Have you heard anything about Sendible? Sendible is a social media management platform that lets you manage and amplify multiple brands on social media. On the other hand, AiSchedul is an amazing Instagram-based platform that lets you do much more than scheduling and helps you grow Instagram engagements. In this article, we want to compare these two apps and decide which Instagram scheduler works better.
We compare these two platforms from the following viewpoints:
- Setup
- Connecting your Instagram account(s)
- Features
- Maintenance and Support
- Price
- Conclusion
AiSchedul vs. Sendible- A comparison between two Instagram schedulers
Table of Contents
Setup
AiSchedul
To register an account on AiSchedul, follow these steps:
Step 1) Open the AiSchedul website, and click on “Get Started” on the top right side of your screen.
Step 2) Now, enter your email and set a password and click on the “Register Now” button.
Done! You can log in to your AiSchedul account and start scheduling Instagram posts.
Sendible
To start with Sendible, open the Sendible website and click on “Sign Up For Free”.
Then, choose the plan you want and click on “Start a Free Trial”.
Now, you have to enter your personal and your business information and click on “Start a Free Trial”.
That’s it! You have signed up on Sendible successfully.
Connecting your Instagram account(s)
AiSchedul
After taking the signup steps, you will be directed to your AiSchedul dashboard. Now, to connect your Instagram account, take the following steps:
Step 1) First, click on the “Add Instagram Account” button on the dashboard.
Step 2) Now, enter your Instagram username and click on the “Next” button.
Step 3) Finally, enter your Instagram password and click on “Submit”.
That’s it! You have successfully connected to your Instagram account on AiSchedul and you don’t need to follow any extra steps. Note that you can add Instagram accounts as many as you want.
Sendible
When you finish the signup steps on Sendible, what you will see on your screen is like the picture below. Choose the social media website you want and click on its icon. Here we have chosen Instagram.
Sendible automatically connects to the Instagram account you have logged in on your browser. So you just have to confirm the account it has connected to.
Finally, if you have added all the social profiles you wanted, you can click on “Get Started”.
Done! Now you can use all the Sendible features. Note that you can add up to 12 social media accounts!
Features
AiSchedul
As we have mentioned in the previous articles, AiSchedul is more than an Instagram scheduler. Using AiSchedul you can:
- Schedule posts
- Schedule stories
- Repost content
- Schedule multiple contents
- Manage multiple Instagram accounts
- Tag people and locations
- Autoresponse to comments
It is obvious that by having these features, you can become a professional Instagrammer and save a great deal of time. In the following paragraphs, we describe each feature in detail and find out how does each one works.
Schedule Posts
To schedule Instagram posts using AiSchedul do the following steps:
Step 1) On the dashboard, click on the “Manage Account” button.
Step 2) Now, click on the “Schedule Feed” button.
Step 3) Then, upload the photos or videos you want to share on your Instagram feed.
Remember that you can upload up to 10 multiple contents. Here, you can:
- Crop the images
- Tag people
- Rotate photos
After doing all the things above, click on the “Save” button and go to the next step
Step 4) Now, write the caption in the caption box if necessary, tag locations, and set a date and time you want the post to be shared on.
Moreover, if you want to automatically respond to comments, you can type it on the determined box and turn on the auto-response. Actually, autoresponse to comments is active for all the premium accounts.
Note that if you have connected multiple Instagram accounts to AiSchedul, you can select the ones that you want to share the post on and post your content simultaneously to all the intended accounts.
Finally, click on “Schedule Post”.
After scheduling, you can see the scheduled images on your dashboard and delete or edit it before posting.
If you want to know more about post scheduling and reasons for why do you need an Instagram post scheduler, click here.
Schedule Stories
You may need to schedule stories for so many reasons. Actually, scheduling stories helps you a lot with your time-consuming considerations. Scheduling stories on AiSchedul is very similar to post scheduling. To do so, follow these steps:
Step 1) On the dashboard, click on the “Schedule Story” tab.
Step 2) Now, upload the photo or video you want to post on your Instagram story.
Using the toolbox at top of the story screen, you can:
- Add links
- Draw something on your photo
- Add stickers and gifs
- Geotag your Instagram stories
- Add questions and polls
- Change the background
- Add texts
After doing all the things above if necessary, click on the “Save” button.
Step 3) Finally, schedule the date and time, select the accounts you want to post the story on, and click on the “Schedule Story” button.
After scheduling your stories, you can see the scheduled stories on the dashboard and edit or delete them.
To know more about Instagram stories and its schedulers, click here. Also, you can watch the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhjhUBKYGg
Repost
Another helpful feature suggested by AiSchedul is reposting. Despite most of the similar apps, AiSchedul lets you not only repost photos but also repost videos on Instagram. Using this feature you can repost public Instagram accounts’ content by searching for HashTags, Locations, URLs, and Usernames.
In the following, we describe each one and tell how do they work.
HashTags
Hashtags on Instagram are like keywords that let you find content related to a specific word or phrase. On AiSchedul, you can search for HashTags, see the related images or videos, and easily repost them on your own page.
Location
Another way to repost on AiSchedul is to find and repost photos or videos of a special location. By selecting the “Location” tab from the list above, and entering a specific location, you can view and repost content on Instagram.
URL
As you may know, Instagram lets users copy the share URL of public posts. If you have identified a photo or a video from a public account, simply copy its share URL and paste it to AiSchedul and repost it.
Username
Finally, if you want to repost content from a specific Instagram page, you can enter the username on AiSchedul and view their posts to repost them easily.
Once you have chosen one of the ways described above, you can click on the “Repost” button below the content and share it on your Instagram account immediately or schedule it.
If you wonder what is reposting and why do you need to repost content on Instagram, read this article.
The time you have signed up in AiSchedul, you can use all the features above and receive more Instagram attractions.
Sendible
Sendible has so many amazing features like:
- Schedule posts
- Manage multiple social accounts
- Edit and design photos
- Calendar view
- Queue posts
- Receive reports
When you signup on Sendible and buy an appropriate plan considering your needs, you can use all the features mentioned above and manage your social media accounts professionally.
To schedule posts on Sendible, select the scheduled tab from the menu bar, and click on the “Compose” button.
Then, choose the social media accounts you want to share the content on, and by clicking on the attachment icon, upload your contents.
Sendible lets you upload content from your device, clouds, YouTube, and even by searching in the app. Moreover, it lets you design a photo. Actually, Sendible is connected to the Canva photo editor that lets you design photos and produce specialized content.
After uploading the intended photos and videos, edit your caption, edit the images, set the date and time and finally, click on the “Schedule” button.
One of the most interesting things about Sendible is its photo editor. It has a professional photo editor that will help you to share well-edited and high-quality photos.
Maintenance and Support
AiSchedul
If you have any problems getting started with AiSchedul or face any issues, you may find a solution on the AiSchedul FAQ part. Also, you can find fruitful guides on the AiSchedul blog.
In case you didn’t find your problem on this part, you can contact the AiSchedul help center and troubleshoot your issues using their specific guidelines. Actually, while working with AiSchedul, you can always find the message button on the right corner of the screen and contact the help and support center easily.
Sendible
Sendible has an amazing support center that answers to almost all the frequently asked questions by users. Actually, there are some tutorial videos on this part of the website that will help you to start with Sendible and there are so many fruitful articles that let you resolve the problems easily.
Finally, if you have checked everything and you couldn’t troubleshoot the issue, you can submit a request on the website and describe your problem to receive a proper solution.
Price
AiSchedul
AiSchedul offers two different plans that one of them is totally free. Using the free version of AiSchedul, you can schedule up to 10 posts per month, schedule multiple contents, and tag people and locations.
However, if you want to schedule unlimited posts and stories, automatically respond to comments, and use all the AiSchedul features, you need to pay only 9$ per month which is really good in comparison with other similar platforms.
Sendible
There are four different plans offered by Sendible. Each of the plans offered by this website is suitable for a specific group of users. For instance, the first plan, called “Starter” is suitable for individuals and personal businesses. Using this plan you have to pay 24$ per month and you can manage 12 services.
The most popular plan offered by this website costs 184$ per month and it is a good choice for teamwork. Using this plan, you can work with at most 7 colleagues, manage 195 services, and build 35 reports, which is really good to grow your business and manage multiple accounts.
Conclusion
To sum it up, Sendible and AiSchedul are both amazing choices to schedule posts on Instagram but they have different features. Sendible gives you some reports and analytics that let you attract more people and find the best time to schedule posts on. Moreover, it has a powerful photo editor that helps you share well-edited posts. However, AiSchedul is an Instagram management platform that focuses on Instagram and lets you schedule posts, stories and repost content and may help you with your time-consuming considerations more than the other one.
Compare these two platforms and their features and choose the best one for your requirements.
To signup for free on AiSchedul and use it, click here.
In case you want to use Sendible, click here and visit their website and create an account for free.