Planoly alternative for creators who plan from what they save, not just the grid
Planoly is built around the Instagram grid and only sends reminders for X. FavStash auto-publishes Reels, TikToks, YouTube videos, LinkedIn carousels and X posts, and plans each week from the videos you saved.
Free plan on the web: 1 channel, 4 posts a month. No card.
- Auto-publishes to every supported channel
- Plans from saved Reels
- Failed posts retry and tell you why
Planoly
Scheduled · Tue 9:00
FavStash
Found 5 saved hooks → scheduled 15 posts
Should you switch from Planoly? A 30-second check
| Stay on Planoly if… | Switch to FavStash if… |
|---|---|
| Your Instagram grid's look is the plan | Short-form video across Reels, TikTok and Shorts is the plan |
| You sell from Planoly's link-in-bio storefront | You also post to LinkedIn and X and want them auto-published |
| You pin to Pinterest or post to Facebook and Threads | You'd rather start each week from Reels you saved than a blank grid |
| A $14/mo plan covers everything you post | You want your posts' results across platforms in the same place |
One prompt. Your whole social workflow
One prompt in the agent you already use. FavStash searches your stash, publishes across your accounts, and brings the results back.
What you can schedule on Planoly vs FavStash
| Post type | Planoly | FavStash |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram posts and Reels | ✓ Auto-post | ✓ Auto-publish |
| Instagram carousels | ✓ Up to 10 items auto (20 via reminder) | ✓ Auto-publish |
| Instagram Stories | ✓ One item at a time auto (up to 10 via reminder) | ✓ Auto-publish, one image or video per Story |
| TikTok videos and photo carousels | ✓ Auto-post | ✓ Direct Post (1–10 photos), or send to TikTok inbox |
| YouTube videos and Shorts | ✓ Auto-post | ✓ |
| LinkedIn posts | ✓ Page posts (personal profile unclear in Planoly's docs) | ✓ Personal profile |
| LinkedIn PDF carousels | Not advertised (Oct 2026) | ✓ PDF becomes a native carousel |
| X (Twitter) | ◐ Reminder only: "always sends a reminder" | ✓ Auto-publish on paid plans (no threads) |
| Pinterest, Facebook, Threads | ✓ | — |
Planoly facts from Planoly's help centre ("Auto-post vs reminder", "Instagram auto-post limits"), checked 29 Oct 2026.
How a week of posts gets scheduled on Planoly vs FavStash
| Planoly | FavStash |
|---|---|
| 1. Upload media and arrange the grid | 1. Save Reels and TikToks you liked; FavStash pulls the hook and transcript |
| 2. Write captions with the AI Caption Writer | 2. Ask your AI: "Make this week's Reels and LinkedIn posts from my saved hooks" |
| 3. Drag posts onto the calendar | 3. Review drafts on the calendar |
| 4. Post X content manually when the reminder arrives | Everything auto-publishes, X and LinkedIn PDFs included |
Start the week from Reels you saved, not an empty grid
Planoly's Idea Generator suggests topics. FavStash uses the ideas you've already saved. Share any Reel, TikTok, Short or LinkedIn post to FavStash and it keeps the transcript, opening hook and summary, searchable by meaning: "that pasta Reel with the question hook". Your AI turns them into your own posts and puts them on the calendar.
Schedule by asking Claude or ChatGPT
Planoly has an MCP too, so both work from Claude and ChatGPT. The difference is what your AI can see. FavStash's connector also reads the Reels you saved (with hooks and transcripts) and how each post performed across platforms, so "make next week from what worked" has real material to work from.
"Which of my saved Reels have a question hook? Turn three into posts for Tue, Thu and Sat." →
search_saved_content·create_social_post ×3→ chip 3 Reels queued · hooks reused
What scheduling costs on Planoly vs FavStash
| Your setup | Planoly (billed yearly) | FavStash (billed yearly) |
|---|---|---|
| Try it free | Mobile app only, 10 uploads/mo | Web + AI, 1 channel, 4 posts/mo |
| One of each network | Starter $14/mo (1 social set) | Doom Scroller $10.33/mo (3 channels, 50 posts) |
| Two brands or more channels | Growth $24/mo (2 sets) | Creator Pro $23.17/mo (10 channels, unlimited non-X posts) |
| Auto-publishing to X | Not available (reminder only) | Included on paid plans |
Planoly: planoly.com/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026; monthly billing is $16 / $28 / $55. FavStash: favstash.app/pricing; monthly billing is $12.99 (Doom Scroller) and $29 (Creator Pro).
Planoly vs FavStash scheduling features, side by side
| Planoly | FavStash | |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar and composer | ||
| Calendar across channels | ✓ | ✓ Week and month views |
| Instagram grid planner | ✓ | — |
| First comment | ✓ | — |
| Bulk create | ✓ (saves as drafts) | — |
| Publishing reliability | ||
| Fully automatic publishing | Except X and multi-item Stories | ✓ Every supported post type |
| Failed posts | Not detailed | Retried up to 3 times, then shown with the reason |
| Planning help | ||
| AI captions and ideas | ✓ Built in | Through your own Claude or ChatGPT |
| Plan from saved inspiration | — | ✓ |
| MCP for Claude and ChatGPT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extras | ||
| Link in bio + storefront | ✓ | — |
| Trend and holiday calendar | ✓ | — |
Where Planoly is the better scheduler
- The grid. Planoly calls itself the inventor of grid planning, and it shows.
- Price for one set. $14/mo billed yearly.
- Pinterest, Facebook and Threads auto-posting.
- Store. Link in bio with a creator storefront on every plan.
- First comment, bulk create and a trend calendar.
Move your schedule from Planoly in an afternoon
- 01Connect Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and X in FavStash.
- 02Re-queue your upcoming posts, or ask Claude to rebuild the next two weeks.
- 03Keep Planoly's link in bio if you sell from it; FavStash doesn't replace a storefront.
- 04Pause Planoly's queue for the same channels so nothing posts twice.
What else FavStash does after a post is scheduled
| Planoly | FavStash | |
|---|---|---|
| Save and search inspiration with hooks and transcripts | — | ✓ |
| Cross-platform analytics | ✓ IG, Pinterest, TikTok, LinkedIn | ✓ IG, TikTok, YouTube, X |
| Instagram comment-to-DM | ✓ Every paid plan | ✓ |
| Free AI video-editing skills for Claude Code and Codex | — | ✓ |
Questions, answered before you ask
Still curious? Read the FavStash FAQ or ask support.