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Agorapulse vs Maeve Social
Last updated 3 August 2026
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Agorapulse schedules to ten networks, but the inbox and the reporting are the reasons to pick it: one place to handle every comment, DM, mention, review, and ad comment, plus ROI reports that pull Google Analytics to tie posts back to traffic and sales. It's billed per user, from $79 a seat each month on annual, with a small free plan and a 30-day trial.
- From
- $79 per user / mo
- Free plan
A newer scheduler built around approvals and client review rather than the solo posting queue.
- From
- $20 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Agorapulse is the pick for teams that spend more time on engagement than on posting, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Maeve Social fits teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out better, and it's the cheaper start, from $20 a month.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month against $79 per user / mo for Agorapulse. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Agorapulse adds bulk upload and social listening that Maeve Social leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Agorapulse has a free plan; Maeve Social doesn't, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, Agorapulse at $79 per user / mo.
- Agorapulse posts to 10 networks, Maeve Social to 8.
- Only Agorapulse reaches Bluesky and Google Business.
- Agorapulse has bulk upload; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Agorapulse has social listening; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Agorapulse has employee advocacy; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Agorapulse has link in bio; Maeve Social doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Agorapulse | Maeve Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Partial |
| Bulk upload | Yes | No |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Partial |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Agorapulse | Maeve Social |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | No |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
Agorapulseper user / mo
Free plan available.
- 1 seat
- $99/mo~$79/mo annual
- 3 seatsTypical
- $297/mo~$237/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Standard.
Maeve Socialflat pricing
No free plan; 3-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $20/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Agorapulse
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 social profiles, 1 user
- 10 scheduled posts, 100 inbox items per month
- Permanent free plan, no card required
Standard
$99 per user / mo
$79/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $79 per user/mo on annual, $99 monthly
- 10 social profiles, unlimited scheduling
- All-in-one inbox, basic reports, white-label exports
- 6-month data retention
Professional
Popular$149 per user / mo
$119/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $119 per user/mo on annual, $149 monthly
- Adds link in bio, Instagram product tagging, grid preview, calendar notes
- Ad-comment moderation, post and inbox assignments
- Team performance reports, 12-month retention
Advanced
$199 per user / mo
$149/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $149 per user/mo on annual, $199 monthly
- Adds labels, saved replies, automated moderation rules, bulk actions
- Shared calendars, publishing queues, scheduled report emails
- Advanced and ROI reporting, competitor benchmarking, 24-month retention
Custom
Custom
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Tailored pricing for large teams
- Unlimited social profiles, AI reply suggestions
- SSO, custom roles, multi-step approval workflows
- Historical data import, Reports open API, sentiment analysis
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager and onboarding
- Priced per user/seat: the headline $79 / $119 / $149 is for one user and multiplies by how many people you add. The per-user rate is flat, with no volume discount for more seats.
- Every paid plan includes 10 social profiles; extra profiles are $10/month each. Profiles are a bundled quota, not the thing the price multiplies by, so adding seats and adding profiles are two separate costs.
- There's a permanent free plan (3 profiles, 1 user, 10 scheduled posts, 100 inbox items a month) alongside a 30-day trial of Advanced features, no card required.
- Annual billing saves about 20%: Standard $79 vs $99, Professional $119 vs $149, Advanced $149 vs $199 per user/month, which the page states as $240, $360, and $600 off per user per year.
- X (Twitter) management is sold as a paid add-on, X Lite for publishing and threads or X Plus for full inbox and analytics, because of X's API pricing.
- Advanced Listening, Advocacy (employee advocacy), and Competitive Benchmarking are separate add-ons billed on quote with a demo required, not included in the base plans.
- Prices are USD list. The pricing page renders 'US $' figures even from an Australian IP; the annual numbers were read off the live page, the monthly numbers confirmed by toggling the billing switch, and both cross-checked against current third-party listings. List prices have risen from older published figures (around $49 / $79 / $109), so these reflect the current live plans.
What it really costs
Agorapulse charges per seat, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 3-seat row marked as a realistic setup.
| seats | Standard | Professional | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99/mo | $149/mo | $199/mo |
| 3Typical | $297/mo | $447/mo | $597/mo |
| 5 | $495/mo | $745/mo | $995/mo |
| 10 | $990/mo | $1490/mo | $1990/mo |
| 25 | $2475/mo | $3725/mo | $4975/mo |
| 50 | $4950/mo | $7450/mo | $9950/mo |
Monthly billing.
Maeve Social
Basic
$25 /mo
$20/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 20
- $25/mo, $20 on annual ($240/yr)
- 1 user, 2 workspaces, 20 social connections
- 800 AI credits a month, 20 GB media storage
Standard
Popular$99 /mo
$79/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 50
- $99/mo, $79 on annual ($950/yr)
- 5 users, 5 workspaces, 50 social connections
- Adds approvals, client review links, shareable calendars, and PDF reports
- Public API, CLI, and MCP access; 1,500 AI credits a month
Premium
$199 /mo
$158/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $158 on annual ($1,900/yr)
- Unlimited users, workspaces, and social connections
- Adds team insights and realtime co-editing
- 3,000 AI credits a month, 100 GB media storage
- Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each plan includes a fixed number of users, workspaces, and social connections, and you move up a plan rather than buying seats one at a time.
- No plan-level post cap. Publishing limits are per connected channel and follow each network's rules, for example 100 posts a month per X account.
- The trial is 3 days on every plan and takes a card up front; annual billing works out to roughly 20% off. AI credit top-ups are available at 50 credits per US dollar, $10 minimum.
Pros and cons
Agorapulse
- Unified inbox for comments, DMs, mentions, reviews, and ad comments, built around inbox zero
- ROI reporting that ties posts and conversations to traffic, leads, and sales via Google Analytics
- Direct publishing to ten networks, Instagram Stories included
- Genuinely free plan plus a 30-day trial of the top tier
- Per-seat pricing climbs with the team, and every plan caps profiles at 10
- Listening, advocacy, competitive benchmarking, and full X management are quote-based add-ons
- No true evergreen recycling and no AI image generation
- The depth is overkill if you only want a simple posting queue
Maeve Social
- Approvals and client review links on Standard and up
- Direct publishing on all eight supported networks
- Media Room, grid planner, and content board on every plan
- Public API, CLI, and MCP server for automation
- No bulk CSV upload or link-in-bio
- Inbox covers Instagram, Facebook, and Threads only
- No X or LinkedIn analytics yet
- Three-day trial is short and takes a card
Agorapulse vs Maeve Social: FAQ
- Is Agorapulse or Maeve Social cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 against $79 for Agorapulse. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Agorapulse or Maeve Social have a free plan?
- Agorapulse has a free plan; Maeve Social does not, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Which is better, Agorapulse or Maeve Social?
- Agorapulse is the stronger pick for teams that spend more time on engagement than on posting, while Maeve Social is the better fit for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.