Head to head
Planable for Agencies vs SocialBee
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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
SocialBee is built around content categories: you sort posts into buckets and it cycles through them on a schedule, recycling the evergreen ones so the queue keeps going without you refilling it by hand. Plans are set by how many social profiles you connect, from $29 a month for five up to the agency tiers, with no permanent free plan, just a 14-day trial.
- From
- $29 per month
- Free plan
Bottom line
Planable for Agencies and SocialBee both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Planable for Agencies is the stronger pick for Agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval; choose SocialBee for Solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue.
Features compared
| Feature | Planable for Agencies | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Not assessed | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Planable for Agencies | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | No | Reminder |
| Telegram | No | Reminder |
Pricing
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.
SocialBee
Bootstrap
$29 per month
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- $29/mo (billed monthly or annually; no annual discount at list)
- 5 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 10 content categories, 10 RSS / content sources
- Unlimited AI content; analytics history 3 months
Accelerate
Popular$49 per month
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- $49/mo
- 10 social profiles, 1 user, 1 workspace
- 50 content categories, 30 content sources
- Adds advanced analytics, hashtag organizer, bulk editor, CSV upload, approvals
Pro
$99 per month
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 25
- $99/mo
- 25 social profiles, 3 users, 5 workspaces
- Unlimited content categories and content sources
- Adds report export and internal notes; analytics history 2 years
Pro50
$179 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 50
- $179/mo (agency tier)
- 50 social profiles, 5 users, 10 workspaces
- Everything in Pro
Pro100
$329 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 100
- $329/mo (agency tier)
- 100 social profiles, 5 users, 20 workspaces
Pro150
$449 per month
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 150
- $449/mo (agency tier)
- 150 social profiles, 5 users, 30 workspaces
- Plans are chosen by how many social profiles you connect, from 5 on Bootstrap up to 150 on the top agency tier. The price isn't multiplied per profile; it steps up with the band you land in.
- No permanent free plan. There's a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan, no card required.
- Annual billing doesn't lower the per-month rate at list price: the yearly plan is twelve times the monthly one (Bootstrap $348/yr, Accelerate $588/yr, Pro $1,188/yr). The discounts come from frequent promotions; a 50%-off birthday sale (code SBDAY2026) was live when this was checked, ending June 10, 2026.
- Add-ons stack on top of any plan: extra profiles are $15/mo per 5, extra users $10/mo each ($100/yr), and extra workspaces $10/mo each.
- ConciergeBee is SocialBee's separate done-for-you service (managed posting, strategy, ad management) and is billed apart from these software plans.
- Prices are USD list, read off the live pricing page and its plan-comparison table; the agency tiers were cross-checked against the page's Agency view and current third-party listings.
Pros and cons
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
SocialBee
- Category-based queue with automatic evergreen recycling, the thing it does best
- RSS import and CSV bulk upload for filling the queue fast
- Wide network list, including X, TikTok, and Google Business, plus reminder posting for the rest
- AI Copilot and built-in DALL·E image generation
- Profile-band pricing is simple to read
- No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
- No standing annual discount; you rely on promotions
- Add-ons for extra profiles, users, and workspaces stack up for agencies
- No link-in-bio or visual feed planner
- Listening is limited to your own mentions, not keyword tracking
Planable for Agencies vs SocialBee: FAQ
- Is Planable for Agencies or SocialBee cheaper?
- SocialBee is cheaper to start, from $29 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 Planable for Agencies or SocialBee have a free plan?
- Planable for Agencies has a free plan; SocialBee does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Planable for Agencies or SocialBee?
- Planable for Agencies is the stronger pick for agencies whose bottleneck is client review and approval, while SocialBee is the better fit for solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.