Head to head
Feedly vs Maeve Social
Last updated 3 August 2026
Feedly isn't a social media scheduler at all. It's a content-discovery and monitoring tool, an RSS reader with AI on top, that social media managers use to find and track content. To actually schedule, you pair it with a real scheduler.
- From
- $6 /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
Feedly is the pick for social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas, 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 reaches Instagram and TikTok among others, which Feedly doesn't.
Feedly starts cheaper, $6 a month against $20 a month for Maeve Social. Feedly brings social listening that Maeve Social skips, while Maeve Social has AI captions Feedly doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Feedly has a free plan; Maeve Social doesn't, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Feedly starts at $6 a month, Maeve Social at $20 a month.
- Feedly posts to 3 networks, Maeve Social to 8.
- Only Maeve Social reaches Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Threads.
- Feedly has social listening; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Maeve Social has AI captions; Feedly doesn't.
- Maeve Social has content calendar; Feedly doesn't.
- Maeve Social has auto-publish; Feedly doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Feedly | Maeve Social |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | No | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Not assessed | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Not assessed | Partial |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | No |
| Evergreen recycling | Not assessed | Partial |
| Team roles | Not assessed | Yes |
| Approvals | Not assessed | Yes |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Feedly | Maeve Social |
|---|---|---|
| No | Auto | |
| Analytics | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Analytics | Auto |
| Analytics | Auto | |
| TikTok | No | Auto |
| No | Auto | |
| YouTube | No | Auto |
| Threads | No | Auto |
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.
Free plan available.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $6/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
No free plan; 3-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $20/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Feedly
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Up to 100 sources, organised into feeds
- No Feedly AI
- Read and organise content
Pro
$6/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- $6.99/mo, $6 on annual ($72/yr)
- Up to 1,000 sources, search, notes, and highlights
- Share to X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Buffer, and Hootsuite
Pro+
Popular$8.25/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- $12.99/mo, $8.25 on annual ($99/yr)
- Adds Feedly AI (Leo): AI feeds, deduplication, prioritisation
- Up to 2,500 sources, 75 newsletter slots, RSS Builder
Enterprise
- Seats
- Unlimited
- From about $1,600/mo, for team market and threat intelligence
- Shared boards, team AI feeds, integrations
- Feedly is a content reader and discovery tool, not a social scheduler. It does not schedule or auto-publish social posts; it surfaces content you can then share manually or push into a scheduler like Buffer or Hootsuite (often via Zapier), which means paying for two tools.
- Plans: a free tier (100 sources), Pro at $6 a month on annual billing, Pro+ at $8.25 (adds Feedly AI / Leo), and an Enterprise market-intelligence plan from around $1,600 a month.
- Prices are USD from current listings.
- It's included here because social media managers use it to find and monitor content, not because it publishes.
Maeve Social
Basic
$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$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
$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
Feedly
- Best-in-class content discovery and RSS aggregation
- Feedly AI filters, deduplicates, and prioritises sources
- Strong monitoring and market intelligence on higher tiers
- Cheap Pro and Pro+ plans, plus a free tier
- Not a scheduler: no publishing, calendar, or auto-posting
- Needs a separate tool (and often Zapier) to actually post
- Enterprise market intelligence is expensive
- Social 'sharing' is manual, one article at a time
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
Feedly vs Maeve Social: FAQ
- Is Feedly or Maeve Social cheaper?
- Feedly is cheaper to start, from $6 against $20 for Maeve Social. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Feedly or Maeve Social have a free plan?
- Feedly has a free plan; Maeve Social does not, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Which is better, Feedly or Maeve Social?
- Feedly is the stronger pick for social media managers who need a steady stream of content ideas, 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.