name: Planable FinOps
description: Financial operations guidance for managing costs when using Planable's platform and API.
url: https://planable.io/pricing/

costModel:
  type: per-workspace
  description: Planable charges per workspace per month, not per user or per API call. All users within a workspace are included at no additional per-seat cost.

costDrivers:
  - name: Workspace count
    description: Each workspace is billed independently. Cost scales linearly with the number of workspaces managed.
    impact: high

  - name: Post volume per workspace
    description: Basic plan caps at 60 posts/workspace/month; Pro caps at 150. Exceeding limits requires upgrading the workspace plan.
    impact: medium

  - name: Social pages per workspace
    description: Basic allows 4 pages; Pro allows 10. High page counts may require Pro or Enterprise tier per workspace.
    impact: medium

  - name: Approval workflow complexity
    description: Multi-level and required approvals are only available on Pro and Enterprise plans.
    impact: low

  - name: Add-on services
    description: Analytics ($12/workspace/month) and Social Inbox ($9/workspace/month) are purchased separately and add to per-workspace cost.
    impact: medium

optimization:
  - tip: Annual billing saves approximately 17% compared to monthly billing across all paid plans.
  - tip: Consolidate social channels into fewer workspaces where team structure allows to reduce workspace count.
  - tip: Audit workspace usage monthly; unused workspaces can be removed to reduce costs.
  - tip: Only purchase the Analytics add-on for workspaces that actively require performance reporting to avoid unnecessary spend.
  - tip: Only purchase the Social Inbox add-on for workspaces with active engagement workflows.
  - tip: Use the Free plan (50 total posts) for testing and onboarding before committing to a paid workspace.

estimatedCosts:
  - scenario: Single agency workspace, Pro plan with Analytics
    monthlyUSD: 61
    calculation: $49 (Pro) + $12 (Analytics add-on)

  - scenario: 5 client workspaces on Basic plan, no add-ons
    monthlyUSD: 165
    calculation: 5 x $33

  - scenario: 10 client workspaces on Pro plan with Analytics
    monthlyUSD: 610
    calculation: 10 x ($49 + $12)

  - scenario: Enterprise plan (single workspace estimate)
    monthlyUSD: 200+
    calculation: Custom pricing; contact Planable sales

billing:
  cycles:
    - monthly
    - annual
  annualDiscount: ~17%
  paymentMethods:
    - Credit card (Basic, Pro)
    - Bank/wire transfer (Enterprise only)
  currency: USD

pricingURL: https://planable.io/pricing/