Later in 2026: Growth is $50/mo, or $37.50 Billed Yearly
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Later vs posterly: An Honest Comparison
Later carved out a niche as the visual-first Instagram planner. Its drag-and-drop calendar and media library made it popular with creators who wanted to plan their Instagram grid aesthetically. But Later's Instagram-first focus has become its biggest limitation, if you post to more than a couple of platforms, you quickly outgrow it.
Later's pricing page lists eight networks: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. A social set is one profile on each. posterly uses the same composer for those networks and for Google Business Profile, which Later does not schedule.
Prices checked on later.com/pricing on 7 October 2026. Starter is $25 a month billed monthly, or $18.75 a month billed yearly (the page labels yearly as 25% off). That plan is one social set, one user, and 30 posts per profile a month. Growth is $50 a month billed monthly, or $37.50 a month billed yearly: two social sets, two users, and 180 posts per profile. Scale is $110 a month billed monthly, or $82.50 a month billed yearly: six social sets, four users, and unlimited posts*. The middle plan is Growth, not a Pro plan. The price card on this page uses the monthly rates, because posterly is shown as a monthly price. posterly Starter is $7 a month for 5 accounts and unlimited posts*.
Later does include AI captions, with a small credit allowance (5 credits a month on Starter, 50 on Growth, 100 on Scale). posterly's AI writes captions, learns a brand voice, and can create images and video. The optional API and MCP add-on is how Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other clients schedule through posterly.
If you're switching from Later, the transition is seamless. Connect your social accounts to posterly and start scheduling. Your media assets stay on Instagram, there's nothing to export or migrate.
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Visual social media planner
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*X posting has monthly limits and add-ons because of current X API pricing.
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