Planable
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Social Media Management Done Right
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Features
64 features across 13 categories
AI(5)
Automatically generate captions from videos using AI technology
Automatically generate hashtags based on your previous posts
Get post suggestions based on your previous posts and content patterns
Rewrite post text to match your style or platform limitations using AI
Generate captions with custom prompts and extract captions from images and videos using AI
Collaboration(10)
Customizable multi-level approval workflows from none required to required approvals with step-by-step assembly line approvals
Request approval for multiple posts at once
Add detailed feedback with comments, suggestions, and text annotations right next to content
Lock content once approved to prevent accidental changes
Three approval types: None, Optional, and Required with multi-level approval support
Team-only draft posts and internal comments to keep work-in-progress hidden from clients
Set up multiple approval levels for team, clients, internal, stakeholders, and legal review
Share one-time links for quick ad-hoc feedback without requiring approvers to have accounts
Real-time collaboration with team members and clients for content creation and approval
Track who did what and when, with ability to easily revert changes
Content Management(3)
Create long-form posts with rich text formatting, headings, lists, links, and embedded media
Save and reuse post templates within workspace settings
Plan, review, and approve any type of content including newsletters, blog posts, ads, and non-social content
Engagement(4)
Get AI-suggested replies for comments and direct messages
Manage comments with prioritization based on sentiment and organization by status
Sort and prioritize comments by sentiment automatically
Unified inbox for all comments and DMs across connected pages with sentiment sorting and AI replies
Integration(1)
Bring assets to Planable directly from Canva with one click
Mobile(1)
Plan, review, approve and schedule content on iOS and Android devices with custom notifications
Notifications(4)
Get notified via email for post updates and approval requests
Follow approval requests, feedback, and general updates in the notifications section
Receive custom push notifications for new posts, updates, and conversations
Receive notifications and updates directly in Slack
Organization(7)
Organize posts by campaigns with labels for campaigns, content pillars, or team assignments
Create and save custom views with favorite filters for easy future access
Add post labels and filter content by labels, approval status, and other criteria
Centralized library to store and reuse visual assets across posts and workspaces
Assign team and client roles with granular permissions for view, approve, edit, publish, or analyze
Customize timezone settings per workspace for global team coordination
Create dedicated workspaces for each brand or client with separate settings, workflows, and collaborators
Planning(5)
Rich calendar view showing how content comes together with schedule, approve, and delete shortcuts
Native platform-like feed view with post previews in plain sight and zero clicks needed
Instagram grid planner to drag-and-drop posts and visualize complete grid layout
Quick action view for bulk approve, schedule, delete, and duplicate with filtering and custom view saving
Visual drag-and-drop calendar view to plan content across all social platforms with actual post previews
Platform-Specific(9)
Create posts with images, carousels, stories, reels, target by interests/age/location, schedule first comment, set alt texts, tag pages
Create posts with images, add offers with coupons, add events with custom buttons, set CTAs
Create single posts, carousels, stories, reels with location tagging, first comment scheduling, alt texts, collab posts
Create posts with images/videos/GIFs, convert to PDF carousels, target posts, schedule first comment, tag pages
Create pins with images/videos, add title/description/link, select board, trim videos, set custom thumbnails
Create threads with text, images, carousels, or videos with image reordering
Create TikToks, trim videos, generate captions with AI
Create tweets with images/GIFs/links, see link previews, set alt texts, tag accounts, character counter
Create videos and shorts with title/description, set visibility, category, playlist, tags, custom thumbnails, AI captions
Publishing(9)
Edit images and videos directly in the post composer
Bulk approve, schedule, delete, and duplicate posts across workspaces
One-click copy of posts to other pages or workspaces
Schedule first comments on posts for all platforms
Create content for multiple platforms in one go with sync capabilities
Create once then make platform-specific tweaks for each social network
Set preferred posting time slots and auto-schedule posts within those windows
Schedule posts to repeat automatically for evergreen content
Schedule content to 9 platforms with one-click publishing across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, and Threads
Reporting(5)
Understand audience demographics and behavior across social platforms
Create customizable reports for stakeholders and clients with actionable insights
View performance metrics at the individual page level across all social platforms
Analyze individual post performance with detailed engagement metrics
Comprehensive analytics with cross-channel stats, page-level insights, post-level metrics, audience insights, and custom reports
Security(1)
Single Sign-On integration for enterprise security and access management
Pricing
Free
- ✓50 total posts
- ✓Unlimited experience
- ✓No X (Twitter) publishing
- ✓No Analytics
- ✓No Engagement
Basic
- ✓60 posts/workspace/month
- ✓Unlimited users
- ✓4 social pages/workspace
- ✓2 types of approval (None & Optional)
- ✓Feed & Calendar views
- ✓3 campaigns/workspace
- ✓Analytics add-on available
- ✓Social inbox add-on available
Pro
Popular- ✓150 posts/workspace/month
- ✓Unlimited users
- ✓10 social pages/workspace
- ✓3 types of approval (None, Optional & Required)
- ✓Feed, Calendar & Grid views
- ✓10 campaigns/workspace
- ✓Analytics add-on available
- ✓Social inbox add-on available
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited posts
- ✓Multi-level approvals
- ✓Feed, Calendar, Grid & List views
- ✓Pay by bank/wire transfer
- ✓Dedicated account manager
- ✓Unlimited campaigns
- ✓SSO integration
- ✓Engagement add-on available
- ✓Analytics add-on available
- ✓50 social media pages/workspace
- ✓Custom pricing
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Integrations
4 known integrations