The Taplio Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Taplio in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Taplio
The Insider’s Guide
LinkedIn post writing, scheduling and engagement tool
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among social media schedulers, read from Taplio’s own pages.
Made by lempire · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Taplio’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Taplio’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 0 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade
Taplio is a tool for writing, scheduling and promoting LinkedIn posts from a personal profile or company page. Besides a posting queue it has a library of millions of past LinkedIn posts for ideas, AI writing and carousel tools, feeds for commenting and, on the top plan, a lead database with automated outreach. It covers LinkedIn only; its maker, lempire, sells Tweet Hunter for X.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Taplio, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for building a personal brand on LinkedIn
But each seat covers one LinkedIn account, so a team pays per person for a single channel.
- 2
Paid plans start at $32 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 0 of 19
That is against the other social media schedulers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
You could make the core of Taplio for yourself: calendar and reports.
Taplio at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- lempire
- Category
- Social Media Schedulers
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for building a personal brand on LinkedIn
Taplio is LinkedIn and only LinkedIn: a posting queue, a library of millions of past posts for ideas, AI writing and carousels from Growth, and a lead database on Pro. It's thorough for that one network. But each seat covers one LinkedIn account, so a team pays per person for a single channel.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | One 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 | C | No 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 | C | Scheduling, 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 | C | There'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 | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Taplio is for
- Great if LinkedIn is where you find clients and you post there most days
- Good for ghostwriters running several LinkedIn accounts
- Handy when your posts are meant to turn into sales leads
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you post anywhere but LinkedIn, as it covers nothing else
- Pricey if several of you post, since every seat is one LinkedIn account
- Not for you if you don't use Chrome or a similar browser on a computer, which its extension needs
Good to know
Good for
- Founders and consultants building a personal brand on LinkedIn
- Ghostwriters and agencies running several LinkedIn accounts
- People who use LinkedIn posts to find sales leads
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$32
A month to start, for each person
Taplio is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
One network, so we set it against its listed alternatives.
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.
Trying it first
7-day free trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee
Read from taplio.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on taplio.comOther 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.
Stated on intercom.helpOther savings
25% off with Tweet Hunter
Connecting a Tweet Hunter account takes 25% off future invoices on both subscriptions. Discounts cannot be combined.
Stated on intercom.help
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
LinkedIn post writing, scheduling and engagement tool. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, calendar, reports.
It does the LinkedIn job fully, but that's a smaller job, and Starter has no AI or engagement tools at all.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- lemlist
- Zapier
- Tweet Hunter
- Claude
- ChatGPT
Taplio is made by lempire.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/19
Other social media schedulers it is graded above
Taplio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 19) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $32 a month for each person, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 13 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 social media schedulers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Taplio’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 19
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 19
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 19
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 20 social media schedulers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Taplio is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
You could make the core of Taplio for yourself: calendar and reports.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $384 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, LinkedIn, lemlist and Zapier among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Taplio’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Hypefury, Buffer, Publer, SocialBee and Metricool
The 5 tools Taplio is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Hypefury
Free trial · from $5/mo
Post scheduler for creators on Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn and more.
- Only Taplio lists a browser extension.
- Taplio also covers calendar.
- 2.8GPA
Buffer
Free plan · from $5/mo
Social media scheduler priced by the channel, with a free plan.
- Buffer has a free plan. Taplio does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Buffer lists iOS and Android apps.
- Buffer also covers templates.
- 2.6GPA
Publer
Free plan · from $4/mo
Social media scheduler priced by connected accounts and members.
- Publer has a free plan. Taplio does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Publer lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
SocialBee
Free trial · from $29/mo
Category-based social media scheduler that recycles evergreen posts.
- Only Taplio lists a browser extension.
- Only SocialBee lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.4GPA
Metricool
Free plan · from $20/mo
Social media planner and analytics priced by the number of brands.
- Metricool has a free plan. Taplio does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Taplio lists a browser extension.
- Only Metricool lists iOS and Android apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Taplio free?
No, Taplio is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial with full Pro access, then a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How much does Taplio cost?
Taplio lists 3 plans. Starter: $32 per seat / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
What platforms does Taplio work on?
Taplio is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Taplio offer any discounts?
Taplio publicly lists the following: About 25% off with yearly billing; Seat discounts for teams; 25% off with Tweet Hunter.
Does Taplio have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Taplio is listed for Web.
Does Taplio have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Taplio is listed for Web.
Is Taplio open source?
Taplio is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Taplio have an API?
Yes. Taplio offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Taplio integrate with?
Taplio's listing names LinkedIn, lemlist, Zapier, Tweet Hunter, Claude and ChatGPT.
Who makes Taplio?
Taplio is made by lempire.
What are the alternatives to Taplio?
The closest alternatives to Taplio in our directory are Hypefury, Buffer, Publer, SocialBee and Metricool.
How does Taplio compare with other social media schedulers?
Taplio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 1.
Is Taplio good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Taplio D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $32 a month for each person, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 13 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Taplio?
You could make the core of Taplio for yourself: calendar and reports. What you would give up is listed below.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Taplio’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Taplio's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by lempire. Prices change, so check taplio.com before you buy.
- taplio.com/pricing
- taplio.com
- intercom.help/taplio/en/articles/17357650-taplio-plans-and-pricing-starter-growth-and-pro-compared
- intercom.help/taplio/en/articles/17173353-understanding-team-billing-and-discounts
- intercom.help/taplio/en/articles/17357648-discounts-and-coupon-codes-on-taplio
- intercom.help/taplio/en/articles/10213882-can-i-use-taplio-on-a-mobile-device
- intercom.help/taplio/en/collections/19726453-integrations
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Taplio, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/taplio
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Taplio’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Taplio is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by lempire. Prices and plans change: check taplio.com before you buy.