A Planoly alternative for teams who just want to plan and publish

What is Planoly good at?

Planoly is a visual planner for Instagram and other visual networks, popular with creators and small brands for its grid preview and link-in-bio storefront.

It's fair to say Planoly does these things well:

• Instagram grid preview before you post
• A link-in-bio storefront for products and services
• Simple plans priced per social set

Visual grid planning versus multi-network publishing

Planoly made its name with the Instagram grid: you drag posts around a preview of your profile until the feed looks right, then schedule them. Add a link-in-bio storefront for products and services, and it's a complete toolkit for visual creators and small shops that sell through Instagram.

Postuva plans by time rather than by grid. The week calendar shows every network together, so a product launch can go out as an Instagram carousel, a LinkedIn story, an X hook, a Reddit post and a Discord announcement, each written for its audience by AI from one idea. It's a better fit when Instagram is one network among several rather than the centre of everything.

Planoly prices by social set, so each extra brand adds cost. Postuva prices by channels: 10 channels on Creator for $15 a month, which covers most creators' entire presence.

If Instagram is still your main network

Postuva publishes Instagram posts, carousels and Reels through Instagram's official API for professional accounts, with previews and Instagram's 2,200-character limit enforced in the composer. What it doesn't do is preview your profile grid or host a link-in-bio page. Some creators keep a link-in-bio tool and grid planner for Instagram, and use Postuva for everything else.

Why do people look for a Planoly alternative?

• Posting to text-first networks like X, Bluesky, Mastodon or Reddit
• Wanting AI to adapt one idea for each network
• Managing many accounts without paying per social set

Postuva vs Planoly at a glance

What does Postuva do differently from Planoly?

Postuva is deliberately focused: write once, let AI adapt the idea for each network, see the week at a glance, and trust that posts go out at the minute you picked. See pricing or the features overview.

• Every network on one week calendar, text-first and visual
• AI tailoring for each network
• 10 channels for $15 a month

When should you stay with Planoly?

Switching tools has a cost, so be honest about fit. Stay with Planoly if:

• Your feed's visual grid is central to your brand
• You sell through Planoly's link-in-bio storefront

How do I switch from Planoly to Postuva?

1. Create a free account. Sign up in under a minute; no card required.
2. Connect your channels. Connect the same networks you use today from the Channels page.
3. Recreate upcoming posts. Copy your next week of scheduled posts from Planoly into the Postuva calendar, then pause them in Planoly.
4. Run both for a week. Keep both tools for a week until you're confident, then cancel the one you no longer need.

How to evaluate a Planoly alternative in one afternoon

1. List your must-haves. Write down the networks you post to, how many accounts, who needs access and the one feature you can't live without.
2. Run the same week in both tools. Take next week's real posts and schedule them in the new tool too (paused in one of them), so you compare real work, not demos.
3. Check the failure path. Disconnect one account on purpose and see how each tool tells you. Silent failures are the most expensive problem a scheduler can have.
4. Price it for next year. Add the channels and teammates you expect to have in twelve months and compare the totals.

What a switch to Postuva looks like

Everything happens in one composer and one calendar. You pick the channels, write the idea once, let AI tailor each network's version, and schedule. The recording below is a real, unedited session in the app.

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