Willow vs Publer.

Publer is a feature-packed scheduler built for bulk publishing and automation. Willow goes a step further — it drafts content in your voice, tags anyone on LinkedIn, and adds analytics and a dedicated coach.

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Choose Willow if

You want strategy and a coach, not just powerful automation.

  • Content drafted in your voice — not just scheduled.
  • Unrestricted LinkedIn tagging of people and companies.
  • A dedicated coach who knows your industry.
  • Unlimited scheduling across up to 20 accounts.
Best forAccountants, consultants, HR & recruitment, IT & software and law firms.
Choose Publer if

You want deep automation and bulk publishing at low cost.

  • Bulk CSV import up to 500 posts.
  • Content recycling with Spintax variations.
  • AI text and image generation built in.
Best forPower users and small agencies who want automation-heavy scheduling on a budget.

A calendar built for consistency.

Willow drops a personalised, quarter-long content calendar straight into your platform — drafted in your voice, ready to review.

app.willow.co / calendar
The Willow platform — content calendar, analytics and post streak in one dashboard.

Feature by feature.

The same criteria, side by side. Willow leans done-for-you content and coaching; Publer leans bulk scheduling & automation.

Feature WillowThe B2B social engine PublerBulk scheduling & automation
Getting started & support
Free trial Willow has a 14-day free trial for the social media platform. Free plan; 7-day trial (Professional) and 14-day trial (Business).
Pricing Willow's pricing is straightforward and includes every feature and AI tool. Plans cost €289/month with quarterly coaching or €545/month with monthly coaching — each with 20 channels and 5 users. Free plan: 10 scheduled posts, no analytics. Professional adds unlimited workspaces/posts and trending posts & news. Business adds unlimited AI prompts and competitor analysis. 1:1 onboarding and priority support only on Enterprise. Final price scales with social accounts and extra users.
Coaching Users on a Kickstart or Pro plan get monthly or quarterly coaching with a dedicated expert. Help Center with tutorials and guides; no structured strategic coaching.
Support Native English and Dutch support during office hours, plus a dedicated account manager per customer. Help Center with tutorials; 1:1 onboarding and prioritised support on Enterprise.
Publishing & scheduling
Scheduling Unlimited social media scheduling with no time horizon. Free plan schedules 10 posts/month; paid plans schedule unlimited, with recycling and auto-scheduling.
LinkedIn tagging Tag people and companies on LinkedIn without restrictions. LinkedIn tagging limited to connections and page followers.
Best time to post Best time to post recommendations based on years of customer analytics. Posting time suggestions based on engagement data.
Analytics & reporting
Analytics Detailed analytics per channel with clean data visualisation. Post-level analytics — likes, comments, shares and reach — on paid plans only.
Link tracking Link tracking for every link in your posts. Link tracking via a built-in URL shortener.
Data export Export analytics as a clean, visual PDF. Export analytics data as a report.
Content, AI & inspiration
AI & content generation Willow builds custom content calendars and LinkedIn captions (the Willow model) for Kickstart, Pro and Custom plans. AI assistant generates captions, improves posts, and adds hashtags and emojis, with image generation and content repurposing.
News & discovery Ideas from newspapers, RSS feeds and keyword monitors in your dashboard. Trending posts and news feed (Professional+); RSS auto-posting.
Post inspiration Best practices and topical calendars for post inspiration. AI post ideas, a media library and saved drafts.
Academy Extensive guides on social media fundamentals. Help docs and blog.
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Willow vs Publer, in short.

Is Willow a good Publer alternative? +
If you'd rather the content was created and guided than automated by you, yes. Publer is a strong automation tool — Willow does the strategy, drafting and coaching for you.
Does Willow have approval workflows? +
Yes. Every draft can be approved, edited or skipped, with configurable reviewers on higher plans and a full audit trail — built for regulated professional-services firms.
How does pricing compare? +
Publer is cheap per seat but you still create everything. Willow's €289–€545/month includes drafted content, coaching, analytics and 20 channels.

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See Willow on your own business.

A 30-minute demo, no commitment. We'll model your firm live and show you the calendar, the drafts and the coaching — then you decide.

“Willow delivers what they promise — and they keep making the product better with genuinely useful features like link tracking.”
WS Wouter ScholiersPartner · ACS Accountants