Best Content Calendar Software in 2026
20 content calendar software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Approval workflows | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narranta | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | Yes | View |
| 2 |  CoSchedule | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | No | View |
| 3 | Nelio Content | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 4 |  Sheetlane | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Yes | View |
| 5 |  PublishPress Planner | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10.75/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 |  Strive Content Calendar | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | Yes | View |
| 7 | EasyContent | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 47 /mo | Yes | View |
| 8 | Contently | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Lytho | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 10 |  StoryChief Broadcasts | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  Annum | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 99 /mo | — | View |
| 12 |  Newsmind Stories | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 13 |  newsroom | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 14 |  Kordiam | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 237 /mo | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Purple Pro | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 16 |  Naviga Newsroom Planner | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Superdesk Planning Component | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €350/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 18 |  MediaOS | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 19 | contentbird | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 20 | Storyflow | 4.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which content calendar software is ranked first on Inferse?
Narranta is ranked #1 of 20 with a score of 8.9. CoSchedule is second and Nelio Content third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 20 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Narranta has the lowest first paid tier we found: $9/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.