Head to head
Blotato vs Maeve Social
Last updated 13 October 2026
Blotato
Blotato combines AI content generation with social publishing and automation. Its paid plans meter image and video generation with credits, while the seven-day web-app trial provides 60 credits and excludes API access.
- From
- $29a month
- Free scheduling
- No
Maeve Social
Maeve Social brings the brief, the content plan, nine-network publishing and client sign-off into one workspace, with an inbox and reporting to carry the work through after publication.
- From
- $20a month, billed yearly
- Free scheduling
- No
Bottom line
Maeve Social is the pick for teams keeping briefs, planning, drafts and publishing together, and it's the cheaper start, from $20 a month, billed yearly. Blotato fits solo operators combining AI asset creation and publishing better.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month, billed yearly against $29 a month for Blotato.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, billed yearly, Blotato at $29 a month.
- Only Blotato reaches Bluesky.
- Only Maeve Social reaches Google Business.
- Maeve Social has team roles; Blotato doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Blotato | Maeve Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Partial | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Partial |
| Team roles | No | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Blotato | 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 | No | Auto |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
Blotatoflat pricing
No free plan; 7-day trial.
- Lowest public entry price
- $29 a month
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Maeve Socialflat pricing
No free plan; 3-day trial.
- Lowest public entry price
- $20 a month, billed yearly
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Blotato
Starter
$29a month
- Accounts
- 20
- Scheduled posts
- 200
- USD 29 per month
- 1,250 AI credits per month
- 20 social accounts
Creator
$97a month
- Accounts
- 40
- Scheduled posts
- 1000
- USD 97 per month
- 5,000 AI credits per month
- 40 social accounts
Agency
$499a month
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- 3000
- USD 499 per month
- 28,000 AI credits per month
- 100 connected social accounts; 3,000 queued posts
- Monthly prices remain USD 29/97/499. Billing help now documents 20/40/100 connected accounts and 200/1,000/3,000 simultaneously queued posts. All plans schedule up to nine months ahead. Annual plans are offered, but exact annual totals were not verified.
- The seven-day trial has 60 AI credits and excludes API access. Generating an API key immediately ends the trial and begins paid subscription billing, even if trial days remain.
- Credit use depends on model, duration and audio. Published examples list GPT-image-1 at 25 credits per image and Veo 3.1 Fast at 35 credits per second without audio or 50 with audio; verify the selectable settings and displayed job cost.
- The credit help page says AI voiceovers do not consume generation credits, while the pricing FAQ includes voice in its credit-usage description. Confirm the current in-app treatment for voice-heavy work.
- Unlimited AI-writing wording does not mean unlimited image or video generation. Include successful regenerations and editing time when calculating cost per accepted asset.
Maeve Social
Basic
$25a month
$20 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 20
- Scheduled posts
- Not confirmed
- $25/month or $240/year ($20/month equivalent)
- 1 user, 2 workspaces, 20 social connections
- 20 GB storage and 800 monthly AI credits
- Workbench, calendar, grid planner, recurring posts, inbox and account analytics
- API, CLI and MCP access; 1 tracked Instagram competitor
Standard
Popular$99a month
$79.17 a month billed annually
- Seats
- 5
- Accounts
- 50
- Scheduled posts
- Not confirmed
- $99/month or $950/year (about $79.17/month equivalent)
- 5 users, 5 workspaces, 50 social connections
- 50 GB storage and 1,500 monthly AI credits
- Team approvals, guest client reviews, client upload links and shared calendar snapshots
- Aggregate analytics, branded PDFs and scheduled report delivery
- Instagram/Facebook auto-replies; 5 tracked Instagram competitors
Premium
$199a month
$158.33 a month billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Not confirmed
- $199/month or $1,900/year (about $158.33/month equivalent)
- Unlimited users, workspaces and social connections as advertised
- 100 GB storage and 3,000 monthly AI credits
- 15 tracked Instagram competitors and team performance insights
- Advertised dedicated success manager and phone support
- Public USD monthly prices are $25/$99/$199. Annual bills are $240/$950/$1,900, equivalent to $20/about $79.17/about $158.33 per month. The vendor displays rounded annual equivalents of $20/$79/$158. Checkout shows applicable taxes and currency; App Store pricing follows its store listing.
- Whole-plan bundles include users, workspaces and social connections. One account on one network counts as one connection. Premium advertises unlimited users, workspaces and connections, alongside its 100 GB storage, 3,000 monthly AI credits and 15 tracked Instagram competitors.
- Every plan offers a three-day trial, with a card collected at web trial checkout. AI-credit top-ups are available at 50 credits per USD, with a $10 minimum.
- Subscriptions renew automatically. Cancellation generally takes effect at the end of the paid period, with refunds governed by the published terms and applicable law. Apple-billed subscriptions are managed through Apple.
Pros and cons
Blotato
- Published model-dependent image and video credit rates
- Creation and social publishing functions in one product
- Paid API automation option
- A limited web-app trial with a stated credit allowance
- Generating an API key ends the trial and starts paid billing
- The trial's 60 credits provide a small production sample
- Regenerations and rejected successful output can increase usable-asset cost
- Voice-credit treatment conflicts across current pricing and help
Maeve Social
- Nine publishing networks, including Google Business Profile
- Workbench docs, canvas and tables connected to real posts
- Staged approvals and no-login client reviews on Standard
- Branded PDFs and scheduled report delivery on Standard
- API, CLI and MCP access from Basic
- Reusable media, captions and replies, with Canva and Google Drive imports
Blotato vs Maeve Social: FAQ
- Is Blotato or Maeve Social cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 a month, billed yearly against $29 a month for Blotato. Billing terms and included workloads can differ, so compare the required accounts and features.
- Does Blotato or Maeve Social have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. At least one advertises a trial. Check each current trial offer and billing terms.
- Which is better, Blotato or Maeve Social?
- Blotato is the stronger pick for solo operators combining AI asset creation and publishing, while Maeve Social is the better fit for teams keeping briefs, planning, drafts and publishing together. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.