Is Later or Loomly cheaper?

Later is cheaper to start, from $18.75 against $49 for Loomly. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.

Does Later or Loomly have a free plan?

Later has a free plan; Loomly does not, though it offers a 15-day trial.

Which is better, Later or Loomly?

Later is the stronger pick for Instagram-first creators and brands, while Loomly is the better fit for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

Later vs Loomly

Last updated 4 June 2026

Later

Later is the visual-first scheduler, built around an Instagram feed planner and a strong Link in Bio, and it sells access in social sets (one profile of each network) rather than per channel. The cheapest paid plan is $25 a month, or $18.75 on annual billing, for one social set and one user.

From: $18.75 per social set / mo
Free plan

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Loomly

Loomly walks you through making a post: a calendar of suggested ideas, optimization tips per network, and a mockup that shows how the post will look on each one before it goes through an approval round. It charges flat, quota-bundled tiers with no free plan, just a 15-day trial, and the jump from the $65 Starter to the $332 Beyond is steep.

From: $49 /mo
Free plan

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Bottom line

Later and Loomly both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Later is the stronger pick for Instagram-first creators and brands; choose Loomly for Teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off.

Features compared

Feature	Later	Loomly
AI captions	Yes	Yes
Basic analytics	Yes	Yes
Advanced reports	Yes	Yes
Bulk upload	No	Yes
Evergreen recycling	No	Partial
Team roles	Yes	Yes
Approvals	Yes	Yes
Link in bio	Yes	No

Platforms compared

Network	Later	Loomly
Instagram	Auto	Auto
Facebook	Auto	Auto
X (Twitter)	No	Auto
LinkedIn	Auto	Auto
TikTok	Auto	Auto
Pinterest	Auto	Auto
YouTube	Auto	Auto
Threads	Auto	Auto
Google Business	No	Auto
Snapchat	Auto	Reminder

Pricing

Later

Starter

$25 per social set / mo

$18.75/mo billed annually

Seats: 1
Accounts: 8
Scheduled posts: 30

$25/mo, $18.75 on annual
1 social set (8 profiles, one per network)
1 user, 30 posts per profile / month
Link in Bio, best-time-to-post, AI captions
Capped at one social set; no extra sets, users, or AI credits

Growth

Popular

$50 per social set / mo

$37.5/mo billed annually

Seats: 2
Accounts: 16
Scheduled posts: 180

$50/mo, $37.50 on annual
2 social sets (16 profiles), 2 users
180 posts per profile / month
Social inbox, approvals, and collaboration
Extra social sets $15/mo each ($11.25 on annual)

Scale

$110 per social set / mo

$82.5/mo billed annually

Seats: 4
Accounts: 48
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$110/mo, $82.50 on annual
6 social sets (48 profiles), 4 users
Unlimited posts
Custom analytics, competitive benchmarking, brand listening
Extra social sets $15/mo each ($11.25 on annual)

Priced per social set. A social set is one profile on each of the eight networks Later supports, so the headline price covers a whole brand across networks rather than a single channel.
Starter is capped at one social set and one user with no add-ons, so its column in the cost table stays flat. Only Growth and Scale let you add social sets, at $15 each per month ($11.25 on annual).
Extra users are $5 a month each on Growth and Scale ($3.75 on annual). Growth's two included sets and Scale's six converge in price once you pass six sets, since both add extra sets at the same $15 rate; above that you pay Scale only for its deeper features.
Annual billing gives three months free (about 25% off): Starter $18.75 vs $25, Growth $37.50 vs $50, Scale $82.50 vs $110 per month.
Later still has a limited free plan (Link in Bio plus a small posting allowance, aimed at creators joining brand campaigns), but it's off the main pricing page, which now leads with a 14-day trial.
Prices are USD list, read off the live pricing page, which bills in USD worldwide. The monthly and annual figures were confirmed by toggling the page's billing switch and cross-checked against current third-party listings.

Loomly

Starter

Popular

$65 /mo

$49/mo billed annually

Seats: 3
Accounts: 12
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$65/mo, $49 on annual (25% off)
12 social accounts, 3 users, unlimited calendars
AI Assistant, post generation, and AI replies (capped monthly usage)
Scheduling, approval workflows, advanced analytics, link shorteners

Beyond

$332 /mo

$249/mo billed annually

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: 60
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$332/mo, $249 on annual (25% off)
60 social accounts, unlimited users, unlimited calendars
Everything in Starter, with a larger monthly AI allowance
Adds custom branding, custom roles and workflows, and calendar 2FA enforcement

Enterprise

Custom

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

Custom pricing for 61+ social accounts
Unlimited users and calendars
Everything in Beyond, plus priority support and pricing at scale

Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each plan includes a fixed number of social accounts and users, and you move up a plan rather than buying accounts or seats one at a time. Loomly dropped its old four-tier lineup (Base, Standard, Advanced, Premium) for two paid plans plus Enterprise.
There is no free plan, only a 15-day free trial of the top features, no card required.
Annual billing is a flat 25% off: Starter works out to $49 a month ($588/yr) and Beyond to $249 ($2,988/yr).
The gap between Starter and Beyond is the main gripe: if you outgrow 12 accounts or 3 users there is no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-up, so the next step is $332 a month.
Nonprofits get a 50% lifetime discount with documentation.
Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side; the page priced in USD when rendered here in Australia (Loomly does not geo-price), and the figures match current third-party listings. Monthly and annual numbers were read by toggling the billing switch.

Pros and cons

Later

Strong visual planner and Link in Bio, the features it's known for
Clean, Instagram-first workflow
Auto-publishing across all eight supported networks
Social-set pricing is fair if you run a single brand
No X support since 2025
No reorderable evergreen queue and no CSV bulk upload
Listening and competitor benchmarking are locked to the top Scale plan
Starter caps at one social set, so growing past it pushes you up a plan fast

Loomly

Guided post creation with per-network mockups, post ideas, and optimization tips
Multi-tier approval workflows with private or client-facing comments and version history
AI for captions, replies, and analytics on every paid plan
Publishes to ten networks, with direct TikTok and YouTube and reminder posting for Snapchat
No free plan and a $65 entry, then a steep jump to $332 for Beyond
Big gap between the two paid tiers, with no mid-tier and no a-la-carte top-ups
No evergreen recycling queue and no link-in-bio
Social listening is capped at a few searches a month
No public API beyond Zapier

Later vs Loomly: FAQ

Is Later or Loomly cheaper?: Later is cheaper to start, from $18.75 against $49 for Loomly. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
Does Later or Loomly have a free plan?: Later has a free plan; Loomly does not, though it offers a 15-day trial.
Which is better, Later or Loomly?: Later is the stronger pick for Instagram-first creators and brands, while Loomly is the better fit for teams and agencies that need approval rounds and client sign-off. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.