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This article is the single source of truth for which Later Social features are available on which plan. Use it when you want a fast answer about whether your plan includes a feature, what you'd unlock by upgrading, or what's restricted on Free and legacy plans. For a fuller description of what each plan includes overall, see Choose a Later Social Plan. For instructions on upgrading or switching, see Change Your Later Plan.
The plans covered here are: Free, Starter, Growth, Scale, legacy plans (Starter, Growth, Advanced, Enterprise started before July 1, 2025).
Note: Some Scale-only features such as Custom Analytics and Social Inbox can be previewed inside Later by users on lower plans, but the underlying functionality is locked until you upgrade.
How to Read This Article
Each section below covers one product area. Within each section, features are listed in a table with these columns:
- Feature: the feature name, matching what you see in Later
- Free, Starter, Growth, Scale: ✔ means included, ✖ means not available, and a short note means included with a limit or condition
- Notes: anything that changes the answer, such as profile-type requirements or platform restrictions
- Article: the help article that covers how to use the feature
A few terms used throughout:
- Current plans: Starter, Growth, and Scale plans started on or after July 1, 2025
- Legacy plans: Basic, Starter, Growth, Advanced, or Enterprise plans started before July 1, 2025 (these have different feature availability and may need to upgrade to access current features)
- Current paid plans: Starter, Growth, and Scale, but not Free
- Add-ons: extra Social Sets, users, or AI credits you can purchase on Growth and Scale plans (desktop sign-ups only)
Scheduling and Publishing
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Post count per profile per month | 12 | 30 | 180 | Unlimited | Drafts count toward your monthly post count | Manage Your Post Count |
| Instagram single-photo and video posts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Instagram business or creator profile required for Auto Publish | Schedule and Publish Instagram Single-Photo Posts |
| Instagram Reels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Each Reel counts as 1 post | Schedule and Publish Instagram Reels |
| Instagram Multi-Photo (carousel) posts | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only; up to 10 media items per carousel due to Instagram API limits | Schedule and Publish Instagram Multi-Photo Posts |
| Instagram Stories scheduling | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only; Auto Publish for business profiles only | Schedule and Publish Instagram Stories |
| Facebook posts (image, text, video) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Facebook Business Pages only | Schedule and Publish Facebook Posts |
| Facebook Multi-Photo (carousel) posts | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only | Schedule and Publish Facebook Posts |
| Facebook Reels | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only | Schedule and Publish Facebook Reels |
| Pinterest image Pins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Schedule and Publish Pinterest Pins | |
| Pinterest video Pins | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Business account required; custom video thumbnail covers on current paid plans only | Schedule a Video Pin for Pinterest |
| Pinterest click tracking | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Schedule a Video Pin for Pinterest |
| TikTok video and photo posts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Photo (carousel) posts on desktop and iOS only | Schedule and Publish TikTok Posts |
| LinkedIn profile and Page posts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Includes single image, multi-image (up to 20), video, and text | Schedule and Publish LinkedIn Posts |
| Threads posts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Desktop and iOS only (not Android); Auto Publish only | Schedule and Publish Threads Posts |
| YouTube Shorts | 1 per month | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free plans limited to 1 Short per month; long-form videos not supported | Schedule and Publish YouTube Shorts |
| Snapchat | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Desktop only | Supported Social Platforms and Post Types |
| Draft posts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Drafts count toward your monthly post count | Save Posts as Drafts |
| Multi-Profile scheduling | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Not available on Android | Schedule Posts With the Post Builder |
| Save as Draft (mobile) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Android limited to single-profile drafts | Save Posts as Drafts |
| Add text to images | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only | Add Text to Images |
| Video editing (crop and trim) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Custom video thumbnails and covers on current paid plans only | Edit Videos in Later |
| Alt text | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Not available for TikTok | Add Alt Text to Posts |
| Instagram First Comment | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Auto Publish posts only; business or creator profiles only | Schedule a First Comment on Instagram |
| Tag users and locations on Instagram | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans only; Auto Publish only | Tag Users and Locations on Instagram |
| Instagram Shop product tagging | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; business or creator profiles only | Tag Instagram Shop Products |
| Saved Captions and Hashtags | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Use Saved Captions and Hashtags | |
| Hashtag Suggestions (search-based) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Instagram and Facebook only | Use Hashtag Suggestions |
| Hashtag Suggestions (auto, based on caption) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; Instagram only; desktop only | Use Hashtag Suggestions |
| Quick Schedule | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Use Quick Schedule | |
| Best Time to Post | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current plans only; requires Business or Creator profile (Instagram, TikTok) | Best Time to Post |
| Visual Instagram Planner | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Visual Instagram Planner | |
| Share Calendar | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; Instagram only; links expire after 48 hours | Share Your Instagram Content Calendar |
| Calendar Notes | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; desktop only | Use Calendar Notes |
Analytics
Note: For the full per-platform breakdown of analytics features and time frames, see Later's Analytics Data by Plan.
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Instagram Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Business or Creator profile required; some sections require 100+ followers | Later's Instagram Analytics |
| Instagram analytics time frame | n/a | 3 months | 1 year | 2 years | Legacy plans differ | Later's Instagram Analytics |
| Instagram Audience Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 100+ followers required | Later's Instagram Analytics |
| Instagram Reel and Story Performance (detailed) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Later's Instagram Analytics | |
| Instagram Hashtag Analytics | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Later's Instagram Analytics |
| Instagram Performance Report (shareable) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; 90-day reporting period | Instagram Performance Report |
| Weekly Analytics Summary Email | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Instagram only; sent to account admins | Instagram Analytics Weekly Summary Email |
| Facebook Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Facebook Business Page required; 100+ followers required | Later's Facebook Analytics |
| Facebook customize Engagement Rate formula | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Later's Facebook Analytics |
| TikTok Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Includes Business and Personal accounts; 100+ followers required for Audience Analytics | Later's TikTok Analytics |
| Pinterest Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Only tracks Pins scheduled through Later | Later's Pinterest Analytics |
| Threads Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Starter and up; up to 3 months of data on all plans | Later's Threads Analytics |
| LinkedIn Analytics | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Personal LinkedIn profiles only; desktop only | Later's LinkedIn Analytics |
| LinkedIn Analytics CSV export | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Later's LinkedIn Analytics |
| Custom Analytics | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only; covers Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads; lower plans can preview the dashboard | Later's Custom Analytics |
| Scheduled email report deliveries and alerts | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Part of Custom Analytics; Scale only | Later's Custom Analytics |
| Instagram CSV export | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Starter and up | Export Instagram Analytics as CSV |
Social Listening
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Social Listening – Collect (Mentions, Tags, Search) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; see Media Library section for individual Collect features | Later's Collect Features |
| Social Listening – Competitor Benchmarking | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only; Instagram only; desktop only | Social Listening Competitor Benchmarking |
| Social Listening – Mentions (sentiment, brand health) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only; desktop only | Social Listening Mentions |
| Social Listening – Sentiment (Brand Health) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only; desktop only | Social Listening Sentiment |
| Social Listening – Future Insights | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only; desktop only | Social Listening Future Insights |
| Social Listening – Topics (custom search queries) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | Enterprise (legacy) plan only; not available on current plans | Social Listening Topics |
| Brand DNA (competitor comparison) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | Enterprise (legacy) plan only | Brand DNA |
Social Inbox and Conversations
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Social Inbox – DMs | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; Instagram and Facebook only; desktop only; Free and Starter users can preview | Manage DMs and Comments in Later With Social Inbox |
| Social Inbox – comments | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok | Manage DMs and Comments in Later With Social Inbox |
Media Library and Collect
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Media uploads | Limited | Limited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Free and Starter have storage limits; see Uploading Media for details | Uploading Media and Format Requirements |
| Photo size limit | 5 MB | 20 MB | 100 MB | 100 MB | Uploading Media and Format Requirements | |
| Video size limit | 25 MB | 512 MB | 1.5 GB | 1.5 GB | Uploading Media and Format Requirements | |
| Dropbox integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Uploading Media and Format Requirements | |
| Canva integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Later's Canva Integration | |
| Search by Profile | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; Instagram business and creator profiles only | Search by Profile |
| Search by Hashtag | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; Instagram business and creator profiles only; 30 keyword limit per 7 days | Search by Hashtag |
| Mentions (collect from Instagram posts you're mentioned in) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; Instagram business and creator profiles only | Collect & Repost Media from Your Instagram Mentions |
| Tags (collect from Instagram posts you're tagged in) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; Instagram business and creator profiles only | Use Tags to Collect Media |
| Contributors (third-party submissions) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; desktop only | Use Contributors to Collect Media |
| Chrome extension (legacy) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Legacy feature with limited support | Later's Chrome Extension |
| Post Tags and Campaign Tags | 20 each | 20 each | 50 each | Unlimited | Tag-based filtering in standard analytics on all paid plans; advanced filtering in Custom Analytics on Scale only | Post Tagging in Later |
Link in Bio
For the full feature-by-feature breakdown, see Link in Bio Features by Plan.
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Link in Bio page | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | One Link in Bio page per Social Set | Create a Link in Bio Page |
| Bannerless page (no Later branding) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Starter and up | Link in Bio Features by Plan |
| Featured Banner | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Add a Featured Banner to Link in Bio | |
| Multi-Item Banner | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Add a Multi-Item Banner to Link in Bio | |
| Email Collection (Mailchimp or CSV) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Email Collection in Link in Bio | |
| Later Creator affiliate integration (select existing links) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Link in Bio Affiliate Integration | |
| Later Creator affiliate integration | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans | Link in Bio Affiliate Integration |
| Custom themes, fonts, and button styles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Customize Your Link in Bio Page | |
| Featured TikTok or YouTube media | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Choose Featured Media in Link in Bio | |
| Custom SEO data | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Starter and up | Create a Link in Bio Page |
| Custom UTM parameter values | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Starter and up; Free pages have UTM tracking with default values only | UTM Parameters for Link in Bio |
| Link in Bio Analytics – interactions | 3 months | 1 year | 1 year | 2 years | Link in Bio Analytics | |
| Link in Bio Page Views by Location | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Link in Bio Analytics |
AI Features
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| AI credits per month | 0 | 5 | 50 | 100 | Credits reset on the 1st of each month at midnight UTC; shared between Caption Writer and Ideas | Plan Credits and AI Add-ons |
| Caption Writer (generate new captions) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; all platforms; English only | Use Caption Writer |
| Caption Writer (rephrase and change tone) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Desktop and iOS only (not Android) | Use Caption Writer |
| Ideas (content pillars and ideas) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; desktop only; beta | Generate Content Ideas |
| Additional credit add-ons (100 credits/$5 monthly) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; desktop sign-ups only | Plan Credits and AI Add-ons |
Team Collaboration
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Users included | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Extra users can be added as add-ons on Growth and up | Add and Remove Users from Later |
| Social Sets included | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Each Social Set holds one profile per platform | Creating and Managing Social Sets |
| Access Groups | 1 | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Growth and up include unlimited Access Groups | Create and Manage Access Groups |
| User-add-on availability | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; desktop sign-ups only | Managing Plan Add-ons: Users and Social Sets |
| Social Set add-on availability | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; desktop sign-ups only | Managing Plan Add-ons: Users and Social Sets |
| Team collaboration and content approvals | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Current Growth plans and up; desktop only; not available for Instagram Stories | Team Collaboration and Content Approvals |
| External post review (shareable review links) | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up; links expire after 7 days | Team Collaboration and Content Approvals |
| Notification Center (in-app) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only | Team Collaboration and Content Approvals |
Creator and Influence Features
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| Apply to brand campaigns | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Available on all plans, including Free | Get Started With Later Campaigns |
| Creator profile (visible to brands) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Your Creator Profile | |
| Media Kit (create) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans; desktop only; Instagram or TikTok only | Create Your Media Kit |
| Media Kit (share via link) | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Current paid plans | Create Your Media Kit |
| Performance Report sharing with brands | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | Growth and up | Instagram Performance Report |
Support and Account Management
| Feature | Free | Starter | Growth | Scale | Notes | Article |
| 24/7 Help Center and chatbot access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Contacting Customer Support and Getting Help | |
| Standard support | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Contacting Customer Support and Getting Help | |
| Priority support | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | Scale only | Contacting Customer Support and Getting Help |
| Non-profit discount (50% off annual Growth) | n/a | n/a | ✔ | n/a | Growth annual plans only; desktop sign-ups only | Non-Profit Discount |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | Legacy Enterprise plan only | Later Account Security and Password Management |
Legacy Plans
If you signed up for Starter, Growth, Advanced, or Enterprise before July 1, 2025, you're on a legacy plan and your feature availability may not match what's described above. The most common differences:
- Social Inbox: legacy plans may not include Social Inbox even on Growth-tier plans. Upgrade to a current plan to access it.
- Custom Analytics: legacy Scale plans may need to be upgraded to access Custom Analytics. If you're on a legacy Scale plan and don't see it, reach out to our team.
- Analytics time frames: legacy Starter is limited to 3 months and legacy Growth/Advanced to 1 year of Instagram analytics, regardless of platform.
- Brand DNA and Social Listening Topics: these features are only available on the Enterprise (legacy) plan. They're not available on any current plan.
- Advanced plan: the Advanced tier no longer exists on current plans. The closest current equivalent is Scale.
To check whether you're on a legacy plan, go to Settings > Subscription. If you'd like to switch to a current plan, see Change Your Later Plan.
Limitations and Plan Availability
Plan information in this article applies to Later Social plans purchased on or after July 1, 2025 through Later for desktop. A few additional rules to keep in mind:
- iOS subscriptions: if you signed up through Later's iOS app, your subscription is handled by Apple. Plan add-ons (extra Social Sets, users, AI credits) are not available for iOS purchases.
- Desktop sign-ups required for add-ons: to purchase Social Set, user, or credit add-ons, you need to sign up on desktop at app.later.com.
- In-app previews: Social Inbox is visible inside Later for Free and Starter users as an upgrade preview, and Custom Analytics is visible for Free, Starter, and Growth users in the same way. Seeing the feature in your account doesn't mean it's available on your plan.
- API and follower thresholds: some features require a specific profile type (such as Instagram Business or Creator) or minimum follower count (typically 100) due to platform API requirements. These rules are set by the social platforms, not Later.
For pricing details, see the Later pricing page. For the most current information on what's included in each plan, see Choose a Later Social Plan.