Plansom is an AI planning tool that turns a business plan, a pitch deck, OKRs, or a messy task list into a prioritized action plan with owners and deadlines. For African founders running lean teams across time zones, it is a way to keep a quarterly plan from staying in a slide deck.
Key features
- AI plan generation: upload up to five files (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, CSV, and others, 20 MB in total) and Plansom drafts a prioritized plan from them.
- AI Coach: scores tasks and recommends the next action likely to move a goal forward.
- Success metrics and AI reporting: tracks progress against the results you define, not only task status.
- Bottleneck alerts: flags work that is at risk of slipping.
- Shareable plans: each goal and task has its own link, and viewers such as advisers or investors do not need an account.
- Where it runs: web, iOS, and Android apps, plus a Microsoft Teams integration. Plansom states it is SOC 2 certified and GDPR compliant.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 goals, 100 tasks, 1 AI plan per month, unlimited sharing |
| Pro | $28 per user per month | Unlimited goals and tasks, full AI features, reporting, integrations |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | Available on request |
A 7-day free trial of the full product is available with no credit card. Pricing is in US dollars, so card payments from most African countries will carry your bank’s foreign-currency fees. Some directories still show an older, lower Pro price, so check Plansom’s site before budgeting.
Prices change over time. Figures above are based on Plansom’s own pricing information.
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Turns a business plan or deck into owned, dated tasks in minutes | Per-user billing gets expensive as the team grows |
| Link sharing lets advisers and investors follow progress without a seat | Free plan is limited to 5 goals and one AI plan a month |
| Mobile apps suit founders who work mostly from a phone | Fewer independent reviews than long-established project tools |
| Tracks outcomes, not just task completion | The AI plan is only as good as the documents you give it |
Plansom vs Trello
Trello is a flexible board that your team fills in by hand. Plansom starts from your own documents and proposes the plan and the priorities. If the hard part for you is deciding what to do first with a small team, Plansom’s approach is more useful. If the plan is already clear and you only need a shared board, a simpler tool may be enough.
Who it’s best for
Early-stage and growing founders with two to fifteen people, especially teams that just finished a strategy session, an accelerator program, or an investor update and need to turn it into weekly work. Diaspora founders managing a team on the continent can also use shared links to keep everyone on the same plan.
Skip it if your team already lives in another project tool, or if you need invoicing, inventory, or detailed financial planning. Plansom prioritizes work. It is not an accounting or ERP system.
How to get started
Start the 7-day trial and upload one real document, such as your current business plan or last investor update. Check whether the plan it generates matches your actual priorities before inviting the rest of the team.
FAQ
Is Plansom free? Yes, the free plan includes 5 goals, 100 tasks, and one AI plan per month. Pro removes those limits.
Can I use Plansom on my phone? Yes, there are iOS and Android apps alongside the web version.
Can investors or mentors see my plan? Yes. Plans can be shared by link and viewers do not need an account. Only share what you are comfortable with anyone holding the link seeing.
Disclosure: Africapreneurs may earn a commission if you sign up for Plansom through the links in this article. This does not change what you pay, and it does not influence which tools we choose to cover.
