A 
AuthoredUp
A proper editor, preview and analytics layer for LinkedIn posts.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Microsoft has not replaced it
Microsoft's version overlaps, but does not finish the social media job, so this one still earns its $24/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- LinkedIn shipped a nicer editor and deeper native post analytics. Microsoft, October 1, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? paid only
- 2 replacements listed, all paid.
- What the call is worth $288/yr
- $24/mo at the entry paid tier — $288 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked missing: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Microsoft
- Since
- October 1, 2024
- List price
- $24/mo
- Per year
- $288
The backstory
AuthoredUp exists because LinkedIn's composer is bad: no formatting, no real drafts, no readable stats. It adds bold and italic text, a true cross-device preview and post-level retention data. AI does not touch that problem — it is an interface complaint, and the interface has barely improved.