What no tool will do, however much you pay
Short answer. Some of the restrictions are set by the platforms themselves. No scheduler gets around them — not a cheap one, not an expensive one, not an "official partner". If you have run into anything on the list below, changing tools is pointless.
*Checked 28 July 2026. Every statement is backed by a link to platform documentation or to two independent vendors.*
You cannot put a trending sound into a scheduled TikTok video
Buffer: "TikTok's API does not provide access to its full music library". source
Planable: "Because Planable is dependent on the TikTok API, it currently doesn't support adding sounds". source
Two unrelated tools, one reason. A video with sound is published only by hand, in the app.
You cannot mention a person or a company from a personal LinkedIn profile
Buffer: "the LinkedIn API only allows for mentioning from LinkedIn Pages, and you can only mention businesses or individuals who follow that page". source
Planable says the same thing. source
You cannot publish a PNG to Instagram through any tool
Instagram documentation: "JPEG is the only image format supported". source
The Instagram app accepts PNG — through the API no one will let it through.
You cannot go past the daily publishing limit
- Instagram: no more than 100 posts through the API per rolling 24 hours. source
- Threads: no more than 250 posts a day per profile; a carousel counts as one. source
No tool will raise this limit: it sits on the platform's side.
You cannot message someone on LINE who has not added you as a friend
Messages go only to those who have added the official account themselves. source
Broadcasting "to a list" on LINE is impossible in principle.
You cannot set up a Viber bot for free
Since 5 February 2024, bots are created on commercial terms only. source
What is more, a bot is set up from a personal account on a phone — "on behalf of an organisation" will not work.
You cannot show someone else's Threads feed in your own app
Posts obtained through the API may be shown "solely to the person who created it". source
And one that is not obvious: a post no one will see
At Pinterest, on the entry access tier (Trial), the pins and boards you create are "visible only to creator". source
Formally the publishing goes through. In fact only the author sees it. If your tool has not been moved to the Standard tier, there will be no result — and nothing in the list of capabilities reflects this.
What to do about it
| Restriction | The only way |
|---|---|
| TikTok sound | publish by hand in the app |
| LinkedIn mentions | publish from a company page |
| PNG on Instagram | re-save as JPEG |
| daily limits | plan with room to spare |
| LINE broadcasting | gather subscribers first |
| Viber bot | a commercial contract |
See also: the full list of platform limits · why a notification arrives instead of a published post · catalogue index