Software · head to head
Later vs Mention
The short version
- Only Mention has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Later starter plan limits posting to 30 posts per profile per month across 1 social set of 8 profiles, with only 1 user; Mention historical data access is not included in the Company plan and is only available as a paid add-on
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Later and Mention actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Later
Nothing recorded that Mention does not also cover.
Only in Mention
- Real-time monitoring
- Sentiment analysis
- Influencer identification
- Competitive analysis
- Custom reports
- Slack
- Zapier
- Buffer
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Later
No use cases recorded yet. See the Later review.
Mention
- Brand monitoringnot Later
- Competitor trackingnot Later
- Social listeningnot Later
- Reputation managementnot Later
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Later
- Starter plan limits posting to 30 posts per profile per month across 1 social set of 8 profiles, with only 1 user
- Growth plan restricts collaboration to 2 users even at 16 connected profiles
- Listed prices of $18.75, $37.50 and $82.50 per month require annual billing at a 25% discount; monthly billing costs more
Mention
- Historical data access is not included in the Company plan and is only available as a paid add-on
Pricing, plan by plan
Later
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Later review.
Mention
Free- FreeFree
- 1 alert
- 1,000 mentions
- Basic monitoring
- Solo$41/month
- 2 alerts
- 5,000 mentions
- Boolean search
- Pro$83/month
- 5 alerts
- 10,000 mentions
- Team features
- EnterpriseFree
- Unlimited alerts
- Unlimited mentions
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Later if
Nothing in the data separates Later from Mention on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Mention if
- You need real-time monitoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want sentiment analysis.
Questions people ask
- Is Later or Mention better?
- Neither clearly leads. Later starts at On request and Mention at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Later or Mention?
- Mention has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Later and Free for Mention.
- Does Later or Mention run on more platforms?
- Later runs on Web. Mention runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Mention for free?
- Yes. Mention has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Later starts at On request.
- What can Later do that Mention cannot?
- Mention covers Real-time monitoring, Sentiment analysis, Influencer identification, Competitive analysis.
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