The Planable Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Planable in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Planable
The Insider’s Guide
Social media planning and approvals for agencies and brand teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among social media schedulers, read from Planable’s own pages.
Made by Planable · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Planable’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Planable’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 2 of the 19 other social media schedulers we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Planable, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There's no App Store rating on record for us to go by, and you'll set up workspaces, pages and approval steps first.
- 1
Best for getting posts approved by clients
Posts sit in a feed that looks like each network, and teammates and clients comment, suggest edits and approve them.
- 2
Paid plans start at $33 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
Publishing to nine networks
Scheduling covers Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Google Business Profile and Threads, with first comments and recurring posts.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 19
That is against the other social media schedulers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Planable at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Planable
- Category
- Social Media Schedulers
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Your 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. |
| Features | C | Approvals 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. |
| Ease of use | C | There'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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Canva, Zapier, Slack, a public API on Pro and an MCP connector. No desktop app, which an A needs. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$33
A month to start
Planable is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $33 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
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.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited posts, 50 pages per workspace, multi-level approvals, SSO, analytics and inbox add-ons included, and an account manager.
Trying it first
First 50 posts free, with no time limit and no credit card
Read from planable.io on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on planable.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Social media planning and approvals for agencies and brand teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, real-time collaboration, calendar.
Approvals are the focus: comments, suggested edits, optional or required sign-off, and publishing to nine networks.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Canva
- Zapier
- Slack
Planable is made by Planable.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/19
Other social media schedulers it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 19
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 19
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 19
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 19
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 20 social media schedulers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Planable is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Later, Sendible, Hootsuite, Vista Social and ContentStudio
The 5 tools Planable is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Later
Free trial · from $18.75/mo
Visual social media planner with link in bio and analytics.
- Only Later lists a browser extension.
- Later also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.2GPA
Sendible
Free trial · from $29.75/mo
Social media management for agencies, with unlimited users.
- Only Planable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Sendible lists a browser extension.
- Sendible also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.6GPA
Hootsuite
Free trial · from $99/mo
Social media suite for publishing, inbox, listening and reports.
- Hootsuite also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.6GPA
Vista Social
Free trial · from $99/mo
Social media management with inbox, DM automations and reviews.
- Only Vista Social lists a macOS app.
- Only Vista Social lists a browser extension.
- Vista Social also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.4GPA
ContentStudio
Free trial · from $19/mo
Social media planner with AI content, inbox and agency workspaces.
- Only ContentStudio lists a browser extension.
- ContentStudio also covers shared inbox and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Could I make my own version of Planable?
The plain part of Planable you could make: calendar. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Planable’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Planable. Prices change, so check planable.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Planable, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/planable
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Planable’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Planable is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Planable. Prices and plans change: check planable.io before you buy.