Friends+Me vs Later

Friends+Me is a social media scheduling and content management service for preparing posts and publishing them later. Users can save drafts, schedule posts, use bulk scheduling and invite coworkers or friends to help publish. Listed publishing networks are Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest. The service also lists link shortening, browser extensions, mobile apps, desktop apps and a Zapier Beta integration. Desktop apps are named for macOS, Windows and Linux, alongside Android, iOS and web access. The Free plan is available for an unlimited period and includes two queues, five scheduled posts per queue, one additional team member and standard support. Individual costs $7.50 a year, billed monthly annually; Small is $24.17 a year, Medium is $49.17 a year and Large is $215.84 a year, each with annual billing. Paid plans provide higher queue and post limits, more team members and priority support. Additional on-demand queues cost $2.99 per month per queue. The terms describe the free service as a testing promotion lasting no more than 15 days, while the pricing page describes the Free plan as available indefinitely.

Later is a social media management tool for planning content, publishing across channels, managing engagement, and analyzing performance. Its Visual Planner places media and text-only posts on a visual calendar that users can arrange with drag-and-drop. A customizable Link in Bio page can direct followers to products, videos, blogs, and brands. Later supports Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Snapchat. Automatic publishing is available for Instagram business or creator profiles, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Analytics are basic, and the listed feature set does not include a social inbox or approval workflow. Later is available on web, iOS, and Android; the mobile app requires iOS 15 or newer or Android 6.0 or newer. The Starter plan costs $18.75 a month when billed yearly, with 8 profiles, 1 user, and 30 posts per profile each month. A 14-day trial is listed, while the pricing facts state there is no free plan.