Head to head
Maeve Social vs Sendible
Last updated 3 August 2026
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A newer scheduler built around approvals and client review rather than the solo posting queue.
- From
- $20 /mo
- Free plan
An agency-minded scheduler built around client work: white-label dashboards, client onboarding, approval rounds, monitoring, and reporting across nine networks. It sells five quota-bundled tiers from $29 to $750 a month, with no free plan and a 14-day trial.
- From
- $25 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Maeve Social is the pick for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out, and it's the cheaper start, from $20 a month. Sendible fits agencies and freelancers managing social for multiple clients better, and it reaches Google Business and Bluesky among others, which Maeve Social doesn't.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month against $25 a month for Sendible. Maeve Social brings visual feed planner that Sendible skips, while Sendible has bulk upload Maeve Social doesn't.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, Sendible at $25 a month.
- Maeve Social posts to 8 networks, Sendible to 11.
- Only Sendible reaches Bluesky, Google Business, and WordPress.
- Maeve Social has visual feed planner; Sendible doesn't.
- Sendible has bulk upload; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Sendible has social listening; Maeve Social doesn't.
- Sendible has best-time scheduling; Maeve Social doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Maeve Social | Sendible |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Yes |
| Bulk upload | No | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | No | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Maeve Social | Sendible |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | No | Auto |
| Google Business | No | Auto |
| WordPress | 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.
Maeve Socialflat pricing
No free plan; 3-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $20/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Sendibleflat pricing
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $25/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
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.
Sendible
Creator
$29 /mo
$25/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 6
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29/mo, $25 on annual (15% off)
- 1 user/calendar, 6 social profiles
- Scheduling, Smart Queues, AI Assist, monitoring and the priority inbox, basic reports
Traction
$89 /mo
$76/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 4
- Accounts
- 24
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $76 on annual
- 4 users/calendars, 24 social profiles
- Adds team collaboration, client dashboards, assignment and approval workflows
Scale
Popular$199 /mo
$170/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 7
- Accounts
- 49
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $170 on annual
- 7 users/calendars, 49 social profiles
- Adds the custom Report Builder, automated branded reports, content library, campaigns, 1:1 onboarding
Advanced
$299 /mo
$255/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $255 on annual
- 20 users, 100 social profiles
- Adds advanced user permissions, bulk posting with custom tags, live report sharing
- White-label dashboard available as a paid add-on (from $315/mo with it)
Enterprise
$750 /mo
$638/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 80
- Accounts
- 400
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $750/mo, $638 on annual, for 80 users and 400 profiles
- Scalable users and profiles, built with their team
- Optional SSO, dedicated customer success, white label (from $790/mo with it)
- Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each of the five plans includes a fixed number of users (each user is also a separate calendar) and social profiles, and you move up a plan as you outgrow the quota rather than buying seats or profiles one at a time.
- You can also add a bundle of extra users and profiles without changing plan. On Creator a bundle is one more user and six more profiles for an extra $29 a month, taking the total to $58; the bundle size and price vary by plan.
- White labelling (your own branded dashboard and domain) is a paid add-on on Advanced and Enterprise. With it, Advanced starts at $315 a month and Enterprise at $790.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial; no card to start, and you add one to keep going at the end.
- Annual billing is a flat 15% off, shown on the page as a 'save $X a year' figure, so Creator works out to about $25 a month, Scale to $170, and Enterprise to $638. Nonprofits get 15% off monthly or 25% off annual.
- Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side and defaults to USD with a currency selector (it does not geo-price to local currency). Monthly and annual figures were read by toggling the billing switch and cross-checked against current third-party 2026 listings.
Pros and cons
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
Sendible
- Genuinely agency-shaped: white label, Client Connect onboarding, client dashboards, approvals
- Five tiers plus add-on bundles, so scaling up is smoother than a two-plan lineup
- Smart Queues recycle evergreen content, and Monitoring covers keyword and mention tracking
- Direct publishing to nine networks, including Threads and Bluesky
- No free plan, and a 14-day trial is the only way in
- Pinterest has faded and Instagram DMs aren't in the inbox
- Several features have been sunset over the years (content suggestions, review monitoring)
- Listening and competitor analysis are thin next to the bigger suites
Maeve Social vs Sendible: FAQ
- Is Maeve Social or Sendible cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 against $25 for Sendible. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Maeve Social or Sendible have a free plan?
- Neither has a free plan. You get a free trial to test things, then you pay.
- Which is better, Maeve Social or Sendible?
- Maeve Social is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out, while Sendible is the better fit for agencies and freelancers managing social for multiple clients. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.