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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Later Social

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ALater (formerly Latergramme) in Vancouver offers an Instagram focused social media marketing platform, which supports the planning and scheduling of content to Instagram, as well as Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

    $25

    per month

    Namecheap

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ANamecheap is a website domain name service offering providing easy domain name registration, and affordable hosting plans.

    $5.98

    per year

    Pricing
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $25
    per month
    Growth
    $50
    per month
    Scale
    $100
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    domain - .com
    $5.98
    per year
    domain - .org
    $8.98
    per year
    Business Email - Starter
    $10.88
    per year
    domain - .net
    $10.98
    per year
    Business Email - Pro
    $25.88
    per year
    Shared Hosting - Stellar Business
    $58.88
    1st year Renews at $118.88/year
    VPS Hosting - Pulsar
    $118.56
    per year
    VPS Hosting - Quasar
    $214.56
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Xeon E-2234
    $915.88
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Xeon E-2236
    $1175.88
    per year
    Dedicated Server Hosting - Dual Xeon Silver 4208
    $2171.88
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details33% discount available for annual subscription.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Considered Both Products
    Later
    No answer on this topic
    Namecheap
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Later Social and Namecheap
    Feature
    Later Social
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Namecheap
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Later Social and Namecheap
    Feature
    Later Social
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Namecheap
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Later Social and Namecheap
    Feature
    Later Social
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Namecheap
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Later Social and Namecheap
    Feature
    Later Social
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Namecheap
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Later SocialNamecheap
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    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    IONOS Hosting
    Score5.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    4.7
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Later SocialNamecheap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Later
    The free version is more than enough for personal use. But if you have a small business or if you're trying to grow your brand, it's better to use one of the premium plans. It's worth it. Later is especially useful if you manage multiple accounts for multiple brands/companies because you'll be managing everything with just one tool
    Incentivized
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    Namecheap
    Namecheap is the absolute best domain registrar that I have used, and I have used just about all of the big names. They are priced right; they offer excellent customer service, their FAQs and documentation are excellent. They don’t spam you with offers for things you don’t want, and they don’t have misleading practices like hiding that the first-year fee is 1/10 of the regular annual cost. They don’t try to sneak in a change to your bill and charge you for multiple years when you’ve already set it to a one-year renewal. The only negative of Namecheap is its brand name. I have had a few raised eyebrows when I have told executives that we are using Namecheap. It doesn’t sound like a professional service. It sounds like a consumer service. This is terrible because they are the MOST professional service and reliable service of all the services I work with on a daily basis.
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    Pros
    Later
    • Later's easy upload feature (drag and drop) is incredibly helpful, especially for multiple images and videos.
    • The drag and drop option for scheduling content is easy, and images and videos load rather quickly depending on size.
    • Captions can be saved if there are posts or common phrases that repeated and shared out from the content.
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    Namecheap
    • Domain registration is easy. This is big because when finding the perfect domain name, you have to do a lot of domain checking to see what is available. Namecheap not only makes this easy, but they recommend other domains that you might like instead, if the one you want is taken. They also allow you to sell domains and buy premium domains from other sellers if they are already registered to them.
    • Free Whois Guard & privacy. This is HUGE. All those annoying phone calls and emails you get the second you register a domain, they will stop when you start using NameCheap to register your domains. This is because they provide free Whois and domain privacy with all domains, for the life of the domain as long as it is registered with them. I love this and it is a huge selling point.
    • Easy updating and management of domains. This is a must. At many time, I need to update the nameservers of multiple domains at once. Namecheap makes it extremely easy to do this and allows for bulk updating. Things also seem to propagate quicker than other domain providers.
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    Cons
    Later
    • I wish I could edit the look and feel of my pictures within Later a little easier. There are standard filters, but for brand sake, I need everything to be consistent.
    • I wish there was a direct integration with things like Canva and Lightroom to make uploading and editing my images seamless.
    • The biggest thing I wish Later did was allowing a better threshold for the free accounts. All of the helpful and useful features are for paid only (video posts, multi-image posts, analytics, etc). I can't justify the cost for just a few posts a month. I end up doing all of the video and multi-image posts manually, which lately has me questioning the benefit of Later's free version as a small business.
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    Namecheap
    • Hosting isn't brilliant, as there are other options available which do a better job from a security stand point.
    • Would be great if the discounts were bigger for bulk purchases for longer renewals
    • The layout/dashboard could be simpler to move around - not easy to find somethings
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    Usability
    Later
    The desktop site is almost perfect, I love it. I love that I can drag and drop, I love that I can easily and quickly switch to analytics and switching profiles... love the ease of link in bio. so great!
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    Namecheap
    Personally I find it really easy to use and getting everything set-up and sorted is no problem at all, from initial account set-up and purchasing to the technical aspects required
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Later
    Later are not just a software tool, they also provide marketing advice, tips, and tutorials via their blog. I’ve only had to reach out to them for help a few times and have found them to respond much faster than other tools in their category. I receive weekly emails with updates, marketing tips and invites to online events. I look forward to their emails as I’ve learned a lot of things that I’ve been able to actually implement.
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    Namecheap
    We very rarely have to reach out to customer support because the service is so quick, easy and intuitive to use. But when we have had to use it, the customer service was quick, reliable, answered our questions and addressed our problems without too much back and forth, and was native English speaking.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Later
    I went with Later for the lower cost subscription. The Hootsuite copy features is missed, but Later has hashtag suggestions which is nice. I really need something to post across multiple platforms. I also needed the ability to schedule more than the 5 free scheduled posts offered by Hootsuite. Later has been working great for what I need it to do to support my small event promotion business.
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    Namecheap
    Namecheap wins hands down on cost and ease of use. I have experienced zero compromise with using Namecheap. There was no trade-off to enjoy the cost savings. Namecheap does everything the other registrars do and more in some cases.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Later
    • Increased social media involvement - Since utilizing Later and another social media scheduling tool, we have seen our growth rise as much as 12% in just a few months. This includes followers, likes, and engagement. This is huge for us since social media is a great way to generate new customers and increase brand awareness.
    • Easier reporting - Analytics tools on most of the big three (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) are pretty limited. Later is a great way to take a look at our Analytics, and it makes it easy to understand the numbers.
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    Namecheap
    • Namecheap has saved us hundreds of dollars a year on services that we were required to pay extra for by NetworkSolutions that Namecheap provides for free.
    • Namecheap has made managing our domains simpler, saving us dozens of labor hours a year.
    • Namecheap has encouraged us to experiment with new domain names to see which ones work best. We couldn’t do this with our previous registrars because it was too hard to change from one domain to another.
    Incentivized
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