Head to head
Maeve Social vs Tweet Hunter
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
Tweet Hunter is an X-only growth tool built around a giant library of viral tweets, AI writing, scheduling, and engagement automation. It's the X counterpart to Taplio (both owned by lempire) and is aimed at people serious about growing on X.
- From
- $23 /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. Tweet Hunter fits creators and founders growing an X audience better.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month against $23 a month for Tweet Hunter. Maeve Social adds social inbox that Tweet Hunter leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, Tweet Hunter at $23 a month.
- Maeve Social posts to 8 networks, Tweet Hunter to 1.
- Only Maeve Social reaches Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Threads.
- Maeve Social has social inbox; Tweet Hunter doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Maeve Social | Tweet Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | No | Not assessed |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Not assessed |
| Approvals | Yes | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Maeve Social | Tweet Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | No | |
| Auto | No | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | No | |
| TikTok | Auto | No |
| Auto | No | |
| YouTube | Auto | No |
| Threads | Auto | No |
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; 7-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $23/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.
Tweet Hunter
Discover
$23/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- 1
- $29/mo, ~$23 on annual
- 1 X account
- 12M+ viral tweet library, scheduling, auto-plug and auto-retweet
Grow
Popular$39/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- 5
- $49/mo, ~$39 on annual
- 5 X accounts
- Adds AI writing, full X analytics, CRM, and engagement tools
Enterprise
$159/mo billed annually
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, ~$159 on annual
- Unlimited X accounts
- Best AI, highest automation and DM limits
- Flat plans by number of X accounts. Tweet Hunter only works with X (Twitter); it has no other networks.
- There's no free plan, only a 7-day trial. Annual billing is roughly 20% off, and Tweet Hunter runs frequent 50%-off promotions.
- It's owned by lempire (which acquired it alongside Taplio, the LinkedIn equivalent), so the two are sister products.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
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
Tweet Hunter
- Massive viral-tweet library for inspiration and templates
- Strong AI writing tuned to X
- Scheduling plus auto-plug, auto-retweet, and recycling
- Solid X analytics with popularity prediction
- X only; no other networks
- No real engagement inbox or listening
- No free plan
- Narrow by design, despite the broad 'scheduler' label
Maeve Social vs Tweet Hunter: FAQ
- Is Maeve Social or Tweet Hunter cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 against $23 for Tweet Hunter. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Maeve Social or Tweet Hunter 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 Tweet Hunter?
- Maeve Social is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out, while Tweet Hunter is the better fit for creators and founders growing an X audience. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.