Smartplannr vs Planable
Planable is known for collaboration and approvals, and prices each workspace. Smartplannr has approvals too, and its plans cover several workspaces, with analytics included rather than sold as an add-on.
Free plan · No card needed · Cancel any time · Prices in GBP
Last checked 4 November 2026. We make Smartplannr; everything about Planable here comes from its own website, linked below the table.
The short answer
Choose Smartplannr if
- You run several brands or clients: Pro covers 10 workspaces for £15 a month in total.
- You want analytics included in the plan.
- You want a free plan you can keep, not a 50-post trial.
Choose Planable if
- You want unlimited users in each workspace.
- You need required approvals on several levels (Enterprise) or a feed, calendar and grid view of the same content.
Smartplannr and Planable, side by side
Planable’s details are from planable.io, checked on 4 November 2026, in the currency and billing period it showed. Prices exclude tax and can change, so check their page for the latest.
What it costs a small team
List prices for a few common set-ups, from each pricing page. Planable’s are shown as listed, without converting the currency.
Where Planable is stronger
Unlimited users
Every Planable plan includes unlimited users in a workspace.
Approval levels
None, optional or required approval on Pro, and multi-level approval on Enterprise.
An MCP connector
Planable lists an MCP connector on every plan.
What you get with Smartplannr
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, TikTok and YouTube, on a calendar your whole team shares, and on every plan:
- AI writing in your brand voiceCaptions for every network, drafted from a brand voice it can read off your website.
- Branded imagesPost images, Story covers and thumbnails in your logo, colours and font.
- AI assistants (MCP)Plan and schedule from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, on every plan.
- ApprovalsClients and managers sign off from their own login before anything goes out.
- ReportsBuilt from each network’s own numbers, white-label on Pro and Max.
- Instagram grid plannerSee the feed before it’s live and drag posts into a better order.
Moving from Planable
- Start freeCreate a workspace and connect your accounts. Each network asks you to sign in on its own site, so we never see your passwords.
- Bring your brandType your website and Smartplannr drafts your brand voice and fills in your brand kit from it. Check both, then save.
- Set your timesAdd the times you usually post as posting slots, then schedule new posts into them. Your existing posts stay where they are.
What Smartplannr doesn’t do yet
- LinkedIn Company Pages. Personal profiles work, including carousels and PDF documents.
- Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Telegram and Discord.
- Social listening: tracking mentions of your brand or keywords across a network.
- If one of these rules Smartplannr out, tell us at hello@smartplannr.com. It decides what we build next.
Questions
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