Later (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
PromoRepublic
Score 7.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
PromoRepublic is a social media marketing solution with content distribution workflows for small businesses, agencies, franchise and multi-location brands. Their products allow users to distribute editable content, schedule it based on AI, manage multiple clients or locations, run local ads, and stay on top of the results. According to the vendor, key capabilities include: AI-driven scheduling to the main social media networks Library with 100,000 posts…
$9
monthly
Pricing
Later Social
PromoRepublic
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month
Growth
$45
per month
Advanced
$80
per month
Agency
$200
per month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Solo
$9
monthly
Standard
$49
monthly
Professional
$99
monthly
Business
$599
monthly
Enterprise
Custom
monthly
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Later Social
PromoRepublic
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
33% discount available for annual subscription.
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More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Later Social
PromoRepublic
Features
Later Social
PromoRepublic
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
8.8
2 Ratings
9% above category average
PromoRepublic
-
Ratings
Content planning and scheduling
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Content optimization
8.32 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow management
8.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
8.6
2 Ratings
3% above category average
PromoRepublic
-
Ratings
Twitter
7.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Facebook
8.42 Ratings
00 Ratings
LinkedIn
7.92 Ratings
00 Ratings
Instagram
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pinterest
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
YouTube
8.32 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
4.0
1 Ratings
63% below category average
PromoRepublic
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics
4.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
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
In terms of well suited for our business, it saves a good amount of time focusing on other tasks instead of sitting on one task alone for a long time. For less appropriate scenarios, if a keyword search would give the best result, that would help to even save more time. But great and good going.
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.
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!
The user interface is very straight forward and easy to use. They also make it incredibly simple edit premade post ideas as well as create your own. You can connect all of the basic social media platforms which makes it great for individuals looking to streamline their scheduling process to get more content out
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.
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.
Ultimately I selected PR because I was able to get it for a one-time cost rather than a subscription, but now that I'm used to it I couldn't imagine life without it. I've only used the free versions of the other platforms, so my experience with PR is obviously superior. However, there is absolutely nothing about PR that would make me consider switching to an alternative.
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.
Consistency is key and having PromoRepublic has helped fill in the gaps when I don't have original content ready. The consistency has helped increase our engagement.