Head to head
Ordinal vs Planable
Last updated 4 June 2026
Ordinal (formerly Assembly) is built for one specific job: running social for a group of executives or employees. It drafts, schedules, routes for approval, and automates engagement across many personal accounts, and it's priced for companies, not individuals, from $95 a month.
- From
- $95 /mo
- Free plan
A content-review tool first and a scheduler second, built around comments, approvals, and seeing exactly how a post will look before anyone signs off. It charges per workspace rather than per person, so the whole team can pile in at no extra cost.
- From
- $33 per workspace / mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Planable is the pick for agencies and teams that need client sign-off before posting, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Ordinal fits companies running executive or founder social programs better, and it adds posting queue that Planable leaves out.
Planable starts cheaper, $33 per workspace / mo against $95 a month for Ordinal. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Ordinal brings posting queue that Planable skips, while Planable has social inbox Ordinal doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Planable has a free plan; Ordinal doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Planable starts at $33 per workspace / mo, Ordinal at $95 a month.
- Ordinal posts to 6 networks, Planable to 9.
- Only Planable reaches Pinterest, YouTube, and Google Business.
- Ordinal has posting queue; Planable doesn't.
- Planable has social inbox; Ordinal doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Ordinal | Planable |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Partial |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Partial |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Ordinal | Planable |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
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.
Ordinal
Starter
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $95/mo
- Drafting, scheduling, content calendar, approval workflows
- For teams managing multiple executive accounts
Pro
Popular- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $215/mo (about $265 with Ordinal MCP)
- Everything in Starter, plus unlimited seats
- Account analytics, automated engagement (likes, comments, reposts), unlimited scheduled posts
Enterprise
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing
- LinkedIn leads data, API access, custom permissions
- SAML/SSO and prioritised support
- Flat plans aimed at executive and team social programs, not individual scheduling, which is why the entry is $95 a month. Pro at $215 includes unlimited seats; a Pro plan with Ordinal MCP runs around $265.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Ordinal (formerly Assembly) is built for running many personal/executive accounts together, used by companies like Zapier, Mercury, Clay, and Beehiiv to power their executive social presence.
- Prices are USD from current listings.
Planable
Free
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 4
- Scheduled posts
- 50
- 50 posts total, then you upgrade (no time limit, no card)
- 1 workspace, up to 4 social pages
- Unlimited users
- Feed and Calendar views, optional approval
Basic
$33/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 4
- Scheduled posts
- 60
- $39 per workspace/mo, $33 on annual
- 60 posts per workspace each month, 4 social pages
- Unlimited users
- Feed and Calendar views, none and optional approval
- 10GB media storage
Pro
Popular$49/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- 150
- $59 per workspace/mo, $49 on annual
- 150 posts per workspace each month, 10 social pages
- Adds Grid view and required approval
- Team-only drafts and 30-day version history
- 50GB media storage
Enterprise
- Accounts
- 50
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, for teams that need more than 5 workspaces
- 50 social pages per workspace, unlimited posts and campaigns
- Multi-level approvals and List view
- SSO, 24-month post storage, dedicated account manager
- Priced per workspace, which is Planable's word for a brand or client: the headline $39 / $59 is for one workspace, and you pay again for each one you add, up to five before Enterprise. Users are unlimited on every plan.
- Annual billing is two months free, so Basic works out to $33 a workspace each month ($390/yr) and Pro to $49 ($590/yr).
- Two paid add-ons sit on top, also per workspace: Analytics at $14/mo and the Engagement social inbox at $9/mo, both about two months cheaper on annual.
- The Free plan caps you at 50 posts for the life of the account rather than by time; after that you upgrade.
- Prices are USD from the live pricing page, which renders client-side and defaulted to the annual figures here in Australia. The monthly numbers were read by toggling the billing switch and match current third-party listings.
What it really costs
Planable charges per workspace, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 3-workspace row marked as a realistic setup.
| workspaces | Basic | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39/mo | $59/mo |
| 3Typical | $117/mo | $177/mo |
| 5 | $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
Ordinal
- Purpose-built for executive and employee social programs
- Drafting, approvals, and analytics across many personal accounts
- Automated engagement to grow those accounts
- Unlimited seats on Pro; SSO and API on Enterprise
- Expensive, and priced for companies not individuals
- Network focus is LinkedIn and X, not visual platforms
- No free plan, recycling, or full engagement inbox
- Young product, lightly documented company
Planable
- Approval workflows, inline comments, and version history are the strongest part
- Per-workspace pricing means unlimited users at no extra cost
- Per-network previews in feed, grid, calendar, and list views
- Free plan with no time limit, capped at 50 posts
- Analytics and the social inbox cost extra per workspace
- Per-workspace pricing adds up fast for agencies with many clients
- No Bluesky, Mastodon, or link-in-bio
- Reporting is light and there is no real evergreen recycling
Ordinal vs Planable: FAQ
- Is Ordinal or Planable cheaper?
- Planable is cheaper to start, from $33 against $95 for Ordinal. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Ordinal or Planable have a free plan?
- Planable has a free plan; Ordinal does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Ordinal or Planable?
- Ordinal is the stronger pick for companies running executive or founder social programs, while Planable is the better fit for agencies and teams that need client sign-off before posting. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.