# The Tailwind alternative built for serious brands and agencies
> Canonical: https://skedsocial.com/tailwind-alternative
Tailwind is a scheduler and marketing suite focused on Pinterest and Instagram.
Pinterest/Instagram-focused scheduler & marketing suite

## Why teams choose Sked over Tailwind
- Broader platform coverage beyond Pinterest/IG
- Team approvals

## Where Tailwind genuinely wins
- Official Pinterest developer partner since 2012, described as Pinterest's longest standing developer partner.
- Built in Pinterest keyword research and rank tracking, including seeing which keywords Pinterest matched to each of your Pins.
- SmartSchedule automatically posts Pins at optimized times so scheduled content publishes consistently without manual timing.
- AI content creation via SmartPin and Ghostwriter drafts fresh Pins plus titles, descriptions, images and alt text automatically.

## Choose Sked if
- You need coverage well beyond Pinterest and Instagram.
- You want team approval workflows, not a single-creator setup.
- Instagram-first scheduling and reporting are central to your work.

## Choose Tailwind if
- Pinterest is your primary channel and you want the category leader for it.
- You are a solo creator or small store focused on Pinterest and Instagram.

## Pricing
Tailwind starts at $15/mo. Sked's pricing is per plan (not per seat).

Tailwind tiers:
- Pin Scheduling & Creation: $30/mo
- Pinterest SEO: $15/mo
- Pinterest Engagement: $15/mo
- Bundle (all three products): $42/mo

## Switching from Tailwind
Typical migration time: Most users move off Tailwind within a day..

- Export your content from Tailwind — Pull your planned posts, captions and media out of Tailwind so nothing in your queue is lost in the move.
- Bring it into Sked — Upload your media and posts into Sked, bulk schedule from a CSV, and rebuild your content queue in the planner.
- Reconnect your social accounts — Authorize your Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest and other profiles directly in Sked so publishing picks up where you left off.
- Rebuild approvals and your calendar — Rebuild your visual calendar in Sked and, if you work with a team or clients, switch sign off onto the Kanban approval board.