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OpenPost vs Later comparison

Compare prices, channels, and features for OpenPost and Later.

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Platform overview

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Content workspace for solo founders with hosted and self-hosted paths

OpenPost is a publishing workspace for solo founders and small teams. Write once, adapt copy and media for each connected account, schedule from the calendar, and review analytics and inbox replies — with HTTP API, CLI, and MCP access on hosted plans, or zero software fee when you self-host the AGPL stack.

Visual Instagram planner with Link in Bio

Later helps you plan social posts on a calendar and an Instagram grid. You can auto-publish to eight networks. You also get Link in Bio. Plans bill by social set. The trial is 14 days. Later has no public scheduling API.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Compare the plans and prices for OpenPost and Later.

OpenPost

  • Starter $15 /mo

    Best for one company building a repeatable content habit

    1 workspace · 3 social accounts · 100 scheduled posts/month · 14-day free trial

  • Founder $25 /mo

    Best for founders publishing across more channels and workspaces

    3 workspaces · 6 social accounts · 500 scheduled posts/month

  • Pro $49 /mo

    Best for a complete solo-founder content operation

    10 workspaces · 15 social accounts · 2,500 scheduled posts/month

  • Team $99 /mo

    Best for small teams that need seats and workspace roles

    3 included seats · team roles · 5,000 scheduled posts/month

  • Agency $199 /mo

    Best for agencies managing many clients and campaigns

    5 included seats · 50 workspaces · 150 social accounts · 25,000 scheduled posts/month

Later

  • Starter $18.75 /mo

    For casual scheduling on one social set with Link in Bio

    Annual billing ($25/mo monthly) · 1 social set (8 profiles) · 1 user · 30 posts/profile · 14-day free trial

  • Growth $37.5 /mo

    For teams that need approvals, a social inbox, and extra social sets

    Annual billing ($50/mo monthly) · 2 social sets (16 profiles) · 2 users · 180 posts/profile · extra sets $11.25/mo annual

  • Scale $82.5 /mo

    For brands that need unlimited posts, custom analytics, and listening

    Annual billing ($110/mo monthly) · 6 social sets (48 profiles) · 4 users · unlimited posts · extra sets $11.25/mo annual

platform coverage

Supported channels

See which social networks each product supports. An hourglass means the channel is on our roadmap.

OpenPost

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > TikTok
  • YouTube Shorts
  • Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • Snapchat
  • > X
  • > YouTube
  • > Bluesky
  • > Mastodon
  • > Discord

Later

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube Shorts
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Snapchat
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Discord

features

Feature comparison

See which features each product includes, limits, or omits.

Features
OpenPost Later
Agent workspaces
1–50 by hosted plan Access Groups — 1 on Starter · unlimited on Growth+
Total channels
3–150 social accounts by plan 1 / 2 / 6 social sets (8 / 16 / 48 profiles) · extra sets on Growth+
Posts per month
100–25,000 scheduled posts by plan 30/profile Starter · 180/profile Growth · unlimited Scale
Team members
1 seat on Starter–Pro · 3 on Team · 5 on Agency 1 on Starter · 2 on Growth · 4 on Scale (extra seats on Growth+)
AI Writer
Caption Writer & Ideas — 5 / 50 / 100 AI credits per month
AI Summarizer
Shareable post previews
External review links on Growth+
Public API
OAuth apps
MCP server
mcp:read and mcp:full scopes
Cloud media storage
1–250 GB media by plan Unlimited media library (20MB photo / 512MB video caps)
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
HTTP API, CLI, and MCP tokens
Analytics
3 months Starter · 1 year Growth · 2 years + custom reports Scale
Photo editor
OpenPost Image Editor Crop, filters, text, trim, and Canva export
Skill builder
Calendar views
Kanban views
Footage File manager
Repeated posts
Reusable templates
Social Sets for account groups Saved captions and hashtags
Reusable signatures
Smart filters
Post delays
Saved weekly slots Best Time to Post (IG, Facebook, TikTok)
Post comments
Instagram first comment
Internal plugs
Cross-account plugs
Global plugs
Auto Repost with likes/comments/reposts/views gates (X, Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn)
Group management
Social Sets Social sets + Access Groups
Dark / light mode
Community features

comparisons

founder-focused publishing workspace vs visual Instagram planning

Later is for creators and social teams who plan posts on a visual calendar. OpenPost combines cross-platform adaptation, built-in image and video editors, analytics, and agent paths via API, CLI, and MCP on hosted or self-hosted deployments.

OpenPost

  • > HTTP API, CLI, and MCP tokens let assistants schedule while social keys stay encrypted in OpenPost
  • > Hosted plans from $15/month plus a $0 software-fee self-host option under AGPL
  • > Workspaces keep brands and clients separated with plan-based workspace counts
  • > Built-in image and video editors, analytics, inbox, and ten-network publishing in one founder workspace
  • > Same workspace rules from HTTP API, CLI, and MCP on hosted and self-hosted deployments
  • > Account-specific versions and destination previews before content leaves the composer

Typical Later workflow

  • AI credits stay inside Later (5–100 each month). You cannot use skills, workspace MCP, or a Public API with external agents.
  • You pay per social set. Extra sets cost more. Starter allows 30 posts per profile. Growth allows 180 posts per profile.
  • Social sets and Access Groups stay in one Later login. You do not get separate agent workspaces with their own tokens and MCP endpoints.
  • Later focuses on a visual planner, Link in Bio, and influencer tools. You cannot publish to X or Bluesky.
  • Later has no public scheduling API, MCP server, Zapier, Make, or n8n. You publish from the dashboard.
  • Approvals start on Growth. Starter has one user. Agent drafts cannot wait for review unless you use the Later UI.

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