Buffer pricing
Facts and pricing for marketers
A social media tool for scheduling, publishing, and measuring posts across many channels.
Short answer: Buffer pricing: Free for 3 channels, paid from $5 per channel per month. Buffer has a free plan. Trial: 14-day free trial on Essentials and Team. The Essentials plan, the cheapest paid plan with a list price, costs $25 a month for 5 channels. Prices checked November 5, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page.
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What are the key facts about Buffer?
The facts in this table were checked against Buffer's own pages on November 5, 2026. Buffer belongs to the Content and email job on this site, in the Social media scheduling group. Starting price: Free for 3 channels, paid from $5 per channel per month. The plan table further down gives the full list.
| Starting price | Free for 3 channels, paid from $5 per channel per month |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Trial | 14-day free trial on Essentials and Team. |
| Price checked | November 5, 2026 |
| Job | Content and email |
What is Buffer?
A social media tool for scheduling, publishing, and measuring posts across many channels. On this site it sits in the Content and email job, in the Social media scheduling group. It is best for creators and small teams that want simple scheduling across several social channels. Prices were checked on November 5, 2026. The vendor's own site is buffer.com.
Buffer is a social media management platform for planning, creating, publishing, and analyzing content across multiple accounts. Users keep a library of content ideas, schedule posts in a queue and calendar, and reply to comments from one dashboard. Teams can edit and approve posts together. Buffer also offers an AI assistant for drafting and rewriting posts, a link-in-bio Start Page, a mobile app, an API, and an MCP connection. It supports Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon, and Substack. Buffer lists creators, small businesses, agencies, nonprofits, and startups as its users. Pricing is per channel.
Who is Buffer for?
Buffer fits these people best: Creators and small teams that want simple scheduling across several social channels. It also suits teams that want to approve posts before they publish. Skip Buffer if this is you: Teams that need many channels at a low total cost, because paid plans are priced per channel.
Who should use Buffer?
- Creators and small teams that want simple scheduling across several social channels
- Teams that want to approve posts before they publish
- Marketers who want to connect scheduling to tools like Canva, Zapier, or n8n
Who should skip Buffer?
- Teams that need many channels at a low total cost, because paid plans are priced per channel
- Users who need deep paid social ad management, because the site describes organic publishing tools
How much does Buffer cost?
Buffer lists 3 plans: Free, Essentials, Team. The lowest paid plan with a list price is Essentials at $5 per channel per month. These figures come from the vendor's pricing page, checked November 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy. The table shows each plan's price and notes.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 channels, 1 user, 10 scheduled posts per channel. |
| Essentials | $5 per channel per month | Per channel, monthly billing. Annual billing gives 20% off. 1 user. |
| Team | $10 per channel per month | Per channel, monthly billing. Unlimited team members and approval workflows. |
Source: the vendor's pricing page, checked November 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
How has the price of Buffer changed?
We last recorded the Buffer headline price on November 5, 2026: Free for 3 channels, paid from $5 per channel per month. That is the first recorded check, so no price change has been seen yet. A new row is added only when a later check finds a change, so the table shows real changes and not noise.
| Checked | Headline price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026 | Free for 3 channels, paid from $5 per channel per month | Vendor page |
This is the first recorded check, on November 5, 2026. A new row is added when a later check finds a change.
How much does Buffer cost for a team?
For 5 people, Buffer's Essentials plan costs $25 a month at list price on monthly billing. It costs $5 for 1 person and $50 for 10. These totals multiply the vendor's list price by team size, checked November 5, 2026. Seat limits, minimums and annual discounts can change the real bill, so check the vendor's page.
| Plan | Priced per | 1 person | 3 people | 5 people | 10 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | channel | $5 | $15 | $25 | $50 |
| Team | channel | $10 | $30 | $50 | $100 |
For plans priced per channel, the columns count channels, not people.
What does Buffer work with?
Buffer lists 8 integrations on its own pages, including Canva, Zapier, n8n, Google Drive. We took this list from the vendor's pages and checked it on November 5, 2026. A tool missing from the list may still connect through Zapier, Make or an API, so ask the vendor. The full list follows.
Canva, Zapier, n8n, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Unsplash, ChatGPT.
What are the alternatives to Buffer?
The closest alternatives to Buffer on this site are Canva. Each does a similar job, and the cards show each one's starting price as of its last check. Starting prices differ because vendors count people, channels or usage in different ways. Canva: Canva Pro from $12.99 per month.
Canva
An online design tool for social graphics, video, and branded templates, used by individuals and teams.
Canva Pro from $12.99 per month
What tools go with Buffer?
These tools go with Buffer because they share a stack, a listed integration or the same job: AgentMail, Substack, Attio, ChatGPT and Codex, Claude and Claude Code, DataForSEO. The list comes from the stack pages and integration lists on this site. It is not a recommendation to buy any of them. Each card says why it was picked.
AgentMail
Email inboxes that developers create by API so AI agents can send, receive, and act on email.
In the same stack. Same job.
Substack
A publishing platform for newsletters, podcasts, and video with paid subscriptions built in.
In the same stack. Same job.
Attio
Attio is a CRM that stores customer data, runs AI agents, and tracks pipeline for revenue teams.
In the same stack.
ChatGPT and Codex
OpenAI's AI chatbot for everyday tasks, plus Codex, its coding agent.
In the same stack.
Claude and Claude Code
Anthropic's AI assistant for everyday work, plus Claude Code, its coding agent.
In the same stack.
DataForSEO
A pay-as-you-go API for search results, keyword, backlink, and on-page SEO data.
In the same stack.
Adding up several tools? Use the stack cost calculator.
Common questions
How much does Buffer cost?
Buffer has a free plan for up to 3 channels. Paid plans cost $5 per channel per month for Essentials and $10 per channel per month for Team on monthly billing.
Does Buffer have a free plan?
Yes. The free plan allows 3 channels, 1 user, and 10 scheduled posts per channel. It leaves out features such as reports, custom UTM parameters, and the hashtag manager.
Does Buffer offer a free trial?
Essentials and Team include a 14-day free trial. The Free plan does not need one.
Which channels does Buffer support?
Buffer lists Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon, and Substack.
What does Buffer integrate with?
Buffer lists these integrations: Canva, Zapier, n8n, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Unsplash, ChatGPT. Checked November 5, 2026 against the vendor's pages.
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