CoSchedule is a marketing platform that treats social media as one spoke in a larger content operation. Planoly treats social media — specifically the visual feed — as the entire point. CoSchedule adds Kanban project boards, intake forms, task workflows, and team dashboards to a social calendar, billing per user and per profile. Planoly pioneered the Instagram grid preview and has built an audience among creators and influencer brands who live and die by the look of their feeds, billing by per-brand "social sets" with an entry plan listed at $14/month billed annually. What unites them is what they leave out: Planoly skips Bluesky, Mastodon, and Google Business entirely, and its X publishing works through manual reminders rather than auto-publishing. CoSchedule covers more networks but charges separately for each one beyond three. This page compares them honestly on pricing, platforms, and team features as of June 2026, and explains where SocialKit — a flat-EUR scheduler covering all 11 platforms with native X auto-publishing — fits as a third option.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | CoSchedule | Planoly | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | All 11 | 8 of 11Also supports: Amazon | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mastodon | Yes | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | No | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $19/user/mo annual ($29 month-to-month)Free plan: 1 user, 1 profile, 15 scheduled messages | $14/mo Starter billed annually ($16/mo monthly per help center)Verified on planoly.com/pricing, June 10, 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per user + per profile — 3 profiles included, then $5/mo each | Per social set + per user — extra sets $8–10/mo and extra users $3–5/mo (Growth/Pro only; no add-ons on Starter) | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | 3 profiles on Social CalendarExtra profiles listed at $5/mo each (June 2026) | 1 eight-channel “social set” on Starter2 on Growth · 6 on Pro | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 14 days reported + free planTrial terms not shown on coschedule.com/pricing (June 2026) | 14 days + free mobile tier (10 uploads/mo) | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | NoNone listed on coschedule.com/pricing (June 2026) | Not listedNot mentioned on planoly.com/pricing (verified June 10, 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Unlimited on paid plans · 15 total on Free | Unlimited uploads on all paid plansFree mobile tier capped at 10 uploads/mo | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Yes | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Not listedNot shown on the CoSchedule pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Not listedNot shown on the CoSchedule pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | On all plans · 1,600+ AI templates on paid tiers | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | AI templates (20 on Free, 1,600+ on paid plans) | Content templates | Yes |
| Content library | DAM on Marketing SuiteContact-sales tier (June 2026) | Built-in media libraryUnlimited uploads on all paid plans (June 2026) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNot shown on the CoSchedule pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNo Bluesky or Mastodon; X publishing is reminder-based per Planoly’s own product page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Not listedNot shown on the CoSchedule pricing page (June 2026) | Hashtag & user-tag groups | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Up to 3 seats on Social CalendarBilled per user; Free plan is single-user | 1 on Starter (no add-on seats) · 2 on Growth · 6 on Pro (extra users $3–5/mo) | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Agency Calendar & aboveSocial approvals listed from $59/user/mo (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Team discussions on paid tiersNo team collaboration on the Free plan | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Social analytics & reports on paid plans | IncludedReviewers say depth could be more comprehensive (G2/Capterra) | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | Not listedNot shown on the CoSchedule pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown in Planoly’s published plan details (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Help center · dedicated manager on contact-sales tiers | Email support | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Marketing teams that want a calendar + work-management suite | Creators planning a visual Instagram/Pinterest feed | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. CoSchedule figures per their public pricing page; Planoly figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
$29/user month-to-month. Includes 3 social profiles; extras listed at $5/month each — one user with 11 profiles lists at about $59/month. Content Calendar and Marketing Suite are contact-sales only. As of June 2026.
Verified on planoly.com/pricing, June 10, 2026: $14/month billed annually ($16/month monthly, per their help center), 1 user, 1 eight-channel social set, unlimited uploads. A second social set or user requires upgrading to Growth at $24/month billed annually.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. CoSchedule and Planoly prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
Each tool wins on its home turf. CoSchedule is genuinely the more complete platform if your challenge is marketing project management — no visual planner, including Planoly, offers Kanban boards, intake forms, and task-level team coordination. Planoly is genuinely the better tool if visual feed planning is your single most important workflow — its Instagram grid preview is the original and still excellent for creators and brands that live by feed aesthetics. The blind spots they share — no flat EUR pricing, limited or missing platform coverage at the entry tier, and pricing that scales awkwardly — are exactly the gap SocialKit occupies: all 11 platforms including Bluesky, Mastodon, and Google Business, native X auto-posting, flat EUR pricing from €29/month, and API + webhooks on every plan without a tier upgrade.
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