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We aim to serve a variety of markets including: publishers, mid-stage startup teams, non-profits, higher education, sports teams, e-commerce, solopreneurs, businesses, and enterprises. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 1491 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Buffer - **Founded**: 2010 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6.00 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Buffer offers a range of pricing plans tailored to accommodate different social media management needs, from individuals just starting out to larger teams and agencies. Buffer also offers a 14-day free trial. All plans can be paid on either a monthly or yearly basis. Free plan: Free forever Essentials: $5 per month/channel Team: $10 per month/channel - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Automated Publishing - Campaign Management Software - Collaboration Tools - Content Management System (CMS) Software - Multi-Account Management - Multi-Channel Campaigns - Post Scheduling - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Social Media Integration - Social Media Monitoring Software ## Integrations (35 total) - 123FormBuilder - Bottlenose - CoSchedule Marketing Suite - Crate - Curata - Cyfe - Databox - Determ - Eventbrite - Evernote Teams - Feedly - Google Calendar - Google Drive - IFTTT - Instagram ... and 20 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Chat ## Category - [Social Media Marketing Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30781/social-media-marketing/software) ## Related Categories - [Social Media Marketing Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30781/social-media-marketing/software) - [Social Media Management Tools](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30939/social-media-management/software) - [Content Marketing Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30796/content-marketing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I pretty much use it for all my posts, even if I could skip it for simple ones, but like, I gotta make the subscription worth it. ----- ### "Buffer Is My Preferred Social Media Management Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Kelly** | *April 30, 2026* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I schedule posts for my clients and podcast with ease. I can schedule to every social media platform. You can reply to followers within the app. > > **Cons**: The problems with posts going through have been happening every week. I do like that you can have 3 platforms for free but each additional platform is 5 dollars and that can add up if you're managing many accounts. > > Good experience. Buffer is my preferred social media scheduler. Whenever I get another client and they want me to recommend a scheduler I always say Buffer. ----- ### "Buffer is great for social media post management... once you're past the painful setup" — 3.0/5 > **Nicole** | *September 8, 2024* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Buffer has a pretty generous free tier, compared to some of its competitors. I used it awhile back for personal accounts and have now come back to it again to manage my business's social media posts. The scheduling tool is easy to use and I like that I can connect it to other tools like Canva and Google Drive. Being able to use it from either my phone or desktop is useful as well. > > **Cons**: Setting up new social media accounts with Buffer is PAINFUL. For example, if I want to connect my Instagram account, it HAS to be a business account, and then Buffer for some reason requires that that Instagram account is ALSO connected to a Facebook Page, and I have to log in via Facebook in order to authenticate. Buffer says that all Instagram business accounts have to be connected to FB Pages, but that isn't actually true. I had to create a basically fake FB Page to connect to my Instagram in order to be able to use Buffer with it. It's way too many steps. ----- ### "An easy social management app" — 5.0/5 > **Sylvain** | *February 6, 2019* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Buffer is the easiest social management software on the market. I recommend this app for all my clients that one an easy solution for social posting. Little functionalities but really effective. Free version is just fantastic. > > **Cons**: I find the price a bit expensive when you want the pro version. At the same price, other solutions offer more. But Buffer is the easiest app, don't forget about this. > > The easiest social app on the market. Free version is perfect for small business. ----- ### "X thread scheduler\!" — 5.0/5 > **Skyler** | *November 9, 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Link shortening - Content calendar - Twitter/X threads scheduling - 50% off nonprofit pricing > > **Cons**: There's nothing I dislike about Buffer\! I think it's a fabulous social media management tool\! > > I use Buffer for one of my clients because I often have to schedule X threads. This is not something you can do via the Twitter app since it doesn't support scheduling a whole series of threads. Buffer handles this task well as well as supports all my other platforms for that client, making it the perfect place for content management. They also receive 50% off pricing since they are a nonprofit\! ----- Page: 1 / 61\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/143492/buffer?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/143492/buffer) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data