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Best Pinterest schedulers

Pinterest rewards posting steadily, which is exactly what a scheduler is for. If Pinterest drives most of your traffic, a specialist built around it is worth paying for. If it's one network among several, an all-rounder saves a second subscription.

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 Pinterest specifically: scheduling Pins to boards ahead of time, help making Pins, Pinterest 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 between 25 August and 26 September 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.

  1. Number 1: Tailwind

    Best for: Pinterest is your main channel

    Built around Pinterest, with a suggested posting schedule, Pin design tools and Pinterest analytics. The specialist pick when Pins drive most of your traffic; less useful for the rest of your networks.

    Visit Tailwind

  2. Number 2: Later

    From $25/mo (8 profiles)

    Best for: Planning Pins beside Instagram, from one visual calendar

    Visual planning across Pinterest and Instagram, with a media library. A good fit when the same images go to both.

    Optimate vs LaterVisit Later

  3. Number 3: Optimate

    Free plan · Pro £29/mo · Studio £59/mo · Agency £135/mo

    Best for: Pinterest as one channel among several

    Schedules Pins to your boards on the same calendar as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Google Business, Bluesky and Mastodon, with descriptions written from your brand kit and on-brand images when you have none. If Pinterest is nearly all you post, Tailwind goes deeper on it.

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  4. Number 4: Buffer

    Free plan · from $5/channel/mo

    Best for: A few Pins a week on the smallest budget

    A simple queue with a free plan and per-channel pricing. Fine for one board-heavy account; no Pinterest-specific design tools.

    Optimate vs BufferVisit Buffer

  5. Number 5: Publer

    Free plan · from $5/account/mo

    Best for: Bulk-scheduling Pins on a budget

    Priced per social account, with bulk scheduling and post recycling, which suits Pins that stay relevant for months.

    Optimate vs PublerVisit Publer

  6. Number 6: Metricool

    Free plan · from €20/mo

    Best for: Pinterest numbers beside every other network

    Pinterest analytics in the same reports as your other networks, with a free plan for one brand.

    Optimate vs MetricoolVisit Metricool

How Optimate does it: the Optimate Pinterest scheduler

Common questions

Can you schedule Pins for free?

Yes. Pinterest lets you schedule a Pin ahead from its own website, and Buffer, Metricool and Optimate have free plans with limits on accounts or posts.

Is a Pinterest specialist worth it?

If Pinterest drives most of your traffic, usually yes: Tailwind is built around it. If Pinterest is one channel among several, an all-rounder like Optimate or Buffer saves a second subscription.

What does a Pin need before it can be scheduled?

An image. Pinterest builds every Pin around one, so Optimate stops a Pin with no image, or with only a video, before it is queued. A link to the page the Pin is about is worth adding too: a Pin keeps sending people there for months.

Try Optimate against your own accounts

14-day free trial, no card required — enough to judge the content quality for yourself rather than take our word for it. The free plan after that covers 3 connected accounts.

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