Planable vs Planoly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planoly grades higher than Planable: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Planoly grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Planable
Social media planning and approvals for agencies and brand teams
Planoly
Visual social planner with link in bio and Instagram DM automation
Which one is for you
Pick Planable if
- Fits if clients or legal have to approve every post
- Works for agencies that want reviewers to log in without seat fees
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 4 profiles or 60 posts a month, which pushes you from Basic to Pro
- Not for you if you want analytics or an inbox included: they're $14 and $9 a workspace a month extra, billed monthly
- Skip it if you want an archive, since published posts are deleted after 13 months
- Watch out: the free start is 50 posts in total, X needs a paid plan, and Basic sends one X post a day
- Pricey if you need SSO or multi-level approvals, which are on Enterprise with no published price
Pick Planoly if
- Fits if you plan an Instagram feed from your phone
- Makes sense if you want planning, link in bio and DM replies in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 uploads a month, on the mobile app
- Not for you if you need teams on Starter, which allows 1 set and 1 user
- Watch out: where a platform bars auto-posting, you get a reminder to post it yourself
- Watch out: the page shows annual billing by default, with savings up to 15%
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPlanableFair | 2.4GPAPlanolyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic stops at 4 social pages, so five profiles means Pro: $49 a month per workspace billed yearly, with unlimited users. That's between this category's $29 middle and $58 dearer quarter, and analytics add $12 a month on top. | B$14 a month on the default annual billing, inside the category's $17.99 cheaper quarter; the monthly price wasn't read. Growth is $24. |
| Free plan and trial | CYour first 50 posts are free, with no time limit and no card. It's 50 in total, not each month, and X publishing waits for a paid plan. | CFree plan: mobile app only, 10 uploads a month. 14-day trial of paid plans. |
| Features | CApprovals are the focus: comments, suggested edits, optional or required sign-off, and publishing to nine networks. The gaps its listing names: analytics and the inbox aren't included on Basic or Pro, and published posts are deleted after 13 months. | CGrid preview, auto-posting, AI captions, link in bio and automated replies. Some platforms can't auto-post, so you get reminders. |
| Ease of use | CThere's no App Store rating on record for us to go by, and you'll set up workspaces, pages and approval steps first. So it gets the ordinary grade. | CNo store rating on record. Social sets and the grid layout to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Canva, Zapier, Slack, a public API on Pro and an MCP connector. No desktop app, which an A needs. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest and X. |
| Best for | getting posts approved by clients | mobile Instagram planning with link in bio |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Planable and Planoly. How we grade
Price against what you get
Planable starts at $33 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Planoly starts at $14 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Planoly starts $19 a month lower. Of the other social media schedulers on the chart, 9 score higher than Planable for less, and 4 score higher than Planoly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Planoly also covers templates and online store.
At a glance
| Planable | Planoly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) | $14 per month (page defaults to annual billing; monthly-billing price not read) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan on the mobile app with 10 uploads per month. |
| Free trial | First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card | 14-day free trial on paid plans |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Planable | Planoly |
| Price read from | planable.io | planoly.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Planable
- The free start is 50 posts in total, not a monthly allowance, and X publishing is not available until a paid plan.
- Basic caps each workspace at 4 social pages and 60 posts a month, and publishes one X post every 24 hours.
- Analytics and the social inbox are not included on Basic or Pro; they cost $14 and $9 a workspace a month extra, billed monthly.
- Published posts are kept for 13 months on Basic and Pro, then deleted.
Planoly
- The free plan is limited to 10 uploads a month and lives on the mobile app.
- Starter allows 1 social set and 1 user; extra sets and users start on Growth.
- Some platforms do not allow auto-posting, so those posts arrive as reminders instead.
- The pricing page shows annual billing by default and gives a saving of up to 15%, not the monthly prices.
Key features
Planable
- Feed, calendar and grid views
- Posts can be planned in a feed that previews each network, a calendar or an Instagram-style grid (Pro). Campaigns and labels group related content.
- Comments and approvals
- Reviewers annotate text, suggest edits and approve posts. Approvals can be optional on Basic, required on Pro and multi-step on Enterprise.
- Publishing to nine networks
- Scheduling covers Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Google Business Profile and Threads, with first comments and recurring posts.
- Universal content
- Newsletters, blog posts, ads and other non-social content can be planned and approved in the same calendar.
- AI writing and MCP connector
- AI rewrites and generates posts on every plan, and an MCP connector lets an AI assistant create and manage content across workspaces.
- Paid add-ons
- Analytics ($12 a workspace a month yearly), a comments and DMs inbox ($7.50) and social listening ($82.50), each with a 30-day trial.
Planoly
- Visual planning and grid preview
- Plan the whole calendar in one view and preview how an Instagram feed will look, rearranging posts before they go out.
- Auto-posting and reminders
- Posts publish automatically where the platform allows it. Otherwise a push notification reminds you to post natively.
- AI ideas and captions
- Suggests post ideas, keywords and captions tailored to a brand, plus a calendar of holidays and trending formats.
- Link in bio and store
- A link-in-bio page can sell digital products, services, bookings and merch. The vendor says it charges no transaction fees.
- Automated replies and DMs
- Set auto-responses for Instagram comments and direct messages. The feature is listed on every paid plan.
- Media library
- A built-in library stores photos, videos and graphics, with unlimited uploads on the paid plans.
Plans
Planable
Basic$33
per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
Unlimited users, 4 social pages and 60 posts a month per workspace, optional approvals, feed and calendar views.
Pro$49
per workspace / month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly)
10 social pages and 150 posts a month per workspace, required approvals, grid view, team-only drafts and notes, and the public API.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited posts, 50 pages per workspace, multi-level approvals, SSO, analytics and inbox add-ons included, and an account manager.
Planoly
Free$0
Available on the Planoly mobile app, limited to 10 uploads per month.
Starter$14
per month; page defaults to annual billing
1 social set, 1 user and unlimited uploads. Adding sets or users needs Growth.
Growth$24
per month; page defaults to annual billing
2 social sets and 2 users. Extra sets $10 a month, extra users $5 a month.
Pro$47
per month; page defaults to annual billing
6 social sets and 6 users. Extra sets $8 a month, extra users $3 a month.
Ways to pay less
Planable
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Yearly billing brings Basic to $33 a workspace a month from $39, and Pro to $49 from $59.
Planoly
- Annual discount
Save up to 15% on annual plans
The pricing page says annual plans are billed upfront at a discount of up to 15%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Planable or Planoly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planoly is cheaper to start with: $14 a month, against $33 a month for Planable. Planable starts at $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly), and Planoly starts at $14 per month (page defaults to annual billing; monthly-billing price not read).
Which has a free plan, Planable or Planoly?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Planoly has a free plan. Planable does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.