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Pricing: Free trial
Editor rating: 4.0/5
Updated: September 2026

Visual-first social planner with a link-in-bio tool and influencer marketplace. Starter $18.75, Growth $37.50, Scale $82.50 per month billed yearly. 14-day trial, no free plan.

Editor's take: Best visual Instagram planner; only annual-billing prices were readable — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

Official Review
Later is the planner for brands that think in Instagram grids. If your channels are LinkedIn and X, or you need an inbox, look at Buffer or Agorapulse instead.
4.0 / 5.0
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Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

Lead Editor & Founder

Pros

What we like

  • Best-in-class visual planning for Instagram
  • Link-in-bio and hashtag tools included
  • Clear per-set pricing on annual billing

Cons

Limitations

  • No free plan
  • Monthly-billing prices were not readable on the pricing page
  • Weaker inbox and listening than Agorapulse or Sprout

Pricing

PlanDetails
Trial14-day free trial; no free plan
StarterStarter – $18.75/month billed yearly (listed on 14 September 2026) – 1 social set, 1 user
GrowthGrowth – $37.50/month billed yearly (listed on 14 September 2026) – 2 social sets, collaboration and approvals
ScaleScale – $82.50/month billed yearly (listed on 14 September 2026) – enterprise-level analytics, UGC collection, priority support
AddonsExtra social set $11.25/month; extra user $3.75/month; extra AI credits $3.75/month per 100

Later is a paid tool with a 14-day free trial and no free plan. Its pricing page listed Starter at $18.75 USD per month, Growth at $37.50 and Scale at $82.50, all billed yearly, on 14 September 2026, with extra social sets at $11.25 per month and extra users at $3.75 per month. Yearly billing is stated as 25% off, so monthly billing is higher; confirm monthly rates on later.com.

What is Later?

Quick Summary

Later started as an Instagram planner and still shows it: a drag-and-drop visual grid, a link-in-bio page, hashtag suggestions and best-time-to-post recommendations, now extended to TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X, YouTube and Threads. It also runs an influencer marketplace. Pricing is per "social set" of profiles, and its page on 14 September 2026 showed annual-billing rates from $18.75 per month.

Later plans, previews and schedules posts on a visual calendar with a feed preview for Instagram, and auto-publishes to the major networks. It includes Linkin.bio, a hashtag tool, best-time recommendations, UGC collection on higher tiers, and analytics with up to two years of history on Scale. Plans are sized by social sets (one profile per network per set): the pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Starter at $18.75 USD per month billed yearly for 1 social set and 1 user, Growth at $37.50 for 2 sets, and Scale at $82.50, with extra social sets at $11.25 per month and extra users at $3.75. The page states yearly billing is 25% off, so monthly billing costs more; those monthly figures were not readable in the HTML. Later has no free plan. Explore AI tools.

Associated Tags

instagram scheduler, visual content planner, link in bio, influencer marketing, social media scheduler

Key Features

Visual Instagram grid planner and feed preview
Auto-publishing to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X, YouTube, Threads
Linkin.bio link-in-bio pages
Hashtag suggestions and best-time-to-post
UGC collection and analytics up to 2 years on Scale
Influencer marketplace for brand campaigns

Target Audience

Who should use Later?

Instagram- and TikTok-first brandsCreators who want a link-in-bio page bundledTeams that plan visually rather than in a table
Real Use Cases

How professionals leverage Later – Visual Social Media Planner for Instagram-First Brands

Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Later delivers key solutions.

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A DTC brand previews next month's Instagram grid before scheduling it

02

A creator drives product clicks from a Linkin.bio page

03

A marketing team collects UGC and reposts it with rights tracking on Scale

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Later cost?
Starter $18.75, Growth $37.50 and Scale $82.50 per month billed yearly were listed on 14 September 2026. Monthly billing is higher (yearly is stated as 25% off). A 14-day trial is available.
Does Later have a free plan?
No. Later offers a 14-day free trial only. Buffer and Metricool have free plans if that matters.
What is a social set on Later?
One profile per supported network. Starter includes one set, Growth two; extra sets were listed at $11.25 per month.