Head to head
CoSchedule vs Planable for Agencies
Last updated 4 June 2026
Part social scheduler, part marketing calendar: CoSchedule schedules to eleven networks, recycles evergreen posts with ReQueue, and on the bigger plans pulls whole content projects onto the same timeline. It is priced per seat from a free plan up to quote-only tiers, with social profiles and X billed as extras.
- From
- $19 per user / mo
- Free plan
Planable for Agencies is the same Planable, framed for client work. Each client gets a workspace with its own pages and approval flow, comments sit inline on the post, and users are unlimited, so the whole team and the client can pile in at no extra cost. It's priced per workspace.
- From
- $33 per workspace / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
CoSchedule is the pick for content teams that want social and editorial work on one calendar, and it's the cheaper start, from $19 per user / mo. Planable for Agencies fits agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval better, and it adds visual feed planner that CoSchedule leaves out.
CoSchedule starts cheaper, $19 per user / mo against $33 per workspace / mo for Planable for Agencies. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Planable for Agencies adds visual feed planner that CoSchedule leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- CoSchedule starts at $19 per user / mo, Planable for Agencies at $33 per workspace / mo.
- CoSchedule posts to 12 networks, Planable for Agencies to 9.
- Only CoSchedule reaches Bluesky, Mastodon, and WordPress.
- Planable for Agencies has visual feed planner; CoSchedule doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | CoSchedule | Planable for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | Yes | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | CoSchedule | Planable for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | No |
| WordPress | Auto | No |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
Free plan available.
- 1 seat
- $29/mo~$19/mo annual
- 2 seatsTypical
- $58/mo~$38/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Social Calendar.
Free plan available.
- 1 workspace
- $39/mo~$33/mo annual
- 5 workspacesTypical
- $195/mo~$165/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Basic.
CoSchedule
Free Calendar
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- 15
- Free forever, 1 user, 1 social profile
- Up to 15 scheduled social messages
- Drag-and-drop calendar, best-time publishing, AI assistant, 20 AI templates
Social Calendar
Popular$19/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29 per user/mo, $19 on annual; up to 3 seats
- 3 social profiles included, $5/mo per extra (X billed separately at $8/profile/mo)
- Unlimited scheduling, ReQueue recycling, bulk scheduling, 1,600+ AI templates
- Social analytics, Facebook and Instagram inbox
Agency Calendar
$59/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $69 per user/mo, $59 on annual; up to 3 seats
- 5 social profiles included, $5/mo per extra (X at $25/profile/mo)
- Unlimited client calendars, all-network inbox, profile groups
- White-label reports, social approvals, read-only calendar sharing
Content Calendar
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, up to 5 seats
- Adds Kanban and table views, marketing campaigns, custom fields and project types
- Project and campaign reports, guest user access, dedicated account management
Marketing Suite
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing and custom user limits
- Adds sub-calendars, approval workflows, intake forms, digital asset management
- Team management dashboard, advanced audience targeting, custom permissions, SSO
- Priced per user/seat: the headline $29 / $69 is for one seat and multiplies by how many people you add. The two self-serve paid plans, Social Calendar and Agency Calendar, cap at 3 seats each; Content Calendar and Marketing Suite are quote-only.
- Social profiles are a second, separate cost. Social Calendar bundles 3 and Agency 5, then it is $5 a month per extra profile.
- X (Twitter) is billed on top of everything else because of X's API pricing: $8 per profile a month on Social Calendar and $25 per profile a month on Agency, Content, and Marketing Suite.
- There is a genuine Free Calendar (1 user, 1 profile, 15 scheduled messages) plus a 14-day trial of the paid features.
- Annual billing is cheaper per seat (the page shows a 'save 20%' banner): Social Calendar drops from $29 to $19 a seat and Agency from $69 to $59.
- Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side; monthly and annual figures were read by toggling the billing switch and cross-checked against current third-party 2026 listings.
What it really costs
CoSchedule charges per seat, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 2-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Social Calendar | Agency Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $29/mo | $69/mo |
| 2Typical | $58/mo | $138/mo |
| 3 | $87/mo | $207/mo |
| 5 | $145/mo | $345/mo |
| 10 | $290/mo | $690/mo |
| 25 | $725/mo | $1725/mo |
| 50 | $1450/mo | $3450/mo |
Monthly billing.
Planable for Agencies
Basic
$33/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 4
- Scheduled posts
- 60
- $39 per workspace/mo, $33 on annual
- Unlimited users, 4 social pages and 60 posts per workspace
- Feed and Calendar views, optional approval
Pro
Popular$49/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- 150
- $59 per workspace/mo, $49 on annual
- Unlimited users, 10 pages and 150 posts per workspace
- Grid view, required approval, version history
Enterprise
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 50
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, for more than 5 workspaces
- Multi-level approvals, SSO, dedicated account manager
- 50 pages per workspace, unlimited posts
- This is the same product as Planable, reviewed in full separately; this entry frames its agency use, a separate workspace per client with unlimited users.
- Priced per workspace (Planable's word for a brand or client): $39 or $59 a month each, up to five before Enterprise. Users are unlimited on every plan, which is the key agency saving.
- Two paid add-ons sit on top per workspace: Analytics at $14/mo and the Engagement inbox at $9/mo.
- Prices are USD; the full plan and feature detail are in the main Planable review.
What it really costs
Planable for Agencies charges per workspace, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 5-workspace row marked as a realistic setup.
| workspaces | Basic | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39/mo | $59/mo |
| 3 | $117/mo | $177/mo |
| 5Typical | $195/mo | $295/mo |
| 10 | $390/mo | $590/mo |
| 25 | $975/mo | $1475/mo |
| 50 | $1950/mo | $2950/mo |
Monthly billing. Annual billing takes about 2 months off.
Pros and cons
CoSchedule
- ReQueue is a genuinely good evergreen recycling engine
- Publishes directly to eleven networks, with a usable free plan
- Doubles as a marketing project and content calendar on the higher tiers
- Strong agency features: client calendars, white-label reports, approvals
- Per-seat pricing plus per-profile and X surcharges make the real cost hard to read
- Self-serve plans cap at three users; the top two tiers are quote-only
- No social listening or competitor tracking
- The marketing-calendar breadth is overkill if you only want to schedule posts
Planable for Agencies
- A workspace per client with its own approval flow
- Unlimited users and client reviewers at no extra cost
- Inline comments, per-network previews, and version history
- Multi-level approvals on Enterprise
- Same product as Planable, just the agency lens
- Per-workspace pricing adds up across many clients
- Analytics and inbox are paid add-ons
- No recycling, Bluesky, or Mastodon
CoSchedule vs Planable for Agencies: FAQ
- Is CoSchedule or Planable for Agencies cheaper?
- CoSchedule is cheaper to start, from $19 against $33 for Planable for Agencies. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does CoSchedule or Planable for Agencies have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, CoSchedule or Planable for Agencies?
- CoSchedule is the stronger pick for content teams that want social and editorial work on one calendar, while Planable for Agencies is the better fit for agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.