Mixpost Lite is free and self-hosted, and publishes to Facebook Pages, X, and Mastodon. Mixpost Pro is a $299 one-time license that adds more platforms, unlimited accounts and team members, approvals, engagement, API, MCP, and webhooks. Hosting is separate.

Does Mixpost have an API and MCP server?

Yes. Mixpost Pro and Enterprise include an API, webhooks, and an MCP server. Postqued includes a REST API and an MCP server with 62 tools on every plan, without self-hosting.

Do I need to reconnect social accounts when I move from Mixpost?

Yes. You connect each account through the network's sign-in; the API key then works with connected accounts.

What does self-hosting Mixpost require?

Your own server, plus deployment, updates, backups, monitoring, and security. Paid licenses include one year of updates and a perpetual fallback license, so the installed version keeps working after update access ends.

7 Best Mixpost Alternatives in 2026

Q: What is the best Mixpost alternative?

Postqued is the best Mixpost alternative for most teams because it gives you a managed workspace with unlimited posts on all 10 platforms, revision-aware approvals, and REST API plus MCP access, with no servers to run, starting at $9/month with a 7-day free trial.

Postqued is the best Mixpost alternative for most teams: you get unlimited posts on all 10 platforms, revision-aware approvals, and REST API plus MCP access from $9/month, with a 7-day free trial. Mixpost Pro costs $299 up front, then you run the server, backups, and updates yourself. Postqued is fully managed, so your team only plans and publishes.

Mixpost still wins when self-hosting, source access, or white labeling is a hard requirement.

What are the best Mixpost alternatives?

Product	Starting price	Best for	Main limit
Postqued	$9/month	Managed publishing, approvals, API and MCP	No self-hosted edition
Postiz	$29/month or self-host	Open-source hosted or self-hosted scheduling	You operate self-hosted deployments
Buffer	Free; Essentials $5/channel/month billed annually	Straightforward queue	Cost grows with channels
Metricool	Free; Starter $20/month billed annually	Analytics, ads, and competitor reports	API on Advanced and Custom only
Publer	Free; paid plans per account and user	Bulk scheduling, RSS, and recycling	API on Business and Enterprise only
SocialBee	$29/month	Category queues and evergreen recycling	No public API
Hootsuite	$99/user/month billed annually	Listening and enterprise governance	More scope than small teams need

How much does Mixpost cost?

Mixpost is a self-hosted application sold as one-time licenses. Its pricing page lists:

Lite: free. Facebook Pages, X, Mastodon, a calendar, media library, post versions, and basic analytics.
Pro: $299 once for one domain or subdomain. One year of updates, unlimited accounts and team members, broad publishing coverage, advanced analytics, engagement, approvals, API, MCP, and webhooks.
Enterprise: $1,199 once. Adds fuller white labeling, subscription management, billing, and a customer dashboard for reselling Mixpost as a service.

Paid licenses include a perpetual fallback license, but ongoing updates require renewal. Hosting, backups, monitoring, upgrades, and security are your responsibility. Mixpost does not lack TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, an API, or MCP. The real choice is whether you want to operate the software.

1. Postqued: best managed alternative for teams and AI agents

Postqued fits teams that like Mixpost’s features but want to stop maintaining a server. There are no deployments, upgrades, or backups to manage, and updates ship without a license renewal.

It publishes to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, and X with unlimited posts. Formats include Instagram Stories and Reels, TikTok photo posts up to 35 images, Threads posts with up to 20 media items, and a first comment on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn, X, and Mastodon. Approvals are revision-aware: the approved snapshot is what publishes. You can invite external reviewers by email. The Engagement Inbox handles comments and replies on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, LinkedIn, and Mastodon. Analytics cover TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and YouTube.

Every plan includes the REST API and an MCP server with 62 tools. The publish API supports dryRun validation and dispatchAt scheduling, and an Idempotency-Key header prevents duplicate publishes when you retry. Postqued has no outbound webhooks, so check whether any workflow depends on Mixpost webhooks before you switch.

Mixpost Pro costs $299 up front plus hosting; Postqued Pro is $49/month for 30 accounts with unlimited seats and workspaces and nothing to host. Solo is $9 for 5 accounts, Creator $29 for 20, and Agency $199 for unlimited accounts. Every plan has a 7-day free trial.

Postqued has no self-hosted edition or white labeling.

See Postqued pricing or compare Postqued vs Mixpost.

2. Postiz: best for another self-hosted path

Postiz is the closest option for teams that still want to self-host. Its community edition runs on your own cloud. The hosted Standard plan costs $29/month for five channels and unlimited posts.

Hosted plans include a REST API, webhooks, repeating posts, RSS auto-posting, analytics, an AI copilot, and cross-posting. Team costs $39 for 10 channels and unlimited team members, Pro $49 for 30 channels, and Ultimate $99 for 100 channels.

Self-hosting Postiz still means owning infrastructure. Compare deployment docs, social-app approval requirements, backups, upgrades, and the license. See Postiz pricing and self-hosting options.

Choose it when you want open source with the option to switch between hosted and self-hosted.

3. Buffer: best for a simple hosted queue

Buffer Free includes three channels, one user, 10 scheduled posts per channel, and one API key with 3,000 monthly requests. Essentials costs $5 per channel per month billed annually and adds unlimited scheduled posts, advanced analytics, three API keys, and 7,500 monthly requests. Team costs $10 per channel billed annually with unlimited users, access levels, approvals, five API keys, and 15,000 monthly requests.

It does not replace Mixpost’s self-hosting, white labeling, or multi-tenant setup. Check Buffer’s pricing and API allowances.

Choose it when you have a small, stable channel count and want the simplest queue.

4. Metricool: best for reporting and competitor analysis

Metricool combines publishing with analytics, ad reporting, competitor analysis, and downloadable reports. The free plan manages one brand, 20 posts per month, and 30 days of analytics, without LinkedIn or X.

Starter costs $20/month billed annually for five brands, with unlimited publishing under fair use, reports, and longer history. Advanced costs $53/month billed annually for 15 brands and adds team and client management, approvals, custom reports, Looker Studio, Zapier, and Make. MCP is available on every plan including Free. The API is available only on Advanced and Custom. See Metricool’s pricing.

Choose it when measurement and client reporting matter more than running your own scheduler.

5. Publer: best for bulk scheduling and recycling

Publer supports bulk scheduling, RSS feeds, recurring posts, workspaces, and evergreen recycling. Free connects up to three eligible accounts with 10 pending posts per account, excluding X.

Professional starts at $5/month for one account with no extra members and scales with accounts and users. Business starts at $10 and adds analytics, best-time recommendations, post recycling, and unlimited AI prompts. Enterprise is quoted separately. API access is limited to Business and Enterprise customers.

Review Publer’s plans and API eligibility.

Choose it when bulk uploads and recycling matter more than API depth.

6. SocialBee: best for evergreen content categories

SocialBee organizes posts into categories, imports RSS feeds, supports variations, and recycles or expires content. Bootstrap costs $29/month for five profiles, one user, one workspace, and 10 categories. Accelerate costs $49 for 10 profiles and adds approvals, bulk editing, CSV uploads, and advanced analytics. Pro costs $99 for 25 profiles, five workspaces, report exports, and internal notes.

SocialBee has no public API. See SocialBee pricing and its public API statement.

Choose it for structured recurring content, not to replace Mixpost’s API or self-hosted control.

7. Hootsuite: best for listening and enterprise governance

Hootsuite combines publishing, analytics, inbox workflows, listening, approvals, permissions, and enterprise administration. It suits organizations that want to replace a self-hosted deployment with a managed vendor and stronger governance.

Standard costs $99 per user per month billed annually, and Professional at $199 adds unlimited accounts. Price your exact users, accounts, listening needs, and approval controls rather than treating the entry plan as equal to Mixpost Pro. Review Hootsuite plans and its developer documentation.

Choose it when mature governance and monitoring justify an enterprise-suite price. Small teams usually pay for more product than they use.

How do you choose a Mixpost alternative?

Decide whether the app must run on your own infrastructure.
List the API, MCP, or webhook actions you depend on.
Separate approvals, comments, DMs, listening, and reports.
Count the accounts and users you expect in a year.
Test one post of each critical format on every network.
Keep Mixpost running until the new tool publishes your sample.

Which Mixpost alternative should you choose?

Postqued is the best choice for most teams: a managed workspace with unlimited posts on 10 platforms, approvals, and API plus MCP access from $9/month. Pick Postiz if you still want to self-host, Metricool for reporting, Buffer for a simple queue, Publer or SocialBee for recycling, and Hootsuite for enterprise governance.

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Retire your server and move to Postqued Pro at $49/month after a 7-day free trial: See Postqued pricing.