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Mixpost vs PublishBuddy
Mixpost is self-hosted and open-source, while PublishBuddy offers hosted SaaS with AI features and API access.
MixpostSelf-hosted social media management
PublishBuddySchedule posts to 10+ platforms via API and MCPWhich to pick
Pick Mixpost if you want…
- Unlimited, self-hosted social publishing
- Open-source code (inovector/mixpost on GitHub, MIT license)
Pick PublishBuddy if you want…
- Unified scheduling with API & AI Agent
Side by side
- What it is
- Mixpost:Self-hosted social media manager that lets agencies and teams schedule, publish and analyze posts across 12 platforms.
- PublishBuddy:PublishBuddy lets you schedule, publish, and analyze social media posts across 10+ platforms via a web UI, REST API, or MCP server.
- Best for
- Mixpost:Unlimited, self-hosted social publishing
- PublishBuddy:Unified scheduling with API & AI Agent
- Who it’s for
- Mixpost:Agencies, enterprises, creators and developers needing on-premise social media control.
- PublishBuddy:Marketers, creators, agencies, and developers who need unified social media scheduling and analytics.
- Pricing
- Mixpost:Freemium
- PublishBuddy:Freemium
- Plans
- Mixpost:Lite Free · Pro $299 one time · Enterprise $1,199 one time
- PublishBuddy:Free $0 · Pro $29 per month · Business $49 per month
- Open source
- Mixpost:Yes, 3,786 GitHub stars
- PublishBuddy:—
- Works with
- Mixpost:Docker, Laravel, API, Webhooks
- PublishBuddy:—
Mixpost features
- Unified Dashboard. Manage accounts from 12 platforms in one interface with unlimited accounts per platform.
- AI-Powered Content Creation. Generate, rewrite and optimize captions with AI suggestions for hashtags and emojis.
- Smart Scheduling & Queue. Visual calendar and automated queue to publish posts at optimal times.
- Advanced Analytics. Real-time metrics, cross-platform reports and best-posting-time analysis.
- Team Collaboration. Workspaces, approval workflows, activity timeline and unlimited team members.
- Multi-Tenant & White-Label. Create isolated workspaces for clients and brand the UI for agencies.
- API & Webhooks. REST API and webhook support for custom integrations and automation.
- Media Library & Templates. Organize assets, save post templates, hashtag groups and dynamic variables.
PublishBuddy features
- Multi-platform scheduling. Plan, queue and bulk-schedule posts for up to 10 profiles per request with native previews.
- AI Assistant & Agent. Generate captions, hashtags and full posts, or let the AI Agent create and schedule content via chat.
- Team collaboration. Workspaces, fine-grained roles, draft-approval workflows and activity tracking for teams.
- Analytics dashboard. Track followers, reach, engagement and get heatmaps, hashtag performance and PDF reports.
- Public REST API & MCP. Programmatic posting, media uploads and analytics; MCP lets LLMs manage the calendar via chat.
- Media library & bulk upload. Central image/video library and CSV import for fast batch publishing.
Mixpost vs PublishBuddy FAQ
Is Mixpost or PublishBuddy free?+
Mixpost has a free plan (Lite) and paid plans. PublishBuddy has a free plan; paid plans start at $29/month (Pro).
Is Mixpost or PublishBuddy open source?+
Mixpost is open source (inovector/mixpost on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for PublishBuddy.
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