SetFlow vs Mixgraph: Which DJ Set Planner Fits How You Play?

Mixgraph and SetFlow both promise a DJ set that actually mixes, and they show up next to each other in search. They are built for different jobs, though: Mixgraph starts from its catalogue and helps you find what to play next; SetFlow starts from your library and builds the whole set. Here is the honest comparison, from the people who make SetFlow.

Mixgraph details are taken from mixgraph.io, checked on 3 October 2026, using its UK prices. Both products change quickly, so check before you buy.

The 30-Second Verdict

• Choose Mixgraph if you want to discover new records that mix with what you play, you like working from your phone, or you want next-track suggestions while you're playing.
• Choose SetFlow if you play from your own library and want the whole set done: in key, to an exact length and energy curve, ready to export to Rekordbox, Traktor or Serato, on Mac or Windows.
• Use both if you buy new music every week: find it in Mixgraph, build the gig set from your library in SetFlow.

Side by Side

Catalogue First vs Library First

This is the difference everything else follows from. Mixgraph has analysed a large catalogue of mostly electronic releases, and every track has a page listing what mixes out of it. Its Flow Builder suggests the next record from that catalogue, so it can point you at music you don't own yet. That makes it a strong discovery tool, and its Discovery Weekly sends you new tracks that fit your sound each Sunday.

SetFlow only works with music you already have. You import your Rekordbox, Traktor or Serato library and it builds from that, so every track in the set is one you can actually load on the night. It won't recommend records you don't own, and it isn't trying to.

If you mostly play your own collection, the catalogue matters less than how well the tool handles your library, which is where the two differ most.

Using Your Own Library

In Mixgraph, scoring your own library is a Pro feature that runs through Bridge, a Mac app. It then scores your whole library on all six of its dimensions, including tracks its catalogue has never seen. On the free and Lite plans, or on Windows, you work from its catalogue.

In SetFlow, importing your library is the product, on every plan, including the 7-day trial. It runs in the browser on Mac and Windows, with nothing to install, and reads all three big DJ apps: Rekordbox XML, Traktor NML and Serato's database and crates. It also reads the cue points you've already set and shows them beside each track. See how to organise your DJ library if yours needs a tidy first.

Building the Set

Mixgraph is built around the handoff, the join between two tracks. You pick a record, it suggests what follows with a score out of 100 and a reason (“adjacent key, energy eases”), and you build a flow one slot at a time, reordering as you go. You can also describe a night in a sentence and let it fill the slots for you: three builds a month on free and Lite, unlimited on Pro.

SetFlow builds the whole set in one go. You choose a length, an energy shape (warm-up, peak time, a journey, or one you draw yourself) and your BPM and genre range, and it generates a complete running order in a few seconds. Every transition carries a short note on the key relationship, the technique and any tempo jump, and every slot has ranked alternatives you can swap in with one tap. For long nights, Set Chapters chain several shapes into one set.

Put simply: Mixgraph is better for exploring one transition at a time; SetFlow is better when you want a finished set for a gig at a known length.

How Each Judges a Transition

Mixgraph scores six things for every pair: key, tempo, energy, groove, mood and vocals. Key and tempo come from the release; the other four come from its own analysis of the audio, tuned by ratings from its users. That gives it a finer read on feel, such as two vocal tracks clashing, than tags alone can.

SetFlow works from your library's metadata: Camelot key, BPM, genre and energy. It holds tempo within the tolerance you set (within 2% is a perfect match, up to 8% is workable), follows your energy curve and keeps keys compatible across the whole set, not just pair by pair. Because it uses your tags, it's only as good as they are, which is why Pro includes Library Health to fix messy genres and artists and find duplicates. Our guide to harmonically mixed sets explains the rules it follows.

Getting the Set Into Your DJ Software

On Mixgraph's free and Lite plans you take away a text setlist. Pro adds Rekordbox XML, M3U and CSV exports.

SetFlow exports Rekordbox XML, Serato crates and M3U/M3U8 (which Traktor and most other DJ apps read), plus a printable PDF. If you play CDJs, our guide to exporting a set to USB covers the last step.

On Your Phone and In the Booth

This is where Mixgraph is clearly ahead. It has native iOS and Android apps, a Live Mode that suggests the next track while you play (tell it to build, hold, ease off or switch it up), and on iPhone it can identify the track that's playing.

SetFlow has no native app. It installs to your home screen from the browser and works well on a phone for checking a set or swapping a track, but it's built for planning before the gig rather than steering during it.

Pricing

Mixgraph has a free plan with no time limit (five suggestions per slot, three set builds a month, ten saved flows). Lite at £2.99 a month opens every catalogue suggestion. Pro at £7.99 a month, or £55.99 a year (£4.66/mo), adds your own library through Bridge, unlimited builds and exports. A £4.99 gig pass gives 72 hours of Pro, and the first paid charge has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

SetFlow starts with a 7-day free trial (3 sets from your own library, no card). Hobby is £2.99 a month for libraries up to 500 tracks; Pro is £4.99 a month, or £2.49/mo billed annually (save 50%), for unlimited tracks and sets, Set Chapters, smart crates and Library Health. The £2.99 Weekend Pass gives 72 hours of Pro with nothing renewing.

If you plan from your own library, SetFlow Pro costs less than Mixgraph Pro and works on Windows. If you want discovery without your own library, Mixgraph's free and Lite plans are good value.

Where SetFlow Falls Short

• No discovery. It won't suggest records you don't own.
• No native mobile app and no live mode. It plans the set; it doesn't steer you mid-gig.
• No audio analysis. It reads your tags, so it can't hear groove, mood or vocals the way Mixgraph does.
• No free plan after the trial. Mixgraph's free plan doesn't expire.

Which Should You Use?

• You want new music that fits your sound: Mixgraph.
• You want help choosing the next track while you play: Mixgraph's Live Mode.
• You have a gig and want the set done from your own library: SetFlow.
• You're on Windows, or you play Traktor or Serato: SetFlow.
• You play long nights or several sets a week: SetFlow Pro, with Set Chapters and gig crates.

For the wider field, including MixReady, DJ.Studio, Djoid and Lexicon, see our comparison of the best DJ set planning software.

Try SetFlow free for 7 days: import your library and generate a set from your own tracks in a couple of minutes.

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