Head to head
Later vs Mixpost
Last updated 13 October 2026
Later prices scheduling in social sets: Starter is $25 monthly or $18.75 per month billed yearly for one set and one user. A separate limited Free plan exists. Growth adds collaboration; Story publishing and outside feedback have specific account and format limits.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Mixpost offers a limited free self-hosted Lite edition, paid Pro and Enterprise licenses, and a separate hosted Cloud subscription. Self-hosting gives you operational responsibility; Cloud advertises managed updates and backups, with its own plan capacity and feature availability.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Bottom line
Mixpost is the pick for teams with an identified owner for self-hosted infrastructure and updates, and it adds a posting queue that Later leaves out. Later fits Instagram-first creators and brands better, and it adds social listening that Mixpost leaves out.
A verified price comparison requires the same billing term, currency and eligible workload. See each pricing section for the published terms. Later brings social listening that Mixpost skips, while Mixpost has a posting queue Later doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Later posts to 8 networks, Mixpost to 12.
- Only Later reaches Snapchat.
- Only Mixpost reaches X (Twitter).
- Later has social listening; Mixpost doesn't.
- Mixpost has a posting queue; Later doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Later | Mixpost |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | No | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Later | Mixpost |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | No | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Not assessed | Auto |
| Google Business | Not assessed | Auto |
| Mastodon | Not assessed | Auto |
| Snapchat | Auto | No |
| Pixelfed | Not assessed | Auto |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Free plan available.
- 1 social set · StarterTypical
- $25/mo~$19/mo annual
Lowest priced plan at each shown workload. Check the plan's included features before choosing it.
Free plan available.
- Free entry plan
- Free
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Later
Starter
$18.75 per social set a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 8
- Scheduled posts
- 30
- $25/mo, $18.75 on annual
- 1 social set (8 profiles, one per network)
- 1 user, 30 posts per profile / month
- Link in Bio, best-time-to-post, AI captions
- Capped at one social set; no extra sets, users, or AI credits
Growth
Popular$37.50 per social set a month billed annually
- Seats
- 2
- Accounts
- 16
- Scheduled posts
- 180
- $50/mo, $37.50 on annual
- 2 social sets (16 profiles), 2 users
- 180 posts per profile / month
- Social inbox, approvals, and collaboration
- Extra social sets $15/mo each ($11.25 on annual)
Scale
$82.50 per social set a month billed annually
- Seats
- 4
- Accounts
- 48
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $110/mo, $82.50 on annual
- 6 social sets (48 profiles), 4 users
- Unlimited posts
- Custom analytics, competitive benchmarking, brand listening
- Extra social sets $15/mo each ($11.25 on annual)
- Priced per social set. A social set is one profile on each of the eight networks Later supports, so the headline price covers a whole brand across networks rather than a single channel.
- Starter is capped at one social set and one user with no add-ons, so its column in the cost table stays flat. Only Growth and Scale let you add social sets, at $15 each per month ($11.25 on annual).
- Extra users are $5 a month each on Growth and Scale ($3.75 on annual). Growth's two included sets and Scale's six converge in price once you pass six sets, since both add extra sets at the same $15 rate; above that you pay Scale only for its deeper features.
- Annual billing gives three months free (about 25% off): Starter $18.75 vs $25, Growth $37.50 vs $50, Scale $82.50 vs $110 per month.
- Free is documented separately with limited scheduling and a two-week past/future calendar window. The reviewed plan guide does not state its numerical post allowance.
- The live USD pricing page shows 25% off annual billing (three months free). The help guide mentions four months free, so the live priced tariff is used here. Legacy and promotional plan inclusions may differ.
- Starter AI add-ons are inconsistent across official pages: the priced tariff says unavailable while the help guide says they may be available. Check the subscription screen for an existing account.
What it really costs
Monthly cost by social set count. Per-unit tiers grow with usage; flat tiers keep their whole-plan price within the published allowance, with the 1-social set row marked as a realistic setup.
| social sets | Starter | Growth | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Typical | $25/mo | $50/mo | $110/mo |
| 3 | Exceeds plan capacity | $65/mo | $110/mo |
| 5 | Exceeds plan capacity | $95/mo | $110/mo |
| 10 | Exceeds plan capacity | $170/mo | $170/mo |
| 25 | Exceeds plan capacity | $395/mo | $395/mo |
| 50 | Exceeds plan capacity | $770/mo | $770/mo |
Monthly billing. Volume discounts lower the per-social set rate at higher counts. Annual billing takes about 3 months off.
Mixpost
Lite (self-hosted)
Free software; operating costs remain
- Limited free self-hosted edition
- Facebook Pages, X and Mastodon
- Hosting, backups and maintenance remain your responsibility
Pro (self-hosted)
USD 299 one-time, excluding VAT
- Internal-team or agency use on one domain or subdomain
- One year of updates and perpetual fallback
- Paid self-hosted lineup lists twelve networks
Enterprise (self-hosted)
USD 1,199 one-time, excluding VAT
- License permits selling SaaS access
- Customer subscriptions and billing capabilities
- One year of updates and perpetual fallback
Cloud
Recurring subscription; currency unconfirmed
- Spark $29, Momentum $49, Business $79 or Agency $149 per month in displayed dollar units, excluding VAT
- Provider-managed updates and backups
- Capacity and available features differ by plan; Engagement Inbox is marked coming soon
- Mixpost offers both self-hosted editions and a hosted Cloud service. Paid self-hosted amounts are one-time licenses and cannot be compared as monthly subscriptions.
- Pro is USD 299 and Enterprise USD 1,199 excluding VAT. Each covers one domain or subdomain and includes one year of updates plus a perpetual fallback license.
- Pro covers internal and agency use; Enterprise permits selling SaaS access. Support excludes ongoing maintenance and free installation.
- A perpetual fallback permits retaining the covered version. Hosting, backups, external APIs and maintenance still have costs, and later platform changes can affect compatibility.
- Current optional update-renewal prices are unconfirmed. Use current renewal quotes in later-year budgets rather than old derived amounts.
- Cloud monthly cards display Spark $29, Momentum $49, Business $79 and Agency $149 excluding VAT, without established currency here. Match required capacity before comparing the bill.
- Lite lists three networks; paid self-hosted editions list twelve. Cloud separately lists eleven and its current FAQ does not list X. Deployment-specific network coverage must be checked.
- Self-hosted Pro lists an Engagement Inbox, while Cloud marks that feature coming soon.
- Self-hosted X setup requires the operator's developer application and current pay-as-you-go payment setup.
Pros and cons
Later
- Strong visual planner and Link in Bio, the features it's known for
- Clean, Instagram-first workflow
- Auto-publishing across all eight supported networks
- Social-set pricing is fair if you run a single brand
- No X support since 2025
- No reorderable evergreen queue and no CSV bulk upload
- Listening and competitor benchmarking are locked to the top Scale plan
- Starter caps at one social set, so growing past it pushes you up a plan fast
Mixpost
- Choice of self-hosted editions and hosted Cloud
- Limited free Lite edition
- Paid self-hosted licenses include one year of updates and perpetual fallback
- Enterprise license permits selling SaaS access
- Self-hosting retains infrastructure, maintenance and provider setup work
- Lite is limited to three networks
- Cloud capacity, network coverage and features differ from paid self-hosted editions
- Current update-renewal amounts require a quote
Later vs Mixpost: FAQ
- Is Later or Mixpost cheaper?
- A verified price comparison is unavailable for these configurations. Check the current billing term, currency, required capacity and plan features before comparing totals.
- Does Later or Mixpost have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, Later or Mixpost?
- Later is the stronger pick for Instagram-first creators and brands, while Mixpost is the better fit for teams with an identified owner for self-hosted infrastructure and updates. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.