The best Instagram growth tools for 2026

Smartlead

Partner

Cold email sending and automated follow-up sequences at high volume. Smartlead handles the technical side of cold outreach: inbox rotation, warmup, scheduling, and multi-step follow-ups. If you are reaching out to brands, agencies, or potential clients from your Instagram presence, Smartlead makes it possible to run hundreds of personalised emails per day without landing in spam. We use it for our own B2B outreach and it delivers consistently higher reply rates than manual sending.

Premium Inboxes

Partner

Ready-to-go sending inboxes optimised for email deliverability. Email deliverability is the number one reason cold outreach fails. Premium Inboxes provides pre-warmed sending accounts so your emails actually land in the inbox instead of spam. If you are running outreach with Smartlead or any other sending tool, you need reliable inboxes behind it. This saves weeks of manual warmup time and dramatically improves your reply rates from day one.

Plusvibe

Partner

Cold email personalisation tools for higher response rates. Generic cold emails get ignored. Plusvibe adds dynamic personalisation to your outreach so each email feels like it was written specifically for the recipient. Personalised first lines, dynamic content blocks, and AI-generated icebreakers all increase your chance of getting a reply. Pair this with Smartlead and Premium Inboxes for a complete cold outreach stack.

GetResponse

Partner

Email marketing platform with broadcasts, automations, and landing pages. GetResponse is a full email marketing suite for building and nurturing your audience. Send newsletters, build automated email sequences, and create landing pages all in one platform. If you are growing an audience on Instagram and want to move them onto an email list you own and control, GetResponse is a solid all-in-one option. We recommend it for creators and businesses who want to convert followers into long-term subscribers.

Beehiiv

Partner

Newsletter platform for building an audience you own. Instagram followers are rented. Your email list is yours. Beehiiv is the best newsletter platform for creators and businesses who want to build an owned audience. It handles subscriber management, newsletter design, growth tools, and monetisation features all in one place. If you are serious about turning Instagram followers into a long-term business asset, a newsletter is the first step. Beehiiv makes it straightforward.

Later

Visual content planner and scheduler built specifically for Instagram. Later has the best visual planning interface for Instagram feeds. You can drag and drop posts to see how your grid will look before publishing. It supports Reels, carousels, Stories, and single posts with auto-publishing, hashtag suggestions, and best-time-to-post analytics. If feed aesthetics matter to your brand, Later is the tool we recommend.

Buffer

Simple, reliable scheduling across Instagram and other social platforms. Buffer is clean, fast, and does one thing well: schedule and publish your content. It supports Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more from a single dashboard. If you want something straightforward without a steep learning curve, Buffer is the right choice. It also includes basic analytics so you can see which posts perform best.

GoHighLevel (GHL)

Partner

All-in-one platform for landing pages, CRM, automations, funnels, and sales pipelines. GoHighLevel replaces five or six separate tools with one platform. It handles landing pages, email sequences, SMS marketing, appointment booking, payment processing, and pipeline management. We use GHL to run our entire sales funnel, from lead capture to checkout to post-purchase automation. If you are running a service business alongside your Instagram, GHL is the operational backbone you need.

Fathom

AI meeting recorder that captures notes, transcripts, and action items automatically. Never take meeting notes again. Fathom records your calls, generates accurate transcripts, highlights key moments, and summarises action items. We use it for every client call and internal meeting. It means you can be fully present in conversations without worrying about writing everything down. The searchable transcript library also makes it easy to find what was discussed weeks later.

LastPass

Password manager for storing and sharing login credentials securely. Managing Instagram accounts, email platforms, ad accounts, and dozens of other tools means hundreds of passwords. LastPass stores them all securely and lets you share access with team members without revealing the actual password. Essential for anyone managing client accounts or working with a team. We use it across the entire GOSO team to keep credentials safe and organised.

Google Workspace

Professional email, cloud storage, and collaboration tools for your business. A professional email address (@yourbrand.com) instantly builds credibility with clients, brands, and partners. Google Workspace gives you that plus Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and all the collaboration tools you need to run a business. If you are still using a free Gmail for business enquiries, upgrading to Google Workspace is one of the simplest trust signals you can add.

Wise

Low-fee international transfers and multi-currency accounts for global businesses. If you work with international brands, receive payments from overseas, or travel frequently, Wise saves you significant money on exchange rates and transfer fees compared to traditional banks. Hold multiple currencies, get local bank details in different countries, and send money at the real mid-market rate. We use Wise for all our international payments and recommend it to any creator working with global brands.