Riff alternatives
These tools do a similar job to Riff. Prices, free plans and features below come from each vendor's own site.
| Riff | Appie | Contents Pilot | Fireply AI | Influence | Penguin ePulse | ThumbnailsMaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan | Free plan · from $19/mo | Free plan · from $8.25/mo | from $69/mo | from $15.83/mo | No public price | from $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Free trial | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated by the vendor |
| Plans | Free ($0) | Free ($0); Starter ($19/mo); Standard ($49/mo) | Free ($0); Start ($9.90/mo, $8.25/mo annual, $99/yr); Pro ($17.90/mo, $14.92/mo annual, $179/yr) | Growth ($69/mo); Advanced ($99/mo); Scale ($129/mo) | Starter ($19/mo, $15.83/mo annual, $190/yr); Growth ($39/mo, $32.50/mo annual, $390/yr); Pro ($69/mo, $57.50/mo annual, $690/yr) | Quote after a demo (Paid and quote-based after a demo; no public price) | Basic ($9/mo); Studio ($39/mo); Professional ($119/mo) |
| Fees and pricing notes | None stated | None stated | Also $2.90 a week; Also $4.90 a week | None stated | None stated | Paid and quote-based after a demo; no public price | None stated |
| Best for | Creators, Small business | Agencies | Creators | Not stated | Creators, Small business, Agencies | Agencies | Creators |
| Key features | Writes a reply to a post on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram from your rough point; Drafts replies to direct messages on LinkedIn Messaging, Messenger on facebook.com and Instagram Direct; Drafts your own posts and first messages; Runs on-device with Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano, with no server or API key | Learns your brand from your website URL and writes in your brand voice; Light and deep articles, and scheduled social posts; Website chatbots trained on your pages; Event-triggered email sequences (journeys) | Analyzes your Instagram profile and niche to suggest what to post and why; Creates carousels, static posts, infographics and Reel scripts in your brand's visual style; Content calendar, drag-and-drop editor and unlimited scheduling on paid plans; Publishes to Instagram; the site also mentions LinkedIn and Threads | Learns your voice from your own X posts, with persona, tone and writing-style settings; Finds posts from reply lists, keywords and search queries you choose, and skips spam, adult content and reposts; Publishes replies automatically, within a daily limit, and you can pause any time; Follow-for-follow option | Influence IQ drafts and revises posts from your Brand Guidelines and brief, and suggests posts and dates; Campaigns that start from one idea, with text and media tailored for each channel; Weekly plan, calendar view and rescheduling until delivery starts; Reusable media library | Content planning with drafts, media and a calendar; Social inbox for conversations on connected accounts, including reputation management; Analytics and reporting by account and period; Market listening with source-linked findings: you set the question, sources and dates first | Composes five hook-differentiated thumbnail packs from a video idea or YouTube URL, using your own face and footage; Compare packs side by side and edit text in place; Designer Pass scoring that flags clickbait and near-duplicate hooks; Ships the chosen thumbnail to a YouTube draft |
| Checked on | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-21 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.