheduling on one social set with Link in Bio

    Annual billing ($25/mo monthly) · 1 social set (8 profiles) · 1 user · 30 posts/profile · 14-day free trial

  • Growth $37.5 /mo

    For teams that need approvals, a social inbox, and extra social sets

    Annual billing ($50/mo monthly) · 2 social sets (16 profiles) · 2 users · 180 posts/profile · extra sets $11.25/mo annual

  • Scale $82.5 /mo

    For brands that need unlimited posts, custom analytics, and listening

    Annual billing ($110/mo monthly) · 6 social sets (48 profiles) · 4 users · unlimited posts · extra sets $11.25/mo annual

platform coverage

Supported channels

See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.

Mixpost

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > TikTok
  • YouTube Shorts
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • Snapchat
  • > X
  • > YouTube
  • > Bluesky
  • > Mastodon
  • > Google Business Profile

Later

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube Shorts
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Snapchat
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Google Business Profile

features

Feature comparison

See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.

Features
Mixpost Later
Agent workspaces
Unlimited workspaces on Pro+ Access Groups — 1 on Starter · unlimited on Growth+
Total channels
Unlimited accounts per platform 1 / 2 / 6 social sets (8 / 16 / 48 profiles) · extra sets on Growth+
Posts per month
Unlimited 30/profile Starter · 180/profile Growth · unlimited Scale
Team members
Unlimited on all editions 1 on Starter · 2 on Growth · 4 on Scale (extra seats on Growth+)
AI Writer
AI Assistant (Pro+) Caption Writer & Ideas — 5 / 50 / 100 AI credits per month
AI Summarizer
Shareable post previews
External review links on Growth+
Public API
REST API (Pro+)
OAuth apps
MCP server
MCP server (Pro+)
Cloud media storage
Self-hosted media library Unlimited media library (20MB photo / 512MB video caps)
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
API, MCP, and webhooks on Pro+
Analytics
Basic on Lite · advanced on Pro+ 3 months Starter · 1 year Growth · 2 years + custom reports Scale
Photo editor
Crop, filters, text, trim, and Canva export
Skill builder
Calendar views
Kanban views
Footage File manager
Repeated posts
Posting queue (Pro+)
Reusable templates
Post templates (Pro+) Saved captions and hashtags
Reusable signatures
Smart filters
Post delays
Posting schedule queue (Pro+) Best Time to Post (IG, Facebook, TikTok)
Post comments
First comment (Pro+) Instagram first comment
Internal plugs
Cross-account plugs
Global plugs
Group management
Social sets + Access Groups
Dark / light mode
Community features

comparisons

self-hosted social suite vs visual Instagram planning

Later is for creators and social teams who plan posts on a visual calendar. Mixpost combines open-source Lite with paid Pro and Enterprise tiers for analytics, collaboration, API, MCP, and multi-workspace isolation on your infrastructure.

Mixpost

  • > MCP server on Pro+ lets assistants draft and schedule while tokens stay on your self-hosted instance
  • > One-time Pro license ($299) with unlimited accounts and team members instead of recurring per-seat SaaS
  • > Unlimited workspaces on Pro+ keep clients and brands separated on one installation
  • > Full self-hosted suite: analytics, engagement inbox, approvals, AI assistant, and multilingual UI
  • > REST API, MCP, and webhooks ship with Pro for automation on infrastructure you control
  • > Approval workflows and post versions help teams review before content goes live on Pro+

Typical Later workflow

  • AI credits stay inside Later (5–100 each month). You cannot use skills, workspace MCP, or a Public API with external agents.
  • You pay per social set. Extra sets cost more. Starter allows 30 posts per profile. Growth allows 180 posts per profile.
  • Social sets and Access Groups stay in one Later login. You do not get separate agent workspaces with their own tokens and MCP endpoints.
  • Later focuses on a visual planner, Link in Bio, and influencer tools. You cannot publish to X or Bluesky.
  • Later has no public scheduling API, MCP server, Zapier, Make, or n8n. You publish from the dashboard.
  • Approvals start on Growth. Starter has one user. Agent drafts cannot wait for review unless you use the Later UI.

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