Compare Later Social and Planable 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Social Set & User
Free
Later Social
Star Rating
(307)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 Social Set & User
Browse all 4 pricing plansPlanable
Star Rating
(767)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Planable excels in its "Approval Workflows" feature, scoring 9.0, which allows for seamless collaboration and content approval processes, while Later Social's score of 6.6 indicates a less robust offering in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Planable's "Content Calendar" is highly praised with a score of 9.3, providing an intuitive interface for scheduling posts, whereas Later Social's similar feature scores slightly higher at 9.4, indicating a marginally better user experience.
- G2 users highlight Planable's "Sentiment Analysis" feature, which received a strong score of 9.1, allowing users to gauge audience reactions effectively, while Later Social's analytics capabilities in this area are less emphasized, with no specific score provided.
- Users on G2 report that Planable's "Content Library" scores 8.7, which is lower than Later Social's 9.2, suggesting that Later Social offers a more comprehensive solution for managing and storing content assets.
- Reviewers say that Planable's "Social Analytics" feature is rated at 7.1, which is significantly lower than Later Social's 8.4, indicating that Later Social provides more robust analytics tools for tracking social media performance.
- Users report that Planable's "User and Permissions" feature scores 8.9, which is slightly higher than Later Social's 8.8, suggesting that both platforms offer solid user management capabilities, but Planable has a slight edge in this area.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Later Social
Free
Free
1 Social Set & User
For Individuals, free forever
- Visual Planner
- Linkin.bio Lite
- Instagram Analytics Lite
Planable
Free
Free
Start using Planable for free, no credit card required. There's no time limit to the plan. You can use it until you hit 50 total created posts. Commit when you're ready.
- 50 total posts
- + unlimited experience
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Later Social
Free Trial is available
Planable
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
207
8.7
636
Ease of Use
9.2
202
9.3
643
Ease of Setup
9.2
74
9.2
436
Ease of Admin
9.3
73
9.4
383
Quality of Support
8.8
149
8.8
467
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
63
9.1
340
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
186
8.8
594
Features by Category
Social Analytics
8.3(won by default)
45
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
64
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
72
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
31
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
39
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
24
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
15
Not enough data
Reports & Dashboards
8.6(won by default)
45
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
49
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
58
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
16
Not enough data
Content & Collaboration
9.4
114
9.3
489
9.2
117
8.7
417
8.1
60
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.0
435
8.8
76
8.9
428
7.9
38
8.3
374
Social Management
8.4
105
7.1
190
9.1
125
9.1
517
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.5
104
7.8
373
Feature Not Available
6.6
276
8.3
33
8.6
348
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Engagement
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Social Shopping
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Later Social and Planable are categorized as Social Media Management
Unique Categories
Later Social is categorized as Social Media Analytics, Social Media Suites, and Social Commerce Platforms
Planable has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Later Social
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Planable
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.0%
Retail
5.3%
Photography
4.6%
Apparel & Fashion
4.6%
Other
62.6%
Marketing and Advertising
31.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.1%
Computer Software
3.9%
Information Technology and Services
3.1%
Retail
2.8%
Other
54.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Later Social
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Daphne K.
Verified User
One-stop shop....posting is easy and prompts are super helpful for an amateur like me.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Janin O.
Verified User in Design
When you go up to the paid account, it is a big jump in price. I also found the scheduling to be a tedious.
Planable
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sarah Jane D.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
I have used several social media planners in the past. I love how easy it is to move around social media posts, within the Planable calendar. It makes scheduling, and creating that much easier. This positive is also extremely important to me as I am often...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Krista T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Frequent glitches, difficult to use, inability to auto-publish to IG.
Daphne K.
Verified User
One-stop shop....posting is easy and prompts are super helpful for an amateur like me.
Sarah Jane D.
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
I have used several social media planners in the past. I love how easy it is to move around social media posts, within the Planable calendar. It makes scheduling, and creating that much easier. This positive is also extremely important to me as I am often...
Janin O.
Verified User in Design
When you go up to the paid account, it is a big jump in price. I also found the scheduling to be a tedious.
Krista T.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Frequent glitches, difficult to use, inability to auto-publish to IG.
Discussions
How to connect Facebook Page With the Instagram and enabling Auto Post on iNstagram and facebook
1 comment
MD
Are you looking to connect your Facebook and Instagram to Later? I believe when you create an account, it connects to your social media accounts then. Here...Read more
Is later a good app?
1 comment
WS
It seems like the text you provided is already in English. If you have a different string of text in an unknown language that you would like translated,...Read more
What is later software?
1 comment
JB
Later is a social media content management platform that can be used for multiple platforms but is specifically geared towards Instagram. Read more
Are there plans for Google My Business Integration?
3 comments
SL
They offer that now. That was a HUGE plus for us!Read more
How can you better use planable with Instagram
2 comments
XM
Hi Kevin - not 100% sure what you mean but if you refer to our mobile app it's definitely up and running on both Android and iOS. Would be great if you could...Read more
Can you base the pricing plan based on number of users verses number of workspaces?
1 comment
NL
Hey Lesley,
Great news! We now have two new pricing plans with costs per user and workspace, so you pay for what you use 😊Read more
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