Pith vs Planoly
Planoly is a visual planner and scheduler for the content you create, with AI help on captions. Pith creates the content from your photos and publishes it when you approve.
Planoly describes itself this way: “the social media planner that goes way beyond scheduling”.
Side by side
| Planoly | Pith | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Starter $16 a month ($14 billed yearly), Growth $28 ($24), Professional $55 ($47). | Free plan. Pro is $29 a month for 31 AI stories or posts (one a day). |
| Free option | A free plan with 10 posts a month on one workspace; paid plans have a 14-day trial. | Yes, permanent: 1 Instagram account, 1 AI draft every morning, 5 published AI stories or posts a month, plus 2 of your own posts a day from Claude or another AI assistant. No card. |
| Who makes the post | You do: you upload your content or import it from Canva, write captions and schedule. | Pith does. Every morning it drafts the story from your own photos, in your voice: the words and the picture. |
| Instagram Stories | Auto-posts a single-item Story (video up to 60 seconds). Otherwise a reminder hands you the media and caption to publish yourself. | Publishes through Meta's official API when you approve. Needs a Business or Creator account. Pith never asks for your Instagram password. |
| AI | An AI caption writer and an idea generator, on paid plans. | Writes the text and composes the story image from your photos. Depending on the daily flow you pick, it can restage product photos or make new scenes. |
| Approval before posting | Teammates review content by commenting on it, on paid plans. | Every post waits for your approval, in the app, the daily email or your AI assistant. Nothing posts without your say-so. |
| Hebrew and right-to-left | Not stated on their site. | Hebrew and English, with right-to-left layouts built in. The site speaks ten languages; AI drafts are written in English and Hebrew today. |
| From Claude or ChatGPT | An MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini that reads your calendar and media library, drafts and schedules posts, and pulls Instagram analytics. Drafting and scheduling work without a paid plan. | An MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, on every plan, including Free. |
Choose Planoly if
- You care most about how your grid looks and want to plan it visually.
- You create your own photos and videos and want help organizing them.
- You run several brands or client accounts.
Choose Pith if
- You don't have time to create the content in the first place.
- You want a story every day without designing it.
- You want your posts written and laid out in Hebrew, right to left.
Pith or Planoly?
Is Pith a Planoly alternative?
If you need the content made, yes. Planoly plans and schedules what you create; Pith creates the story from your photos each morning and publishes it when you approve.
Does Planoly make Stories for me?
Planoly's AI writes captions and suggests ideas. The Story itself is yours to make, or to import from Canva. Pith makes the Story.
Can my AI assistant use both?
Yes, both have MCP servers. With Planoly your assistant drafts and schedules posts from media already in your Planoly library. With Pith it can also ask for today's draft, made from your photos, change it and publish it when you say so.
Sources
Everything about Planoly on this page was read from its own site on October 10, 2026. Prices and plans change; check theirs before you decide. Something out of date? Tell us.
- https://www.planoly.com/
- https://www.planoly.com/help/account-and-workspace/choose-a-paid-plan
- https://www.planoly.com/help/account-and-workspace/free-plan
- https://www.planoly.com/solutions/auto-post
- https://www.planoly.com/help/scheduling-and-publishing/auto-post-limits
- https://www.planoly.com/help/creating-content/ai-caption-writer
- https://www.planoly.com/help/account-and-workspace/work-with-your-team
- https://www.planoly.com/help/getting-started/planoly-mcp-setup
Planoly is a trademark of its owner. Pith is not affiliated with or endorsed by Planoly.