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Meta Business Suite vs Planable for Agencies
Last updated 4 June 2026
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Meta Business Suite is the free, official way to schedule and manage Facebook and Instagram. It handles posts, Reels, and Stories, has a shared inbox and basic insights, and doubles as Meta's ads tool, but it only covers Meta's own networks.
- From
- Custom
- 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
Meta Business Suite and Planable for Agencies both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Meta Business Suite is the stronger pick for Small businesses and creators focused only on Facebook and Instagram; choose Planable for Agencies for Agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval.
Features compared
| Feature | Meta Business Suite | Planable for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | No | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | No | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Not assessed |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Meta Business Suite | Planable for Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| TikTok | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
Pricing
Meta Business Suite
Free
Free
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 2
- Free for any Facebook Page and connected Instagram account
- Schedule posts, Reels, and Stories up to 75 days ahead, up to 25 a day per account
- Shared inbox, insights, and Meta ad management included
- Meta Business Suite is free. It only covers Meta's own networks, Facebook and Instagram, so there's no paid tier and no cost to weigh, just the limit of which networks it reaches.
- Scheduling runs up to 75 days in advance, with a cap of about 25 scheduled posts a day per account.
- It doubles as Meta's ads tool, so you can boost posts and run paid campaigns from the same place.
- Threads has its own scheduling path rather than full management here; that's covered separately.
Planable for Agencies
Basic
$39 per workspace / mo
$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$59 per workspace / mo
$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
Custom
- 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.
Pros and cons
Meta Business Suite
- Free and official, with the newest formats first
- Direct publishing of posts, Reels, and Stories
- Shared inbox for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
- Built-in ad management and audience insights
- Only covers Facebook and Instagram
- No evergreen recycling, bulk upload, or advanced reporting
- No real listening, and only Page benchmarking
- Interface can be clunky
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
Meta Business Suite vs Planable for Agencies: FAQ
- Is Meta Business Suite or Planable for Agencies cheaper?
- Planable for Agencies starts at $33 per workspace / mo, while Meta Business Suite is quoted custom, so Planable for Agencies is the one with a public entry price.
- Does Meta Business Suite or Planable for Agencies have a free plan?
- Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
- Which is better, Meta Business Suite or Planable for Agencies?
- Meta Business Suite is the stronger pick for small businesses and creators focused only on Facebook and Instagram, 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.