Head to head

Mixpost vs NapoleonCat

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Mixpost is a self-hosted, one-time-payment social scheduler. You run it on your own server and pay once, free for Lite, $299 for Pro, $1,199 for Enterprise, with unlimited accounts and team members and no monthly fees ever. Eleven networks unlock on Pro.

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$299 one-time license
Free plan

NapoleonCat is built around moderation: a unified inbox that pulls in comments, DMs, ad comments, and app-store reviews, with automation that can hide, delete, and auto-reply on its own. Publishing and reporting are solid too, and pricing starts at $79 a month for two users and five profiles, scaling as you add more.

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$79 /mo
Free plan

Bottom line

Mixpost and NapoleonCat both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Mixpost is the stronger pick for Developers and agencies comfortable self-hosting; choose NapoleonCat for Brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume.

Features compared

FeatureMixpostNapoleonCat
AI captionsYesYes
Basic analyticsYesYes
Advanced reportsYesYes
Bulk uploadNot assessedNot assessed
Evergreen recyclingNoNo
Team rolesYesYes
ApprovalsYesNot assessed
Link in bioNot assessedNo

Platforms compared

NetworkMixpostNapoleonCat
InstagramAutoAuto
FacebookAutoAuto
X (Twitter)AutoAuto
LinkedInAutoAuto
TikTokAutoAuto
PinterestAutoNo
YouTubeAutoAuto
ThreadsAutoNo
BlueskyAutoNo
Google BusinessAutoAuto
MastodonAutoNo

Pricing

Mixpost

Lite

Free
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • Free and open-source (self-hosted)
  • Facebook Pages, X, and Mastodon only
  • Calendar, media library, post versions and labels, community support

Pro

Popular
$299 one-time license
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $299 one-time (1 year of updates, perpetual fallback license)
  • All eleven networks, unlimited accounts and team members
  • AI Assistant, advanced analytics, posting queue, approvals, API, webhooks, basic white-label

Enterprise

$1199 one-time license
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $1,199 one-time (1 year of updates)
  • Everything in Pro, plus full white-label branding
  • Subscription management, customer dashboard, billing and coupons, to resell as your own SaaS
  • Mixpost is self-hosted only: you run it on your own server. Pricing is a one-time license, not a subscription. Lite is free and open-source, Pro is $299, Enterprise $1,199, each with a perpetual fallback license and one year of updates on the paid tiers.
  • Unlimited social accounts and team members on every tier, with no per-seat fees.
  • Lite is limited to Facebook Pages, X, and Mastodon; Pro and Enterprise unlock all eleven networks plus AI, analytics, the posting queue, approvals, and the API.
  • Enterprise adds full white-label and subscription/billing tools so you can run Mixpost as your own SaaS. Non-profits get 30% off Pro.
  • Prices are USD one-time payments, read off the live pricing page; the unit here is a license, not a monthly fee.

NapoleonCat

Standard

$79 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $79/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots
  • Unlimited post scheduling, analytics for own profiles
  • Competitor tracking and benchmarking, automated reporting, team collaboration

Pro

Popular
$89 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $89/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
  • Adds the all-in-one Social Inbox and saved responses
  • Team performance reports and the mobile app

Expert

$119 /mo
Seats
2
Accounts
5
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $119/mo base, 2 users, 5 profile slots, 10K inbox capacity
  • Adds automatic moderation of common questions and auto-hide/delete
  • Automatic sentiment analysis and advanced search

Enterprise

$465 /mo
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • From $465/mo, for more than 60 profiles
  • AI Reply (beta), API access, custom reporting
  • Custom compliance, SLA, and custom agreement
  • Flat base plans priced for 2 users and 5 profile slots, then you scale: add more profiles and users with a slider and pay only for what you use, so the monthly cost grows as you add them. Enterprise starts at $465 for larger setups (60+ profiles).
  • There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, no card required.
  • Annual billing is up to about 18% cheaper; the page headlines the monthly rates and the per-month annual figure wasn't shown cleanly when checked.
  • Listed prices exclude VAT.
  • The plan tiers mostly differ by moderation and automation depth: Pro adds the Social Inbox, Expert adds auto-moderation and sentiment analysis, and Enterprise adds AI Reply and API access.
  • Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page (which has a USD/EUR/GBP switch, set to USD), and cross-checked against current third-party listings.

Pros and cons

Mixpost

  • One-time payment, no subscriptions, with a free open-source Lite
  • Unlimited accounts and team members, no per-seat fees
  • Eleven networks plus AI, analytics, queue, approvals, and API on Pro
  • Enterprise white-label lets you resell it as your own SaaS
  • Self-hosted only; you handle hosting and maintenance
  • Lite is limited to three networks
  • No engagement inbox or listening
  • Updates are included for one year, then renew

NapoleonCat

  • Excellent unified inbox covering comments, DMs, ad comments, and app reviews
  • Auto-moderation: auto-hide, auto-delete, auto-reply, and sentiment analysis
  • Strong analytics with competitor benchmarking and automated reporting
  • Flexible scaling, paying only for the profiles and users you use
  • No evergreen recycling, visual feed planner, or link-in-bio
  • No Pinterest, Threads, or Bluesky
  • Prices exclude VAT and scale up as you add profiles and users
  • Creation tooling is thinner than the moderation side

Mixpost vs NapoleonCat: FAQ

Is Mixpost or NapoleonCat cheaper?
NapoleonCat is cheaper to start, from $79 against $299 for Mixpost. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Mixpost or NapoleonCat have a free plan?
Mixpost has a free plan; NapoleonCat does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
Which is better, Mixpost or NapoleonCat?
Mixpost is the stronger pick for developers and agencies comfortable self-hosting, while NapoleonCat is the better fit for brands fielding heavy comment, DM, and ad-comment volume. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.