# Sked vs Planable
> Canonical: https://skedsocial.com/compare/planable-vs-sked-social  
> Last updated: 2026-07-31
Planable is built around content review and approval, with clients signing in to comment and sign off before anything ships.
### What's a Planable alternative where clients approve without a separate login?

Planable is purpose-built for content review, but clients sign in to comment and sign off, and analytics and the inbox are paid per-workspace add-ons. Sked Social lets clients review and approve on a Kanban board without being pushed through a client login, and includes scheduling, analytics and the social inbox inside one plan, with Instagram-first planning built in.

- Client sign-off without a separate client login
- Scheduling, approvals, inbox and analytics in one plan, not add-ons
- Grid preview, Stories and first-comment scheduling for Instagram
- Planable still leads for multi-level, collaboration-centred review
## Sked vs Planable, line by line

Each tool's own published capabilities, grouped by what actually matters when you switch. For the full 13-tool view, see the [all-tools comparison](https://skedsocial.com/social-media-scheduling-tools).

### Publishing

| Feature | Basic ($24.17/mo) | Accelerate ($165.83/mo) | Planable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Post scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Networks supported | 9 networks | 9 networks | 9 networks |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes | No |
| Content calendar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-publish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First comment | Yes | Yes | No |
| Link in bio | Yes | Yes | No |
| AI captions | Yes | Yes | Yes |

### Collaboration

| Feature | Basic ($24.17/mo) | Accelerate ($165.83/mo) | Planable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Approvals | No | Kanban board | Client-login approvals |
| Unified inbox | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Roles and permissions | Single user | Full roles | Yes |
| Shared asset library | Recent media only | Yes | Yes |
| Per-client organisation | Labels | Labels + roles | Yes |
| Branded reports | No | Branded plus builder | No |

### Insights

| Feature | Basic ($24.17/mo) | Accelerate ($165.83/mo) | Planable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Analytics depth | Basic | Advanced | Basic |
| Social listening | Basic | Advanced | None |
| Competitor analytics | No | Yes | No |
| Report export | No | Yes | Yes |

### Platform and access

| Feature | Basic ($24.17/mo) | Accelerate ($165.83/mo) | Planable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Native mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business posting | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Priority | Dedicated CSM | 24/7 chat |
| Entry price (billed annually) | $24.17/mo | $165.83/mo | $33/mo |
| Free option | 14-day trial | 14-day trial | Free plan |

## AI and agents: Sked vs Planable

| Capability | Sked | Planable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MCP connector (bring your live Sked data into Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools) | Yes, live | Not offered |
| Agentic AI (AI that acts on your workflow, not just caption help) | Yes | Yes |
| AI pricing (whether the AI features cost extra) | Included | Included |

## Where Planable wins, and where Sked does

### Where Planable wins

- Planable offers layered approval workflows, ranging from none and optional on lower tiers to required and full multi-level sign-off (team, clients, internal, stakeholders, legal) on higher tiers.
- Content auto-schedules the moment it is approved, with no manual publishing step, and workspaces can lock content once approved so nothing changes after sign-off.
- Planable is organized around per-client/brand workspaces, recommending one workspace per brand or client to keep collaboration, pages, campaigns and assets separated.
- Beyond social, Planable supports long-form content such as blogs, newsletters and campaign briefs alongside its nine social channels.

### Where Sked wins

- Multi-step approval workflows route every post to clients and managers for sign-off before it publishes, so nothing goes live without the right eyes on it. Included from the Accelerate plan and available as an add-on on Grow.
- Instagram-first visual planning with a drag-and-drop grid preview, first comment, stories, carousels and auto-publishing, built around how the platform actually works rather than bolted on after the fact.
- Performance analytics and exportable reports across every connected profile, so agencies and in-house teams can show social results to clients and leadership instead of guessing at them.
- Built for agencies and multi-brand teams, with shared collaboration, labels and per-client organisation that keep separate clients and workspaces cleanly apart.

### Common Planable complaints

- The per workspace pricing model compounds quickly for agencies, because each client brand needs its own paid workspace and analytics and inbox are extra add-ons on top.
- Reviewers say Planable is excellent for collaboration and approvals but lacks depth in scheduling, analytics, and platform specific features, so teams often rely on additional tools.
- High pricing is the most frequently cited drawback among G2 reviewers, followed by plan limitations.
- Analytics and the social inbox are sold as paid per-workspace add-ons rather than bundled into the base plans, at 12 and 7.50 US dollars per workspace per month.

## Planable pricing, every tier

What Planable publishes today, not just the headline price, so you can compare like for like against Sked's Basic plan ($24.17/mo).

| Tier | Monthly price | Included |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $33/mo | 4 profiles |
| Pro | $49/mo | 10 profiles |
| Enterprise | Not listed | 50 profiles |

Prices verified 2026-07-05.

[See the full Planable alternative breakdown](https://skedsocial.com/planable-alternative)

Methodology: how we source, check and date these comparisons — https://skedsocial.com/compare/methodology

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