Later Social vs. SocialFlow by Piano

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Later Social
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
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
SocialFlow by Piano
Score 5.6 out of 10
N/A
A solution to amplify content with AI-powered social publishing. Used to grow and engage an audience through real-time data and machine-learning optimization, guiding users to content, and to just the right place in the social conversation. Socialflow was acquired by Piano in 2022, and is now a Piano solution.N/A
Pricing
Later SocialSocialFlow by Piano
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month
Growth
$45
per month
Advanced
$80
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Later SocialSocialFlow by Piano
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
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 SocialSocialFlow by Piano
Considered Both Products
Later Social

No answer on this topic

SocialFlow by Piano
Chose SocialFlow by Piano
I inherited SocialFlow at my new job. We used FocialFlow at my last employment but we moved to Buffer as it was more dynamic, cheaper, easy for larger teams to use, and had a better calendar function. The same can be said for Later, which is also superior to social flow in my …
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Features
Later SocialSocialFlow by Piano
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
5.0
2 Ratings
42% below category average
Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
Sentiment analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Broad channel coverage00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
44% below category average
Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Audience targeting00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Content optimization00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
4.9
3 Ratings
50% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Customer interaction histories00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
Bulk actions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
42% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Content marketing00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Paid media management00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
5.7
3 Ratings
40% below category average
Twitter00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Facebook00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
LinkedIn00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Google+00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instagram00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Pinterest00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
YouTube00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
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Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
5.1
3 Ratings
43% below category average
Campaign success analytics00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Real-time tracking00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
Competitor analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Later Social
-
Ratings
SocialFlow by Piano
7.1
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
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User Ratings
Later SocialSocialFlow by Piano
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(15 ratings)
5.6
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(3 ratings)
5.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(9 ratings)
5.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Later SocialSocialFlow by Piano
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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Piano Software
SocialFlow is well suited for Platform & keyword research : 1. In-depth research to identify requisite platforms & channels and the pertaining keywords, followed by query building to create search profiles & topic tags Social mediaplatforms Professional review forums Industry-focused discussion sites E-commerce websites Content streaming platforms data extraction​ 2. Setting up processes and tools for data extraction such as –-Social intelligence tools-Web scraping-Custom crawlers-Manual minimum (if applicable)
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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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Piano Software
  • Posts without human input.
  • Monitors algorithms.
  • Easy to use interface.
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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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Piano Software
  • I'd like to open up windows for more than one account/platform at time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Later
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Piano Software
  • Clarity of communication
  • Quality of product
  • Its sheer utility
  • How we now rely on it greatly
  • Reasonable price point
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Usability
Later
Later is extremely easy to use. I love the visual planner portion of the tool so I can see ahead of time what my images will look like next to and stacked amongst each other! The posts are so easy to set up, tag, and schedule. UX and UI are great!
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Piano Software
I give this rating as an outcome to understand competitor social strategy to improve strategic positioning. Drive improvement by benchmarking and serving to compete on content Identify trends, topics/themes, potential threats, etc. Improve campaigns by measuring and comparing audience reach, Interaction, etc. Measure engagement rate to analyze audience association.​ What themes/topics are generating higher engagement Insights to assist marketing teams in planning future campaigns
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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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Piano Software
They don’t seem to understand the issues when we explain them.
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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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Piano Software
We've also evaluated HootSuite and Sprout Social, and we used both in the past. SocialFlow is superior in its content system for creating, editing, and publishing posts. It's ideal for a team of our size. The cost is fair. It was overall the best option in all of the categories we were looking for.
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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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Piano Software
  • Increased engagement
  • ROI
  • Efficiency
  • Transparency/data/insight
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