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LinkedIn post scheduling vs Sked Social
Last updated 4 June 2026
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LinkedIn now lets you schedule posts natively, free, from the post composer. It's the simplest way to queue a LinkedIn post in advance, and it does nothing beyond that, no calendar, no bulk scheduling, no editing a post once it's scheduled.
- From
- Custom
- Free plan
Sked Social started life as Schedugram, the Instagram scheduler, and grew into a broader agency tool: a visual feed planner, bulk scheduling, a unified inbox, listening, and reporting across ten networks. Flat plans run from $24 a month on annual billing, with profile and user add-ons.
- From
- $24 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
LinkedIn post scheduling and Sked Social both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. LinkedIn post scheduling is the stronger pick for LinkedIn-only users who just want to queue the occasional post; choose Sked Social for Instagram-led agencies and brands that plan visually.
Features compared
| Feature | LinkedIn post scheduling | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Partial | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Yes |
| Bulk upload | No | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Not assessed | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | LinkedIn post scheduling | Sked Social |
|---|---|---|
| No | Auto | |
| No | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | No | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| Snapchat | No | Auto |
Pricing
LinkedIn post scheduling
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Built into LinkedIn for personal profiles and Company Pages, free
- Schedule text, image, and video posts up to 3 months ahead
- No bulk scheduling, and you can't edit a scheduled post
- LinkedIn's native scheduler is free and built into the post composer (click the clock icon instead of Post). There's nothing to buy.
- It only schedules to LinkedIn itself, and only standard posts, polls, events, and articles can't be scheduled natively.
- AI post rewriting is a LinkedIn Premium feature, which is a separate paid LinkedIn subscription rather than part of the scheduler.
Sked Social
Basic
$29 /mo
$24/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29/mo, $24 on annual
- 1 profile per platform, 1 user, unlimited scheduling
- Visual planner, AI captions, social inbox, analytics
Grow
Popular$69 /mo
$58/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 6
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $69/mo, $58 on annual
- 6 profiles (extra at $8/mo), 3 users
- Adds collaboration, team workflows, and basic approvals
Accelerate
$199 /mo
$166/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $166 on annual
- 10 profiles (extra at $10/mo), 6+ users (extra at $15/mo)
- Adds advanced approvals, external review portals, role-level permissions, dedicated support
Custom
$299 /mo
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- From $299/mo, custom profiles and users
- Enterprise support and onboarding
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users. Extra profiles are about $8 a month on Grow and $10 on Accelerate, and extra users about $15 a month.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, no card required.
- Annual billing is roughly 17% cheaper (two months free): Basic works out to about $24 a month, Grow $58, Accelerate $166.
- Sked's plan names and prices have shifted over time, so older listings vary; these are the current Basic / Grow / Accelerate / Custom figures.
- Prices are USD; the live page also offers AUD, GBP, and EUR.
Pros and cons
LinkedIn post scheduling
- Free and built right into LinkedIn
- Works for both personal profiles and Company Pages
- Schedule up to three months ahead
- No third-party tool or login needed
- LinkedIn only
- No bulk scheduling, no calendar, no editing scheduled posts
- No best-time suggestions or recycling
- Analytics are basic and AI rewriting needs Premium
Sked Social
- Strong Instagram visual feed planner
- Bulk scheduling, unified inbox, listening, and competitor monitoring
- Approvals and external client review portals on Accelerate
- Ten networks, including Snapchat and Google Business
- No evergreen recycling
- Plan names and prices have shifted over time
- Profiles and users cost extra on top of the plan
- Mid-range pricing for the fuller feature set
LinkedIn post scheduling vs Sked Social: FAQ
- Is LinkedIn post scheduling or Sked Social cheaper?
- Sked Social starts at $24 per month, while LinkedIn post scheduling is quoted custom, so Sked Social is the one with a public entry price.
- Does LinkedIn post scheduling or Sked Social have a free plan?
- LinkedIn post scheduling has a free plan; Sked Social does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, LinkedIn post scheduling or Sked Social?
- LinkedIn post scheduling is the stronger pick for LinkedIn-only users who just want to queue the occasional post, while Sked Social is the better fit for Instagram-led agencies and brands that plan visually. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.