Head to head
Planable vs SocialBee
Last updated 4 June 2026
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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
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 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. SocialBee fits solopreneurs and small businesses who want a recycling content queue better, and it's the cheaper start, from $29 per month.
SocialBee starts cheaper, $29 per month against $33 per workspace / mo for Planable. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Planable brings visual feed planner that SocialBee skips, while SocialBee has AI images Planable doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Planable has a free plan; SocialBee doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- SocialBee starts at $29 per month, Planable at $33 per workspace / mo.
- Planable posts to 9 networks, SocialBee to 12.
- Only SocialBee reaches Bluesky, Mastodon, and Telegram.
- Planable has visual feed planner; SocialBee doesn't.
- SocialBee has AI images; Planable doesn't.
- SocialBee has posting queue; Planable doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Planable | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Yes | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Planable | 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
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.
Planable
Free
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
$39 per workspace / mo
$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$59 per workspace / mo
$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
Custom
- 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.
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
- 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
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 vs SocialBee: FAQ
- Is Planable or SocialBee cheaper?
- SocialBee is cheaper to start, from $29 against $33 for Planable. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Planable or SocialBee have a free plan?
- Planable has a free plan; SocialBee does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Planable or SocialBee?
- Planable is the stronger pick for agencies and teams that need client sign-off before posting, 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.