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Maeve Social vs Riff

Which one fits

Maeve Social is the better fit for agencies and teams that need scheduling, client sign-off without logins, a shared inbox and reporting. It offers a 3 day free trial, and plan prices are not stated. Riff is the better fit for a founder, marketer or consultant who replies to many posts and DMs in Chrome and wants free drafts to review and send by hand.

Free plan
Maeve Social Free trial, then paid
Riff Yes, free
Pricing
Maeve Social Free trial
Riff Free
Both do
dm replies

Maeve Social and Riff both work on social media, but they cover different jobs. Maeve Social is management software for agencies, brands and creators. It schedules to nine platforms, runs client approvals, gathers comments and DMs, and exports branded PDF reports.

Riff is a free Chrome extension. It drafts replies, DM answers and new posts on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram from a short point the user types. It runs on Gemini Nano in the browser and never sends anything itself.

What it is

Maeve Social
Social media scheduling and client approvals for agencies and brands
Riff
Chrome extension that drafts social replies and posts from your point

Free plan

Maeve Social
Free trial, then paid
Riff
Yes, free

Pricing

Maeve Social
Free trial. The site offers a 3 day free trial and lists Basic, Standard and Premium plans. Plan prices are not stated in the provided text.
Riff
Free. Free. No account, no API key, no monthly bill.

Who it is for

Maeve Social
Suited to social media agencies that need client sign-off without handing out logins, and to brands, founders and creators who manage several accounts. Teams that want one place for planning, publishing, replies and reporting will find it fits. Developers and people using AI agents can connect through the API, CLI or MCP server.
Riff
Suits founders, marketers and consultants who reply to many posts and DMs on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and want drafts that follow their own point. It fits people who want to review and send each message themselves. It is Chrome-only and relies on Gemini Nano.

Highlights

Maeve Social
Schedules to nine platforms from one view, with per-platform captions, media and settings. Client approval portal with no login and no per-client charge. Social inbox for comments and DMs, plus automatic DM replies on Instagram and Facebook. Analytics by label, content pillar and format, exported as branded PDF. MCP server, REST API and maeve-cli for agents and scripts. Competitor tracking with posting frequency and top posts.
Riff
Chrome extension that works on X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Runs on Gemini Nano in the browser, with no servers or API keys. Drafts replies, DM answers, new posts and first messages. Dials for intelligence, sales tone and adventurousness. One-click rework: Shorter, Punchier, Softer pitch, Bolder, More human. Inserts text into the box but never posts or sends.

Listed

Maeve Social
28 Oct 2026
Riff
17 Oct 2026
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