The best Buffer alternatives
Almost nobody leaves Buffer because the product is bad. They leave because the bill grows with every channel — $5 a month each on Essentials, so the eighth account costs as much as the first. These are the tools worth moving to, ordered by how well they solve that specific problem.
Worth knowing: Ranked on cost at eight connected channels, since that is the number where Buffer's pricing starts to hurt, then on whether publishing is native rather than a reminder.
The list
- 1
Eurekuh — that's us
Per workspace, not per channel: eight channels is €9.99 a month against roughly $40 on Buffer Essentials. Ten networks, all published natively. No approval workflow and no social inbox, so it is a narrower tool than Buffer in exchange.
- 2
Post Bridge
The same ten networks, $29 a month for five accounts. Further along than we are and with an API on higher tiers, but no free plan to try it on.
- 3
Publer
The closest thing to a like-for-like Buffer replacement, and its free tier is better. It also prices per account, though, so at scale you are solving the same problem again a year later.
- 4
Metricool
Worth it if half your reason for opening Buffer was the analytics tab. Scheduling is the smaller half of what you are paying for.
- 5
Postiz
Open source. Free if you self-host, $29 a month for five channels if you do not, and 30+ networks either way — far more surface area than Buffer.
Questions
Is there a free Buffer alternative?+
Several. Publer's free tier gives three accounts, Metricool's gives one brand, and Eurekuh's gives two channels and 15 posts a month. Postiz is free outright if you self-host it. Buffer's own free plan covers three channels, so if that is all you need, staying put is a reasonable answer.
Which one is closest to Buffer's interface?+
Publer. If what you want is Buffer with a different bill, that is the shortest adjustment.
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