Supported Social Networks | Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube | Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google My Business |
Post Scheduling |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Social Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Content Approvals |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bulk Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Post Preview |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
AI Content Generator |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Post Recycling |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Twitter Thread Scheduling |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Instagram Story Scheduling |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Instagram First Comment |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Auto Post From Rss Feeds |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Social Inbox |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Top Performing Posts |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Live Support |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Paid plans starting at | $29/month, 10 social media profiles | $9/month, 1 social media profiles per social network | $8/month, 4 social media profiles |
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HootSuite works with more social networks
In comparison to Later, HootSuite works with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube.
HootSuite has more features
In comparison to Later, HootSuite has more features.
HootSuite has many unique features
HootSuite has unique features like Instagram Story Scheduling, Social Inbox and Auto Post From Rss Feeds that are not available in Later.
Later also shines
Later has these features that are not available in HootSuite: Instagram First Comment.
Free plan and free trial
Both HootSuite and Later have a free plan. Both HootSuite and Later offer free trial on their paid plans.
Content planning with calendar
Both HootSuite and Later have Social Calendar for easy content planning.
Content approval workflow
Both HootSuite and Later have content approval workflow for easy content review within teams.
Generate AI content
Neither HootSuite nor Later have AI based content generator.
Schedule Instagram stories
HootSuite lets you schedule stories on Instagram which is not possible with Later.
Schedule Instagram posts with first comment
Later lets you schedule Instagram posts with first comment which is not possible with HootSuite.
Schedule Twitter threads
Neither HootSuite nor Later lets you schedule threads on Twitter.
Recycle your content - evergreen posting
Neither HootSuite nor Later have post recycling.
Import your social media content in bulk
Both HootSuite and Later supports importing content in bulk.
Automatically post from RSS feeds
Both HootSuite and Later supports automatically posting content from RSS feeds.
Team collaboration for your social media
Both HootSuite and Later have team collaboration feature.
Highly available live chat support
Neither HootSuite nor Later have live chat support.