One polishes. The other writes.
AuthoredUp is a very good editor for people who already know what to say. If the blank page is your problem rather than the formatting, you need a different kind of tool — so here is the alternative, honestly compared.
- 7-day free trial
- Cancel anytime
- From $9.90 / month
You edit a post, not an empty box.
Not just the words.
Against $19.95 for one profile.
Formatting is not the hard part
AuthoredUp's pricing page describes an editor with text styling and preview, a library of 300+ hooks and post endings, unlimited drafts and snippets, and content analytics. That is a real toolkit, and for someone who writes regularly it removes genuine friction — LinkedIn's own composer is poor and AuthoredUp's is not. What it does not do is write the post or make the picture. If you sit down on a Tuesday with nothing to say, a better editor does not help. MediaPilot starts one step earlier: it suggests the topic, writes the draft in your tone and generates the image, and you edit from there.
- AuthoredUp: editor, hooks library, analytics
- MediaPilot: topic, draft and image, then you edit
- Both end with you approving every word
Inside LinkedIn, or alongside it
AuthoredUp works largely as a browser extension, so you write where you publish. That is convenient, and it is also a dependency: it lives inside a page LinkedIn controls and can change. MediaPilot publishes through the official LinkedIn API from its own dashboard. You leave LinkedIn to write and schedule, and come back to it to read the comments. Which you prefer is a working-style question more than a feature question.
- AuthoredUp: browser extension inside LinkedIn
- MediaPilot: own dashboard, official LinkedIn API
- Neither asks for your LinkedIn password
MediaPilot and AuthoredUp
| MediaPilot | AuthoredUp | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $9.90 / month | $19.95 / month, one profile |
| Writes the post for you | Yes | Not listed — editor and hooks library |
| Generates images | Yes, per post | Not listed |
| Editor and formatting | Plain editor with AI help per line | Their strength — styling, preview, snippets |
| Hook library | No library, the AI drafts the hook | 300+ hooks and post endings |
| Free trial | 7 days, card required | Free trial, no card required |
AuthoredUp details from authoredup.com pricing, September 2026, checked on 16 September 2026. Prices change — check before you decide.
Where AuthoredUp is the better choice
If the words come easily, their editor is better than ours and the hook library is a real asset.
Their extension puts the tooling where you already are. We pull you into a separate dashboard.
Their trial asks for no payment details. Ours does.
Good to know
Yes, and some people should. Draft in MediaPilot, paste into AuthoredUp to format, publish from there. Nothing conflicts.
No. The AI writes the hook as part of the draft, based on your topic and past results, rather than offering a list to pick from.
Honestly, no. Our editor is plain, with AI help per sentence. Formatting flourishes are not what we optimised for.
Yes. Every plan starts with 7 free days. Cancel in one click if it is not for you.
Yes. MediaPilot uses the official LinkedIn API and never asks for your password.
If the blank page is the problem
Seven days free, then $9.90 a month.
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