Likelihood to Recommend 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
Read full review I found [Viraltag] offers great value for money. Especially, it allows you to just manage one account for all media social media platforms namely Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Pages, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Tailwind (another great social media posting tool), on the other hand, only allows 1 account for 1 social media platform. This implies that we have to pay more! However, [Viraltag] has been responsive to users' requests, and it is constantly improving its features over time.
Read full review Pros 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. Alexis Ramsey Senior Marketing Account Supervisor, Digital Strategy
Read full review Affordable platform for Pinterest especially Streamlining of pins at peak times on Pinterest Easy to navigate platform Read full review Cons 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. Read full review While the more costly arrangement offers Google examination, this is just insufficient for a business to see genuine commitment with our posts. Visual investigations with charts, which are standard on numerous different arrangements, are just accessible in the top estimated plan at VT. Read full review Usability 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!
Read full review It is absolutely amazing software. I love to use this mind-blowing software.
Read full review Support Rating 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.
Read full review It is very supportive by all means.
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review We don't use
Hootsuite for Pinterest and we don't use Viraltag (much) for Twitter, Instagram or Facebook feeds.
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review Viraltag, when used to optimize Pinterest stream, saved advertising dollars and reached organic audience really well Read full review ScreenShots