Buffer: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-03
Score breakdown
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Buffer against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing$6.00$99.00$6.00 · median $39.00
Buffer strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Low monthly price
- Reply to comments and messages in one place
- Posts can go through approval
- AI helps write posts
Cons
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All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan, monthly billing | $6.00 | 1–10 | $6/channel | $12/channel | | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Social accounts on the cheapest paid plan | 1 | 1 | $6/mo | $5/mo | $12/mo | $10/mo | | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Free plan | Yes Free Placeholder Free forever Connect up to 3 channels | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Social accounts on the free plan | 3 Free forever Connect up to 3 channels | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Shared inbox for comments and messages | Yes **Community inbox**: Manage and reply to comments. | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Approval workflows | Yes **Content approval workflows**: Manage who can draft and approve posts across your team. | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| AI writing assistant | Yes **AI Assistant**: Unlimited use of our AI to create, refine, and repurpose content (optional). | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Built-in link-in-bio page | Yes Start Page Build a custom link-in-bio page in minutes | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| TikTok | Yes Buffer × TikTok | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| YouTube | Yes Buffer × YouTube | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Yes Buffer × Pinterest | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 | |
| Threads | Yes Buffer × Threads | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Bluesky | Yes Buffer × Bluesky | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Public API | Yes **API access**: Build custom integrations with Buffer's API. | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes | Two-factor authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Not verified | — | |
| SOC 2 audit | Not verified | — | |
| Founded | 2010 Buffer started as a Startup Sprint project in November 2010 | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company headquarters | United States The Service is offered by Buffer, Inc., located at 2443 Fillmore Street #380-7163 , San Francisco, CA 94115. | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company | Buffer, Inc. The Service is offered by Buffer, Inc., located at 2443 Fillmore Street #380-7163 , San Francisco, CA 94115. | buffer.com | 2026-11-03 |
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