Mixpost ranks #8 of 20 in our social media api providers testing. a one-time licence instead of a subscription.
76/100
the best total cost of ownership here — $299 once against $599 a month elsewhere — in exchange for owning the hosting and every platform approval yourself.
why people look for an alternative
−free tier's three networks make evaluation hard
−you own hosting, upgrades and every platform approval
−no managed option at all
stay with Mixpost if one-time $299 licence rather than a subscription is the thing you care about most — nothing below beats it on that.
#2 in social media api providers · a free-tier api and an official mcp server, from a company that will still exist next year
88/100
verdicta decade-old company shipping a genuinely open api with an official mcp server — the best reliability-per-dollar here, if you can live with the monthly ceiling.
Buffer API vs Mixpost
Mixpost
Buffer API
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
free — api access is available on the free plan
free tier
yes
yes
type
self-hosted aggregator
unified aggregator
access
open; you self-host
open, self-serve, free tier
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
plan tier with rolling caps
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
official mcp + cli
rate limit
your own infrastructure
100/15min, 250–500/day, 3k–15k/30d
switch forthe best risk-adjusted starting point for anything you intend to keep running
pros
+api and mcp server available on the free plan
+best rate-limit ergonomics here — named window plus retry-after
+mature, stable company with a decade of track record
+buffer carries the platform oauth and approval burden
cons
−30-day rolling caps are low for multi-tenant products
−publishing-focused; analytics thinner than rivals
#3 in social media api providers · the broadest surface area, at a price most indie developers can't justify
86/100
verdictthe most complete api in the category — publishing, analytics, comments, dms and ads across thirteen networks — priced squarely at companies rather than individuals.
Ayrshare vs Mixpost
Mixpost
Ayrshare
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
$149 / month for a single profile
free tier
yes
no
type
self-hosted aggregator
unified aggregator
access
open; you self-host
open, self-serve
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
per profile, tiered
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
two mcp servers + sdks
rate limit
your own infrastructure
300 req / 5 min per profile
switch forfunded products that need publishing, analytics, comments and dms in one api
#5 in social media api providers · flat pricing regardless of account count, with a hosted mcp
82/100
verdictflat monthly pricing whatever your account count, plus a working hosted mcp server — held back by being an ai content product with an api rather than an api company.
Blotato vs Mixpost
Mixpost
Blotato
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
$29 / month
free tier
yes
yes
type
self-hosted aggregator
unified aggregator + ai content
access
open; you self-host
open, self-serve
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
flat tier, unlimited accounts
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
hosted mcp + n8n/make nodes
rate limit
your own infrastructure
30 req/min upload and publish
switch forn8n and make workflows, and anyone burned by per-account pricing
pros
+flat pricing regardless of connected account count
+hosted mcp server working with claude and cursor
+official n8n and make nodes, actively recommended
+documented 30 req/min limits
cons
−pricing table contradicts its own api docs on access
#6 in social media api providers · the only major network with zero access friction
80/100
verdictfree, open, generously rate-limited and with an open firehose — the best platform in existence for developers, attached to the smallest audience.
Bluesky / AT Protocol vs Mixpost
Mixpost
Bluesky / AT Protocol
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
free — no approval, no review, no partner programme
free tier
yes
yes
type
self-hosted aggregator
first-party platform, open protocol
access
open; you self-host
fully open — no review
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
free
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
official sdks; community mcp
rate limit
your own infrastructure
5,000 points/hr, 35,000/day
switch foragent builders who want to ship today instead of waiting on approvals
pros
+no approval process of any kind — start immediately
+open firehose for real-time whole-network access
+generous point-based limits: ~1,600 creates/hour
+official typescript and go sdks, self-hostable pds
cons
−much smaller audience than the closed networks
−minimal built-in analytics
−no official mcp server, though community ones exist
#7 in social media api providers · api, sdks and webhooks on the free tier
78/100
verdictthe strongest newcomer — unusually complete engagement coverage including dms and review management, with the api genuinely available on the free tier.
Postproxy vs Mixpost
Mixpost
Postproxy
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
free (10 posts/month), then $17 / month
free tier
yes
yes
type
self-hosted aggregator
unified aggregator
access
open; you self-host
open, self-serve, free tier
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
profile-group tiers
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
mcp + sdks + webhooks
rate limit
your own infrastructure
not publicly documented
switch forevaluating an integration properly before paying for anything
pros
+api, sdks and webhooks on the free tier
+dm and comment read-and-reply, plus review management
#10 in social media api providers · pay-per-usage, no approval — and a $0.20 tax on any post with a link
71/100
verdictx replaced its subscription tiers with credits and removed the approval gate entirely — then made any post containing a link cost thirteen times a normal one.
X API vs Mixpost
Mixpost
X API
price
$299 once (pro), or free self-hosted lite
$0.015 per post; $0.200 per post containing a url
free tier
yes
no
type
self-hosted aggregator
first-party platform
access
open; you self-host
open — priced, not gated
pricing model
one-time perpetual licence
prepaid credits, per request
ai agent support
mcp server on pro and above
official mcp; no post-create tool
rate limit
your own infrastructure
2M post reads / billing cycle
switch forproducts that must be on x, once they have modelled the link cost
pros
+no approval gate and no minimum spend
+24-hour deduplication window on repeated reads
+official mcp servers for search, bookmarks and articles
+usable at genuinely small scale
cons
−$0.20 per post containing a link — 13× a normal post
−the mcp cannot post regular tweets
−third pricing regime since 2023; unpredictable bills
every tool on this page went through the same test as Mixpost — same tasks, same order, scored the same way. the comparison tables are the figures from that testing, not vendor spec sheets.