Best LinkedIn scheduling tools
LinkedIn can schedule a post by itself. A tool earns its place when LinkedIn is one of several networks, when you want help writing the posts, or when several people post for one company. This list says which tool fits which job.
Who wrote this
Optimate publishes this page, so treat it as a vendor's list rather than an independent review. We've tried to earn the read by ranking on fit rather than on who's paying for the page — Optimate isn't first on every list here, and where a competitor is the better answer we say so and link you to them.
How this list is ordered
Ranked on LinkedIn specifically: posting to personal profiles and Company Pages, help writing posts that suit LinkedIn, analytics, and price for one to five accounts. Prices are from each vendor's published pricing; tools we haven't verified get positioning only.
Pricing checked 25 August 2026. Tools without a figure are ones we haven’t verified directly — check their site rather than trust a number we didn’t read ourselves.
Number 1: Taplio
Best for: LinkedIn is the whole job, for one person's profile
Built only for LinkedIn: writing help, scheduling and analytics for building a personal brand there. A specialist; it doesn't post to your other networks.
Number 2: Buffer
Free plan · from $5/channel/moBest for: A simple LinkedIn queue for a profile and a Page
A reliable queue with a free plan and per-channel pricing, posting to personal profiles and Company Pages. Light on writing help.
Number 3: Optimate
Free plan · Pro £29/mo · Studio £59/mo · Agency £135/moBest for: LinkedIn as one channel among several, written in your voice
Schedules LinkedIn on the same calendar as Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Business, Bluesky and Mastodon, with posts written from your brand kit and a preview of how each will look. LinkedIn: personal profiles for now; Company Pages once LinkedIn approves Optimate.
Number 4: SocialPilot
From $20/mo (5 accounts)Best for: LinkedIn for lots of client accounts at a low price per account
Aggressively priced per connected account, with white-label client reporting and generous AI credit allowances. One of the best value options for agencies below about twenty accounts.
Number 5: Hootsuite
From $99/user/mo billed annuallyBest for: Large teams posting for one company, with approvals and governance
The long-standing enterprise suite, with approval chains and audit trails for teams that post on a company's behalf. Priced per user, with no free plan.
How Optimate does it: the Optimate LinkedIn scheduler
Common questions
Can you schedule LinkedIn posts without a tool?
Yes. LinkedIn lets you schedule a post from its own post box. A tool earns its place when LinkedIn is one of several networks, or when you want help writing the posts.
Can these tools post to LinkedIn Company Pages?
Buffer, SocialPilot and Hootsuite post to both personal profiles and Company Pages. LinkedIn: personal profiles for now; Company Pages once LinkedIn approves Optimate.
What is the best LinkedIn scheduler for one person?
If LinkedIn is the only network you care about, a specialist like Taplio. If you post to Instagram, Facebook or TikTok too, an all-rounder like Buffer or Optimate saves a second subscription.
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