Later Social vs. YouTube Shopping

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Later Social
Score 8.5 out of 10
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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
YouTube Shopping
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
YouTube Shopping lets creators and businesses promote products from their own stores across YouTube, while earning money. Through YouTube Shopping, the user can set up and connect a store to YouTube to feature products, like merch, in videos and live streams.N/A
Pricing
Later SocialYouTube Shopping
Editions & Modules
Starter
$25
per month
Growth
$45
per month
Advanced
$80
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Later SocialYouTube Shopping
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.
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User Ratings
Later SocialYouTube Shopping
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(3 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Later SocialYouTube Shopping
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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Google
I think Youtube shopping goes well with popular beauty vloggers who review the products, while it is less helpful for service-oriented YouTubers like course providers. If they can list out their courses, then it could be awesome. Youtube Shopping is overall very helpful for both business owners and customers because business owners get loyal customers while customers can easily purchase the products without any further clarification or searching.
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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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Google
  • Exponential audience growth.
  • Customer retention.
  • Clearing their doubts and making them to purchase quickly.
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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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Google
  • Its UI/UX can be better.
  • Similar products recommendation could be added.
  • feedback section can be included.
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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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Google
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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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Google
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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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Google
Youtube is the social platform where more audiences are present, and the content is video, so user retention is made sure. There are more chances for the YouTube audience to make a purchase decision quickly compared to other social commerce platforms. YouTube Shopping helps in customer retention, which helps to obtain increased ROI.
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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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Google
  • High ROI is obtained.
  • Loyal Customers is obtained.
  • Consistent customers.
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