Head to head

Mixpost vs Vista Social

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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

Vista Social packs a lot into one tool: scheduling to a dozen networks, a unified inbox with DM automations, listening, review management, competitor analysis, and a link-in-bio page. It used to be the cheap option, but it dropped its free plan and reset pricing higher, so the entry is now $79 a month.

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$64 /mo
Free plan

Bottom line

Mixpost and Vista Social 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 Vista Social for Agencies and teams that want publishing, listening, and review management in one tool.

Features compared

FeatureMixpostVista Social
AI captionsYesYes
Basic analyticsYesYes
Advanced reportsYesYes
Bulk uploadNot assessedYes
Evergreen recyclingNoPartial
Team rolesYesYes
ApprovalsYesYes
Link in bioNot assessedYes

Platforms compared

NetworkMixpostVista Social
InstagramAutoAuto
FacebookAutoAuto
X (Twitter)AutoAuto
LinkedInAutoAuto
TikTokAutoAuto
PinterestAutoAuto
YouTubeAutoAuto
ThreadsAutoAuto
BlueskyAutoAuto
Google BusinessAutoAuto
MastodonAutoNo
RedditNoAuto
SnapchatNoAuto

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.

Vista Social

Professional

$79 /mo

$64/mo billed annually

Seats
3
Accounts
15
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $79/mo, $64 on annual ($758/yr)
  • 15 social profiles, 3 users
  • Planning, engagement, reports, listening (own profiles), review management
  • Vista Page link-in-bio, DM automations, 2,500 AI credits/mo

Advanced

Popular
$149 /mo

$120/mo billed annually

Seats
6
Accounts
30
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $149/mo, $120 on annual ($1,430/yr)
  • 30 social profiles, 6 users
  • Adds advanced workflows and reporting, Zapier/Make/MCP integrations
  • Advanced DM automations and Vista Page, 10,000 AI credits/mo

Scale

$349 /mo

$304/mo billed annually

Seats
10
Accounts
70
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • $349/mo, $304 on annual ($3,638/yr)
  • 70 social profiles, 10 users
  • Adds white-label setup, client profile connect, unlimited AI assistant

Enterprise

Custom
Seats
Unlimited
Accounts
Unlimited
Scheduled posts
Unlimited
  • Custom pricing, unlimited profiles and users
  • Sentiment detection, premium analytics, brand safety and compliance
  • Dedicated account manager, custom integrations, SSO, data migration
  • Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles a set number of social profiles and users, and you move up a plan as you grow rather than buying one profile at a time. Extra users run about $3.75 a month each, and extra profiles are available on the higher tiers.
  • X (Twitter) is a paid add-on at $29 a month on every plan (publishing, boosting, automations, and analytics), because of X's API pricing.
  • Social listening is free for your own profiles; listening across social, web, and news is a $75-a-month add-on. Employee Advocacy is a separate $199-a-month add-on for 25 employees.
  • There's no free plan (Vista Social dropped its old free tier and cheaper Standard plan when it revamped pricing); the way in is a 14-day trial, no card required.
  • Annual billing is about 20% cheaper: Professional works out to $64 a month, Advanced $120, Scale $304.
  • DM automation contacts are capped per plan (10,000 / 25,000 / 100,000), and the AI assistant is credit-limited (2,500 / 10,000 / unlimited a month).
  • Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and yearly 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

Vista Social

  • Broad by design: publishing, inbox, listening, reviews, and reporting together
  • Wide network list, including Reddit, Snapchat, and Google Business
  • Built-in link-in-bio, DM automations, and AI for copy and images
  • Strong agency features on Scale: white label and client connect
  • No free plan anymore, and the entry price jumped to $79 a month
  • X, deeper listening, and employee advocacy are paid add-ons
  • AI and DM automations are capped per plan
  • A lot of tool to learn if you only need basic scheduling

Mixpost vs Vista Social: FAQ

Is Mixpost or Vista Social cheaper?
Vista Social is cheaper to start, from $64 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 Vista Social have a free plan?
Mixpost has a free plan; Vista Social does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
Which is better, Mixpost or Vista Social?
Mixpost is the stronger pick for developers and agencies comfortable self-hosting, while Vista Social is the better fit for agencies and teams that want publishing, listening, and review management in one tool. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.