Compare · LinkedIn growth tools
Blowhorn vs AuthoredUp
AuthoredUp is a lovely LinkedIn writing and analytics companion that stays in your browser. Blowhorn shares that 'your own browser' belief and adds seven networks, a fleet of Macs and real-person amplification.
Which one fits you
If AuthoredUp is the better fit, go use it. We mean that.
Choose AuthoredUp if
- You want the best LinkedIn editor, previews and post analytics
- LinkedIn is your one channel
- You're happy publishing by hand with LinkedIn's own scheduler
Choose Blowhorn if
- You also speak on X, Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, Bluesky and Slack
- Your team and supporters should amplify your posts
- You want scheduling across many profiles and Macs from one queue
Side by side
AuthoredUp pricing as of Oct 2026: Individual $19.95 per month ($16.63 billed annually); Business from $14.95 per profile per month, 3+ profiles (source). Blowhorn: free during early access.
| Feature | AuthoredUp |  Blowhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Writing and analyzing LinkedIn posts | Publishing, amplifying and outreach across networks |
| Where it acts | Your browser, overlaying LinkedIn's editor | Your Macs: your own signed-in Chrome for LinkedIn, X, Reddit and Hacker News; the platform's API for GitHub, Bluesky and Slack |
| Networks | LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, Bluesky, Slack. Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube coming soon | |
| Amplify one post | No | Sound wave: one scheduled message, amplified by every profile in your account, including profiles teammates and supporters add |
| AI agents | AI writing helpers | Full CLI: --help with examples, --json, --dry-run on writes. Your agent drives, you hold pause |
| Bought engagement | None | None. Blowhorn sells no followers, likes or reposts |
| Price | Per profile | Free during early access |
Strong signal, not bought numbers
Blowhorn doesn't sell followers, likes or repost packages, and it never will. A like from someone paid to click is weak signal: it moves a number and nothing else. Strong signal is a reply, a question, a repost with a real take from someone who knows your work, a thread that turns into a discussion. Blowhorn exists to get your message in front of the people who would answer it, through the profiles of real people who chose to back you.
AuthoredUp helps you write a post worth discussing. Blowhorn helps the discussion happen, through people who know you replying and reposting from their own profiles.
Questions
Is AuthoredUp better than Blowhorn?
For crafting LinkedIn posts, yes, and it pairs nicely with Blowhorn. For multi-network publishing and amplification, we think Blowhorn is the better fit.
One message out, many ears in
If that sounds like what you've been missing, give Blowhorn a try. It's free during early access.