AuthoredUp vs Taplio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AuthoredUp grades higher than Taplio: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
AuthoredUp grades higher on value for money. Taplio grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AuthoredUp
LinkedIn post editor, scheduler and analytics for personal profiles
Taplio
LinkedIn post writing, scheduling and engagement tool
Which one is for you
Pick AuthoredUp if
- Fits if LinkedIn is the only place you post
- Works for ghostwriters and agencies running several LinkedIn profiles
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you also post to Instagram, X or Facebook, because it covers LinkedIn only
- Not for you if you want scheduling without a browser extension: video, polls and events publish through it
- Tight if you're a team: Business needs at least 3 profiles and the Custom Growth Plan 10
- Watch out: the Coauthor AI writing assistant is described as a closed beta
Pick Taplio if
- Fits if LinkedIn is where you find clients and you post there most days
- Works for ghostwriters running several LinkedIn accounts, one seat each
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you post anywhere but LinkedIn; X needs Tweet Hunter, a separate subscription
- Pricey if several of you post, since every seat is one LinkedIn account at $49 on Growth
- Not for you if you can't keep a desktop Chromium browser logged into LinkedIn, which its extension needs
- Too light for AI writing on Starter at $32: AI and engagement tools start at Growth
- Watch out: no free plan, a 7-day trial, no phone app, and no student or nonprofit discounts
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAuthoredUpFair | 2.0GPATaplioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$16.63 a month on annual billing ($19.95 monthly) for one LinkedIn profile, just under the category's $17.99 cheaper-quarter mark. | DOne network, so we set it against its listed alternatives. Two people on Growth, where AI and team features start, pay $98 a month billed yearly ($49 a seat), less 10% for 2 seats. Buffer covers five networks for a team at $50, and Hypefury posts to LinkedIn and four more for about $17. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree trial with no card, but its length isn't stated. No free plan. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee. The guarantee isn't a trial, so it's the week that earns the grade. |
| Features | CEditor with previews, drafts, calendar, scheduling and analytics for LinkedIn. It does that one job fully, but it's a smaller job than a full scheduler. | CScheduling, a library of 5 million posts for ideas, AI posts and carousels, engagement feeds, analytics, and lead outreach on Pro. It does the LinkedIn job fully, but that's a smaller job, and Starter has no AI or engagement tools at all. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You install a Chrome extension and connect your LinkedIn account. | CThere's no App Store rating on record for us to go by, and its Connect extension has to stay in a desktop Chromium browser logged into LinkedIn, or scheduled posts fail. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb plus a Chrome extension, for one network. No phone apps on record. | BWeb and a browser extension, with lemlist, Zapier, Tweet Hunter, Claude, ChatGPT and an API. No phone or desktop app is listed, so web with integrations is where it tops out. |
| Best for | writing and scheduling LinkedIn posts | building a personal brand on LinkedIn |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AuthoredUp and Taplio. How we grade
Price against what you get
AuthoredUp starts at $16.63 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Taplio starts at $32 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Taplio scores higher, and starts $15.37 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 8 score higher than AuthoredUp for less, and 9 score higher than Taplio for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AuthoredUp also covers templates.
At a glance
| AuthoredUp | Taplio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $16.63 per month, billed annually ($19.95 billed monthly) | $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial with no credit card required; length not stated | 7-day free trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | AuthoredUp | lempire |
| Price read from | authoredup.com | taplio.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AuthoredUp
- It covers LinkedIn only; there is no support for other social networks.
- Scheduling, video, polls and events publish through the Chrome extension.
- Business needs at least 3 connected profiles, and the Custom Growth Plan at least 10.
- The Coauthor AI writing assistant is described as a closed beta.
Taplio
- Publishes to LinkedIn only; posting to X needs Tweet Hunter, a separate subscription from the same company.
- Its Connect extension must stay in a desktop Chromium browser logged into LinkedIn, or scheduled posts fail.
- Starter has no AI writing or engagement tools; those start at Growth, $49 a month billed yearly.
- Each seat covers one LinkedIn account, and the help center says there are no student or nonprofit discounts.
Key features
AuthoredUp
- Formatted editor with previews
- Adds bold, italic, bullets and emoji styles LinkedIn lacks, readability scoring, and desktop and mobile previews including the See more fold.
- Drafts and snippets
- Unlimited drafts and snippets, tags and stages for drafts, a hooks library of 200+ opening lines and 150+ closing lines.
- Calendar and scheduling
- A content calendar for profiles, company pages and groups. Scheduling runs through the Chrome extension, with reminders to post and engage.
- Post analytics
- A dashboard with growth timeline, best time to post from your own history, post comparison, CSV export and an analytics API on every plan.
- Company pages and groups
- Manage every company page you administer at no per-page charge, and post into LinkedIn groups from the editor.
- Team features
- The Business plan adds shared drafts, a team calendar, roles and organization-wide analytics. Billing counts connected profiles, not members.
Taplio
- LinkedIn scheduling queue
- Set your own posting slots and add posts to a queue, with a calendar, drafts in a Kanban view, polls, mentions and text formatting.
- Viral post library
- Search a database of more than 5 million LinkedIn posts for ideas, save them in collections and rework them as your own drafts.
- AI writing and carousels
- From Growth, AI drafts posts, hooks and images, builds carousels and repurposes articles and YouTube videos. Growth has 250 AI credits a month; Pro is unlimited.
- Engagement feeds
- Comment on posts from curated feeds and lead lists, and reply to or auto-like comments on your own posts. Growth includes 500 comment credits a month.
- Analytics
- Follower, profile view and best-post stats on every plan, with CSV export, a monthly stats email and company page statistics.
- Lead outreach
- Pro adds a lead database, automatic DMs and connection requests to people who engage with your posts, and pushing contacts to lemlist campaigns.
Plans
AuthoredUp
Individual$16.63
per month, billed annually ($19.95 billed monthly)
1 LinkedIn profile, editor, unlimited drafts, calendar, scheduling and analytics. $199.50 billed yearly.
Business$12.46
per profile / month, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly)
Minimum 3 profiles, with sub-accounts, team analytics and draft collaboration. $149.50 per profile yearly.
Custom Growth PlanCustom
For teams and agencies with 10 or more profiles, billed annually, with onboarding and training.
Taplio
Starter$32
per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
Post editor, scheduling queue and calendar, the viral post library and analytics. No AI writing and no engagement tools.
Growth$49
per seat / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Adds AI posts, images and carousels with 250 AI credits a month, 500 comment credits, engagement feeds and Organizations for teams.
Pro$149
per seat / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Unlimited AI and comment credits, a lead database of 3M+ profiles, automated lead outreach and priority support.
Ways to pay less
AuthoredUp
- Annual discount
Two months off on yearly billing
Yearly billing is shown at $199.50 for Individual and $149.50 per profile for Business, labeled as getting 2 months off.
Taplio
- Annual discount
About 25% off with yearly billing
Billed yearly, Starter is $32, Growth $49 and Pro $149 a month, against $39, $69 and $199 billed monthly.
- Other savings
Seat discounts for teams
Organizations get 10% off every seat from 2 seats, 15% from 11 seats and 20% from 51 seats, starting with the next billing cycle.
- Other savings
25% off with Tweet Hunter
Connecting a Tweet Hunter account takes 25% off future invoices on both subscriptions. Discounts cannot be combined.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AuthoredUp or Taplio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AuthoredUp starts at $16.63 per month, billed annually ($19.95 billed monthly), and Taplio starts at $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, AuthoredUp or Taplio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither AuthoredUp nor Taplio has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.