Steadily Plan Comparison Guide

Overview

Steadily offers three plans designed for different use cases and budgets:

• Free Plan ($0/mo) - Very useful and you can't beat the price!
• Starter Plan ($10/year) - A great way to get started, especially if you don't have your own OpenAI API key.
• Pro Plan ($10/month) - Built for serious content creators

Important: Plans are applied per content source/website, not per user account. You can mix plans across different websites you manage.

Detailed Feature Comparison

Content Generation & Quality

We describe each of these components in detail below.

Posting Frequency & Automation

What this means:

• Free: Perfect for occasional posting - your blog gets promoted twice weekly
• Starter: Configurable up to daily posting
• Pro: Post as often as you want - multiple times per day if needed

Scheduling Intelligence

Free and Starter users choose specific times of day on specific times of the week for each of their posts.

Pro users have a virtually no limit (we will implement a very generous cap if it's abused) on how many times they can post. They can choose up to three time windows and whether and how they want weekends handled.

Why Smart Scheduling Matters (Pro):

• Looks more natural to social media algorithms
• Reduces risk of being flagged as a bot
• Mimics how real humans post content
• Better engagement through optimal timing

Visual Content Features

If your article includes a featured image, we will attempt to extract it and include it with your Promotional Post.

Pro users can optionally include quote cards either regularly or occasionally. They can also customize fonts, colors and style for the quote cards.

Pro users can also optionally include memes either regularly or occasionally. Audience filter ensures that memes are appropriate for the intended audience.

Content Type Deep Dive

Promotional Posts (Free)

Promotional posts for Free plans involve a single LLM call using your API key. Here's a real example:

Better Promotional Posts (Starter)

Promotional posts for Starter plans include two LLM calls using a Steadily API key. They will align better with your voice and are less likely to include "AI tells".

Advanced Promotional Posts (Pro)

Promotional posts for Pro plans involve a sophisticated 5 step process.

• First, the article is analyzed for key insights and promotional angles.
• Next the first draft of the post is written.
• Then visual content options are selected.
• The final pass includes editing and QA. The difference in quality between Free and Starter posts is striking.

Insight Posts (Pro Only)

Insight Posts transform your blog content into thought leadership gold by extracting the most valuable insights from your articles and crafting them into engaging social media posts that establish your expertise without directly promoting anything. Instead of just announcing "I wrote a new blog post," you're sharing actionable wisdom, surprising statistics and counterintuitive takeaways that provide immediate value to your audience, even those who never visit your blog. This builds genuine authority in your field while dramatically expanding your reach, as people are far more likely to engage with and share valuable insights than promotional content. With customizable ratios alongside your promotional posts, Insight Posts ensure you're consistently delivering value that positions you as a trusted expert rather than just another content marketer shouting into the void.

Quote Cards (Pro Only)

Quote Cards transform your most powerful blog insights into stunning visual content that stops the scroll and drives engagement. Instead of bland text posts or generic featured images, these professionally designed 1080x1080 graphics showcase your most quotable moments with custom fonts, brand colors, and perfect typography that reflects your unique voice and expertise. With AI-powered extraction that identifies your most shareable insights and creates either punchy soundbites or compelling verbatim quotes, Quote Cards deliver higher engagement rates while establishing you as a thought leader who consistently provides value worth sharing. The sophisticated visual design and seamless integration means every promotional post becomes an opportunity to showcase your expertise in a format that's perfectly optimized for social media algorithms, making your content impossible to ignore and irresistible to share.

Memes (Pro Only)

Memes transform your serious business content into highly shareable, engaging visual stories that dramatically boost social media reach and audience connection. By intelligently analyzing your blog articles and matching them with popular internet formats, our AI creates industry-appropriate humor that makes complex business insights instantly relatable and memorable. These aren't random jokes – they're strategic content pieces that humanize your brand, increase engagement rates by 2-3x compared to text-only posts, and help your expertise go viral in a way that builds authentic audience relationships. Memes give your professional content the entertainment value needed to cut through social media noise, ensuring your valuable insights reach and resonate with far more people than traditional promotional posts ever could.

Plan Selection Guide

Choose Free if you:

• Want to test Steadily with minimal commitment
• Have technical skills to manage OpenAI API keys
• Post infrequently (1-2 times per week is enough)
• Don't mind basic promotional content only
• Are comfortable with rigid posting schedules

Choose Starter if you:

• Want daily posting without monthly subscription
• Prefer we handle the technical API setup
• Are a hobbyist or small blog owner
• Need better content quality than Free
• Want minimal annual commitment ($10/year = $0.83/month)

Choose Pro if you:

• Want to build genuine audience engagement
• Need thought leadership content (insight posts)
• Want visual variety (quotes, memes)
• Require smart, human-like scheduling
• Post frequently and need unlimited capacity
• Are willing to invest in premium features

API Key Requirements

Free Plan: Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)

Free users will need to provide their own OpenAI API keys.

What you need:

1. OpenAI account with billing enabled
2. API key with sufficient credits
3. Basic technical knowledge for setup

Typical monthly cost: $0.50 - $2.00 in API usage

Benefits:

• Full control over your AI usage
• Direct relationship with OpenAI
• Can use latest models as they're released

Starter & Pro Plans: We Provide API

What you get:

• No technical setup required
• No additional API costs
• Access to our optimized model selection
• Worry-free content generation

Trial & Billing Information

Free Plan

• No credit card required
• Use immediately with your API key
• No time limits or trials

Starter Plan

• $10 billed annually
• No trial period (too affordable to need one!)
• Cancel anytime, prorated refunds available

Pro Plan

• 7-day free trial with full features
• $10 billed monthly
• Cancel anytime during trial with no charges

Migration Between Plans

• Upgrading: Immediate access to new features
• • Downgrading: Features removed at next billing cycle Plan History: All generated content remains accessible

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use different plans for different websites?

Yes! Plans are per website (content source). You can have:

• Main business blog: Pro Plan
• Personal hobby blog: Starter Plan
• Test website: Free Plan

What happens to my content if I downgrade?

All previously generated content remains in your account. You simply lose access to premium features going forward.

Can I switch between plans anytime?

Yes, with immediate effect for upgrades. Downgrades take effect at your next billing cycle.

Is the Starter plan really worth it over Free?

For $0.83/month, you get:

• 3.5x more posts (daily vs 2/week)
• Better AI quality (2 calls vs 1)
• Zero API hassles
• No technical setup required

How does the Pro trial work?

• Full access to all Pro features for 7 days
• No credit card required until trial ends
• Can cancel anytime during trial
• Automatic conversion to paid subscription after trial

What if I need custom features?

Pro plans include priority support. We're actively developing new features based on Pro user feedback.

Getting Started

Ready to choose your plan? Visit your Steadily settings and click "Add Property" to get started with our setup wizard.

Need help choosing? Visit our help center for additional support and guidance.