Head to head
Mixpost vs SocialBee
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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.
- From
- $299 one-time license
- Free plan
SocialBee is built around content categories: you sort posts into buckets and it cycles through them on a schedule, recycling the evergreen ones so the queue keeps going without you refilling it by hand. Plans are set by how many social profiles you connect, from $29 a month for five up to the agency tiers, with no permanent free plan, just a 14-day trial.
- From
- $29 per month
- Free plan
Bottom line
Mixpost is the pick for developers and agencies comfortable self-hosting, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. SocialBee fits solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue better, and it's the cheaper start, from $29 per month.
SocialBee starts cheaper, $29 per month against $299 one-time license for Mixpost. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. SocialBee adds evergreen recycling and social inbox that Mixpost leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Mixpost has a free plan; SocialBee doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- SocialBee starts at $29 per month, Mixpost at $299 one-time license.
- Mixpost posts to 11 networks, SocialBee to 12.
- Only SocialBee reaches Telegram.
- Mixpost auto-publishes Mastodon; SocialBee sends a reminder to post.
- SocialBee has evergreen recycling; Mixpost doesn't.
- SocialBee has social inbox; Mixpost doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Mixpost | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Mixpost | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | Reminder |
| Telegram | No | Reminder |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
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.
SocialBee
Bootstrap
$29 per month
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- $29/mo (billed monthly or annually; no annual discount at list)
- 5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 10 content categories, 10 RSS / content sources
- Unlimited AI content; analytics history 3 months
Accelerate
Popular$49 per month
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- $49/mo
- 10 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 50 content categories, 30 content sources
- Adds advanced analytics, hashtag organizer, bulk editor, CSV upload, approvals
Pro
$99 per month
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 25
- $99/mo
- 25 social profiles, 3 users, 5 workspaces
- Unlimited content categories and content sources
- Adds report export and internal notes; analytics history 2 years
Pro50
$179 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 50
- $179/mo (agency tier)
- 50 social profiles, 5 users, 10 workspaces
- Everything in Pro
Pro100
$329 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 100
- $329/mo (agency tier)
- 100 social profiles, 5 users, 20 workspaces
Pro150
$449 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 150
- $449/mo (agency tier)
- 150 social profiles, 5 users, 30 workspaces
- Plans are chosen by how many social profiles you connect, from 5 on Bootstrap up to 150 on the top agency tier. The price isn't multiplied per profile; it steps up with the band you land in.
- No permanent free plan. There's a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan, no card required.
- Annual billing doesn't lower the per-month rate at list price: the yearly plan is twelve times the monthly one (Bootstrap $348/yr, Accelerate $588/yr, Pro $1,188/yr). The discounts come from frequent promotions; a 50%-off birthday sale (code SBDAY2026) was live when this was checked, ending June 10, 2026.
- Add-ons stack on top of any plan: extra profiles are $15/mo per 5, extra users $10/mo each ($100/yr), and extra workspaces $10/mo each.
- ConciergeBee is SocialBee's separate done-for-you service (managed posting, strategy, ad management) and is billed apart from these software plans.
- Prices are USD list, read off the live pricing page and its plan-comparison table; the agency tiers were cross-checked against the page's Agency view and 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
SocialBee
- Category-based queue with automatic evergreen recycling, the thing it does best
- RSS import and CSV bulk upload for filling the queue fast
- Wide network list, including X, TikTok, and Google Business, plus reminder posting for the rest
- AI Copilot and built-in DALL·E image generation
- Profile-band pricing is simple to read
- No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
- No standing annual discount; you rely on promotions
- Add-ons for extra profiles, users, and workspaces stack up for agencies
- No link-in-bio or visual feed planner
- Listening is limited to your own mentions, not keyword tracking
Mixpost vs SocialBee: FAQ
- Is Mixpost or SocialBee cheaper?
- SocialBee is cheaper to start, from $29 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 SocialBee have a free plan?
- Mixpost has a free plan; SocialBee does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Mixpost or SocialBee?
- Mixpost is the stronger pick for developers and agencies comfortable self-hosting, while SocialBee is the better fit for solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.