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AirOps vs Riff

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

AirOps is listed under Sales & Marketing AI and Riff under Productivity. Only Riff has a free plan or trial. Only AirOps is available on Web and offers an API. Only Riff is available on Chrome Extension.

Best overall

Riff

  • Founders
  • freelancers
  • sales and marketing professionals
  • social media managers

Choose AirOps if

  • You want a tool built for scaling brand-governed content production and refreshes while tracking visibility in AI answer engines.
  • Combines AI visibility measurement with agent-based content creation and publishing in one platform.
  • Native publishing to 13 CMS platforms, including WordPress, Webflow, Shopify and HubSpot.

Choose Riff if

  • You want a tool built for writing quick replies and comments on social posts.
  • Free, with no account, subscription or API key.
  • Generation runs on-device with Gemini Nano, so text is not sent to a server.
Best value
Riff
Best for beginners
Riff
Best for business
AirOps

Features

17 features compared.

  • Insights and AI Visibility Tracking
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Playbooks
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Workflows
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Grids
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Human Review Inbox
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Native CMS Publishing
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • Content Scoring
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • MCP Server and API
    AirOps
    Available
    Riff
    Not available
  • On-device AI
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Replies and comments
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • DM replies and first messages
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Riff a post
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Dials
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Repurposing
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Voices and presets
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available
  • Never sends for you
    AirOps
    Not available
    Riff
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    AirOps
    Free trial
    Riff
    Free
  • Free plan
    AirOps
    No
    Riff
    Yes
  • Starting price
    AirOps
    $199
    Riff
    $0
  • Plans
    AirOps
    3 plans
    Riff
    1 plan

AirOps plans

  • Solo

    $199/month

    Individuals running one brand or project

    • 35,000 tasks per month
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 3 Knowledge Bases
    • single user
    • ChatGPT insights only
    • basic CMS and SEO integrations

  • Pro

    $1,999/month

    Small teams running one brand or project

    • 100,000 tasks per month
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 5 Knowledge Bases
    • unlimited seats
    • insights across 7+ answer engines
    • CMS
    • SEO
    • AEO
    • social and project integrations

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations needing enterprise-grade content operations

    • Custom task
    • prompt and page limits
    • unlimited Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases
    • custom agent builds
    • dedicated account manager
    • 1:1 expert onboarding

Riff plans

  • Free

    $0

    Free to use with no account, subscription or payment

    • Replies and comments
    • DM replies
    • Post and thread drafting
    • On-device Gemini Nano
    • No API key

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

AirOps
7.7overall
Riff
7.8overall

AirOps leads in 2 categories and Riff in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Riff leads by 0.7
    AirOps
    7.3
    Riff
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    AirOps leads by 1.1
    AirOps
    8.6
    Riff
    7.5

  • Value for Money

    AirOps
    6.8
    Riff
    Not rated

  • Performance & Speed

    AirOps
    7.6
    Riff
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    AirOps leads by 0.5
    AirOps
    8.0
    Riff
    7.5

  • Output Quality

    AirOps
    Not rated
    Riff
    6.8

  • Privacy

    AirOps
    Not rated
    Riff
    9.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

AirOps

Pros

  • Combines AI visibility measurement with agent-based content creation and publishing in one platform.
  • Native publishing to 13 CMS platforms, including WordPress, Webflow, Shopify and HubSpot.
  • Human review checkpoints, version comparison and rollback before content goes live.
  • Brand Kits and Knowledge Bases keep output tied to brand voice and proprietary data.
  • Public API and MCP server allow use from developer tools and AI clients.

Cons

  • Paid plan prices are not published on the official site, making cost comparison difficult.
  • Third-party estimates show a large jump from Solo (about $200/month) to Pro (about $2,000/month) with no middle tier.
  • Task-based billing can be hard to predict, with per-task overage charges.
  • Solo only provides ChatGPT insights; multi-engine tracking requires Pro or higher.

Riff

Pros

  • Free, with no account, subscription or API key
  • Generation runs on-device with Gemini Nano, so text is not sent to a server
  • Covers replies, DMs, posts and X threads in one side panel
  • Never presses send, which keeps the user in control
  • Dials for tone, pitch and length, plus a Fresh score to avoid repetitive openings

Cons

  • Requires desktop Chrome 138 or newer and a one-time Gemini Nano download
  • Output quality is limited by the small on-device model
  • Chrome only; no Firefox, Safari or mobile support
  • Very new, with few reviews on the Chrome Web Store

Platforms

  • Web
    AirOps
    Supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • Windows
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • macOS
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • iOS
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • Android
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • API
    AirOps
    Supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Not supported
  • Chrome Extension
    AirOps
    Not supported
    Riff
    Supported

Integrations

AirOps

27 integrations
  • Builder.io
  • Contentstack
  • Contentful
  • Craft CMS
  • Framer
  • Ghost
  • HubSpot CMS
  • Sanity
  • Shopify
  • Strapi
  • Storyblok
  • Webflow
  • WordPress
  • Crowdin
  • Gmail
  • Slack
  • Gong
  • YouTube
  • Reddit
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • ClickUp
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • Monday.com
  • Notion
  • Wrike

Riff

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    AirOps
    AirOps
    Riff
    Zima Media OÜ
  • Founded
    AirOps
    2021
    Riff
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    AirOps
    San Francisco, CA
    Riff
    Tallinn, Estonia
  • Listing
    AirOps
    Claimed
    Riff
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is AirOps better than Riff?

It depends on your workflow. AirOps is built for scaling brand-governed content production and refreshes while tracking visibility in AI answer engines. Riff is built for writing quick replies and comments on social posts.

What are the key feature differences between AirOps and Riff?

AirOps: Content engineering platform for winning visibility in AI search and answer engines. Riff: Draft fresh replies, DMs and posts for X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram on-device.

Does AirOps or Riff have a free plan?

Riff has a free plan or trial; AirOps is paid only.

Which is cheaper, AirOps or Riff?

AirOps starts at $199 and Riff starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.