Head to head
Maeve Social vs X Pro
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
X Pro is the rebuilt TweetDeck: a multi-column dashboard for power users on X, with post and thread scheduling, real-time search columns, and multi-account monitoring. As of 2026 it's locked behind X's $40-a-month Premium+ tier, which is the catch.
- From
- $33 /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. X Pro fits heavy X users and community managers who live in the timeline better.
Maeve Social starts cheaper, $20 a month against $33 a month for X Pro.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Maeve Social starts at $20 a month, X Pro at $33 a month.
- Maeve Social posts to 8 networks, X Pro to 1.
- Only Maeve Social reaches Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Threads.
- Maeve Social has content calendar; X Pro doesn't.
- Maeve Social has mobile app; X Pro doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Maeve Social | X Pro |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Not assessed |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Partial |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Not assessed |
| Bulk upload | No | No |
| Evergreen recycling | Partial | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Not assessed |
| Approvals | Yes | Not assessed |
| Link in bio | No | Not assessed |
Platforms compared
| Network | Maeve Social | X Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
X Pro
X Premium+
$33/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- X Pro is bundled with X Premium+ (about $40/mo, $395/yr)
- Column-based decks, multi-account monitoring, post and thread scheduling
- Access to multiple X accounts you control
- X Pro isn't sold on its own. It used to come with the cheaper X Premium plan (around $8/mo), but in March 2026 X moved it behind the top X Premium+ tier, roughly $40 a month (about $395 a year), so the real cost of using X Pro is a Premium+ subscription.
- It only manages X, so the value is entirely about how much you live on that one network.
- X has signalled a replacement product may follow, so the access terms here may change.
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
X Pro
- Best-in-class real-time column monitoring for X
- Schedules posts and threads
- Manages multiple X accounts at once
- Fast, dense, power-user layout
- Now requires the $40-a-month X Premium+ tier
- X only
- No calendar, bulk scheduling, recycling, or mobile app
- Access terms have changed once and may change again
Maeve Social vs X Pro: FAQ
- Is Maeve Social or X Pro cheaper?
- Maeve Social is cheaper to start, from $20 against $33 for X Pro. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Maeve Social or X Pro 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 X Pro?
- Maeve Social is the stronger pick for teams and agencies that approve posts before they go out, while X Pro is the better fit for heavy X users and community managers who live in the timeline. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.