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By Lucy Bloomfield, Founder, Magic Marketer® · Updated

Pallyy alternatives in 2026: six tools, prices checked

If you want the cheapest queue, Buffer. If you want better reporting across brands, Metricool. If the Instagram grid is the point, Planoly. If you want per-account pricing and bulk upload, Publer. If client sign-off is the bottleneck, HeyOrca. If the calendar is empty, Magic Marketer®. If you have the posts and want a calm scheduler with an inbox, stay on Pallyy.

How we compared them

We read each vendor's own pricing page on 12 October 2026 and copied the list prices as published. Where a page did not show a price we could read, we wrote "Check current pricing" rather than guess. Each tool gets one best-for label, so no two are pitched at the same reader. The switching section comes from the vendor's own help centre. Magic Marketer® is our product. The choose-them-if lines are written so you can leave this page for someone else.

Why people leave Pallyy

Pallyy is the tidy one. A visual planner, an inbox, five years of analytics, and a free plan that works. Agencies like it because ten social sets is $99 a month.

People look around for two reasons. Agencies past ten clients see the add-ons stack up. And solo operators find a lovely calendar with nothing in it.

Pallyy makes the empty calendar look very nice.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$01 social set, 15 scheduled posts a month, images only
Pro$25/moOr $240 a year. 1 social set, 1 user, unlimited posts. Extra set $10/mo
Agency$99/moOr $950 a year. 10 social sets, 3 users. Extra set or user $10/mo
Scale$199/moOr $1,980 a year. 30 social sets, 10 users

List prices from pallyy.com/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. The page does not name a currency. 14-day trial on paid plans. No video, carousels or inbox on the free plan.

Stay on Pallyy if

You already have posts and want a calm, well-made scheduler with a real inbox, or you run an agency with up to ten clients.

Pallyy alternatives at a glance

ToolBest forStarting priceWatch out for
PallyyA calm scheduler with an inboxFree, then $25/mo per social setFree plan is images only.
BufferA cheap queue when the posts already existFree, then $5 per channel/moWeaker inbox.
MetricoolReporting across several brands on a budgetFree, then from $20/moBusier interface.
Magic Marketer®Filling the calendar, not just tidying itA$99/mo for up to 2 brandsNo permanent free plan.
PlanolyAn Instagram grid for photos you already shot$16/mo, or $14/mo billed yearlyFree only on the mobile app.
PublerBulk upload and recurring posts, priced per accountFree, then from $5/mo per accountCancelling clears the scheduled queue.
HeyOrcaAgencies that need client approval linksFree, then $59 per calendar/moEvery client is another calendar.

Prices from each vendor's own pricing page, checked 12 October 2026: pallyy.com/pricing, buffer.com/pricing, metricool.com/pricing, planoly.com/pricing, publer.com/plans and heyorca.com/pricing. Pallyy's page does not name a currency. The others are in USD. Magic Marketer® prices are in AUD.

Best for: A cheap queue when the posts already exist

Buffer

Buffer logo

Buffer is the cheaper entry. Free for three channels, then $5 per channel a month. Compared with Pallyy, the inbox is weaker and the screen is just as calm.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$03 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 1 user
Essentials$5/mo per channelOr $60 a year per channel. Unlimited scheduled posts, 1 user
Team$10/mo per channelOr $120 a year per channel. Unlimited team members

USD list prices from buffer.com/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. 14-day trial on paid plans. The price per channel drops past 10 channels.

Choose Buffer if

You already have a marketing team or writer producing content, and you just need a reliable place to schedule and queue posts across platforms.

Pros

  • Usable free plan
  • Priced per channel
  • Quick to learn

Cons

  • Weaker inbox
  • Basic reporting
  • Does not make posts

Best for: Reporting across several brands on a budget

Metricool

Metricool logo

Metricool gives a small agency five brands from $20 a month, with organic, paid and competitor analytics. Compared with Pallyy, the reporting goes further and the interface is busier.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$01 brand, 20 scheduled posts a month
StarterFrom $20/mo5 brands. $36/mo for 10 brands
AdvancedFrom $53/mo15 brands, up to 50

USD list prices from metricool.com/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. Annual billing saves up to 24%.

Choose Metricool if

You already have content and mainly need a cheap, capable dashboard for scheduling, analytics, and competitor tracking across a lot of brands or accounts.

Pros

  • Several brands on the entry plan
  • Competitor analytics
  • Generous free plan

Cons

  • Busier interface
  • Shallower inbox
  • Does not make posts

Best for: Filling the calendar, not just tidying it

Magic Marketer®

This week · approved

MonThree things that stall week threeLinkedIn · 9:00Queued
TueReel from Tuesday's callInstagram · 18:30Best time
WedWeek three is where consistency diesLinkedIn · 8:15Queued
Thu"Consistency beats perfection."Facebook · 12:00Queued
Fri22 seconds, captions burned inTikTok · 17:45Best time

Magic Marketer® does the part before the calendar. One source - a recording, a voice note, a transcript, a link - becomes finished posts in eight formats in your voice, then publishes to nine channels. It has an inbox and analytics too, but those are not why you would buy it.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free trialA$0 for 7 daysCard at sign-up. Publishing, scheduling and unlimited creations included. Free for 7 days. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Up to 2 brandsA$99/moUp to 2 brands. Unlimited team members. Publishing and scheduling included. A fresh batch on your schedule, daily, weekly, or monthly. Weekly community calls and workshops included. For 3 or more brands, book a demo and we quote agency pricing. Or A$986/yr, save 17%.
AgencyCustom3 or more brands. No public rate, quoted on a demo.

Magic Marketer® prices are in AUD.

Choose Magic Marketer® if

You know what to say and never sit down to turn it into posts, so the calm calendar stays empty.

Pros

  • Makes the posts from a source you already have
  • Up to 2 brands on one plan
  • Brand guardrails and compliance presets

Cons

  • No permanent free plan
  • No social listening
  • Agency pricing past 2 brands is quoted

Best for: An Instagram grid for photos you already shot

Planoly

Planoly logo

Planoly is the Instagram-first grid planner, with a link in bio and unlimited uploads on paid plans. Starter is $16 a month, or $14 billed yearly. Compared with Pallyy, it is more visual and has less of an inbox.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Starter$16/moOr $14/mo billed yearly. 1 social set, 1 user, unlimited uploads
Growth$28/moOr $24/mo billed yearly. 2 social sets, 2 users. Extra set $10/mo, extra user $5/mo
Pro$55/moOr $47/mo billed yearly. 6 social sets, 6 users. Extra set $8/mo, extra user $3/mo

USD list prices from planoly.com/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. The page opens on yearly billing. Planoly's help centre says prices are in USD. Free on the mobile app for 10 uploads a month. 14-day trial on paid plans.

Choose Planoly if

You shoot your own product photography, the Instagram grid is the point, and you want the cheapest visual planner that does it.

Pros

  • Cheap entry plan
  • Grid preview
  • Link in bio included

Cons

  • Free only on the mobile app
  • Instagram-first
  • Does not make posts

Best for: Bulk upload and recurring posts, priced per account

Publer

Publer logo

Publer prices per social account, from $5 a month, with bulk upload and recurring posts. Compared with Pallyy, it is cheaper for one or two accounts and dearer once you connect a full set.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$01 user, 3 social accounts (not X), 10 scheduled posts per account
ProfessionalFrom $5/mo per accountOr $4/mo billed yearly. Unlimited scheduling and drafts, X included. 7-day trial
BusinessFrom $10/mo per accountOr $8/mo billed yearly. Adds analytics, post recycling and unlimited AI. 14-day trial

USD list prices from publer.com/plans, checked 12 October 2026. Priced per social account, with extra members on top. Every tenth account is free. Ten accounts on Professional came to $36/mo.

Choose Publer if

You have a large library of finished posts and want the cheapest way to schedule and recycle them across two or three channels.

Pros

  • Usable free plan
  • Bulk and recurring scheduling
  • Every tenth account free

Cons

  • Free plan has no X
  • Cancelling clears the queue
  • Does not make posts

Best for: Agencies that need client approval links

HeyOrca

HeyOrca logo

HeyOrca is built around the client approval. One calendar per client, unlimited users, approval links. Basic is $59 a month per calendar. Compared with Pallyy, users are unlimited and every client is another bill.

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0 per calendar1 user, 2 social profiles, 15 scheduled posts a month
Basic$59/mo per calendarUnlimited users and posts, 10 profiles per calendar
Pro$149/mo per calendarAdds reporting, a social inbox and listening
AgencyCustomQuoted by sales

USD list prices from heyorca.com/pricing, checked 12 October 2026. Annual billing saves 15%. Five or more calendars save 40%. 14-day trial.

Choose HeyOrca if

You run an agency, you need unlimited seats, client approval links, and a shared calendar, and someone else is already producing the content that goes into it.

Pros

  • Client approval links
  • Unlimited users on paid plans
  • Calendar exports to a spreadsheet

Cons

  • Priced per calendar
  • Reporting only on Pro
  • Does not make posts

How to choose a Pallyy alternative

Start with what Pallyy is not doing for you. It is usually one of six things.

  1. 01

    Nothing. You have posts and like the calm

    Stay on Pallyy.

  2. 02

    It costs too much for one or two channels

    Buffer, or Publer per account.

  3. 03

    You want deeper reports across brands

    Metricool.

  4. 04

    The Instagram grid is the point

    Planoly.

  5. 05

    Clients need to sign off

    HeyOrca.

  6. 06

    The calendar is empty

    Magic Marketer®. It makes the posts from a link, a photo or one line. That is the only reason to pick us over Pallyy.

Switching from Pallyy: your calendar, sets and reports

Most roundups skip this bit. In Pallyy, deleting things first is the mistake.

The short version: we found no export, deleting a social set deletes its scheduled posts, and the plan runs to the end of the period.

What moves

  • A view of your calendar. Paid plans can share a live, view-only calendar link. It is a link, not a file.
  • Your reports, as PDF, on Agency and Scale.
  • Your images and videos, from your own copies. We found no bulk download.

What does not

  • The scheduled calendar as a file. We found no export in Pallyy's help centre.
  • Connected accounts. Connections do not transfer, and deleting a social account in Pallyy removes its analytics and inbox messages for good.
  • Scheduled posts in a social set you delete. Pallyy says they go with it, and it cannot be undone.

In this order

  1. Download the reports you need and copy the scheduled posts you want to keep.
  2. Connect your accounts in the new tool and rebuild the calendar there. Magic Marketer® does not import a Pallyy calendar - it makes new posts from a source.
  3. Delete the scheduled posts in Pallyy, so nothing goes out twice. Do it after you have copied them.
  4. Cancel from Settings, then Subscription. It ends at the end of the current paid period.

From Pallyy's help centre (Share a calendar, Create, edit and delete a Social Set, Delete a social account, Create, edit and delete a post, and Cancel a subscription), checked 12 October 2026.

Pallyy alternative FAQs

Is Pallyy free?

Yes, for one social set with 15 scheduled image posts a month. Video, carousels and the inbox need a paid plan. Pro is $25 a month.

Which Pallyy alternative suits an agency?

Metricool for reporting across brands, from $20 a month for five. HeyOrca if client approval links are the bottleneck. Pallyy's own Agency plan, at $99 for ten social sets, is hard to beat until you pass ten clients.

Can I export my scheduled posts from Pallyy?

We found no export in Pallyy's help centre. A paid plan can share a live, view-only calendar link. Custom reports export to PDF on Agency and Scale.

Does Magic Marketer® have a social inbox?

Yes, for comments and DMs from connected channels. It is not the reason to choose it. The reason is that it makes the posts.

What happens if I delete a social set in Pallyy?

Pallyy says deleting a social set deletes all its scheduled posts and related data, and it cannot be undone. Deleting a social account also removes its analytics and inbox messages.

Related: Planoly alternatives · HeyOrca alternatives

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