Prices checked 30 September 2026Updated

Quetzal vs Planable: the Planable alternative that makes the posts

Planable is where a team plans, reviews and approves the posts it writes. Quetzal writes and designs those posts from your brand, then holds them for your approval.

Quick answer

Pick Quetzal if you want your social media done for you: posts planned from your brand, written in your voice and published to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube. Pick Planable if your team already writes the posts and the hard part is getting them reviewed and approved, with unlimited users on every workspace, from $39 a month per workspace (Basic).

Quetzal starts at $116 a month per brand, or $89 a month billed yearly (Starter). Unlimited posts on every plan. Plans differ in connected accounts, designed images a month and AI reels, which start on Pro.

Planable has a free start and costs less per workspace, and it publishes to more networks. Quetzal costs more because its price includes making the posts.

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At a glance

Best for

Planable
Teams and agencies that write their own posts and need clear review and approval with clients
Quetzal
Businesses and agencies that want the posts done for them

Who makes the posts

Planable
You do; its AI helps when you ask
Quetzal
Quetzal, from your brand. You approve each one or let it run. Unlimited posts on every plan.

AI video

Planable
No AI video
Quetzal
Presenter reels with word-timed captions from Pro, 10 a month

Networks it publishes to

Planable
9 networks, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube
Quetzal
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube

Approval before publishing

Planable
Yes
Quetzal
Yes: review mode holds every post, and clients approve by link

Comments and messages

Planable
Not listed on their site
Quetzal
Comment-to-DM replies on Instagram and Facebook from Growth; not a shared inbox

App languages

Planable
Not listed on their site
Quetzal
English and Spanish; posts in your brand's language, with its regional variant

Price from

Planable
$39 a month per workspace (Basic)
Quetzal
$116 a month per brand (Starter)

Billed yearly

Planable
$33 a month per workspace, billed yearly (Basic)
Quetzal
$89 a month, billed yearly (Starter)

Free plan

Planable
Yes
Quetzal
No

Free trial

Planable
No time-limited trial listed
Quetzal
14 days; card required, nothing charged today

Refunds

Planable
All sales are final: no refunds on subscription fees or other charges.
Quetzal
Cancel in the 14-day trial and pay nothing. A yearly or quarterly plan cancelled within 30 days of a charge is refunded, minus the months started. Otherwise, no refunds.

Planable's price basis: Per workspace, per month, with unlimited users. Prices in US dollars, as shown on its pricing page. Quetzal charges per brand, in US dollars, with sales tax added at checkout where it applies. Source: their pricing page.

Where Planable wins

  • Clear approval flows for clients and managers
  • Unlimited users on every paid workspace
  • A free start with no time limit and no card
  • Analytics, a social inbox and listening as add-ons

Stay with Planable if your team already writes the posts and the hard part is getting them reviewed and approved.

Where Quetzal is different

The week arrives planned and written

Quetzal reads your website and brand kit, plans the week and writes every post in your voice. You open a finished week instead of an empty calendar.

Designed posts and carousels in your brand

Quetzal designs posts, carousels and stories in your colours and type, so every account looks like one brand. Designed images come on every plan, and posts from your own photos are unlimited.

Finished reels, ready to publish

From Pro, Quetzal makes AI reels for you: a presenter says a script written from your brand, with captions timed to each word. Each reel publishes like any other post.

Next week is planned from last week's results

Every post is measured, and what worked on your own accounts shapes what comes next. No report to read.

What it costs at your size

One brand, three accounts

Planable
$39 (Basic)
Quetzal
$116 (Starter)

One brand, six accounts

Planable
Depends on their plan limits
Quetzal
$298 (Growth)

Three brands, three accounts each

Planable
$117 (Basic)
Quetzal
$313 (3 × Starter)

Monthly billing on both sides, each tool in its own unit (Planable: per workspace). An account is one connected social profile. Three brands on Quetzal share one agency invoice, with the agency discount already applied.

Switching from Planable

Connect your accounts to Quetzal and paste your website. Quetzal builds your brand kit from it and drafts the first week, so there is no backlog of posts to import.

If your clients are used to reviewing in Planable, you can keep it for the posts your team writes by hand. Quetzal's own review mode and private client links cover the posts it makes.

Which one to choose

Choose Quetzal if your approval flow works but the calendar still needs someone to write and design every post.

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Choose Planable if your team already writes the posts and the hard part is getting them reviewed and approved.

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Questions people ask

Is Quetzal better than Planable?

They solve different problems. Planable is a strong collaboration tool, with approval flows for clients and managers and unlimited users. Quetzal is for the step before that: it plans the week from your brand, writes and designs the posts and makes reels, then puts them up for approval.

What is the main difference between Quetzal and Planable?

Planable organises content your team creates, with an AI helper for captions. Quetzal creates the content itself, in your brand, and publishes it once approved or on its own if you turn on full autopilot.

Which is cheaper for one brand with three accounts?

Billed monthly, one brand with three accounts costs $116 (Starter) on Quetzal and $39 (Basic) on Planable. Planable has a free start and costs less per workspace, and it publishes to more networks. Quetzal costs more because its price includes making the posts.

Does Planable create posts, images or video for you?

According to Planable's own pages, checked on 30 September 2026: its AI helps you write when you ask; on video: no AI video. Quetzal plans, writes and designs your posts on every plan, and makes AI reels from Pro.

Can I use Quetzal and Planable together?

Yes. Some agencies keep Planable for hand-written client work and let Quetzal produce the regular calendar. Quetzal publishes through each network's official connection, so the two do not clash.

How do I move from Planable to Quetzal?

Connect your accounts, paste your website and review the brand kit Quetzal builds. The first week is drafted for approval, and each client can approve through a private link with no account.

Decide with your own week in front of you

Type your website and see a week of posts made for your brand. Free, and no account needed.

14 days free. Card required, nothing charged today.

How we compare

Planable's prices were read from its pricing page on 30 September 2026 (monthly billing, USD). Features were checked on Planable's own pages on 30 September 2026; where Planable does not say, we write "not listed". We make Quetzal, so this is a vendor's comparison. If anything is wrong or out of date, write to hello@quetzaltech.es and we will correct it within 48 hours. Planable is a trademark of its owner; Quetzal is not affiliated with Planable.

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