# AuthoredUp alternatives in 2026, for the two opposite reasons people leave

> Looking beyond AuthoredUp? Compare alternatives for AI drafting, LinkedIn formatting, analytics, and voice, with current vendor pricing.

URL: https://voicemoat.com/blog/best-authoredup-alternatives-2026

## Key facts
- Published: 2026-09-14
- Category: AI and Voice
- Read time: 9 minutes
- Author: Prateek Singh
- Publisher: VoiceMoat
- Topics: AuthoredUp; LinkedIn tools; Software pricing; Tool comparison

## Key points
- AuthoredUp is **$19.95 a month for one profile**, or **$16.63 billed at $199.50 a year**. Business is **$14.95 per profile** on three or more, or $12.46 billed at $149.50 a year.
- ‼️ **It is an editor and analytics tool, not an AI writer, and its own page never claims otherwise.** That is why people look for alternatives in two opposite directions.
- **If you want drafting**, the tools are Supergrow at $19, Taplio at $39 or Kleo at $99. **If you want better formatting and analytics**, you are mostly already on the best-priced option.
- ‼️ **AuthoredUp is the only vendor in this whole comparison whose annual figures reconcile exactly.** $16.63 x 12 = $199.56 and $12.46 x 12 = $149.52, both matching the stated yearly totals.
- **By contrast: Taplio's Pro card is $600 out**, **Supergrow's "20% off" is about 4% on Teams**, and Kleo's "2 free months" is $9 short of two months.
- ‼️ **Shield, the obvious analytics alternative, has shut down**, so the analytics half of this question has fewer answers than it did last month.
- **LinkedIn's own analytics are free**, first-party, and cannot be withdrawn by a vendor going out of business.
- **Leaving AuthoredUp to save money is unlikely to work.** It is already at the bottom of the category on price.

## Related articles
- Supergrow alternatives in 2026, priced per account you actually manage: https://voicemoat.com/blog/best-supergrow-alternatives-2026
- Kleo alternatives in 2026, and what $99 a month buys elsewhere: https://voicemoat.com/blog/best-kleo-alternatives-2026
- Taplio alternatives in 2026, priced from the vendors' own pages: https://voicemoat.com/blog/best-taplio-alternatives-2026
- Shield has shut down. What reads your LinkedIn analytics now: https://voicemoat.com/blog/shield-analytics-alternatives-2026

## FAQ
Q: How much does AuthoredUp cost in 2026?
A: AuthoredUp lists an Individual plan at $19.95 a month for one profile, or $16.63 a month billed at $199.50 a year, and a Business plan at $14.95 per profile a month for three or more, or $12.46 billed at $149.50 a year.

Q: Does AuthoredUp write posts with AI?
A: Its own pricing page does not advertise AI post generation. What it lists is an editor with text styling and preview, unlimited drafts and snippets, analytics, 300+ hooks and post endings, and 1-click post reuse. If drafting is what you want, it is not that tool.

Q: What is the best AuthoredUp alternative for analytics?
A: That question got harder this month. Shield, the best-known dedicated LinkedIn analytics tool, has shut down. LinkedIn's own native analytics are free and first-party, and Taplio and Supergrow both include analytics inside broader products.

Q: Is there a cheaper AuthoredUp alternative?
A: Not meaningfully among tools doing the same job. At $19.95 for one profile it is already at the bottom of this category, and its Business tier at $14.95 per profile is cheaper still at scale.

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