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# Lately vs Later Social Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Lately** [

4.5/5(15)

](https://www.g2.com/products/lately/reviews#reviews)

**Later Social** [

4.5/5(384)

](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Lately**
No pricing available

**Later Social**
Free Trial

**$25.00** 1 Social Set & User Per Month · Starter

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Lately**
Not enough reviews yet

**Later Social**
1 month

Based on 81 responses

Return on Investment

**Lately**
Not enough reviews yet

**Later Social**
11 months

Based on 55 responses

Perceived Cost

**Lately**
Not enough reviews yet

**Later Social**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Lately**
Not enough reviews yet

**Later Social**
9%

 ![Lately](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_49eb5af1e2af38bc7606cabbe45830c2/lately.jpg "Lately")

 ![Later Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0599d27ad039d49d75800d94c6696916/later-social.svg "Later Social")

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Pros & Cons

**Lately**
Not enough data

**Later Social**
[
Ease of Use (46)
](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1513424&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Post Scheduling (42)
](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1512541&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Publishing Limitations (14)
](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2048354&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2173091&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Lately**
Not enough data

**Later Social**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_71b3279994498356444c5ab8c8cb23ae/facebook.png "Product Avatar Image")

Facebook

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 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_65e597103b089dfd2b79a04fd5ccbf3e/instagram-for-business.png "Product Avatar Image")

Instagram for Business

](https://www.g2.com/products/instagram-for-business/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4c2d36792a3ca110294552ce1d0cebd3/later-creator-fka-mavely.png "Product Avatar Image")

Later Creator (FKA Mavely)

](https://www.g2.com/products/later-creator-fka-mavely/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_053a91f21b615c727815e8d6355a0fcc/linkedin-premium.png "Product Avatar Image")

LinkedIn Premium

](https://www.g2.com/products/linkedin-premium/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Lately**
 ![Lately screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/176312/Screen-Shot-2021-06-21-at-9.59.22-AM.png)

**Later Social**
 ![Later Social screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/136002/LS---Calendar.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Lately**

8.8

8.811

**Later Social**

8.6

8.6256

Ease of Use

**Lately**

8.8

8.812

**Later Social**

9.1

9.1252

Ease of Setup

**Lately**

9.7

9.76

**Later Social**

9.1

9.1123

Ease of Admin

**Lately**

9.7

9.76

**Later Social**

9.3

9.387

Quality of Support

**Lately**

9.4

9.411

**Later Social**

8.7

8.7181

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Lately**

9.4

9.46

**Later Social**

9.0

9.078

Product Direction (% positive)

**Lately**

8.9

8.911

**Later Social**

8.5

8.5233

Features

Social Media Analytics[Hide 67 FeaturesShow 67 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.9

98

Social Analytics

Competitor Analysis

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

55

Follower Analysis

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

74

Post Performance

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

83

Paid Campaign Tracking

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

41

Attribution

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

49

Hashtag Analytics

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

34

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

25

Lead Attribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Influencer Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reports & Dashboards

Report Customizability

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

56

Report Exporting

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

59

Scalability

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

69

White Label

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

26

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

5.7(won by default)

9

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

9

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

9

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

6.5(won by default)

9

Decision Making

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

9

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benchmarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitor Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Management[Hide 56 FeaturesShow 56 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.7

183

Content & Collaboration

Content Calendar

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

150

Content Library

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

145

Shared Inbox

Feature Not Available

7.7(won by default)

86

Approval Workflows

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

46

Users and Permissions

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

102

Content Creation

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

63

Image Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Management

Social Analytics

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

140

Social Publishing

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

170

Campaign Optimization

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

58

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

132

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

60

Hashtag Capabilites

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

30

Social Ads

Feature Not Available

Feature Not Available

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

24

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

24

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

24

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

23

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

24

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

24

Decision Making

Not enough data

6.7(won by default)

24

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brand Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Not enough data

9.0

15

Content

Types

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

12

Migration

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Publishing

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

13

UGC

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

9

Engagement

Live Streaming

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

10

Omnichannel

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

11

Personalization

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

11

Conversational Commerce

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Moderation

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

9

Social Shopping

Promotions

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

10

Shoppable Media

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

10

AR/VR

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Social Store

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

10

Analytics

Product Insights

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

11

Social Listening

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

10

Campaigns

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

12

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Social Media Marketing[Hide 42 FeaturesShow 42 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conversion Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Post Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contact Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Image Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Click Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Listening Tools[Hide 66 FeaturesShow 66 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring & Listening

Social Measurement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Influencer Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brand Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Keyword Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitor Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitor Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hashtag Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Influencer Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Impact Measurement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Social Media Listening Tools

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Media Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management & Analysis

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts and Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advanced Data Filtering

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Negative Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Account Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Publishing Options

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Optical Character Recognition

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Targeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Promotion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Engagement

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Publishing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benchmarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Boolean Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reputation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Listening

Not enough data

Not enough data

Social Advertising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Lately](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_49eb5af1e2af38bc7606cabbe45830c2/lately.jpg "Lately")](https://www.g2.com/products/lately/reviews)

Lately

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

80.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

13.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

6.7%

[![Later Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0599d27ad039d49d75800d94c6696916/later-social.svg "Later Social")](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews)

Later Social

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

83.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

14.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

2.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

80.0%

83.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

13.3%

14.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

6.7%

2.8%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Lately](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_49eb5af1e2af38bc7606cabbe45830c2/lately.jpg "Lately")](https://www.g2.com/products/lately/reviews)
Lately

Marketing and Advertising

20.0%

Management Consulting

20.0%

Retail

6.7%

Professional Training & Coaching

6.7%

Online Media

6.7%

Other

40.0%

[![Later Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0599d27ad039d49d75800d94c6696916/later-social.svg "Later Social")](https://www.g2.com/products/later-social/reviews)
Later Social

Marketing and Advertising

16.2%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

6.6%

Retail

6.0%

Apparel & Fashion

4.3%

Consumer Goods

4.3%

Other

62.7%

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Hootsuite
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Loomly
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 ![Sprout Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/23c97f84483973fc952fc0ce526a9227/sprout-social.svg "Sprout Social")

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Buffer
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[
Hootsuite
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 ![Sprout Social](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/23c97f84483973fc952fc0ce526a9227/sprout-social.svg "Sprout Social")

[
Sprout Social
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 ![Agorapulse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ca20415e1e0b8338b21c8f9c0542ccc6/agorapulse.svg "Agorapulse")

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Agorapulse
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 ![Sendible](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ca7d98e5b94558f7880fcfc78b791603/sendible.svg "Sendible")

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