The short answer
Postiz is an open-source social media scheduler known for its AI agent, MCP server and CLI that let tools like Claude and ChatGPT schedule posts. Later is a visual social media planner known for Instagram and TikTok scheduling and its link-in-bio tool.
At 10 channels Postiz costs $31 a month against $37.50 for Later, so Postiz is $6.50 a month cheaper (17% less). Postiz lists more networks (30 against 8). On the 15 features we track, Postiz alone has public API, MCP server and RSS auto post, and Later alone has client approval, social inbox, client reports, link in bio page, browser extension and canva integration.
Choose Postiz if you want the lower price for 10 channels ($31 against $37.50 a month), you post to Bluesky, X, Google Business Profile, Reddit and 19 more, you need public API, you need MCP server and you need RSS auto post. Choose Later if you post to Snapchat, you need client approval, you need social inbox, you need client reports, you need link in bio page (Link in Bio on every plan), you need browser extension, you need canva integration (Every plan, including Free, through Canva's app directory) and you want a longer trial (14 days).
Pricing
Both Postiz and Later charge a flat price per plan, so the plan you need depends on how many profiles and users you have.
Postiz: Flat price per plan, set by the number of channels. Unlimited posts on every plan. Later: Flat price per plan, sized in social sets (1 profile per supported network). Yearly billing is 25% off: $25, $50 and $110 a month become $18.75, $37.50 and $82.50.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Postiz Standard | $29 | $23 |
| Postiz Team | $39 | $31 |
| Postiz Pro | $49 | $39 |
| Postiz Ultimate | $99 | $79 |
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Later Starter | $25 | $18.75 |
| Later Growth | $50 | $37.50 |
| Later Scale | $110 | $82.50 |
Cost at 5 and 10 channels
The cheapest listed plan that covers the number of channels. Where a price depends on seats, brands or workspaces, the table says so.
| Postiz | Later | Postozo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 channels | Standard plan: $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) | Starter plan: $25 a month ($18.75 billed yearly), if each channel is on a different network (1 social set) | Standard plan: $19 a month ($15 billed yearly) |
| 10 channels | Team plan: $39 a month ($31 billed yearly) | Growth plan: $50 a month ($37.50 billed yearly), if no network has more than 2 of your profiles (2 social sets) | Team plan: $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) |
At 5 channels Later costs $18.75 a month against $23 for Postiz, so Later is $4.25 a month cheaper (18% less). At 10 channels Postiz costs $31 a month against $37.50 for Later, so Postiz is $6.50 a month cheaper (17% less).
Cost for a solo user, a small team and an agency
Seats, brands and workspaces change the bill as much as channels do. This table picks the cheapest listed plan of each tool for 3 setups.
| Setup | Postiz | Later | Postozo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Standard: $29 a month ($23 billed yearly). 1 user | Starter: $25 a month ($18.75 billed yearly). 1 social set, 1 user; each set holds 1 profile per network | Standard: $19 a month ($15 billed yearly) |
| Small team | Team: $39 a month ($31 billed yearly). Unlimited team members | Growth: $53.75 a month ($41.25 billed yearly). 2 social sets, 2 users plus 1 extra at $3.75 each; each set holds 1 profile per network | Team: $29 a month ($23 billed yearly). Unlimited team members |
| Agency | Pro: $49 a month ($39 billed yearly). Unlimited team members | No listed plan fits | Pro: $39 a month ($31 billed yearly). Unlimited team members |
For 5 channels and 1 person, Later is the lowest at $18.75 a month and Postiz the highest at $23. For 10 channels and 3 people, Postiz is the lowest at $31 a month and Later the highest at $41.25.
Trials and free plans
Postiz: 7-day free trial on every plan. Card terms are not stated on the pricing page. Free plan: No free cloud plan. The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free.
Later: 14-day free trial. Card terms are not stated on the pricing page. No free plan listed.
Features
| Feature | Postiz | Later | Postozo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client approval | No | Yes | Yes |
| Social inbox | No | Yes | No |
| Analytics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI writing help | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| RSS auto post | Yes | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Bulk upload (CSV) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| White label | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Client reports | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio page | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes |
| Canva integration | Not confirmed | Yes | No |
| Client connect link | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Yes |
Plan limits on key features
- Link in bio page. Postiz: not confirmed. Later: Link in Bio on every plan.
- Canva integration. Postiz: not confirmed. Later: Every plan, including Free, through Canva's app directory.
Both list analytics, AI writing help and mobile app.
Neither confirms bulk upload (CSV), white label and client connect link.
Area by area
How Postiz and Later handle each part of the job, in the words of their own pages.
Publishing and scheduling
Postiz: Postiz posts to 30 networks, including community and developer sites such as Reddit, Lemmy, Skool, Whop, Hashnode and Dev.to. Every plan has unlimited posts, and you can schedule follow-up comments under a post.
Later: Later posts to 8 networks, including Snapchat, and is built around visual planning for Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest. Posts are capped per profile per month: 30 on Starter, 180 on Growth, unlimited on Scale.
Team and client approval
Postiz: Standard is for 1 person; Team and up allow unlimited team members. Postiz has a preview link where others can leave comments, but we found no approve or request changes step.
Later: Starter has 1 user, Growth 2 and Scale 4; extra users on Growth are $3.75 a month each. Content approval and external comments are on Growth and Scale.
Inbox and replies
Postiz: We found no inbox for replying to comments, mentions or messages on its pricing page.
Later: Growth and Scale include an inbox for Instagram DMs, comments and mentions, and for Facebook and TikTok conversations.
Analytics and reports
Postiz: Analytics are included. We found no scheduled, PDF or white-label client reports on its pricing page.
Later: You can share a detailed Instagram analytics report through a unique link.
AI help
Postiz: AI is a big part of Postiz: plans include AI images (100 to 500 a month from Team up) and AI videos (3 to 60 a month), plus an AI agent.
Later: AI credits come with each plan: 5 on Starter, 50 on Growth and 100 on Scale.
Integrations and apps
Postiz: Every plan includes the public API, the MCP server and a CLI, so tools like Claude and ChatGPT can schedule posts. The code is open source and can be self-hosted for free, and there is an official Android app.
Later: Link in Bio, a browser extension that saves pictures from any web page to the media library, and Canva are on every plan. We found no public scheduling API.
Networks
Postiz lists 30 networks and Later lists 8. They share 7 networks: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest.
| Networks | |
|---|---|
| Only on Postiz | Bluesky, X, Google Business Profile, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Dribbble, Mastodon, Whop, Twitch, Skool, Kick, Warpcast, VK, Lemmy, MeWe, Nostr, Listmonk, WordPress, Medium, Hashnode, Dev.to |
| Only on Later | Snapchat |
| On Postozo but on neither | WhatsApp, SMS, Tumblr |
Strengths from each side
Postiz
- Includes AI image generation, AI videos and AI video clipping on its plans.
- Open source, so you can self-host it for free.
- Has an official Android app in Google Play.
Later
- Visual feed planning and a link-in-bio tool built for Instagram-first brands.
- Inbox for Instagram DMs, comments and mentions, plus Facebook and TikTok, on Growth and up.
- iOS and Android apps in the app stores.
Postozo as a 3rd option
Postozo is a social media scheduler with 30 channel types, client review links, team roles, AI writing help, a public API and an MCP server. Plans are flat: $19, $29, $39, $79 a month for 5, 10, 30, 100 channels, with unlimited posts.
- Postozo costs $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) for 10 channels with team members. At 10 channels Postozo costs $23 a month against $31 for Postiz, so Postozo is $8 a month cheaper (26% less). At 10 channels Postozo costs $23 a month against $37.50 for Later, so Postozo is $14.50 a month cheaper (39% less).
- Postozo supports WhatsApp, SMS and Tumblr, which neither Postiz nor Later lists.
- Postozo has bulk upload (CSV), which neither confirms.
- Postozo has white label, which neither confirms.
- Postozo has client connect link, which neither confirms.
What you would give up: social inbox (Later has it) and canva integration (Later has it).
See Postozo vs Postiz and Postozo vs Later for the full head to head pages.
More about each tool
Postiz review, Postiz alternatives, Later review, Later alternatives, Postozo pricing.
Sources
Is Postiz or Later cheaper?
At 5 channels Later costs $18.75 a month against $23 for Postiz, so Later is $4.25 a month cheaper (18% less). At 10 channels Postiz costs $31 a month against $37.50 for Later, so Postiz is $6.50 a month cheaper (17% less). Prices are the lowest listed per month, with yearly billing where offered, checked on 29 September 2026.
Which has more networks, Postiz or Later?
Postiz lists 30 and Later lists 8. Only Postiz: Bluesky, X, Google Business Profile, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Dribbble, Mastodon, Whop, Twitch, Skool, Kick, Warpcast, VK, Lemmy, MeWe, Nostr, Listmonk, WordPress, Medium, Hashnode, Dev.to. Only Later: Snapchat.
Do Postiz and Later have an API and MCP server?
Postiz: API yes, MCP yes. Later: API not confirmed, MCP not confirmed. Postozo includes both on every plan.
Is there a cheaper option than Postiz and Later?
Postozo is $19 a month for 5 channels and $29 for 10 with a team. It has no social inbox and canva integration, so check those first.
Which is cheaper for a team of 3 with 10 channels, Postiz or Later?
For 10 channels and 3 people, Postiz is the lowest at $31 a month and Later the highest at $41.25.
Do Postiz and Later have client reports and a link in bio page?
Client reports: Postiz not confirmed, Later yes (Share an Instagram analytics report through a link). Link in bio: Postiz not confirmed, Later yes. Postozo includes both on every plan.
Can clients connect their own accounts in Postiz or Later?
Postiz: not confirmed. Later: not confirmed. Postozo has a client connect link on every plan.
Did you test Postiz and Later?
No. This page compares facts from their official pricing and feature pages, checked on 29 September 2026.
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