Later Pricing 2026: Every Plan, and What 5 to 40 Channels Cost
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Later starts at $18.75 a month. Every plan, the trial, and what 5, 10, 20 and 40 channels really cost. Checked November 2026.
Later's paid plans start at $18.75 a month, billed annually. There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial. Later charges per plan: each plan includes a set allowance, and you move up a plan when you outgrow it. For 10 channels and one person, the cheapest Later plan costs $37.50 a month. Prices checked November 2026 on Later's own pricing page.
Later plans and prices
Plan
Price
What's included
Starter
$18.75 / mo
1 social set (8 profiles), 1 user, 30 posts per profile a month
Growth
$37.50 / mo
2 social sets, 2 users, 180 posts per profile a month
Scale
$82.50 / mo
6 social sets, 4 users, unlimited posts
Source: Later's pricing page, checked November 2026. Prices are in US dollars, on annual billing where Later offers it, before tax and add-ons.
What Later costs for 5, 10, 20 and 40 channels
Channels
Later, 1 user
5
$18.75 / mo
10
$37.50 / mo
20
$82.50 / mo
40
$82.50 / mo
The cheapest published Later plan that covers each number of connected accounts. "Not published" means no listed plan states a limit that high.
How Later charges
Later began as an Instagram planning tool, and its visual calendar and Instagram and Pinterest workflows remain its strengths. Its entry plans limit how many posts you can schedule each month, which matters for brands posting often across several networks.
Why people look for a Later alternative
The Starter plan caps you at 30 posts per profile a month, and there's no free plan.
Their mix has moved beyond Instagram and Pinterest.
They want client approvals without upgrading tiers.
How Later's price compares
Across the 11 schedulers in our pricing study, entry plans cost $5 to $99 a month, with a median of $20. Later's entry plan is below the median. At 10 channels, Tesselith ($35) cost less.
