Head to head
Maeve Social vs Pinterest scheduler
Last updated 3 August 2026
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
Pinterest scheduler
Pinterest provides free native scheduling for business accounts. The individual composer holds ten Pins up to thirty days ahead; a separate desktop CSV route supports bulk creation and future UTC publication dates.
- From
- Free
- Free scheduling
- Yes
Bottom line
Pinterest scheduler is the pick for light pinners who want free scheduling, and it's the only one of the two with a free scheduling plan. Maeve Social fits teams keeping briefs, planning, drafts and publishing together better, and it reaches Instagram and Facebook among others, which Pinterest scheduler doesn't.
Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, billed yearly, and Pinterest scheduler is free, with no paid plan. Maeve Social adds a social inbox that Pinterest scheduler leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Pinterest scheduler has a free scheduling plan; Maeve Social doesn't, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Maeve Social's paid plans start at $20 a month, billed yearly; Pinterest scheduler has no published paid price.
- Maeve Social posts to 9 networks, Pinterest scheduler to 1.
- Only Maeve Social reaches Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, and Google Business.
- Maeve Social has a social inbox; Pinterest scheduler doesn't.
- Maeve Social has a content calendar; Pinterest scheduler doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Maeve Social | Pinterest scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Not assessed |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Yes | Partial |
| Bulk upload | Not assessed | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Not assessed |
| Approvals | Yes | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | Not assessed | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Maeve Social | Pinterest scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | No | |
| Auto | No | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | No |
| Auto | No | |
| TikTok | Auto | No |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | No |
| Threads | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | No |
Pricing
Prices use each tool’s billing unit. Annual equivalents are labeled as billed yearly; scaling rows show monthly costs and available annual rates.
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.
Pinterest schedulerflat pricing
Free plan available.
- Free entry plan
- Free
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
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.
Pinterest scheduler
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- Free for Pinterest business accounts
- Individual composer: ten waiting Pins and a 30-day horizon
- Separate desktop CSV: up to 200 image/video Pins per upload; future UTC dates supported
- Pinterest native scheduling is free for business accounts.
- The individual composer allows ten waiting Pins scheduled up to thirty days ahead. Title, board, description, link and date can be changed after scheduling; media cannot.
- A separate desktop CSV workflow accepts up to 200 image/video Pins with public file URLs and optional future UTC publication dates.
- The cited documents do not resolve whether CSV capacity shares or bypasses the composer queue and horizon.
Pros and cons
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
Pinterest scheduler
- Free native business-account scheduling
- Individual composer schedules up to thirty days ahead
- Separate desktop CSV bulk creation
- Native Pinterest analytics
- Individual composer holds ten waiting Pins
- Scheduled composer media cannot be replaced
- CSV needs public media-file URLs and UTC time
- CSV and composer limit interaction is unresolved
Maeve Social vs Pinterest scheduler: FAQ
- Is Maeve Social or Pinterest scheduler cheaper?
- Pinterest scheduler has a free entry plan. Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, billed yearly. The plans may cover different workloads, so check the required accounts and features.
- Does Maeve Social or Pinterest scheduler have a free plan?
- Pinterest scheduler has a free plan; Maeve Social does not, though it offers a 3-day trial.
- Which is better, Maeve Social or Pinterest scheduler?
- Maeve Social is the stronger pick for teams keeping briefs, planning, drafts and publishing together, while Pinterest scheduler is the better fit for light pinners who want free scheduling. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.