AuthoredUp is a favorite of serious LinkedIn creators: a clean editor, a real preview, and analytics that tell you what worked. Podawaa does something AuthoredUp doesn't try to do: it brings real, relevant people to your post right after you publish. There is almost no overlap, which is why this is less a "versus" than a question of what you're missing.
Podawaa vs AuthoredUp at a Glance
| Podawaa | AuthoredUp | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Distribution | Editing, preview and post analytics |
| Brings new readers to your post | Yes | No |
| AI writing | Studio | Very little (hooks and CTA library instead) |
| Post analytics | Reach and engagement of boosted posts | Detailed, with your full post history |
| How it runs | Web app (free plan uses the Chrome extension) | Chrome extension |
| Entry price | Free, then €59 / month | $19.95 / month |
What AuthoredUp Does Well
- A formatting editor with a true LinkedIn preview on mobile and desktop
- A library of more than 300 hooks and 150 calls to action
- Drafts, a calendar and scheduling
- Analytics on your own posts, so you can reuse what worked
It has 30,000 users and 4.7/5 on the Chrome Web Store (70 ratings). Recurring complaints are sync issues with LinkedIn, carousels and polls missing from the calendar, and no AI writing.
Where AuthoredUp Stops
AuthoredUp shows you the curve. It doesn't move it. If your analytics show posts stuck at a few hundred impressions, the tool will tell you that accurately, but it can't change who sees the next post.
What Podawaa Adds
- Boost a post and real LinkedIn members who match your language and industry react and comment in the hours after you publish.
- Targeting by language (English, French, Spanish) and, from Scale, by industry.
- AI comments written for each post, in the post's language, from Scale.
- Growth Autopilot boosts your new posts as soon as they go live, so the first hour is never wasted.
- Paid plans are Private: your account never engages for others and no browser extension is needed. The free plan uses the Chrome extension.
- Fair usage: if a boost falls short after 72 hours of retries, it isn't counted in your plan's usage.
Pricing: free plan with 5 boosts a month, no card. Paid plans are Scale €59, Accelerate €89 and Dominate €159 a month (excl. VAT), or −17% billed yearly. Weekly plans start at 80% off the first week. Refund within 30 days of payment. Prices checked on October 9, 2026.
A Simple Stack: AuthoredUp + Podawaa
Format and schedule in AuthoredUp. Turn on Growth Autopilot in Podawaa so each post gets real engagement from your language and industry as soon as it's live. Then read the result in AuthoredUp's analytics. On our home page we priced a full writing-plus-analytics stack (Taplio Growth plus AuthoredUp) at about €78 a month before any distribution, which is why we built Studio into Podawaa. But if you love AuthoredUp's editor, keep it.
Pricing Compared
| Plan | Podawaa (excl. VAT) | AuthoredUp |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0, 5 boosts a month | Trial, no card |
| Individual | From €59 / month | $19.95 / month or $199.50 / year |
| Teams | Extra accounts on request | $14.95 per profile / month, 3 profiles minimum |
Sources: podawaa.com and authoredup.com/pricing, checked on October 9, 2026.
Which One Should You Choose?
- AuthoredUp if you want the best editor and honest numbers on your posts, at a low price.
- Podawaa if those numbers are flat and you want more of the right people to see each post.
- Both if you want to measure the effect of distribution precisely.
No tool can make boosted activity invisible to LinkedIn, and LinkedIn can restrict any account it considers abusive. Podawaa spreads reactions over hours, uses real profiles from the same language and market, and on paid plans your own account never engages for anyone else. That lowers the risk; it does not remove it, and we would rather say so than promise zero risk.
💡 AuthoredUp shows the curve. Podawaa moves it. Start with 5 free boosts.
Start free, no card →Frequently Asked Questions
Is AuthoredUp a competitor of Podawaa?
Not really. AuthoredUp is an editor and analytics tool; Podawaa is a distribution tool. Most creators who use one can benefit from the other.
Does AuthoredUp have AI?
Very little. It relies on hook and call-to-action libraries rather than AI generation.
How much does AuthoredUp cost?
$19.95 a month for individuals, or $14.95 per profile for teams of three or more, as of October 9, 2026.
