Taplio is built for creators and agencies who'll be in it most days, picking topics and formats. If you're a founder who wants LinkedIn done without becoming the operator, one alternative is built for you. If you're leaving over price, there's a $19 shelf.
By Rowan Lemley, founder of Groundworks AI · Taplio read 10 September 2026; the rest 16 September
Taplio's $39 tier has no AI writing in it. AI starts at $69. It reads your LinkedIn profile, writes against other people's viral posts, and waits for you to open it and pick.
Scout is built for one buyer: the founder of a small B2B company with no marketer. It writes your LinkedIn posts — a new one, with a branded image, ready at 8am — and you say yes, change it, or skip it. Miss a week and the posts are still waiting.
Taplio vs Scout
| Taplio | Scout |
| Built for | Creators, ghostwriters, agencies | ✓ Founders of small B2B companies with no marketer |
| Marketing skill needed | Some — you pick topic and format | ✓ None — you approve, you don't plan or write |
| What you do before a post exists | Open the app and pick a topic or a viral post to model (AI from $69) | ✓ Nothing. It's written when you log in — ready at 8am, one every weekday, up to 10 a week |
| How it gets what only you know out of you | No interview — it reads your profile and a library of viral posts | ✓ Shows you the draft first, then asks — after your first posts, one question at a time in review |
| What it writes from | Scrapes your LinkedIn profile | ✓ Your website, a LinkedIn profile you paste, a writing sample |
| Pictures | An image generator you prompt, from credits | ✓ A branded image per post, automatic |
| Who hits publish | You | ✓ You — only what you approve goes out |
| AI writing at the entry price | No — from $69 | ✓ Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days · 30-day money-back | ✓ A week of posts for your email. No card |
| Price | $39 / $69 / $199 | €59 / month · €480 / year |
Taplio: taplio.com pricing page, 10 September 2026.
The bet underneath Scout. We think the tool that gets the most of what only you know out of you, with the least effort from you, writes the better post. So Scout drafts first and asks second — one question, on something you can react to. It's a bet; the free week is the test. And it can do that because it isn't a prompt box: it works from a record of your business that grows with every post you approve or change.
Stay on Taplio if
you're in it most days and want the full kit.
Switch to Scout if
you want the posts written without being the operator. Growth is $69, Scout €59 — about level; the difference is who does the work.
The rest of the field
| Tool | Monthly | Built for | What it is |
| Supergrow | $19 / $39 | Creators, agencies | Writes from an interview, a memo, a file, a template or a viral post — you start each one |
| ContentIn | $39 / $59 | B2B founders | You type in your week; it writes a week of posts |
| Oiti | $49 / $79 | Frequent posters | A persona from your posts and website |
| Postiv | $99 | B2B individuals, teams | Drafts three posts every Monday; you add the stories |
| Scripe | €69 / €99 / €149 | B2B marketing leads | German team workspace, €45 a profile |
| AuthoredUp | $19.95 | People who write their own | Formatting and scheduling. No AI writing |
| MagicPost | $29 / $39 | Creators, agencies | Copies a writing style. Promo pricing |
| Kleo | $99 | Personal-brand builders | By three creators; sells reach. No trial |
| Typegrow | Free, for now | Anyone | "Completely free" while a paid plan is built |
| Scout | €59 | Founders with no marketer | Writes your posts, branded image included, ready at 8am |
"Built for" is each vendor's own stated audience. Prices from each vendor's page: Taplio 10 Sep 2026, AuthoredUp 17 Aug, Supergrow 3 Sep (in-product), Typegrow 19 Sep, the rest 16 Sep 2026.
Two questions
Is there a free Taplio alternative?
Typegrow — "completely free" per its site on 19 September 2026, while a paid plan is built. Scout's free week needs no card; the subscription is €59.
Cheapest AI writing?
Supergrow at $19. Taplio's AI starts at $69. Scout is €59 with the writing done for you.
We make Scout. Prices are from each vendor's own page on the date shown — if one has moved, their page wins. We don't score anyone's output; run the free week and judge.