Is ContentStudio or Planoly cheaper?

Planoly has a free entry plan. ContentStudio starts at $19 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.

Does ContentStudio or Planoly have a free plan?

Planoly has a free plan; ContentStudio does not, though it offers a 7-day trial.

Which is better, ContentStudio or Planoly?

ContentStudio is the stronger pick for teams combining curation, AI creation and publishing, while Planoly is the better fit for Instagram-led creators who plan their grid visually. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.

Head to head

ContentStudio vs Planoly

Last updated 4 June 2026

ContentStudio

ContentStudio is a scheduler with a content-discovery engine bolted on: it helps you find trending posts to share, write them with AI, recycle the evergreen ones, and publish to about a dozen networks. Flat plans run from $19 to $99 a month on annual billing, with no free tier.

From: $19a month, billed yearly
Free scheduling: No

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Planoly

Planoly combines visual Instagram planning with creator-commerce tools, seven auto-publishing networks and reminder posting for X. USD paid plans start at $16 month-to-month or $14 monthly equivalent billed annually, with a separate free mobile allowance.

From: Free
Free scheduling: Yes

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Bottom line

Planoly is the pick for Instagram-led creators who plan their grid visually, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. ContentStudio fits teams combining curation, AI creation and publishing better, and it reaches Google Business and Bluesky, which Planoly doesn't.

ContentStudio starts at $19 a month, billed yearly, and Planoly has a free plan and paid plans from $14 a month, billed yearly. Planoly adds a link-in-bio page that ContentStudio leaves out.

Key differences

Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.

Planoly has a free scheduling plan; ContentStudio doesn't, though it offers a 7-day trial.
Paid plans start at $14 a month, billed yearly on Planoly and $19 a month, billed yearly on ContentStudio.
ContentStudio posts to 12 networks, Planoly to 8.
Only ContentStudio reaches Bluesky and Google Business.
ContentStudio auto-publishes X (Twitter); Planoly sends a reminder to post.
Planoly has a link-in-bio page; ContentStudio doesn't.

Features compared

Feature	ContentStudio	Planoly
AI captions	Yes	Yes
Basic analytics	Yes	Yes
Advanced reports	Yes	Not confirmed
Bulk upload	Yes	Not assessed
Evergreen recycling	Yes	Not confirmed
Team roles	Yes	Not confirmed
Approvals	Yes	Not assessed
Link in bio	No	Yes

Platforms compared

Network	ContentStudio	Planoly
Instagram	Auto	Auto
Facebook	Auto	Auto
X (Twitter)	Auto	Reminder
LinkedIn	Auto	Auto
TikTok	Auto	Auto
Pinterest	Auto	Auto
YouTube	Auto	Auto
Threads	Auto	Auto
Bluesky	Auto	No
Google Business	Auto	No
Telegram	Auto	Not assessed
WordPress	Auto	Not assessed

Pricing

Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.

ContentStudioflat pricing

No free plan; 7-day trial.

Lowest public entry price: $19 a month, billed yearly

Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.

Planolyflat pricing

Free plan available.

Free entry plan: Free

Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.

ContentStudio

Standard

$29a month

$19 a month billed annually

Seats: 1
Accounts: 5
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$29/mo, $19 on annual ($228/yr)
5 social accounts, 1 workspace, 1 user (no add-ons on this tier)
AI Studio (text, image, video), unlimited posting, content planner, analytics
Auto first comment, X threads and LinkedIn carousels, API and MCP access

Advanced

Popular

$69a month

$49 a month billed annually

Seats: 2
Accounts: 10
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$69/mo, $49 on annual ($588/yr)
10 social accounts, 2 workspaces, 2 users (extra accounts $5, workspaces and users $10)
Adds social inbox, competitor analytics, evergreen post recycling, bulk CSV, RSS autoposting
Approval workflow, team collaboration, scheduled report exports

Agency Unlimited

$139a month

$99 a month billed annually

Seats: Unlimited
Accounts: 25
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$139/mo, $99 on annual ($1,188/yr)
25 social accounts (extra at $5, with volume discounts), unlimited workspaces and users
Adds complete client management, EasyConnect, live training, priority support
White label, white-label reseller, and SSO available as add-ons

Enterprise

Custom

Seats: Unlimited
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

Custom pricing, custom account limits, unlimited users, workspaces, and clients
Higher AI credits, SSO, full API access, white-label options
Dedicated account manager, migration and onboarding support

Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social accounts, workspaces, and users. Standard has no add-ons (you upgrade to grow); Advanced and Agency let you buy extras at $5 a social account, $10 a workspace, and $10 a user. Agency Unlimited gives unlimited workspaces and users.
There's no free plan, only a 7-day full-suite trial, no card required.
Annual billing is up to 34% cheaper: Standard works out to $19 a month, Advanced $49, Agency Unlimited $99.
The AI Studio is credit-limited per plan (25,000 to 125,000 text credits, plus image and video credits a month). White label, white-label reseller, and SSO are paid add-ons on Agency Unlimited.
ContentStudio is also a content-discovery and blog-publishing tool, not just a scheduler, which shapes the price for what you get.
USD rates are from the official published plan comparison.
Social Listening is an add-on: Advanced displays $99/month or $950/year for three topics and 5,000 mentions; Agency displays $150/month or $1,440/year for five topics and 10,000 mentions. API request quotas are 1,500/3,000/7,500 on the three standard paid plans.

Planoly

Free

Seats: 1
Accounts: Not confirmed
Scheduled posts: 10

1 social set, 1 user (mobile app)
10 uploads a month
Visual planner and link-in-bio

Starter

$16a month

$14 a month billed annually

Seats: 1
Accounts: Not confirmed
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$16/mo, $14 on annual
1 social set, 1 user, unlimited uploads
Free link in bio; upgrade to Growth to add sets or users

Growth

Popular

$28a month

$24 a month billed annually

Seats: 2
Accounts: Not confirmed
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$28/mo, $24 on annual
2 social sets, 2 users, unlimited uploads
Extra social set $10/mo, extra user $5/mo

Pro

$55a month

$47 a month billed annually

Seats: 6
Accounts: Not confirmed
Scheduled posts: Unlimited

$55/mo, $47 on annual
6 social sets, 6 users, unlimited uploads
Extra social set $8/mo, extra user $3/mo

USD tariffs: Starter $16 monthly/$14 monthly equivalent annually; Growth $28/$24; Pro $55/$47. Annual plans are paid upfront.
Plans include 1/2/6 social sets and 1/2/6 users. Each set permits one account per supported channel; set counts are not individual-account counts.
Growth add-ons: $10 per set and $5 per user monthly; Pro: $8/$3. Starter cannot add either.
Free mobile plan allows 10 uploads monthly. Paid plans have unlimited uploads and a 14-day trial.
Current help documentation confirms the monthly prices directly; no price is derived from a rounded discount.

Pros and cons

ContentStudio

Content-discovery engine is a genuine point of difference
AI Studio for text, image, and video, plus evergreen recycling
Broad network list and a capable social inbox with AI replies
Flat, fairly priced plans with a la carte add-ons on the bigger tiers
No permanent free plan and AI generation is credit-limited
Standard has one user and workspace
Listening, white-label and SSO can incur additional charges
API usage has request quotas

Planoly

Visual Instagram grid planning
Link-in-bio and creator-commerce features
Seven auto-publishing networks plus X reminders
Social Posting MCP and shareable analytics reports
X requires manual completion from a reminder
Starter cannot add sets or users
Cross-network inbox and advanced report customization not established
No advertised Bluesky or Google Business publishing