Tailwind review 70/100 on verified data

Tailwind is a social media scheduling tool: Pinterest marketing tool for scheduling Pins, drafting them with AI, researching keywords and boosting engagement, sold as separate products per Pinterest account.

Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify

Tailwind homepage (screenshot)
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026
Score (rank 46 of 117)
70/100
Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
75%
From, per month
$14.99/account
Free plan
Yes

It works with 1 platform of the 15 we track: Pinterest.

Paid plans start at $14.99 per social account per month billed monthly ($11.99 billed yearly) on the Pinterest SEO plan, and there is a free plan.

In our social media scheduling tools ranking Tailwind scores 70/100, rank 46 of 117, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

Tailwind at a glance

Each value links the vendor page it was read from and the date we checked it.
Pricing model
Free plan + paid plans source, Oct 14, 2026
Cheapest paid plan
Pinterest SEO: $14.99/account/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
Platforms
Pinterest source, Oct 14, 2026

Tailwind plans

3 published plans, per month, billed monthly and yearly.
  • Pin Scheduling & Creation

    $29.99per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $29.99
    Billed yearly
    $17.99
    Charged per
    per social account

    Published limits

    • 300 credits per month
  • Pinterest SEO

    $14.99per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $14.99
    Billed yearly
    $11.99
    Charged per
    per social account

    Published limits

    • 50 credits per month
  • Pinterest Engagement

    $14.99per month, billed monthly

    Billed monthly
    $14.99
    Billed yearly
    $11.99
    Charged per
    per social account

    Published limits

    • 50 credits per month

Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.

Full Tailwind pricing and plan limits

How Tailwind scores

The social media scheduling tools scorecard applied to Tailwind's verified data: 70/100, rank 46 of 117, based on 5 of 8 criteria.

Score

70/100

Rank #46 of 117

Coverage 75%

5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.

  1. Entry price

    70/100

    Weight 33%$14.99/month per account billed monthly on Pinterest SEO; $11.99/month billed annually on Pinterest SEO (scored on the monthly price) source

  2. Free plan or trial

    100/100

    Weight 20%Free plan source

  3. Pricing transparency

    100/100

    Weight 13%3 of 3 plans have a public price source

  4. Verified features

    60/100

    Weight 20%6 of 19 tracked features verified: bulk scheduling (csv or multi-post), calendar view, direct auto-publishing, ai caption assistant, post and account analytics, best-time-to-post suggestions source 1source 2

  5. API, integrations and export

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

  6. Platform coveragecategory criterion

    10/100

    Weight 13%1 of 15 tracked platforms supported source

  7. Cost per connected accountcategory criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

  8. Free plan limitscategory criterion

    Excluded

    Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.

Tailwind features

7 of the 20 features we compare social media scheduling tools on, as Tailwind publishes them.
Platforms supported
Pinterest source, Oct 14, 2026
Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post)
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Calendar view
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Direct auto-publishing
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
AI caption assistant
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Post and account analytics
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
Best-time-to-post suggestions
Yes source, Oct 14, 2026

16 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify

Tailwind alternatives

The highest-scoring of 134 comparable tools.
Top Tailwind alternatives
#ToolScoreCoverageFrom, billed monthlyFrom, billed yearlyFree planPlatformsChecked
1Buffer98/10080%6 of 8 criteriaNot offered$5/account/moYes, 3 social accounts–Oct 14, 2026
2Zoho Social96/10090%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 1 workspace14Oct 14, 2026
3Posterly94/10095%7 of 8 criteriaNot offered$6/moNo12Oct 14, 2026
4Iconosquare93/100100%8 of 8 criteriaNot offered$10/moYes, 2 social accounts8Oct 14, 2026
5Publer92/10065%6 of 8 criteriaFreeFreeYes, 1 user12Oct 14, 2026

Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.

All 134 Tailwind alternatives, ranked

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Questions, answered from the data

How much does Tailwind cost?

Paid plans start at $14.99 per social account per month billed monthly ($11.99 billed yearly) on the Pinterest SEO plan, according to Tailwind's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Does Tailwind have a free plan?

Yes: Tailwind has a free plan (checked Oct 14, 2026).

Which social platforms does Tailwind support?

Tailwind supports 1 platform: Pinterest.

How does Tailwind score?

In our social media scheduling tools ranking Tailwind scores 70/100, rank 46 of 117, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).

What are the best Tailwind alternatives?

By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Buffer (98/100), Zoho Social (96/100) and Posterly (94/100).

Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.