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Buffer pricing

Social media workspace for creating, scheduling, publishing and analyzing posts, engaging with comments, and coordinating approvals across multiple social channels.

Region
US
Source currency
USD
Audiences
Individual, Mid-market, and Small business

Plans and public prices

Canonical pricing source
Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

Free forever; connect up to 3 channels

 Flat · free forever Standalone · Free
Essentials Highlighted
USD 5 / month with annual commitment

$5/month for 1 channel; $60 billed yearly

 Unit · per channel per month, billed yearly Standalone · Fixed
Team
USD 10 / month with annual commitment

$10/month for 1 channel; $120 billed yearly

 Unit · per channel per month, billed yearly Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow Buffer’s own pricing page. Check the wording before treating features from different vendors as like-for-like.

Free

Plan card

Connected channels

Up to 3

Limited
Scheduled posts

10 per channel; refill anytime

Limited
Ideas

100

Limited
User accounts

1

Limited
AI Assistant
Included
Insights
Included
API access

1 API key; 3,000 requests per month

Limited
Community inbox
Included

Essentials

Plan card

Scheduled posts per channel

Unlimited

Included
Ideas

Unlimited

Included
User accounts

1

Limited
AI Assistant
Included
Advanced analytics
Included
API access

3 API keys; 7,500 requests per month

Limited
Community inbox
Included
Hashtag manager
Included
First comment scheduling
Included

Team

Plan card

Scheduled posts per channel

Unlimited

Included
Ideas

Unlimited

Included
Team members

Unlimited

Included
AI Assistant
Included
Advanced analytics
Included
API access

5 API keys; 15,000 requests per month

Limited
Community inbox
Included
Access levels
Included
Content approval workflows
Included

How pricing changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. Archived captures may reflect the region or currency served at the time, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Observed Plans and prices Source wording Source
  • Free: Free
  • Essentials: USD 5 / month with annual commitment
  • Team: USD 10 / month with annual commitment
  • Free forever; connect up to 3 channels
  • $5/month for 1 channel; $60 billed yearly
  • $10/month for 1 channel; $120 billed yearly
Official pricing page

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