Planable
Social media planning and approvals for agencies and brand teams
Planable report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for getting posts approved by clients
Planable is all about sign-off. Posts sit in a feed that looks like each network, and teammates and clients comment, suggest edits and approve them. Every user is free, but analytics and an inbox are paid add-ons, and five profiles push you to Pro at $49 a month billed yearly.
Who Planable is for
- Great if clients or legal have to approve every post
- Good for agencies that want reviewers to log in without seat fees
- Handy when you plan newsletters and blog posts alongside social
Who Planable is not for
- Tight if you have more than 4 profiles, which pushes you from Basic to Pro
- Not for you if you want analytics included, as they're $12 a workspace extra
- Skip it if you want an archive, since published posts are deleted after 13 months
Why Planable gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyBasic 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.
- CFree plan and trialYour first 50 posts are free, with no time limit and no card. That's a proper look, but it's 50 in total, not each month, and X publishing waits for a paid plan.
- CFeaturesApprovals 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.
- CEase of useThere'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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with Canva, Zapier, Slack, a public API on Pro and an MCP connector. No desktop app, which an A needs.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Planable's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/planable#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/planable.svg" alt="Planable: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Planable stands among social media schedulers
Planable's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 19) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $33 a month, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 14 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 20 social media schedulers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Planable’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 19, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 19, level with 17
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 19, level with 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 19, level with 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19, level with 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 20 social media schedulers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Planable, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Planable you could make: calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 19 other social media schedulers grade higher. It costs $396 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Canva, Zapier and Slack among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Planable’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Planable?
Planable is a content planning and approval tool for social media teams and agencies. Posts are drafted in a feed or calendar that looks like each network, teammates and clients comment and suggest edits on them, and approved posts publish to nine networks. It is priced per workspace with unlimited users, and analytics, a social inbox and listening are sold as add-ons.
Planable is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Agencies that need clients to review and approve posts before they go out
- Brand teams with legal or multi-step sign-off
- Teams that want every reviewer to log in without seat fees
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Planable pricing
- Starts at
- $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $33per 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 | $49per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited posts, 50 pages per workspace, multi-level approvals, SSO, analytics and inbox add-ons included, and an account manager. |
Read from planable.io on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Planable before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with yearly billing
Yearly billing brings Basic to $33 a workspace a month from $39, and Pro to $49 from $59.
Stated on planable.io
Works with
Planable alternatives
- Planable vs Later
Free trial · from $18.75/mo
- Planable vs Sendible
Free trial · from $29.75/mo
- Planable vs Hootsuite
Free trial · from $99/mo
- Planable vs Vista Social
Free trial · from $99/mo
- Planable vs ContentStudio
Free trial · from $19/mo
Common questions
Is Planable free?
No, Planable is a paid product, but you can try it first. First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card.
How much does Planable cost?
Planable lists 3 plans. Basic: $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly). Pro: $49 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($59 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from planable.io on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Planable work on?
Planable is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Planable offer any discounts?
Planable publicly lists the following: Two months free with yearly billing.
Does Planable have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Planable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Planable have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Planable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Planable open source?
Planable is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Planable have an API?
Yes. Planable offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Planable integrate with?
Planable's listing names Canva, Zapier and Slack. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Planable?
Planable is made by Planable.
What are the alternatives to Planable?
The closest alternatives to Planable in our directory are Later, Sendible, Hootsuite, Vista Social and ContentStudio. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Planable.
How does Planable compare with other social media schedulers?
Planable's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 7. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 19) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Planable good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Planable C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $33 a month, against a middle price of $27.25 for the category: 14 of the 19 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Planable?
The plain part of Planable you could make: calendar. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 19 other social media schedulers grade higher. It costs $396 a year. What you could not make: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. Several people working in it at the same moment. It plugs into other products, Canva, Zapier and Slack among them, and has an API. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.