AuthoredUp is a great writing tool.
Sometimes you need more than writing.
AuthoredUp excels at one thing: making your LinkedIn posts better while you write them. But if you need analytics, authority analysis, AI generation, or a tool that works outside Chrome — you're in the wrong place. Here's what to use instead.
Why people look for AuthoredUp alternatives
AuthoredUp does what it does well. The Chrome extension hooks library, inline formatting, and post draft history are genuinely useful for professionals who write their own LinkedIn content and want a better experience inside LinkedIn's native composer.
The reasons people go looking for alternatives fall into three clear categories:
- They need analytics, not just writing tools. AuthoredUp shows basic post-level metrics, but it doesn't tell you what's building your professional authority or why certain posts perform better than others. For that level of analysis, you need LinkedIQ or Shield Analytics.
- They need something that isn't Chrome. AuthoredUp is Chrome-only. If you write on a different browser, use LinkedIn's mobile app, or just prefer a standalone web app, it's not usable.
- They want AI generation, not just writing aids. AuthoredUp improves your writing through templates and structure, but it doesn't generate posts for you. Supergrow, ContentIn, and Taplio all do.
| Feature | LinkedIQEDITOR'S PICK | Supergrow | Shield | AuthoredUp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Authority intelligence | AI-assisted creation | Post analytics | Writing quality & formatting |
| Works without Chrome | ✓ Web app | ✓ Web app | ✓ Web app | ✗ Chrome only |
| Authority analysis | ✓ 6 analytical engines | ✗ | ~ Engagement metrics | ✗ |
| Save-to-like ratio | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ Via export |
| AI post generation | ✗ By design | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hook / template library | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✓ 100+ hooks |
| Post scheduling | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No LinkedIn connection needed | ✓ Export only | ✗ API required | ✗ API required | ~ Chrome extension |
| Free tier | ✓ No card required | ~ 7-day trial | ~ 14-day trial | ~ Limited free |
| Starting price | $0 / $29 Pro | $19/mo | $8/mo | ~$14/mo |
Where AuthoredUp helps you write a better post, LinkedIQ tells you whether the posts you've already written are building your professional authority — and why. It's an intelligence layer that AuthoredUp doesn't have.
You upload a LinkedIn data export (no account connection, no browser extension), and six analytical engines produce a strategic brief: your content DNA, which topics earn saves vs. likes, and where your positioning is fragmenting across your body of work.
- Works as a standalone web app — no Chrome, no extension, no connection
- Save-to-like ratio and authority signal analysis — the layer AuthoredUp doesn't have
- Content DNA from your actual writing history, not templates
- Free tier with no credit card
- No inline writing tools — you write in LinkedIn, LinkedIQ analyzes after
- No hooks library or formatting aids
- Requires periodic export from LinkedIn
If AuthoredUp is too narrow for what you need — you want AI generation, scheduling, and content strategy in one place — Supergrow is the most complete platform that isn't Taplio. It uses the official LinkedIn API (safe), has solid AI voice matching, and includes team features that AuthoredUp lacks entirely.
- Full platform: AI writing, scheduling, content repurposing, analytics
- Official LinkedIn API — no account safety concerns
- Converts video, podcast, and blog content to LinkedIn posts (PostCast)
- Team and multi-account support
- No authority analysis — analytics stop at post-level engagement
- No Chrome extension for inline writing assistance
For professionals who specifically need better LinkedIn analytics — more than AuthoredUp's basic post stats — Shield is the established choice. It has been tracking LinkedIn performance since 2019, connects via the official API, and gives you historical data and trend views that go deeper than any other tool in this category.
- Most comprehensive LinkedIn analytics available — established since 2019
- Historical data over years, not just recent posts
- Clean dashboard UX, affordable entry price
- Official LinkedIn API — account-safe
- Reporting only — surfaces numbers, not strategic recommendations
- No writing tools, no AI generation, no scheduling
Taplio is AuthoredUp's fullest-featured alternative: scheduling, CRM, analytics, Chrome extension, AI generation, and a viral post library. For users who want everything in one subscription, it covers the most ground. The significant caveat is account safety — Taplio uses cookie-scraping to connect to LinkedIn, which LinkedIn's terms prohibit and which has led to documented shadowbans.
- Most complete feature set: scheduling, CRM, AI, Chrome extension
- Viral content inspiration library
- Cookie-scraping connection — documented account restriction risk
- AI credits cost $25–100/mo extra beyond base price
- Optimised for volume, not authority quality
If you use AuthoredUp primarily for its hooks library and formatting aids, Kleo delivers a similar Chrome extension experience at zero cost. It's thinner — no draft history, no post analytics — but the 200+ hook templates and in-flow formatting tools cover the most common AuthoredUp use case for free.
- Completely free — no trial, no expiry
- 200+ hook templates and formatting aids inside LinkedIn's composer
- Top-creator inspiration to see what's performing in your niche
- Chrome only — same browser limitation as AuthoredUp
- No analytics, no AI generation, no scheduling
See what your posts are actually building.
Free analysis. No LinkedIn connection. No Chrome extension. Upload your export and get your authority brief in 90 seconds.