Head to head
Maeve Social vs SmarterQueue
Last updated 3 August 2026
A newer scheduler built around approvals and client review rather than the solo posting queue.
- From
- $20 /mo
- Free plan
SmarterQueue is built around evergreen recycling and content curation: you sort posts into categories, it re-shares the best ones automatically with small variations, and a curation tool helps you find fresh content to fill the gaps. It runs two flat plans with a profiles slider, no free plan, and a trial that starts after your first queued post.
- From
- $21 /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. SmarterQueue fits creators and small businesses who want evergreen recycling and curation better, and it adds bulk upload and best-time scheduling that Maeve Social leaves out.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month against $21 a month for SmarterQueue. Maeve Social brings visual feed planner that SmarterQueue skips, while SmarterQueue 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, SmarterQueue at $21 a month.
- Maeve Social posts to 8 networks, SmarterQueue to 9.
- Only SmarterQueue reaches Google Business.
- Maeve Social has visual feed planner; SmarterQueue doesn't.
- SmarterQueue has bulk upload; Maeve Social doesn't.
- SmarterQueue has best-time scheduling; Maeve Social doesn't.
- SmarterQueue has browser extension; Maeve Social doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Maeve Social | SmarterQueue |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | SmarterQueue |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | 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.
No free plan; 3-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $20/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $21/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
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.
SmarterQueue
Pro
$21/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- $25/mo, $21 on annual; base covers 5 social profiles and 1 user
- 1 workspace, 10 content categories, 1 RSS importer
- 100 scheduled posts and 100 published posts per profile a month
- 10,000 AI words a month
Team
Popular$42/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 5
- $50/mo, $42 on annual; base covers 5 social profiles and 3 users
- Unlimited workspaces, 20 content categories, 3 RSS importers, advanced importer
- 250 scheduled and 200 published posts per profile a month, advanced analytics
- 25,000 AI words a month
- Two plans, Pro and Team, with a slider: the base price covers 5 social profiles and the bundled users, and you add more profiles and users to scale, so the monthly cost grows with the slider. SmarterQueue recently replaced its older Solo / Business / Agency lineup with this Pro / Team-plus-slider structure.
- There's no free plan, only a free trial whose timer starts after your first queued post rather than at signup.
- Annual billing is 15% cheaper: at the 5-profile base, Pro is $21 a month and Team $42.
- Extra social profiles and extra users are add-ons priced through the slider. AI caption writing is metered (10,000 words a month on Pro, 25,000 on Team), and X posting is capped at 5 tweets a week.
- Nonprofits, charities, schools, and full-time students get 50% off.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page with the currency switched to USD and the billing toggled; the GBP figures (about £17 and £34 a month on annual) cross-check to the same numbers.
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
SmarterQueue
- Strong category-based evergreen recycling with text and media variations
- Built-in content curation and importer to keep the queue full
- Fairly priced, with competitor analysis and a social inbox included
- Publishes to nine networks with an AI caption writer
- No free plan, and the trial timer starts after your first queued post
- AI words are metered and X posting is capped at five a week
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Profiles and users scale the price through the slider
Maeve Social vs SmarterQueue: FAQ
- Is Maeve Social or SmarterQueue cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 against $21 for SmarterQueue. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Maeve Social or SmarterQueue 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 SmarterQueue?
- Maeve Social is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out, while SmarterQueue is the better fit for creators and small businesses who want evergreen recycling and curation. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.