{"id":35078,"date":"2026-10-07T13:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/?p=35078"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:34:48","slug":"later-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Later Review (2026): Features, Pricing, Pros &amp; Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ARTICLE SCHEMA (JSON-LD)\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"Article\", \"headline\": \"Later Review (2026): Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons\", \"description\": \"A detailed Later review for 2026: Later Social scheduling, Link in Bio, Social Inbox, AI, analytics and listening, plans and prices by social set, real costs, G2 ratings, pros and cons and alternatives.\", \"author\": {\"@type\": \"Person\", \"name\": \"Saeed Parvar\"}, \"publisher\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"brandID\", \"logo\": {\"@type\": \"ImageObject\", \"url\": \"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Layer_1-6-1.svg\"}}, \"datePublished\": \"2026-10-07\", \"dateModified\": \"2026-10-07\", \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/\"}\n<\/script> -->\n<!-- FAQ SCHEMA (JSON-LD)\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is Later?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Later is a social media scheduler with a visual planner, Link in Bio, a Social Inbox, analytics and listening. It is part of a company that also sells Later Influence and Later Creator.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How much does Later cost?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Later Social costs 25, 50 and 110 per month for Starter, Growth and Scale on monthly billing, or 18.75, 37.50 and 82.50 per month on annual billing.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does Later have a free plan?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Later's pricing page shows none, while its help center describes a free plan. Check at signup. A 14-day free trial is offered.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which networks does Later support?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, Threads and Snapchat. X support ended on 28 August 2025.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does Later support X?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. Later ended X support on 28 August 2025, and posts scheduled afterwards do not publish.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is a social set on Later?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A social set is one profile on each supported network, up to eight profiles, so one plan seat can cover several networks.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does Later have a unified inbox?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes, Social Inbox on Growth and Scale. It covers Instagram and Facebook DMs and comments on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does Later have AI?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. The AI Caption Writer uses one credit per generation, with 5, 50 or 100 credits per month by plan.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is Later good for agencies?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It can work for small agencies, but sets and users are limited and there is no client portal, so larger agencies often look at other tools.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What do users say about Later?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"On G2, Later Social scores 4.5 out of 5 from 384 reviews as of 7 October 2026. Reviewers praise ease of use and scheduling and mention publishing limits and missing features.\"}}]}\n<\/script> -->\n\n<div style=\"font-family:'Inter','Segoe UI',system-ui,Arial,sans-serif;color:#4A3A38;font-size:18px;line-height:1.7;max-width:860px;margin:0 auto;\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later is best known as a visual Instagram planner, and today it sells a broader scheduler for eight networks, a link-in-bio page, a social inbox, analytics and social listening. It is also part of a bigger company: Later runs an enterprise influencer platform and a creator affiliate network under the same brand. This review is about Later Social, the self-serve scheduler most small teams will buy.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">We cover what Later Social does, what each plan includes, what it costs for a real team, where it is limited and who it suits. Product and pricing facts come from Later&#8217;s own pricing page, product pages and press releases, checked on 7 October 2026. Later&#8217;s help center was behind a bot check, so a few details come from search summaries of help articles, and we label those as lower confidence.<\/p><div style=\"background:#FFF3F1;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-left:5px solid #EE6055;border-radius:16px;padding:20px 24px;margin:26px 0;\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px;color:#C9453B;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;font-weight:700;\">About this review<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;\">We checked this review against the vendor&#8217;s own website on 7 October 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on the vendor&#8217;s page before you buy.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_at_a_Glance\" >Later at a Glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#What_Is_Later\" >What Is Later?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Key_Features_of_Later\" >Key Features of Later<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#1_Planner_scheduling_and_publishing\" >1. Planner, scheduling and publishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#2_Teamwork_and_approvals\" >2. Teamwork and approvals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#3_Link_in_Bio\" >3. Link in Bio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#4_Social_Inbox\" >4. Social Inbox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#5_AI_Caption_Writer_and_Ideas\" >5. AI Caption Writer and Ideas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#6_Analytics_and_social_listening\" >6. Analytics and social listening<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#7_Later_Influence_and_Later_Creator\" >7. Later Influence and Later Creator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#8_Mobile_app_extension_integrations_and_security\" >8. Mobile app, extension, integrations and security<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#What_Each_Later_Social_Plan_Includes\" >What Each Later Social Plan Includes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Pricing\" >Later Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#What_Users_Say_About_Later\" >What Users Say About Later<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Pros_and_Cons\" >Later Pros and Cons<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Pros\" >Later Pros<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Cons\" >Later Cons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Who_Should_Use_Later\" >Who Should Use Later?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Alternatives\" >Later Alternatives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#How_to_Get_Started_With_Later\" >How to Get Started With Later<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Final_Verdict\" >Final Verdict<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/later-review\/#Later_Review_FAQs\" >Later Review FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"background:#FFF3F1;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-left:5px solid #EE6055;border-radius:16px;padding:21px 24px;margin:26px 0 30px;\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:18px;color:#C9453B;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;font-weight:700;\">Key Takeaways<\/div><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:26px;list-style:disc outside;\"><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">What it is:<\/strong> a social media scheduler with a visual planner, Link in Bio, a Social Inbox, AI captions, analytics and, on the top plan, social listening.<\/li><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">Pricing:<\/strong> three plans sold by social set, where one set holds one profile on each of 8 networks. Starter 25, Growth 50 and Scale 110 per month on monthly billing, or 18.75, 37.50 and 82.50 on annual billing.<\/li><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">Post caps:<\/strong> Starter allows 30 scheduled posts per profile per month, Growth 180, and Scale is unlimited.<\/li><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">Networks:<\/strong> Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, Threads and Snapchat. X support ended on 28 August 2025.<\/li><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">Gaps:<\/strong> no Bluesky, Mastodon or Google Business Profile, a Social Inbox only for Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, and listening that covers only Instagram and TikTok.<\/li><li style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:16px;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;\">Reputation:<\/strong> 4.5 out of 5 on G2 from 384 reviews for Later Social, praised for ease of use and the visual calendar.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_at_a_Glance\"><\/span>Later at a Glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:520px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\"><\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Type<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Social media scheduler with Link in Bio, inbox, analytics and listening<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Company<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Later, part of a group that includes Later Influence and Later Creator<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">CEO<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Scott Sutton, since 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Backer<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Summit Partners<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Networks<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, Threads and Snapchat<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Pricing basis<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Plan with social sets, users and a monthly post limit per profile<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Entry paid price<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Starter, 18.75 per month billed annually, or 25 billed monthly<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Free plan<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Not shown on the pricing page. See the note below<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Free trial<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">14 days<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Mobile app<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">iOS and Android<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Support<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Basic on Starter and Growth, priority with a 12-hour response on Scale<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Later\"><\/span>What Is Later?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later started as a hackathon project in Vancouver and became popular as a visual planner where you drag photos into a calendar grid and see how your Instagram feed will look. It later added TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads and Snapchat, plus a link-in-bio page that began life as Linkin.bio. Later&#8217;s own site does not give a founding year for the scheduler, so we do not state one.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">The company has since changed. Later merged with Mavrck in 2024 to become one brand, acquired the affiliate network Mavely for 250 million dollars in January 2025, and renamed it Later Creator in September 2026. Its CEO is Scott Sutton and Summit Partners is its investor. Later says over 7 million people use it, a figure from its own marketing pages that we cannot verify.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later has also repositioned itself from a scheduling tool toward creator intelligence, and its press releases emphasize enterprise growth. That does not change how the self-serve plans work today, but it is worth knowing about the direction of the company.<\/p><figure style=\"margin:30px 0;\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:18px;background:#fff;padding:14px;overflow-x:auto;\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 860 190\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width:680px;font-family:'Inter','Segoe UI',system-ui,Arial,sans-serif\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Product overview\"><rect x=\"10\" y=\"30\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" rx=\"14\" fill=\"#EE6055\" stroke=\"#EE6055\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"85.0\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#fff\">Planner<\/text><text x=\"85.0\" y=\"84\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#fff\">visual calendar,<\/text><text x=\"85.0\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#fff\">drafts, best times<\/text><rect x=\"182\" y=\"30\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" rx=\"14\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"257.0\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Link in Bio<\/text><text x=\"257.0\" y=\"84\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">page for Instagram,<\/text><text x=\"257.0\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">TikTok, Snapchat<\/text><rect x=\"354\" y=\"30\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" rx=\"14\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Social Inbox<\/text><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"84\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">Instagram, Facebook<\/text><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">and TikTok<\/text><rect x=\"526\" y=\"30\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" rx=\"14\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"601.0\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Analytics<\/text><text x=\"601.0\" y=\"84\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">reports and<\/text><text x=\"601.0\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">Custom Analytics<\/text><rect x=\"698\" y=\"30\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" rx=\"14\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"773.0\" y=\"60\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"15\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Listening<\/text><text x=\"773.0\" y=\"84\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">benchmarks and<\/text><text x=\"773.0\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">brand health<\/text><text x=\"430\" y=\"170\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"13\" fill=\"#C9453B\" font-weight=\"700\">Five parts, with the advanced ones on higher plans<\/text><\/svg><\/div><figcaption style=\"text-align:center;font-size:14px;color:#7A6663;margin-top:8px;\">Figure 1. The main parts of Later Social, as Later describes them.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Features_of_Later\"><\/span>Key Features of Later<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Planner_scheduling_and_publishing\"><\/span>1. Planner, scheduling and publishing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">The core of Later Social is a visual planner. One calendar covers every connected network, with drag and drop, drafts, saved captions, media editing and unlimited media storage. Later says you can schedule to up to 10 profiles at once. Best Time to Post covers Instagram, TikTok and Facebook on every plan, and multi-profile best times and Smart Scheduling with Future Trends start on Growth.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later auto-publishes to Instagram (Business and Creator), Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads and Snapchat, and uses notification publishing for Instagram and TikTok when you need native features such as music or stickers. YouTube is limited to Shorts. Instagram first comments, location tags and user tags are available on every plan, and Instagram product tagging starts on Growth.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">The post limit is the thing to understand. Plans count scheduled posts per profile per month, and Reels, Stories and carousels all count. Starter allows 30 per profile, Growth 180 and Scale is unlimited. Later&#8217;s own example is a Starter account with one Instagram and one TikTok profile, which gets 30 on each, 60 in total.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Networks have changed. Later ended X support: no new X connections after 30 July 2025 and posts stopped publishing on 28 August 2025. Later does not support Bluesky, Mastodon or Google Business Profile, and some Later landing pages still mention X, which is outdated copy. We could not confirm bulk CSV upload on Later&#8217;s pages.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Teamwork_and_approvals\"><\/span>2. Teamwork and approvals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Growth and Scale add the team features: content approvals with internal and external reviewers who do not need a login, post comments and an activity log, calendar notes, a shareable calendar, custom roles and permissions, and unlimited access groups. Starter has one access group and no approvals. On Growth and Scale you can also collect user-generated content by tags and mentions. Later does not document multi-step approval chains, and members can request approval but cannot approve.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Link_in_Bio\"><\/span>3. Link in Bio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Link in Bio is included on every plan. It builds a landing page for Instagram, TikTok (which needs 1,000 or more followers) and Snapchat profiles, with unlimited buttons, linked posts, banners, email collection, Google Analytics and SEO fields. Later&#8217;s help center says it has a free tier with a Later banner and shorter click history, but the pricing page does not show a free plan.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Social_Inbox\"><\/span>4. Social Inbox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Social Inbox replaced Later&#8217;s older Conversations feature. It handles Instagram and Facebook direct messages, plus comments on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, and lets teams assign and track conversations. It is on Growth and Scale only, and Free and Starter can only preview it. We found no inbox support for LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads or Snapchat, and no documented auto-reply feature. Account owners cannot restrict individual members&#8217; access to the inbox.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_AI_Caption_Writer_and_Ideas\"><\/span>5. AI Caption Writer and Ideas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later&#8217;s AI Caption Writer launched in 2023, learns your tone from past posts and uses one credit per generation. Each plan includes a monthly credit pool: 5 on Starter, 50 on Growth and 100 on Scale. Credits reset on the first of each month. Extra packs of 100 credits are available on Growth and Scale. Later does not state its AI model provider or its data policy, so we do not claim either.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Analytics_and_social_listening\"><\/span>6. Analytics and social listening<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Analytics history depends on the plan: 3 months on Starter, up to 1 year on Growth and up to 2 years on Scale for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Threads. Pinterest analytics stay at 3 months on every plan. Scale adds Custom Analytics with cross-platform filters and shareable reports, Meta Ads Analytics, and the social listening tools: Competitive Benchmarking (up to 20 competitors), Future Insights, Brand Health and Brand Mentions.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later says its listening currently pulls data from Instagram and TikTok only. LinkedIn, YouTube and Snapchat analytics are not listed in Later&#8217;s plan comparison, so assume they are limited or absent.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Later_Influence_and_Later_Creator\"><\/span>7. Later Influence and Later Creator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later Influence is the enterprise influencer marketing platform, formerly Mavrck, sold as self-service, managed or hybrid programs with quote-based pricing. Later Creator is the affiliate and creator commerce network formerly called Mavely. Both are separate products from Later Social and are priced separately.<\/p><h3 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;margin:26px 0 10px;line-height:1.3;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Mobile_app_extension_integrations_and_security\"><\/span>8. Mobile app, extension, integrations and security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later has iOS and Android apps and a Chrome extension that saves images to your media library, which Later&#8217;s help center labels as legacy. Integrations on Later Social include Canva and Dropbox for media, plus connections to the networks themselves. We could not confirm a public API or Zapier support. Two-factor authentication is on every account. We could not read Later&#8217;s trust center, so we do not claim SOC 2, ISO 27001 or enterprise single sign-on.<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Each_Later_Social_Plan_Includes\"><\/span>What Each Later Social Plan Includes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:700px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Feature<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Starter<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Growth<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Scale<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Price per month, monthly or annual billing<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">25 or 18.75<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">50 or 37.50<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">110 or 82.50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Social sets (8 profiles each)<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Users<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Scheduled posts per profile per month<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">30<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">180<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Unlimited<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">AI credits per month<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">5<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">50<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">100<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Link in Bio<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Approvals, comments and calendar sharing<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Social Inbox<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">UGC collection by tags and mentions<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Add-ons for extra sets, users and credits<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Analytics history<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">3 months<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Up to 1 year<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Up to 2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Custom Analytics and Meta Ads Analytics<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Competitive benchmarking and listening<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">No<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Support<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Basic<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Basic<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Priority, 12-hour response<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Pricing\"><\/span>Later Pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><figure style=\"margin:30px 0;\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:18px;background:#fff;padding:14px;overflow-x:auto;\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 860 200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width:680px;font-family:'Inter','Segoe UI',system-ui,Arial,sans-serif\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Plans\"><rect x=\"10\" y=\"14\" width=\"266\" height=\"140\" rx=\"16\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"143.0\" y=\"48\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"17\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Starter<\/text><text x=\"143.0\" y=\"86\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">18.75<\/text><text x=\"143.0\" y=\"112\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">1 set, 1 user<\/text><text x=\"143.0\" y=\"128\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">30 posts per profile<\/text><rect x=\"296\" y=\"14\" width=\"266\" height=\"140\" rx=\"16\" fill=\"#EE6055\" stroke=\"#EE6055\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"48\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"17\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#fff\">Growth<\/text><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"86\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#fff\">37.50<\/text><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"112\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#fff\">2 sets, 2 users<\/text><text x=\"429.0\" y=\"128\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#fff\">inbox, approvals<\/text><rect x=\"582\" y=\"14\" width=\"266\" height=\"140\" rx=\"16\" fill=\"#FFF3F1\" stroke=\"#FAD9D3\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><text x=\"715.0\" y=\"48\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"17\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Scale<\/text><text x=\"715.0\" y=\"86\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">82.50<\/text><text x=\"715.0\" y=\"112\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">6 sets, 4 users<\/text><text x=\"715.0\" y=\"128\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"12.5\" fill=\"#7A6663\">unlimited posts<\/text><text x=\"430\" y=\"184\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"13\" fill=\"#C9453B\" font-weight=\"700\">USD per month on annual billing. Monthly billing is 25, 50 and 110.<\/text><\/svg><\/div><figcaption style=\"text-align:center;font-size:14px;color:#7A6663;margin-top:8px;\">Figure 2. Later Social plans on annual billing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:680px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Plan<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Price<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">What is included<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Starter<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">25 per month monthly, 18.75 annual<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">1 social set, 1 user, 30 posts per profile per month, 5 AI credits, Link in Bio, 3 months of analytics<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Growth<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">50 per month monthly, 37.50 annual<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">2 social sets, 2 users, 180 posts per profile, 50 AI credits, approvals, Social Inbox, UGC tools, add-ons<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Scale<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">110 per month monthly, 82.50 annual<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">6 social sets, 4 users, unlimited posts, 100 AI credits, Custom Analytics, listening, benchmarking, priority support<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later&#8217;s pricing page opens on the yearly view, so the headline prices of 18.75, 37.50 and 82.50 are annual-billing rates, about 25 percent off. Monthly billing costs 25, 50 and 110. A social set is one profile on each of the eight supported networks, so a Starter plan can cover one Instagram, one TikTok, one Facebook page and so on. Starter has no add-ons. On Growth and Scale an extra social set costs 15 monthly or 11.25 annual, and an extra user costs 5 monthly or 3.75 annual.<\/p><figure style=\"margin:30px 0;\"><div style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:18px;background:#fff;padding:14px;overflow-x:auto;\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 860 172\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width:680px;font-family:'Inter','Segoe UI',system-ui,Arial,sans-serif\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Later Social price per month on annual billing (USD)\"><text x=\"20\" y=\"28\" font-size=\"14\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">Later Social price per month on annual billing (USD)<\/text><text x=\"20\" y=\"64\" font-size=\"13.5\" fill=\"#4A3A38\">Starter<\/text><rect x=\"260\" y=\"46\" width=\"95.45454545454545\" height=\"24\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#EE6055\"\/><text x=\"365.45454545454544\" y=\"63\" font-size=\"13.5\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">$18.75<\/text><text x=\"20\" y=\"98\" font-size=\"13.5\" fill=\"#4A3A38\">Growth<\/text><rect x=\"260\" y=\"80\" width=\"190.9090909090909\" height=\"24\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#EE6055\"\/><text x=\"460.9090909090909\" y=\"97\" font-size=\"13.5\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">$37.5<\/text><text x=\"20\" y=\"132\" font-size=\"13.5\" fill=\"#4A3A38\">Scale<\/text><rect x=\"260\" y=\"114\" width=\"420.0\" height=\"24\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#EE6055\"\/><text x=\"690.0\" y=\"131\" font-size=\"13.5\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#2A1A18\">$82.5<\/text><text x=\"20\" y=\"162\" font-size=\"12\" fill=\"#7A6663\">Monthly billing costs 25, 50 and 110.<\/text><\/svg><\/div><figcaption style=\"text-align:center;font-size:14px;color:#7A6663;margin-top:8px;\">Figure 3. Annual-billing price of each Later Social plan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:600px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Team scenario<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Plan<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Monthly cost, monthly or annual billing<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">1 person, 1 set<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Starter<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">25 or 18.75<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">2 people, 2 sets<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Growth<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">50 or 37.50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">3 people, 2 sets<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Growth plus 1 extra user<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">55 or 41.25<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">3 people, 3 sets<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Growth plus 1 user and 1 set<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">70 or 52.50<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">4 people, 6 sets<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Scale<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">110 or 82.50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div style=\"background:#FFF3F1;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-left:5px solid #EE6055;border-radius:16px;padding:20px 24px;margin:26px 0;\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px;color:#C9453B;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;font-weight:700;\">Free plan and trial<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;\">Later&#8217;s pricing page shows a 14-day free trial but no permanent free plan. Later&#8217;s help center, however, says a free plan exists, with 12 scheduled posts per profile and a Later banner on Link in Bio, and Later&#8217;s Link in Bio page offers a free page. We could not confirm whether new users can choose a free plan today, or whether the trial needs a credit card, because Later&#8217;s pages disagree. Check when you sign up. Later says its plans are non-refundable, with limited exceptions for annual plans within 30 days and monthly plans within 7 days. Nonprofits get 50 percent off annual Growth.<\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Users_Say_About_Later\"><\/span>What Users Say About Later<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">On G2, Later Social scores 4.5 out of 5 from 384 reviews as of 7 October 2026, and Later Influence scores 4.5 from 469 reviews. This is third-party opinion, not our own testing, and some reviews are tagged as incentivized.<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:560px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">What reviewers praise<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">What reviewers criticize<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Easy, user-friendly interface<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Publishing limitations and missing features<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Visual calendar and scheduling across platforms<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Scheduling issues and linking issues<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Link in Bio<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Cannot customize each post in a bulk schedule<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Best time to post<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Limited analytics on lower plans<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Review sites outside G2 are harsher. Trustpilot reviewers complain mainly about automatic renewals, refunds and cancellation, but we could not read that page directly, so treat it as an indication rather than a measurement. Check the cancellation and refund terms before you pay for an annual plan.<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Pros_and_Cons\"><\/span>Later Pros and Cons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:20px;margin:22px 0;\"><div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;padding:6px 22px 12px;background:#fff;\"><h3 style=\"color:#2E7D4F;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:16px 0 8px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Pros\"><\/span>Later Pros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0 0 16px;padding:0 0 0 22px;color:#4A3A38;\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Easy visual planner with drag and drop<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Link in Bio on every plan<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Eight networks with auto-publish for most<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Social Inbox with team assignment from Growth<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">AI caption writer with a monthly credit pool<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Competitive benchmarking and listening on Scale<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">iOS and Android apps<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">14-day free trial<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 280px;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;padding:6px 22px 12px;background:#fff;\"><h3 style=\"color:#C9453B;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;margin:16px 0 8px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Cons\"><\/span>Later Cons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0 0 16px;padding:0 0 0 22px;color:#4A3A38;\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">X support ended in August 2025<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">No Bluesky, Mastodon or Google Business Profile<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Starter and Growth cap posts per profile each month<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Inbox and approvals start at 50 a month<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Social Inbox covers only Instagram, Facebook and TikTok<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Listening covers only Instagram and TikTok<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Users on third-party sites report billing and renewal complaints<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\">Free plan and trial terms are unclear<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Should_Use_Later\"><\/span>Who Should Use Later?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:640px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">If you are&#8230;<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Fit<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Why<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">A solo creator on Instagram and TikTok<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Strong<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Starter covers one set of 8 profiles<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">A small business with a small team<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Good<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Growth adds approvals and a shared inbox for two users<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">A brand that cares about Instagram feed planning<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Strong<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">The visual planner is Later&#8217;s core strength<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">An agency with many clients<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Fair<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Sets and users are limited, and there is no client portal<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">A team that relies on X or Bluesky<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Weak<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Neither is supported<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">A customer care team<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Weak<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">The inbox covers only Instagram, Facebook and TikTok<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Alternatives\"><\/span>Later Alternatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:22px 0;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:16px;\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:640px;\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Alternative<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Choose it if<\/th><th style=\"background:#EE6055;color:#fff;font-weight:600;padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;\">Pricing basis<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Buffer<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">You want per-channel pricing and a free plan<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Per channel<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Hootsuite<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">You want a broader suite with more networks<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Per user<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Sprout Social<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">You want deeper reporting and customer care tools<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Per seat<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"background:#FFF3F1;\"><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;\">Agorapulse<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">You want an inbox on every plan<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 12px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid #FAD9D3;vertical-align:top;\">Per user<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Read <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/buffer-review\/\" style=\"color:#EE6055;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">our Buffer review<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/hootsuite-review\/\" style=\"color:#EE6055;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">our Hootsuite review<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/sprout-social-review\/\" style=\"color:#EE6055;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">our Sprout Social review<\/a> for a closer look, and see all of them side by side in our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/brandid.app\/blog\/best-social-media-management-tools\/\" style=\"color:#EE6055;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">social media management tools<\/a> guide.<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_Started_With_Later\"><\/span>How to Get Started With Later<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ul style=\"margin:0 0 16px;padding:0 0 0 22px;color:#4A3A38;\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 1. Start the trial.<\/strong> Sign up on Later&#8217;s website and pick a plan. The trial lasts 14 days.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 2. Connect your profiles.<\/strong> Add the networks you use in one social set.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 3. Plan your feed.<\/strong> Drag your media into the calendar and schedule posts for the best times.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 4. Build your Link in Bio.<\/strong> Link your top posts and add your buttons.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 5. Check the limits.<\/strong> Count your scheduled posts per profile against the plan cap.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6;\"><strong style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-weight:700;\">Step 6. Decide on a plan.<\/strong> Add up users and sets, and check whether you need the inbox.<\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Verdict\"><\/span>Final Verdict<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Later is a polished, easy planner that is strongest for visual brands on Instagram and TikTok. Its Link in Bio, Social Inbox and AI tools are useful, and the price per set is clear. Its limits are the monthly post caps on lower plans, the end of X support, narrow inbox and listening coverage, and unclear free-plan terms.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">Choose it if your work is mostly Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest and you value a visual calendar. Skip it if you rely on X, Bluesky or Google Business, or if you need a full customer care inbox. Try the 14-day trial with your real accounts and compare it with the others in our guide to the best social media management tools.<\/p><div style=\"background:#FFF3F1;border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-left:5px solid #EE6055;border-radius:16px;padding:20px 24px;margin:26px 0;\"><div style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px;color:#C9453B;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;font-weight:700;\">Try it<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;\">Try Later free for 14 days and see how your feed looks before you publish.<\/div><\/div><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;\">To get more from the planner, learn how to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aigrow.me\/how-to-schedule-instagram-posts\/\" style=\"color:#EE6055;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\">schedule Instagram posts<\/a> on the AiGrow blog.<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#2A1A18;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;margin:46px 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.3px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Later_Review_FAQs\"><\/span>Later Review FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">What is Later?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Later is a social media scheduler with a visual planner, Link in Bio, a Social Inbox, analytics and listening. It is part of a company that also sells Later Influence and Later Creator.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">How much does Later cost?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Later Social costs 25, 50 and 110 per month for Starter, Growth and Scale on monthly billing, or 18.75, 37.50 and 82.50 per month on annual billing.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Does Later have a free plan?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Later&#8217;s pricing page shows none, while its help center describes a free plan. Check at signup. A 14-day free trial is offered.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Which networks does Later support?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, Threads and Snapchat. X support ended on 28 August 2025.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Does Later support X?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">No. Later ended X support on 28 August 2025, and posts scheduled afterwards do not publish.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">What is a social set on Later?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">A social set is one profile on each supported network, up to eight profiles, so one plan seat can cover several networks.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Does Later have a unified inbox?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Yes, Social Inbox on Growth and Scale. It covers Instagram and Facebook DMs and comments on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Does Later have AI?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">Yes. The AI Caption Writer uses one credit per generation, with 5, 50 or 100 credits per month by plan.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">Is Later good for agencies?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">It can work for small agencies, but sets and users are limited and there is no client portal, so larger agencies often look at other tools.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" style=\"border:1px solid #FAD9D3;border-radius:10px;margin:11px 0;background:#fff;\"><summary itemprop=\"name\" style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:16px 19px;font-weight:700;color:#2A1A18;font-size:17px;\">What do users say about Later?<\/summary><div itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\" style=\"padding:0 19px 18px;\"><p itemprop=\"text\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;\">On G2, Later Social scores 4.5 out of 5 from 384 reviews as of 7 October 2026. 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