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Planoly deserves credit: it helped invent the visual Instagram grid planner, and a decade later it is still one of the nicest ways to look at your upcoming feed. This comparison exists because many Planoly users eventually hit the same wall: the feed looks great, and everything around the feed (replies, reports, approvals, more platforms) lives somewhere else.
The short version: Planoly is a planner. Pallyy is a planner plus the management layer. Which one you need depends entirely on whether your Instagram is a gallery or a business.
Pallyy vs Planoly at a glance
| Pallyy | Planoly | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free, paid from $15/mo | $16/mo ($14 annual) |
| Upload caps | None | 60/mo on Starter |
| Visual grid planner | Included, plus free tool | Included, excellent |
| Pinterest support | Scheduling included | First-class strength |
| Unified inbox | Included | No |
| Client reports | Included | Basic analytics |
| Extra users | Included on Pro sets | Paid add-on |
What Planoly still does beautifully
- The grid planning experience is polished and pleasant, with drag and drop that feels native.
- Pinterest support is a genuine strength; Planoly treats Pinterest as a first-class platform rather than an afterthought.
- Creator content tools (templates, placeholders, content ideas) suit aesthetic-driven accounts.
- The free mobile plan (10 uploads a month) is a fair way to try visual planning.
None of that disappears when we talk about limits. If your entire workflow is "make the grid beautiful, post it, done", Planoly serves it well at $16 per month.
The walls you eventually hit
The upload cap. Starter allows 60 uploads a month. One brand posting feed content, stories and reels daily blows through it, and the fix is Growth at $28.
No inbox. Comments and DMs are answered in the apps, per platform, forever. Pallyy's social inbox collects them across platforms into one queue, which for a busy account changes the day more than any planning feature.
Shallow analytics. Planoly reports the basics. Client-ready reporting means exporting and rebuilding elsewhere, while Pallyy's analytics generate shareable reports per social set.
Add-on growth. Extra users and extra social sets are paid add-ons on every Planoly plan ($3 to $10 each). Pallyy's Pro set is $25 with everything included, and extra brand sets are a flat $10.
Pallyy
- Free$0
- One user with core scheduling to try the workflow
- Starter$15/month
- One social set, for infrequent posting on up to 2 accounts
- Pro$25/month per social set
- Everything: scheduling, analytics, inbox, approvals, AI captions
- AgencyFrom $99/month
- Multiple client social sets with team workflows
- Scale$199/month
- For large teams and organizations with high usage
Planoly
- Starter$16/month ($14 annual)
- 1 social set, 60 uploads per month, 1 user
- Growth$28/month ($24 annual)
- 2 social sets, unlimited uploads, 2 users
- Pro$43/month
- More sets and users, add-ons available
Prices last verified August 2026. Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.
The feed planner question, answered directly
Switching does not mean losing visual planning. Pallyy includes a drag and drop grid planner for Instagram, plus a free feed planner tool and a free grid maker you can use before ever creating an account. The planning experience is comparable; the difference is everything attached to it.
For a deeper look at planning your aesthetic, our guide to creating the perfect Instagram aesthetic covers the workflow either tool supports.
Cost comparison at three sizes
A creator planning one feed lightly: Planoly Starter $16 vs Pallyy Starter $15. A wash; choose on features, not price.
A brand posting daily across platforms: Planoly needs Growth ($28) for unlimited uploads and still has no inbox or real reports. Pallyy Pro at $25 includes all three.
A freelancer with three brands: Planoly Growth plus an extra set add-on lands around $38 with two users. Pallyy is $25 + 2 × $10 = $45 with unlimited users on the sets and approvals included; slightly more, and the inbox and reporting are usually why it is worth it. That is an honest "it depends".
Who should pick which
Stay on Planoly if: you are aesthetic-first, Pinterest-heavy, post moderately, and answer DMs happily in the apps.
Switch to Pallyy if: the feed is one part of a bigger job that includes replying, reporting and client sign-off, or you have simply outgrown upload caps.
Both have free options (Pallyy's plans include a free tier and 14 day trial), so the cheapest way to decide is a week of real use in each. If Later is also on your shortlist (it usually is for visual planners), our Later comparison runs the same honest math, and the compare page has every matchup.
Pallyy vs Planoly FAQ
Does Pallyy have a visual planner like Planoly?
Yes. Pallyy includes a drag and drop Instagram grid planner, and free feed planner and grid maker tools you can try without an account. The visual planning experience is comparable; Pallyy adds the inbox, analytics and approvals around it.
Is Pallyy or Planoly cheaper?
At the entry level they are nearly identical ($15 vs $16 per month). The difference appears with real usage: Planoly's Starter caps uploads at 60 per month and sells extra users and sets as add-ons, while Pallyy Pro at $25 removes caps and includes users, inbox and reports.
Is Planoly still better for Pinterest?
Planoly's Pinterest tooling is a genuine strength and slightly ahead of most schedulers. Pallyy supports Pinterest scheduling too, but if Pinterest is your primary platform, try both against your actual workflow before switching.