AuthoredUp vs Wiral.Social One helps you format. One helps you write.
AuthoredUp is a LinkedIn editor, preview and stats tool that runs through a Chrome extension. Wiral.Social writes your posts: Wiri turns a thought into posts in your voice and posts them at your times, with no extension. I tried AuthoredUp myself on 5 November 2026, and the screenshots below are mine. I built Wiral, so I’m biased; the facts come with sources.
By Kaustubh Katdare · Founder, Wiral.SocialPrices checked 5 November 2026 · features researched 5 November 2026you write every post yourself, want deep stats and a careful preview, and are fine running an extension inside LinkedIn for $19.95 a month.
- Starts at
- From $19.95 a month
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
you want help writing: ideas, posts in your voice, carousels and images, scheduled at your times without an extension, from $9 a month.
- Starts at
- From $9 a month
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
5 differences that matter.
- 1
Who writes the post
AuthoredUpYou do. Its AI assistant, Coauthor, is a closed beta you apply for. You get 300+ hooks and endings to start from, many of them fill-in-the-blank templates.
Wiral.SocialWiri does the first draft: three different takes on every idea, in your voice, from a line, a link or a voice note. You edit and approve.
- 2
How it connects to LinkedIn
AuthoredUpThrough its Chrome extension, inside your own LinkedIn session. It says it takes no cookies and does no automation. Posting, scheduling, carousels, polls, video and stats all need the extension.
Wiral.SocialLinkedIn’s official sign-in and LinkedIn’s official sharing permission to post. No extension, no cookies, any browser, phone included.
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Scheduling
AuthoredUpLinkedIn’s own scheduler, through the extension: at least 30 minutes ahead, not every attachment type, and its help page says availability “depends on LinkedIn’s discretion”.
Wiral.SocialIts own queue: set weekly slots once, in any time zone, and each post drops into the next open one.
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Price and trial
AuthoredUp$19.95 a month for one profile ($16.63 yearly); Business is $14.95 a profile with a minimum of 3. 14-day trial, no card. Fees are non-refundable.
Wiral.Social$9 to $49 a month across six plans, AI writing on every plan, and posting is unlimited even if you never use the AI. 14-day trial, no card, and a full refund within 14 days of your first payment.
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Where AuthoredUp is ahead
AuthoredUpDeep personal stats (saves, sends, reach, years of past posts, CSV and an API), unlimited company pages, LinkedIn groups, team plans and an MCP server.
Wiral.SocialWiral has no post stats or automatic first comment yet (both wait on LinkedIn’s approval), no company pages and no team accounts.
I tried AuthoredUp without the extension.
Kaustubh KatdareFounder, Wiral.Social
Before I’d seen the product, AuthoredUp asked me to connect LinkedIn through its browser extension. Frankly speaking, I don’t like installing browser extensions. They’re very powerful, and they can do a lot of manipulative things. I say that from my development experience. So I skipped it.
Without the extension there isn’t much left. You can’t post, and the calendar can’t publish what you schedule. Stats stay at zero, and carousels, polls and video are locked. The app revolves around it.
What I wanted was help creating posts in my own voice. The AI is still in beta, so there was nothing for me to work from. I had to do all the thinking, and that is not what I signed up for. The hooks didn’t help either. Click one and it just pastes into your editor. Most of them didn’t make sense for what I was trying to write.
When I pasted a post I’d already formatted, the line breaks disappeared. Maybe it was a one-off; I didn’t test it twice. It still took me about 3 minutes to fix, in a tool that’s all about formatting.
Who is it for? People who have a lot of time to spend on LinkedIn and want to handwrite every post from start to end. An AI ghostwriter that knows your style and your topics, and checks the post with you, is a 10x difference. And I would never pay $19.95 a month for an experience this basic.
Inside AuthoredUp, screen by screen.
Screenshots I took myself. The numbered notes take turns; tap one to see its part.
Step one: install our extension.
This is the screen right after sign-up. The extension isn’t an add-on; it’s how AuthoredUp works.
An editor, and a preview with blanks.
Formatting tools and a readability grade, with nothing to help you write. The preview waits for a connected profile.
Hooks with [blanks] to fill.
Template openings from a 2020 playbook. Click one and it pastes; the rest is up to you.
Carousels, polls, video: extension only.
On the web you can attach GIFs, images and PDFs. Everything else sends you to LinkedIn through the extension.
Scheduled, but going nowhere.
My test post sits on the calendar as “Unassigned”. Without a profile connected through the extension, it won’t publish.
The AI? Apply and wait.
Coauthor is a closed beta with limited spots.
Every feature, side by side.
Wiral.Social is ours, so its column is marked. Where it’s behind, the table says so.
| Side by side | AuthoredUpFrom $19.95 a month | Wiral.SocialOurs |
|---|---|---|
| Price and trial | ||
| Starts at | From $19.95 a month | From $9 a month |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days, no card |
| How it connects to LinkedIn | Chrome extension in your LinkedIn sessionWorks through its Chrome extension inside your own LinkedIn session. | Official LinkedIn sign-inSigns in with LinkedIn and posts through LinkedIn’s official sharing permission. |
| Writing | ||
| Writes posts with AI | YesCoauthor AI assistant is in closed beta. | YesThree takes on every idea, written by Wiri. |
| Learns your voice | YesCoauthor is described as learning your voice from your own posts; closed beta. | YesLearns from your posts and a few questions; you can see and remove what it learned. |
| Suggests post ideas | NoNo idea generator listed. | YesDaily picks from your topics. |
| Ideas from viral posts | NoNo built-in viral post database. | YesA Viral tab of ideas drawn from posts that did well. |
| Posting | ||
| Schedules posts | YesUses LinkedIn native scheduling through the extension; no scheduler of its own. | YesIts own scheduler, posting through LinkedIn’s official sharing. |
| Posting queue or calendar | YesCalendar of scheduled and published posts with reminders. | YesWeekly posting slots, any time zone. |
| Adds a first comment | NoNot listed in the plan comparison; the company has a no-automation policy. | NoWaiting on LinkedIn’s approval. |
| Posts to company pages | YesUnlimited pages you admin at no extra charge, with page dashboards. | NoPersonal profiles only. |
| Visuals | ||
| Makes carousels | NoNo carousel maker. | YesCarousel maker with templates. |
| Images and video | YesAttach images, GIFs, video, documents, polls and events. | YesImage cards and template videos. |
| Feed preview | YesDesktop and mobile, light and dark mode, with the "see more" fold. | YesFeed preview with the “…more” cut. |
| Growth | ||
| Post stats | YesDeep: dashboard, follower growth timeline, period comparisons, best type/day/length, post-vs-post compare, saves, sends, reach, profile views, historic posts, CSV and API. | NoPost stats are waiting on LinkedIn’s approval. |
| Help with comments | NoNo engage feed or comment assistant; reminders to come back and reply only. | No |
| Leads and outreach | No | No |
| Team and client accounts | YesBusiness plan: roles, unlimited non-posting members, shared drafts, team analytics. | No |
| Getting set up | ||
| Needs a Chrome extension | YesThe extension is the core product; publishing, scheduling and stats collection run through it. | NoWorks in any browser, no extension. |
| Native mobile app | NoProgressive Web App you add to the home screen; no native app. | NoWorks in your phone’s browser. |
How it works, screen by screen.
Real screens from the app. The numbered notes take turns; tap one to see its part.
One thought in, three posts out.
Type what’s on your mind, paste a link or record a voice note. Wiri writes three different angles, in your voice, and you keep the one that sounds like you.
It learns you first. Then it writes.
A two-minute chat or a few old posts, and Wiri keeps a plain page of what it knows about you. You can read every line, change it or delete it.
Carousels from the same post.
No PDF to make elsewhere. Turn any post into slides in the studio, along with image cards and short videos. Which extras come with which plan is on the pricing page.
A queue that actually posts.
Set your weekly slots once. Every post you queue goes out at its time, through LinkedIn’s official sharing, with no extension and nothing to keep open.
Where Wiral.Social is behind: Post stats and an automatic first comment are waiting on LinkedIn’s approval. Personal profiles only, no company pages yet. No team accounts or outreach tools. Ask for what you need
Plans and prices.
As listed on AuthoredUp and Wiral.Social’s own pricing pages, 5 November 2026.
AuthoredUp plans
- Individual$19.95/mo
1 LinkedIn profile, unlimited company pages, drafts and snippets, editor with preview, hooks and endings, analytics, saved posts, analytics API.
- Business$14.95/mo
Per profile, minimum 3 profiles ($44.85 a month). Adds organisation management, roles, draft collaboration, team analytics and calendar.
- Custom GrowthAsk them
Contact sales; minimum 10 profiles, billed annually, onboarding and invoicing.
Trial: 14 days, no card. Fees are non-refundable; cancelling stops renewal at the end of the paid period. Pro-rated refund only if the service is discontinued.
Wiral.Social plans
- Starter$9/mo
60 AI credits a month. Text posts, polls and your own images, 500 MB storage.
- Starter+$12/mo
85 AI credits a month. A taste of the Green zone: 3 premium carousel templates and 5 AI image cards a month, videos up to 1 minute.
- Growth$19/mo
135 AI credits a month. Every carousel template, colours and fonts, AI image cards, videos up to 3 minutes.
- Growth+$25/mo
180 AI credits a month. Growth, plus 10 advanced image styles a month, 1 saved brand template, videos up to 5 minutes.
- Pro$39/mo
280 AI credits a month. Advanced image styles, saved brand templates, videos up to 10 minutes, priority email support.
- Pro+$49/mo
355 AI credits a month. Everything in Pro, videos up to 15 minutes, 50 GB storage.
Trial: 14 days, no card. Full refund within 14 days of your first payment, no questions needed. Cancel any time.
What reviewers say.
What people say about AuthoredUp
“That's the main problem AuthoredUp solves.”
A long-time user says it solves not knowing how a post will look in the feed before it goes live.Product Hunt (launch comment by Lars Kamp)
- Users say the drafts, preview, hooks, readability counts and post reuse help them write on LinkedIn consistently
- One user likes having publishing and personal-profile analytics in one tool, which most schedulers cannot show
- Customer service and a team that listens to users get praise
- One user said LinkedIn sync broke for weeks: some posts vanished and carousels and polls did not show in the calendar
Is Wiral.Social a good AuthoredUp alternative?
If you want help writing, yes: Wiri drafts posts in your voice, and Wiral posts them without a browser extension. If you write everything yourself and mostly want deep stats, AuthoredUp is stronger there today.
Does AuthoredUp write posts with AI?
Not for most people yet. Its AI assistant, Coauthor, is a closed beta you apply for. It gives you template hooks and endings to fill in instead.
Can I use AuthoredUp without the Chrome extension?
Only partly. On the web you can write, format, preview and attach images, GIFs and PDFs. Posting, scheduling, carousels, polls, video and stats all need the extension, as the screenshots above show.
Which is cheaper, AuthoredUp or Wiral.Social?
Wiral.Social starts lower, at $9 a month, with AI writing on every plan. AuthoredUp is $19.95 a month for one profile, with no AI writing for most users yet.
Does Wiral.Social show post stats like AuthoredUp?
Not yet. Post stats need LinkedIn’s approval, which Wiral is waiting on. AuthoredUp has some of the deepest personal stats around, collected through its extension.
Are these screenshots real?
Yes. I signed up for AuthoredUp’s trial on 5 November 2026 and took them myself; my email shows in some of them.
See if it sounds like you.
Sources: 20 pages. Prices checked on 5 November 2026, features researched on 5 November 2026. Prices are in US dollars, billed monthly unless marked yearly.
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“Before Wiral, nobody noticed my LinkedIn posts and it took me ages to post. I was surprised by how much the writing sounds like me and by the ideas it comes up with.”