Planable vs SocialRails (2026): Pricing, Features and Which to Choose
Planable and SocialRails both schedule posts, but Planable is built around collaboration. Planable gives each client or brand a workspace with unlimited users, comments, annotations, suggested edits and approval workflows, priced per workspace. SocialRails is a scheduler with AI content tools and video templates at a flat $29 to $99 a month, with no approval workflows.
Disclosure: SocialRails is our product. Planable is the better choice for several of the needs below, and we say which. Planable was checked on planable.io/pricing on 30 October 2026.
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Quick Answer
Choose Planable if clients or stakeholders have to review and approve posts before they go out, if many people need access to one brand, or if you post to Google Business Profile.
Choose SocialRails if you manage several brands or clients on a budget, post more than 60 to 150 times a month per brand, or want AI and video templates included.
SocialRails Agency is $99/month ($990/year) for 15 team members, 25 workspaces and 30 connected accounts.
Pricing
Planable
Every plan has unlimited users. A workspace is one client, brand or location, so the bill multiplies by the number you run. Add-ons are priced per workspace: Analytics $14/month ($140/year), Social inbox $9/month ($90/year) and Social listening $99/month; Enterprise includes Analytics and Social inbox. The free option is 50 created posts in total, with no time limit and no card, and no X publishing until you pay.
Planable publishes to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Google Business Profile and Threads.
SocialRails
AI is included in every plan, and posts are unlimited.
What a team pays
Monthly billing, without Planable add-ons:
Planable is the cheaper way to give a large team access to one brand. SocialRails is cheaper as soon as you run several brands or clients, because its workspaces are included in the plan rather than billed one by one.
Where Planable Is Stronger
- Approval workflows. Optional or required approvals on Pro, multi-level approval chains on Enterprise. SocialRails has no approvals.
- Unlimited users on every plan, including clients who only review.
- Collaboration on the post itself. Comments, text annotations, suggested edits and internal-only notes before a client sees a draft.
- Universal content. Plan and approve newsletters, blog posts and ads alongside social posts.
- Inbox and listening add-ons, which SocialRails does not offer at any price.
- Google Business Profile publishing, which SocialRails does not support.
- A free option with no time limit (50 posts in total), against SocialRails' 3-day trial.
Where SocialRails Is Stronger
- Multiple brands for one price. 3, 10 or 25 workspaces included, against one per Planable subscription.
- Unlimited posts. Planable caps posts at 60 or 150 per workspace a month.
- AI content creation and video templates. Captions, images and carousels included, plus 350+ video templates.
- Basic analytics included, where Planable charges $14 per workspace a month.
- Bluesky publishing, which Planable does not list.
- LinkedIn PDF documents (the native carousel format) can be posted directly.
Who Should Choose Which
Planable fits agencies and brand teams whose bottleneck is review: clients, legal or managers who must see and approve every post, often with many people on one account.
SocialRails fits creators, small businesses and small agencies whose bottleneck is producing content, who manage several brands, and who do not need a formal approval step.
Action step: if approvals are the reason you are looking, start with Planable's 50 free posts. If you mainly create and schedule, try SocialRails' 3-day trial first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Planable cost?
Planable charges per workspace. Basic is $39 per workspace a month ($390 a year) with 4 social pages and 60 posts a month. Pro is $59 ($590 a year) with 10 pages, 150 posts and required approvals. Users are unlimited. Analytics ($14) and Social inbox ($9) are per-workspace add-ons. Enterprise is custom.
Is SocialRails cheaper than Planable?
For several brands or clients, yes: three clients on Planable Basic cost $117 a month, against $49 for SocialRails Business with 10 workspaces. For one brand with a large team, Planable can be cheaper, because Basic includes unlimited users for $39.
Does SocialRails have approval workflows like Planable?
No. SocialRails has no approval workflows, client review links or annotation tools. If posts must be approved before publishing, Planable is the better fit.
Does Planable have a free plan?
Planable gives you 50 created posts in total, with no time limit and no card required. The 50 posts do not reset, and X publishing is not available until you upgrade. SocialRails has a 3-day trial and no free plan.
Does Planable limit posts?
Yes. Basic allows 60 posts per workspace a month and Pro 150; Enterprise is unlimited. SocialRails posts are unlimited on every plan.
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