The most common reason people search for a Planoly alternative isn't platform coverage, Planoly already connects eight networks. It's what happens the moment you need a second account on just one of them: Planoly's pricing is built around a "social set," a single bundle of one account per platform, and a second Instagram or a second Pinterest account means buying an entire new bundle, not one extra connection.
What a Planoly "social set" actually is
Planoly's own help documentation defines a social set as a workspace that grants "access to an Instagram planning workspace and a Multi-channel planning workspace," where the multi-channel side lets you "link all 9 social channels including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Threads" (Planoly Help Center). One set buys one account on each of those channels. The same page is explicit about what happens past that: "You can link multiple Instagram accounts," but doing so requires an additional social set purchased on top of your plan.
That structure works cleanly for a single brand posting to eight different platforms once each. It stops working the moment the real need is narrower: a creator running two Instagram accounts, or an agency adding one more client on the same two or three platforms every other client already uses. Either case means paying for a full second bundle, Instagram through Threads, Amazon included, to get the one platform actually needed twice.
Planoly pricing in 2026
Figures below come from Planoly's own pricing page as published in September 2026. Planoly does not list Bluesky anywhere in its platform roster, on any tier, in its own pricing page, its FAQ, or any third-party review checked for this piece.
| Plan | Price (Sept 2026) | Social sets / users | Uploads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $16/month | 1 set, 1 user | 60/month |
| Growth | $28/month | 2 sets, 2 users | Unlimited |
| Pro | $55/month | 6 sets, 6 users | Unlimited |
| Synapse Creator | $19/month | 15 connected accounts, any of 9 platforms | No cap |
Starter's 60-upload cap counts each platform separately: posting the same photo to Instagram and Pinterest uses two of those sixty, so a daily poster running even two platforms can burn through a month's allowance in roughly 30 days. Growth removes the cap but keeps the bundle structure, and adding a second account on any one platform past what's included costs $10/month for the extra social set plus $5/month per extra user; on Pro the same add-ons run $8 and $3.
What actually changes when you manage two accounts on the same platform
This is the scenario where the bundle model bites hardest, and it's common: a personal account plus a brand account, or an agency's second and third client on Instagram specifically. Instagram itself caps a device at 5 logged-in accounts before forcing a full log-out cycle, which is exactly why a scheduler exists for anyone past that number, but a bundle-priced tool turns "one more Instagram account" into "one more Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Threads slot," whether or not any of the other eight get used.
Synapse's plans count connected accounts directly instead: Starter covers 5, Creator 15, Growth 50, and Pro is unlimited, and every account draws from the same pool regardless of which platform it's on. Two Instagram accounts and one Bluesky account together use three of a plan's account allowance, nothing more, with no separate bundle to unlock first.
Work the same scenario in real numbers. An agency on Planoly's Growth plan managing four client Instagram accounts needs the two included sets plus two extra sets at $10/month each, $48/month total, and that's before any client also wants Facebook or Pinterest covered, since each new set brings the full nine-channel bundle along whether it's used or not. The same four Instagram accounts fit inside Synapse's $19/month Creator plan with eleven account slots still free for whatever else those four clients need connected.
Where Planoly is still the better fit
None of this makes Planoly a bad tool, it makes it a differently shaped one. Planoly built its reputation on the Instagram grid preview, dragging posts around a visual layout before they go live, which is a genuinely stronger design workflow than most generalist schedulers offer, Synapse included. Anyone whose main job is planning a cohesive Instagram feed, and who only needs one account per platform, is buying exactly what Planoly is built for.
The account math above only matters once a workflow outgrows that shape: a second brand, a second client, or a platform Planoly doesn't reach at all. That's the point to actually compare monthly totals rather than headline prices, since the number on the pricing page rarely matches what a real account count ends up costing once the second set or the third user gets added.
Synapse connects the same nine platforms Instagram schedulers tend to name, plus Bluesky as a direct integration, from one composer with per-platform caption overrides and a per-account retry when one connection in a batch fails. The instagram-scheduler breakdown covers what native Instagram scheduling misses on its own, and the cheapest social media scheduler comparison works the account-count math against Buffer and Hootsuite the same way this one does against Planoly.
Frequently asked questions
What is Planoly used for?
Planoly is a social media scheduler built around a visual Instagram grid planner, letting users drag posts into a preview layout before publishing, alongside scheduling for Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, X, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Threads.
What is a Planoly "social set"?
A social set is a workspace bundle that includes one account per supported platform. Adding a second account on any single platform, a second Instagram, for instance, requires purchasing an additional social set rather than one extra connection.
Does Planoly support Bluesky?
No. Bluesky does not appear anywhere in Planoly's platform list, on its pricing page, its FAQ, or in any third-party review checked for this article.
How much does Planoly cost in 2026?
Starter is $16/month (1 social set, 1 user, 60 uploads/month), Growth is $28/month (2 social sets, 2 users, unlimited uploads), and Pro is $55/month (6 social sets, 6 users, unlimited uploads), per planoly.com/pricing as of September 2026.
Is there a cheaper Planoly alternative for managing several accounts?
Synapse's Creator plan is $19/month for 15 connected accounts across any of nine platforms, priced per account rather than per platform bundle, so a second account on one platform doesn't require unlocking a new set.
Can I still use Planoly's grid planner alongside another scheduler?
Yes. Nothing stops running Planoly for Instagram grid layout while using a different tool for cross-posting to other platforms, though most people switch entirely once the bundle pricing starts stacking add-on fees.