Prices checked 30 September 2026Updated

Quetzal vs Planoly: the Planoly alternative that makes the posts

Planoly helps you arrange and schedule the posts you make. Quetzal makes them from your brand, publishes them and learns from the results.

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 Planoly if your business lives on Instagram, you like arranging the grid yourself and you want a link-in-bio store in the same tool, from $16 a month per subscription (Starter).

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.

Planoly costs less and has a free plan on its mobile app. Quetzal costs more because its price includes making the posts.

14 days free. Card required, nothing charged today.

At a glance

Best for

Planoly
Creators and small businesses on Instagram who arrange their own grid and sell from their link in bio
Quetzal
Businesses and agencies that want the posts done for them

Who makes the posts

Planoly
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

Planoly
Not listed on their site
Quetzal
Presenter reels with word-timed captions from Pro, 10 a month

Networks it publishes to

Planoly
Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest and X
Quetzal
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube

Approval before publishing

Planoly
Not listed on their site
Quetzal
Yes: review mode holds every post, and clients approve by link

Comments and messages

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

App languages

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

Price from

Planoly
$16 a month per subscription (Starter)
Quetzal
$116 a month per brand (Starter)

Billed yearly

Planoly
$14 a month per subscription, billed yearly (Starter)
Quetzal
$89 a month, billed yearly (Starter)

Free plan

Planoly
Yes
Quetzal
No

Free trial

Planoly
14 days, card required
Quetzal
14 days; card required, nothing charged today

Refunds

Planoly
No refunds; you can cancel at any time and keep the plan until the end of the period already paid.
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.

Planoly's price basis: Per subscription, per month, in tiers by social sets and users (1, 2 or 6 of each); a social set is one account on each network, and Growth and Pro can add more for a fee. The free plan runs on the mobile app only. 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 Planoly wins

  • A visual grid to see your Instagram feed before you post
  • A link-in-bio store for digital products, with no transaction fees
  • Instagram DM automation on every paid plan
  • A free plan on the mobile app

Stay with Planoly if your business lives on Instagram, you like arranging the grid yourself and you sell from your link in bio.

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.

Nothing goes out without your yes, unless you want it to

Review mode puts every post in an approval queue and publishes only what you approve. Full autopilot is a switch you choose to turn on.

What it costs at your size

One brand, three accounts

Planoly
$16 (Starter)
Quetzal
$116 (Starter)

One brand, six accounts

Planoly
$16 (Starter)
Quetzal
$298 (Growth)

Three brands, three accounts each

Planoly
$55 (Pro)
Quetzal
$313 (3 × Starter)

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

Switching from Planoly

Connect your Instagram and your other accounts to Quetzal and paste your website. Quetzal reads your brand from it, and the first week of posts, carousels and stories is waiting for your review.

Your link-in-bio store and your DM automation can stay on Planoly. Quetzal only takes over the part that keeps the grid full: deciding what to post, making it and publishing it.

Which one to choose

Choose Quetzal if the grid looks empty because nobody has time to make what goes in it.

Try for free

Choose Planoly if your business lives on Instagram, you like arranging the grid yourself and you sell from your link in bio.

Visit Planoly

Questions people ask

Is Quetzal better than Planoly?

For a different job. Planoly is a visual planner for people who make their own Instagram posts, with a link-in-bio store and DM automation. Quetzal is for businesses that want the posts themselves made: planned from the brand, written, designed and published.

What is the main difference between Quetzal and Planoly?

Who fills the grid. With Planoly you bring the photos and captions and arrange them. With Quetzal the week arrives planned, written and designed in your brand, and you approve it or let it publish on its own.

Which is cheaper for one brand with three accounts?

Billed monthly, one brand with three accounts costs $116 (Starter) on Quetzal and $16 (Starter) on Planoly. Planoly costs less and has a free plan on its mobile app. Quetzal costs more because its price includes making the posts.

Does Planoly create posts, images or video for you?

According to Planoly's own pages, checked on 30 September 2026: its AI helps you write when you ask. Quetzal plans, writes and designs your posts on every plan, and makes AI reels from Pro.

Can I use Quetzal and Planoly together?

Yes. Keep Planoly for your link in bio, your store and the grid preview, and let Quetzal make and publish the posts. Both publish through each network's official connection, so they do not get in each other's way.

How do I move from Planoly to Quetzal?

Connect your accounts to Quetzal, paste your website and confirm the brand kit it builds. The first week is drafted from it for your review. There is nothing to export from Planoly, and your store stays where it is.

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

Planoly's prices were read from its pricing page on 30 September 2026 (monthly billing, USD). Features were checked on Planoly's own pages on 30 September 2026; where Planoly 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. Planoly is a trademark of its owner; Quetzal is not affiliated with Planoly.

Planoly alternative: Quetzal vs Planoly (2026)