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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

    PLANOLY

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APLANOLY is a social marketing platform boasting over 5 million users to visually plan, schedule, and measure performance across Instagram and Pinterest.

    $16

    per month

    Pricing
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $25
    per month
    Growth
    $50
    per month
    Scale
    $100
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Social Planner Starter
    $16
    per month up to 1 user
    Creator Pro
    $20
    per month
    Social Planner Growth
    $28
    per month up to 3 users
    Social Planner Pro
    $43
    per month up to 6 users
    Creator Pro Plus
    $54
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details33% discount available for annual subscription.Discount offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Considered Both Products
    Later
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    PLANOLY
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling10.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Content optimization8.12 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Twitter7.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Facebook8.92 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.72 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instagram10.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Pinterest10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    YouTube9.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Campaign success analytics4.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    6.3
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    PLANOLY
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mobile access6.32 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    -
    Ratings
    PLANOLY
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    -
    Ratings
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Later Social and PLANOLY
    Feature
    Later Social
    -
    Ratings
    PLANOLY
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Later SocialPLANOLY
    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
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    PLANOLY
    Planoly is perfect for managing social media accounts for business or public figures. It would work great for personal use as well but maybe wouldn't be as necessary. For business purposes, it changes the game! Having something that is easy to teach colleagues to use is one of the most important features I looked for when choosing a social media management platform
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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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    PLANOLY
    • Grid view
    • AI Caption generator
    • Auto post feature
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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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    PLANOLY
    • overall not very many points I would add for improvement
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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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    PLANOLY
    PLANOLY is super easy to use. We just need to connect our Instagram account and start working in just a few clicks
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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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    PLANOLY
    The support team was instantly responsive and were always happy to answer even the simplest software question. I knew that my clients would be in good hands should I not be available for any scheduling question through the support team. Everything was always impeccably handled in a timely manner! 100% satisfaction.
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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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    PLANOLY
    I have tried an AI tool called Vocable and used Google Sheets to plan my content. PLANOLY is better because of the visual grid feature. However, vocable is better in terms of the variety of content. With Vocable, we can create text content for Instagram, YouTube, and Linkedin, Product pages, SEO meta titles, descriptions, email newsletters, Blog posts etc. However, PLANOLY is only limited to Instagram and Pinterest.
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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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    PLANOLY
    • It allowed us to engage with potential customers for clients in an easy way
    • Our follower count went up by a steady 100 followers per week
    • Our numbers for viewers on videos and IG Lives doubled
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