TL;DR
- Later:
- $25-80/mo. Monthly subscription.
- FairPost:
- $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. Full features from day one.
A Later alternative that charges what it costs.
Later charges $25-80/mo. The infrastructure to run social media scheduling — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.005/post. FairPost charges $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.
Why people leave Later
Instagram-focused, other platforms feel secondary
Post limits on all plans
Analytics require higher plan
FairPost vs Later
| FairPost | Later | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per use | Monthly subscription |
| Price | $0.10-0.25/post | $25-80/mo |
| Free tier | Free actions included | 5 social profiles, 30 posts/month |
| Contract | None | Monthly available |
| Zero-usage month | $0 | Still charged |
| Feature gating | All features included | Some features gated |
| Infrastructure cost | $0.005/post | Not disclosed |
What it actually costs to run
The infrastructure cost for social media scheduling — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.005/post. Later charges $25-80/mo.
Fair charges $0.10-0.25/post — cost plus a small margin.
When to choose which
Choose Later if
Instagram-focused creators and visual brands
Choose FairPost if
You want social media scheduling without a subscription. FairPost charges $0.10-0.25/post. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.
Where Later gets expensive
- Post limits even on paid plans
- Less robust for non-Instagram platforms
Switch from Later. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.
FairPost — $0.10-0.25/post. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.
Related comparisons
Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.