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🗓️ Schedule your Instagram posts

Schedule posts, carousels, Reels and stories ahead of time and preview your grid before publishing.

Provisional ranking - No verified reviews yet. Provisional editorial order, pending reviews and agent tests. No score is shown until there is data.
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  1. 1L
    Later ✓ Compliant

    Instagram scheduling, link in bio, analytics.

    Price : 14-day free trial; Growth $37.50/month billed annually (Starter price not readable) [Source, 2026-10-16], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  2. 2P
    Planoly ✓ Compliant

    Visual Instagram grid planning.

    Price : Free on the mobile app (10 sends/month); paid from $14/month billed monthly; 14-day trial [Source, 2026-10-16], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  3. 3M
    Metricool ✓ Compliant

    Multi-network scheduling and analytics.

    Price : Free; paid from €16/month ($20) [Source, 2026-10-15], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  4. 4P
    Preview ✓ Compliant

    Instagram feed planning, scheduling and analytics.

    Price : Free; Pro $6.67/month billed annually [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

  5. 5P
    Plann ✓ Compliant

    Instagram strategy and scheduling.

    Price : To be verified (pricing page not machine-readable) (unverified), 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.

41 relevant tools for this use case, 5 ranked (provisional), 0 general AI, 36 specialised, 13 with a free plan

Specialised tools 36

Unranked, alphabetical. They will enter the ranking with verified reviews.

A

Agorapulse

Analytics & researchFR

Social media management: inbox, scheduling, ROI.

Free; Standard $79/user/month billed annually …✓ Compliant
B

Buffer

Instagram & schedulingUS

Simple multi-network scheduling with AI assistant.

Free; paid from $5/month per channel✓ Compliant
C

ContentStudio

Instagram & schedulingUS

Social media management: scheduling, shared inbox, AI and stats.

From $19/month billed annually; 7-day free trial✓ Compliant
C

CoSchedule

YouTube, TikTok, X

Marketing calendar and social media management.

From $29/month billed annually; 14-day free tr…✓ Compliant
DS

Dash Social

Analytics & researchCA

Social media management for brands: scheduling, visual Instagram analytics and UGC (formerly Dash Hudson).

On quote (demo); 14-day trial✓ Compliant
E

Emplifi

YouTube, TikTok, XUS

Enterprise social media management and customer experience.

From $1,249/month✓ Compliant
FK

Fanpage Karma

Analytics & researchDE

Social media profile analytics, reports, publishing and inbox.

From €29/month billed annually✓ Compliant
F

Flick

Instagram & schedulingGB

AI social media assistant: ideas, captions, hashtags, scheduling.

Solo £11/month billed annually; Pro £24/month …✓ Compliant
H

Hootsuite

Instagram & schedulingCA

Social media management suite for teams.

From $99/month✓ Compliant
HH

Hopper HQ

Instagram & scheduling

Post scheduling for Instagram and other networks, with a visual planner.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
H

Hypefury

YouTube, TikTok, X

Content scheduling and repurposing for LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and TikTok (X is no longer supported).

From $6/month (1 network); Full $19/month (all…✓ Compliant
I

Iconosquare

Analytics & researchFR

Instagram/LinkedIn analytics and reporting for brands and agencies.

Free (2 profils, 10 publications/month per pro…✓ Compliant
K

Kontentino

Instagram & schedulingSK

Social media content planning, client approval and publishing.

From €49/month billed annually (€69 billed mon…✓ Compliant
L

Loomly

Instagram & schedulingIT

Collaborative content calendar and client approvals.

From $49/month billed annually ($65 billed mon…✓ Compliant
MB

Meta Business Suite

Instagram & schedulingUS

Meta's official free tool to schedule posts, answer messages and read Instagram and Facebook insights.

Free (Meta service)✓ Compliant
M

Mixpost

YouTube, TikTok, X

Open-source, self-hosted social media management.

Free self-hosted version; licence from $299 (o…✓ Compliant
N

NapoleonCat

Instagram & schedulingPL

Management of comments and messages on social media, with auto-moderation and stats.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
O

Ocoya

Instagram & schedulingLT

Social media management with AI: post writing, visuals and scheduling.

From $29/month; 7-day free trial✓ Compliant
P

Pallyy

Instagram & schedulingAU

Social media post scheduling for agencies, with a visual Instagram planner.

From $25/month; free trial✓ Compliant
P

Planable

Instagram & schedulingUS

Social media content collaboration and approvals.

50 free posts (no time limit); Basic from $33/…✓ Compliant
P

Postiz

Instagram & schedulingHK

Open-source social media scheduler with AI.

7-day trial; Standard $29/month; Team $39/mont…✓ Compliant
P

Publer

Instagram & schedulingAL

Value-for-money multi-network scheduling.

Free (3 social accounts, 10 scheduled posts pe…✓ Compliant
S

Sendible

Instagram & schedulingGB

Social media management for agencies.

Core €31/month billed monthly; Plus €85; Premi…✓ Compliant
SS

Sked Social

Instagram & schedulingAU

Instagram scheduling with auto-publishing.

From $58/month billed annually✓ Compliant
SC

Social Champ

Instagram & schedulingUS

Social media scheduling and management for agencies and teams.

Free; paid from $4/month billed annually ($5 b…✓ Compliant
S

SocialBee

Instagram & schedulingRO

Category-based scheduling and AI copilot.

From $29/month✓ Compliant
S

SocialBu

YouTube, TikTok, XUS

Manages multiple social accounts: publishing, replies, automation, analytics.

From $22/month billed annually ($29 billed mon…✓ Compliant
S

SocialPilot

Instagram & schedulingIN

Social media scheduling and management for agencies and teams.

From $25/month billed annually ($30.5 billed m…✓ Compliant
SS

Sprout Social

Analytics & researchUS

Pro social media suite: publishing, listening, analytics.

From $199/seat/month✓ Compliant
S

Statusbrew

Instagram & scheduling

Social media management: publishing, inbox, comment moderation and reports.

From $69/month billed annually; 14-day free tr…✓ Compliant
S

Storrito

Instagram & schedulingDE

Instagram Stories scheduling.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant
S

Swello

Instagram & schedulingFR

Social media management tool: scheduling, stats and monitoring.

From €19/month excl. VAT billed annually; 7-da…✓ Compliant
T

Tailwind

Instagram & schedulingUS

Pinterest and Instagram scheduling with AI (Ghostwriter).

Free to start; Pin Scheduling & Creation $17.9…✓ Compliant
U

UNUM

Instagram & schedulingUS

Instagram scheduling with a grid preview and analytics.

Free; Pro $7/month ($5.25 billed annually); Te…✓ Compliant
VS

Vista Social

Instagram & scheduling

Social media management with AI and multi-network scheduling.

From $99/month ($950/year billed annually), Pr…✓ Compliant
ZS

Zoho Social

Instagram & schedulingIN

Zoho's social media management: scheduling, monitoring and stats.

To be verified (pricing page not machine-reada…✓ Compliant

Free options 13

P Planoly Free on the mobile app (10 sends/month…M Metricool Free; paid from €16/month ($20)P Preview Free; Pro $6.67/month billed annuallyA Agorapulse Free; Standard $79/user/month billed a…B Buffer Free; paid from $5/month per channelI Iconosquare Free (2 profils, 10 publications/month…MB Meta Business Suite Free (Meta service)M Mixpost Free self-hosted version; licence from…P Planable 50 free posts (no time limit); Basic f…P Publer Free (3 social accounts, 10 scheduled …SC Social Champ Free; paid from $4/month billed annual…T Tailwind Free to start; Pin Scheduling & Creati…U UNUM Free; Pro $7/month ($5.25 billed annua…

Budget picks

Free

MB Meta Business Suite

Free (Meta service)

Small budget

P Preview

Free; Pro $6.67/month billed annually

Pro

L Later

14-day free trial; Growth $37.50/month billed annually (Starter price not readable)

Ready-to-use prompt

Here are my next 12 Instagram pieces of content: [list with format]. Propose a 4-week schedule: day, posting time to test, grid order to alternate formats and colours, and the story that relays each post.

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FAQ

What is the best AI tool for schedule your Instagram posts?

There are no verified reviews yet, so this ranking is provisional (editorial order). Current shortlist: Later, Planoly, Metricool, Preview, Plann. See the methodology for how reviews will rank them.

Is there a free option?

Our free pick is Meta Business Suite (Free (Meta service)).

Which tools break Instagram/LinkedIn rules for this use case?

Publish through tools connected to Instagram's official API (professional or creator account). Never give your Instagram password to a scheduling tool. Scheduled posts are still subject to Instagram's Community Guidelines.

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