Planoly alternative
The Planoly alternative for teams that need approvals, not just a pretty grid
Planoly is a creator's tool first: visual planning, a link-in-bio storefront, AI content ideas, and prices that start at $14 a month. For one person running one brand it's a genuinely good buy, and its Instagram grid preview is still among the best.
The gaps show up when a second person or a client enters the picture. Planoly's pricing page lists no approval workflow, no white-label reporting, and no Bluesky. Extra social sets and users are add-ons. This page walks through the trade for teams and agencies.
Where Planoly is the right call
Solo creators and small shops that live on Instagram and Pinterest and want a visual planner at the lowest possible price.
Anyone using Planoly's link-in-bio storefront to sell. Lemonpost's link-in-bio page tracks clicks; it doesn't take payments.
Teams of two with one or two brands who don't need sign-off before posting. Growth at $24 a month covers that comfortably.
Where Planoly starts to cost you
No approval workflow on the pricing page
If a client or a manager has to approve posts before they go live, Planoly's plans don't list a way to enforce it. You're back to screenshots and email.
Sets and users are add-ons
Growth includes 2 social sets and 2 users; extra sets are $10 and extra users $5. Pro includes 6 and 6; extras are $8 and $3. Fine for a duo, fiddly for an agency.
No client-facing reports
Analytics are for you. There's no white-label export to hand a client, which is the deliverable most agencies are actually paid for.
No Bluesky
Planoly covers Instagram, Facebook, X, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and TikTok. Bluesky isn't there; Lemonpost adds it and cross-posts between X, Threads, and Bluesky.
Planoly vs Lemonpost, side by side
| Planoly | Lemonpost | |
|---|---|---|
| How you're billed | Per social set and per user | Per plan by channel count; team members are free |
| Entry price | $14 per month (Starter, yearly) | $29 for 5 channels (Creator) |
| Free option | Mobile app plan, 10 uploads per month | 7-day free trial |
| Users | 1 / 2 / 6 by plan, extra $3 to $5 per month | Unlimited on every plan |
| Brands and channels | 1 / 2 / 6 social sets, extra sets $8 to $10 | 5 / 15 / 40 channels, any mix of brands |
| Client approvals | Not listed | Growth and Pro, via a no-login review link |
| White-label reports | Not listed | Your logo and colors, Growth and Pro |
| Link in bio | Storefront with checkout, zero transaction fees | Page with click tracking and themes, no checkout |
| Social inbox | Automated DMs | Comments and DMs on every plan, plus comment-to-DM automations |
| Post from an AI assistant | AI content ideas inside Planoly | MCP server on every plan: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any MCP client |
| Platforms | 8, no Bluesky | 9 incl. Bluesky |
| Based in | United States | Norway, hosted in the EU |
What a small agency actually pays
Take a four-person agency with three clients, five channels each: 15 channels across three brands. Two clients approve posts before publishing, and all three get a monthly report with the agency's branding.
Three brands means Planoly Pro. Approvals and branded reports aren't on the pricing page at any tier. On Lemonpost it's the Growth plan.
| Planoly | Lemonpost | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Pro, 3 of 6 sets used | Growth |
| Monthly price | $47, billed yearly | $99 |
| Yearly price | $564 | $990 |
| Client approval before publishing | Not listed | Review link, no account |
| White-label client report | Not listed | Included |
| Adding three more team members | $0 (6 included on Pro) | $0 |
Planoly is the cheaper tool here; the question is whether the missing approvals and client reports cost you more than $52 a month in time. Prices read from each vendor's pricing page on the date shown at the bottom of this page.
Switching from Planoly
- 1
Download any media you only have in Planoly's library.
- 2
Connect the same channels in Lemonpost, plus Bluesky if you want it.
- 3
Rebuild the schedule as queue slots and import drafted captions via CSV.
- 4
Turn on the approval policy for the clients who sign off, and send them review links.
- 5
Keep your Planoly link-in-bio live until you've rebuilt it, or keep it permanently; the two don't conflict.
When to stay with Planoly
Stay if you're a creator or a two-person shop without approvals, if you sell through the link-in-bio storefront, or if the grid preview is the reason you plan at all. Planoly is priced honestly for that job.
Other Planoly alternatives worth checking
Later is the closest sibling. Pallyy and Buffer are the next step up for small teams; SocialPilot and Vista Social are the agency-shaped options with client approval and white-label on published plans.
Later
Priced per social set (one brand across platforms) and per user, billed yearly.
- From
- $18.75 per month on Starter, billed yearly
- Approvals
- Growth and Scale (submit and approve posts)
- Users
- 1, 2, or 4 included by plan; extra users $3.75 per month
Pallyy
Priced per social set, extra sets $10 per month; extra users on Agency $10 per month.
- From
- $15 per month on Starter (20 scheduled posts per month)
- Approvals
- Pro plan and up
- Users
- 1 on Free to Pro; 3 on Agency, extra $10 per month
Buffer
Priced per connected channel, per month.
- From
- $5 per channel per month on Essentials
- Approvals
- Team plan only ($10 per channel per month)
- Users
- 1 on Free and Essentials, unlimited on Team
SocialPilot
Priced by plan with account and user caps.
- From
- $20 per month on Essentials (5 accounts, 1 user)
- Approvals
- Standard and up; client approval from Premium ($100 per month)
- Users
- 1, 3, or 6 by plan; unlimited on Ultimate
Vista Social
Priced by plan with profile and user caps.
- From
- $79 per month on Professional (15 profiles, 2 users)
- Approvals
- Every plan; multi-stage from Advanced
- Users
- 2, 4, or 8 by plan
Planable
Priced per workspace (one brand or client), with monthly post caps; unlimited users per workspace.
- From
- $33 per workspace per month on Basic (60 posts per month)
- Approvals
- Every plan; mandatory approvals from Pro, multi-level on Enterprise
- Users
- Unlimited per workspace
What every Lemonpost plan includes
- Unlimited team members
- Nine platforms from one composer
- Drag-and-drop calendar and posting queue
- Unified inbox for comments and DMs
- Analytics with a best-time-to-post heatmap
- Bulk scheduling from CSV
- Link-in-bio page on lemonl.ink
- MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP client
Client approvals and white-label reports are on the Growth ($99) and Pro ($249) plans.
Elsket av kundene
Hør hva kundene våre sier
“Jeg lette etter dette i tre andre verktøy før Lemonpost. Det bare funker, og erik på support er også helt fantastisk.”
Elliot Solberg
Sandra Clothing AS
“Vi bruker Lemonpost sammen med claude ai og elsker det. Det er rimelig, superenkelt å bruke, og jeg og medgründeren min bruker det daglig.”
Henriette L. Solstad
Lett Rekruttering AS
“I selskapet vårt driver vi aktiv rekruttering gjennom sosiale medier, og det å kunne publisere på tvers av kanaler ett sted og engasjere har vært helt fantastisk.”
Serpios Dento
HomeProject Technologies Ltd
“Vi brukte TIMEVIS på å henge med på sosiale medier. Lemonpost gjorde det gøy igjen!! Anbefales på det sterkeste :-)”
Vera Bergh
SoMe-ansvarlig
“Vi drifter en travel konto og trengte noe som tålte belastningen uten å knekke. Lemonpost håndterer det, og teamet retter feil raskt.”
Theo Skyner
CoCreate Ltd
“Koblet til alle de sosiale kontoene våre på én økt. Verdien for pengene er ærlig talt den beste jeg har funnet, og supporten svarer faktisk som et menneske.”
Ana Costa
“Best forhold mellom kvalitet og pris av alle plattformene jeg har prøvd.”
Fanny Mäkelä
SoMe-ansvarlig
“Vi lanserte et produkt og fikk bokstavelig talt null trafikk. Nå har det gått 5 måneder, og vi publiserer innhold jevnt og trutt. Og jeg elsker DM-funksjonen, så vi kan gi publikummet vårt litt gratis verdi.”
Fredrik Kreim
FAQ
Planoly alternative questions
Planoly's pricing page lists no approval workflow on any plan as of the date on this page. Lemonpost, Later (Growth and up), Pallyy (Pro and up), and SocialPilot (Standard and up) do.
No. Planoly Starter is $14 a month and Pro is $47; Lemonpost starts at $29 and the Growth plan with approvals and white-label reports is $99. Lemonpost costs more and does more for teams; Planoly is the better buy for one person.
Lemonpost previews each post per platform in a drag-and-drop calendar. A grid-style Instagram preview is on the roadmap. If the grid is your main workflow, Planoly and Later serve it better today.
No. Lemonpost's link-in-bio page is for links, headers, and social icons with click tracking. Planoly's storefront takes payments; keep it if you use that.
Bluesky, including threads and cross-posting with X and Threads. Both tools cover Instagram, Facebook, X, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, and TikTok.
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Seven days free, every feature, unlimited seats. Keep Planoly running until your first Lemonpost post has published.
Planoly prices and plan details were read from Planoly's pricing page on 2026-09-03 and may have changed since. Lemonpost prices are in USD; other currencies are quoted at checkout.