Planable alternative
The Planable alternative without the per-workspace meter.
Planable charges $33–49 per workspace, caps posts at 60–150 a month and sells analytics as an add-on, per workspace. Zilfu is flat from $19/month, with unlimited posts, workspaces, analytics and approvals.
Planable meters approvals per workspace. Zilfu includes them, flat.
If multi-level chains and on-post annotations are the job, Planable earns its price.
Every client is another workspace bill, every post counts against a cap, and analytics costs extra on each one. Zilfu is flat from $19. Bring the whole team, route posts through approvals, report with analytics and automate it with the API. The bill only moves when your account count does.
Zilfu vs Planable, line by line.
Planable takes review depth and non-social content. Zilfu takes price, post limits, analytics and the API.
Pricing & limits
Zilfu wins 5 of 5
Pricing model
- Zilfu
- Flat tiers (ahead)
- Planable
- Per workspace + add-ons
Entry price
- Zilfu
- $19 / month, unlimited workspaces (ahead)
- Planable
- $33 / workspace / month
Monthly post caps
- Zilfu
- Unlimited (ahead)
- Planable
- 60 or 150 per workspace, drafts count
Analytics
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Planable
- $12–14 / workspace add-on
Accounts per workspace
- Zilfu
- Up to plan cap, any mix (ahead)
- Planable
- 4 or 10 pages
Approvals
Even
Required approvals
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Planable
- Pro+, Basic is optional only
Client reviewers
- Zilfu
- Unlimited, free
- Planable
- Unlimited, free
Multi-level approval chains
- Zilfu
- None
- Planable
- Enterprise (ahead)
Review depth & content
Planable wins 3 of 4
Feedback on posts
- Zilfu
- Internal and client comments
- Planable
- Annotations on previews (ahead)
Kanban approvals view
- Zilfu
- None
- Planable
- Yes (ahead)
Briefs, blogs and emails
- Zilfu
- None
- Planable
- Yes (ahead)
Social inbox
- Zilfu
- Comments, 3 networks, included
- Planable
- Paid add-on
Channels
Planable wins 2 of 5
Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook
- Zilfu
- Yes
- Planable
- Yes
Threads, Pinterest, X
- Zilfu
- Yes
- Planable
- Yes
YouTube
- Zilfu
- Coming soon
- Planable
- Yes (ahead)
Google Business
- Zilfu
- Not yet
- Planable
- Yes (ahead)
Link in bio
- Zilfu
- Included (ahead)
- Planable
- None
Automation & API
Zilfu wins 3 of 3
REST API
- Zilfu
- Every plan (ahead)
- Planable
- None, Zapier only
Webhooks
- Zilfu
- Signed, every plan (ahead)
- Planable
- None
MCP server for AI agents
- Zilfu
- Hosted, included (ahead)
- Planable
- None
Published per-workspace rates as of June 2026: Basic $33 and Pro $49 per workspace/month, with 60 or 150 posts and 4 or 10 social pages per workspace; analytics ($12–14) and the social inbox ($7.50–9) are per-workspace add-ons. Accurate to the best of our knowledge; verify on each provider's pricing page.
What the same clients cost.
Four common setups, priced on both at June 2026 rates.
Freelancer
1 brand, 4 accounts, optional sign-off
- Planable Basic
- $33/mo
- Zilfu Pro
- $19/mo
- You keep
- $168/yr
In-house team
1 brand, 8 accounts, required approvals and analytics
- Planable Pro + Analytics
- $61/mo
- Zilfu Pro
- $19/mo
- You keep
- $504/yr
Small agency
3 clients, 9 accounts, approvals and analytics
- Planable Pro + Analytics
- $183/mo
- Zilfu Pro
- $19/mo
- You keep
- $1,968/yr
Agency
10 clients, 40 accounts, approvals and analytics
- Planable Pro + Analytics
- $610/mo
- Zilfu Business
- $79/mo
- You keep
- $6,372/yr
Approvals shouldn't come with a meter.
Planable's review workflow is genuinely deep. Its per-workspace meter is the cost.
Pricing
Flat, not per workspace
Add clients without adding bills. Zilfu Business is $79/mo for up to 100 accounts across unlimited workspaces.
Planable: $33–49 per workspace plus $12–14 for analytics: about $610/mo for 10 clients.
Posts
No post meter
Schedule as much as the calendar holds. Every plan has unlimited posts, and drafts never count.
Planable: 60 posts (Basic) or 150 (Pro) per workspace per month, drafts included.
Approvals
Sign-off on every plan
Hold posts until a teammate or client approves, from $19, with reviewers at no extra cost.
Planable: no required-approval mode on Basic; multi-level approvals are Enterprise-only.
Switch before lunch. No export needed.
Let Planable publish what's queued, or rebuild the queue in Zilfu in minutes.
- ~20 seconds
Create your account
Pick the plan that fits your account count.
- ~30 seconds each
Connect your accounts
Each network's official sign-in. No export or CSV.
- ~1 minute
Invite the team
Add teammates and client reviewers at no per-seat cost, then set your approval flow.
Leaving Planable, answered.
Is Zilfu a cheaper Planable alternative?
For agencies and multi-client teams, yes. Zilfu is one flat plan from $19/month with unlimited workspaces, unlimited posts and analytics included, while Planable bills $33 to $49 per workspace per month, caps posts at 60 to 150 per workspace, and sells analytics as a $12 to $14 per-workspace add-on. A 10-client agency on Planable Pro with analytics runs about $610/month; Zilfu Business is $79/month flat for up to 100 accounts.
Does Planable have a free plan?
No. Planable offers a trial of 50 posts total, not per month, with no X (Twitter) publishing during the trial. Zilfu plans start at $19/month for 10 connected accounts, with unlimited posts, team members and approvals.
Does Planable limit how many posts I can schedule?
Yes. Planable Basic includes 60 posts per workspace per month and Pro includes 150, and even drafts count against the quota. Zilfu plans have unlimited posts, and drafts never count against anything.
Are approvals included on Planable Basic?
Only partially. Planable Basic offers None and Optional approval types; there's no required-approval mode until Pro, and multi-level approvals are reserved for Enterprise. Zilfu includes approvals on every plan from $19: posts hold in a pending state until a teammate or client approves or requests changes, with unlimited client reviewers.
Does Planable have an API?
Planable has no public developer API, only a Zapier integration. Zilfu includes a full REST API with tokens, signed webhooks and a hosted MCP server on every plan.
What does Planable do that Zilfu does not?
Planable's review workflow goes deeper: multi-level approval chains, a kanban approvals view, one-click client approve, and comments and annotations directly on post previews. It also reviews non-social content (briefs, blog posts, emails, newsletters) in the same pipeline, publishes to YouTube and Google Business Profile today, and sells a social inbox as a paid add-on. Zilfu keeps sign-off simple, approve or request changes, and focuses on scheduling, approvals and analytics at a flat price.
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