Head to head

Pinterest scheduler vs Planable for Agencies

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Pinterest lets business accounts schedule pins natively, free. It's the simplest way to queue pins in advance, but the caps are tight: one pin at a time, up to 30 days out, and only ten waiting in the queue.

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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.

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$33 per workspace / mo
Free plan

Bottom line

Planable for Agencies is the pick for agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval, and it's the cheaper start, from $33 per workspace / mo. Pinterest scheduler fits light pinners who want free scheduling better.

Planable for Agencies publishes a price, from $33 per workspace / mo; Pinterest scheduler is quote-only. Planable for Agencies adds social inbox that Pinterest scheduler leaves out.

Key differences

Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.

  • Planable for Agencies starts at $33 per workspace / mo; Pinterest scheduler is quote-only.
  • Pinterest scheduler posts to 1 networks, Planable for Agencies to 9.
  • Only Planable for Agencies reaches Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, and Google Business.
  • Planable for Agencies has social inbox; Pinterest scheduler doesn't.
  • Planable for Agencies has content calendar; Pinterest scheduler doesn't.

Features compared

FeaturePinterest schedulerPlanable for Agencies
AI captionsNot assessedYes
Basic analyticsYesYes
Advanced reportsNoNot assessed
Bulk uploadNoNot assessed
Evergreen recyclingNoNot assessed
Team rolesNot assessedYes
ApprovalsNot assessedYes
Link in bioNot assessedNot assessed

Platforms compared

NetworkPinterest schedulerPlanable for Agencies
InstagramNoAuto
FacebookNoAuto
X (Twitter)NoAuto
LinkedInNoAuto
TikTokNoAuto
PinterestAutoAuto
YouTubeNoAuto
ThreadsNoAuto
Google BusinessNoAuto

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.

Quote-only, with no public entry price.

Planable for Agenciesper workspace / mo

Free plan available.

1 workspace
$39/mo~$33/mo annual
5 workspacesTypical
$195/mo~$165/mo annual

Cheapest plan: Basic.

Pinterest scheduler

Free

Free
Seats
1
Accounts
1
Scheduled posts
10
  • Free for any Pinterest business account
  • Schedule pins up to 30 days ahead, one at a time
  • Up to 10 pins can be scheduled and waiting at once
  • Pinterest's native scheduler is free for business accounts; there's nothing to buy.
  • You schedule one pin at a time, up to 30 days out, with a maximum of 10 scheduled pins waiting. After scheduling you can change the date, title, board, description, and link, but not the image or video.
  • There's no bulk upload, which is the main reason high-volume pinners move to a third-party tool.

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.

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.

workspacesBasicPro
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

Pinterest scheduler

  • Free and built into Pinterest
  • Schedule up to 30 days ahead
  • Native analytics right alongside
  • Works on desktop and in the app
  • Only 10 scheduled pins at a time, one at a time
  • No bulk upload, calendar, or recycling
  • Can't change a pin's image after scheduling
  • Pinterest only

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

Pinterest scheduler vs Planable for Agencies: FAQ

Is Pinterest scheduler or Planable for Agencies cheaper?
Planable for Agencies starts at $33 per workspace / mo, while Pinterest scheduler is quoted custom, so Planable for Agencies is the one with a public entry price.
Does Pinterest scheduler or Planable for Agencies have a free plan?
Both have a free plan, so you can try either one before paying.
Which is better, Pinterest scheduler or Planable for Agencies?
Pinterest scheduler is the stronger pick for light pinners who want free scheduling, 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.

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