Later vs Mixpost
Side-by-side pricing, platforms and features, with a verdict for each type of team.
Visual planner, link in bio and user-generated content tools, built around the Instagram grid.
Self-hosted scheduler built on Laravel, with a free Lite edition and a paid Pro licence for teams.
Feature by feature
| Later | Mixpost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Trial (14 days) | Self-hosted |
| Cheapest paid plan | $25 / mo | Free (Lite) · Pro from $199 / yr |
| Free trial | 14 days | Free plan |
| Pricing model | Per social set, billed monthly | Pro licence billed yearly |
| Platforms | ||
| Posts, Reels, Stories, grid preview | Posts, Reels | |
| X / Twitter | Posts | Posts |
| Pages and profiles | Pages and profiles | |
| TikTok | Direct publish | Direct publish |
| Pages | Pages | |
| YouTube | Shorts | Videos |
| Pins | Pins | |
| Threads | Posts | Posts |
| Bluesky | No | Posts |
| Mastodon | No | Any instance |
| No | Subreddits | |
| Snapchat | Public Profiles | No |
| Google Business Profile | No | Updates |
| Other networks | — | Telegram, Discord |
| Features | ||
| Content calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Approval workflow | Growth plan+ | Pro |
| AI caption writing | Yes | Pro |
| Best time to post | Advanced plan | No |
| Bulk upload (CSV) | No | No |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Analytics & reports | Yes | Basic |
| Social inbox | Comments only | No |
| Link in bio page | Yes | No |
| First comment | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | iOS, Android | No |
| Browser extension | No | No |
| API access | No | Pro |
| White-label reports | No | Pro |
| Client workspaces | Agency plan | Pro |
| Details | ||
| Editorial score | 4.5 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 |
| Best for | Instagram-first brands and creators | Agencies and developers who want a self-hosted tool |
| Apps | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2014 | 2023 |
Which should you choose?
Later scores 4.5 against 4.1 for Mixpost. Later is visual planner, link in bio and user-generated content tools, built around the Instagram grid. Mixpost is self-hosted scheduler built on Laravel, with a free Lite edition and a paid Pro licence for teams. On price, Mixpost starts lower at Free (Lite) · Pro from $199 / yr. Later publishes to 9 networks and Mixpost to 14.
Later grew up as an Instagram planner and it still shows in the best way: the visual grid preview, the media library and the link-in-bio page are the most polished in the category. It now covers TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads and Snapchat, so it works as a general scheduler for brands where Instagram comes first.
Read the full Later review →Mixpost is the self-hosted alternative to Buffer for people who want to own their stack. The Lite edition is free and open source; Pro adds workspaces, approvals, AI, white-label branding and an API for a yearly licence rather than a monthly fee, which is cheap for agencies running many brands.
Read the full Mixpost review →