Start free → No server to run, no updates to apply.
SchedPilot is the hosted version of what you were about to self-host: a scheduling API, an MCP server for AI agents, and a dashboard — running on our infrastructure from $21/month. Mixpost is $299 one-time, but you supply the server, the database, the queue workers, the SSL, the upgrades, and your own developer app registration on every platform.
The real comparison #
| Mixpost Pro | SchedPilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $299 one-time | $21–$79/mo |
| Hosting | You run it | We run it |
| Platform app registration | You register each one | Already done |
| Upgrades & API breakages | Your job | Our job |
| Networks | 12 | 6 |
| REST API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Yes |
Mixpost is genuinely good software and it has both an API and an MCP server — this is not a feature-gap argument. It is an operations argument.
What self-hosting actually costs #
A VPS that can run the app plus queue workers, plus your time: registering a developer app with Meta, X, LinkedIn, and each other network; keeping OAuth tokens alive; applying updates; and fixing publishing the week a platform changes its API. The $299 is the cheapest part. If you enjoy that work or have compliance reasons to hold the data yourself, self-host — genuinely.
If you would rather not #
curl -X POST https://api.schedpilot.com/developers/v1/post \
-H "X-API-KEY: $SCHEDPILOT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"content": "Same API call. Nobody paged at 2am.",
"date": "2026-08-11",
"time": "09:30",
"accounts": [{"id": 1234, "type": "twitter"}]
}'
Rate limits are 60 read and 30 write per hour, per user — a real constraint you do not have when you own the box, and worth checking against your volume. Docs: docs.schedpilot.com. MCP via schedpilot-mcp.
Where Mixpost wins #
Twelve networks to our six, including Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, Mastodon, and Pixelfed. Full data ownership. And past roughly 18 months, a one-time $299 is cheaper than any subscription. If network coverage or data residency is the deciding factor, stay with Mixpost.
Pick SchedPilot if #
Your six networks are covered, you would rather ship your product than operate a publishing stack, or you want agencies-grade workspaces and team seats without building them. $21/month for 5 accounts up to $79/month for 100 accounts and 10 seats, API included throughout. Seven-day free trial.