Prices checked 30 September 2026Updated

Quetzal vs Postly: the Postly alternative that makes the posts

Postly publishes almost anywhere and can repeat posts from prompts and feeds on a schedule. Quetzal plans a fresh week from your brand, designs every post 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 Postly if you publish to blogs, messaging apps and email as well as social, or you want a low per-channel price with a CRM and an API, from $20 a month per subscription (Pro).

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.

Postly costs less than Quetzal and reaches far more destinations. Its AI images and video come from a paid add-on; Quetzal includes designed images on every plan and reels from Pro.

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At a glance

Best for

Postly
Teams that publish to social, blogs, messaging apps and email and want a CRM in the same plan
Quetzal
Businesses and agencies that want the posts done for them

Who makes the posts

Postly
Its AI plans and makes the posts
Quetzal
Quetzal, from your brand. You approve each one or let it run. Unlimited posts on every plan.

AI video

Postly
A few seconds of AI video a month through the paid AI Studio add-on
Quetzal
Presenter reels with word-timed captions from Pro, 10 a month

Networks it publishes to

Postly
18 networks, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube
Quetzal
Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube

Approval before publishing

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

Comments and messages

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

App languages

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

Price from

Postly
$20 a month per subscription (Pro)
Quetzal
$116 a month per brand (Starter)

Billed yearly

Postly
$16 a month per subscription, billed yearly (Pro)
Quetzal
$89 a month, billed yearly (Starter)

Free plan

Postly
No
Quetzal
No

Free trial

Postly
7 days, card not stated
Quetzal
14 days; card required, nothing charged today

Refunds

Postly
Refund requests must be made within 30 days of purchase and are at Postly's discretion; cancelling does not refund fees already paid, in full or pro rata.
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.

Postly's price basis: Per connected channel, with a five-channel minimum: $4 a channel a month ($3.20 billed yearly), so the price shown is for five channels; channels 11 to 100 cost half as much. Team members and workspaces are unlimited. 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 Postly wins

  • Social networks, blogs, messaging apps and email from one place
  • A CRM, bio pages, an API and MCP included in Pro
  • Unlimited team members and workspaces
  • Auto Post keeps feeds, videos and prompts publishing on a schedule

Stay with Postly if you publish to blogs, messaging apps and email as well as social, or you want a low per-channel price with a CRM and an API in the same plan.

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

Postly
$20 (Pro)
Quetzal
$116 (Starter)

One brand, six accounts

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

Three brands, three accounts each

Postly
Depends on their plan limits
Quetzal
$313 (3 × Starter)

Monthly billing on both sides, each tool in its own unit (Postly: 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 Postly

Connect your social accounts to Quetzal and paste your website. Quetzal builds your brand kit from it and plans the first week, so there are no prompts or feeds to set up.

Postly can keep publishing to your blog, email list and messaging apps, which Quetzal does not cover. Let Quetzal handle Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube.

Which one to choose

Choose Quetzal if your social networks are the priority and you want each week's posts designed in your brand, reels included, rather than recurring prompts.

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Choose Postly if you publish to blogs, messaging apps and email as well as social, or you want a low per-channel price with a CRM and an API in the same plan.

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Questions people ask

Is Quetzal better than Postly?

For different needs. Postly is broad: many destinations, a CRM, an API and unlimited users at a low price per channel. Quetzal goes deeper on six social networks: it plans the week, designs every post, makes reels and plans the next week from your results.

What is the main difference between Quetzal and Postly?

With Postly you set up Auto Post rules, from a prompt, a feed or a video, and choose how much to review. With Quetzal you connect your accounts and the whole week is planned and made for you, then held for approval until you switch 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 $20 (Pro) on Postly. Postly costs less than Quetzal and reaches far more destinations. Its AI images and video come from a paid add-on; Quetzal includes designed images on every plan and reels from Pro.

Does Postly create posts, images or video for you?

According to Postly's own pages, checked on 30 September 2026: its AI plans and makes the posts; on video: a few seconds of AI video a month through the paid AI Studio add-on. Quetzal plans, writes and designs your posts on every plan, and makes AI reels from Pro.

Can I use Quetzal and Postly together?

Yes, and it is a natural split: Postly for blogs, email, messaging apps and the CRM, Quetzal for the six social networks. Each publishes through the networks' official connections.

How do I move from Postly to Quetzal?

Connect your social accounts to Quetzal, paste your website and review the brand kit it builds. Your first week is drafted for approval. Postly's terms say refund requests go in within thirty days of purchase, so check them before you change plans.

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

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

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