Buffer
Use Buffer to manage your social media so that you can create and share your content everywhere, consistently. Try our forever free plan or upgrade for more.
Our verdict
Buffer describes itself as Use Buffer to manage your social media so that you can create and share your content everywhere, consistently. Try our forever free plan or upgrade for more. It offers a free tier and a free trial. Public pricing lists 4 plans. We do not republish the figures until a person has checked them, so follow the pricing link for current numbers. Developer documentation is published. A public changelog is maintained, which is a useful sign the product is actively worked on. Our score of 6.5 out of 10 comes from a desk review against the published rubric, recorded 2026-08-25.
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- Public price listYes
We do not republish prices we have not checked by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. The vendor’s own page has the current figures. Why we do this
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Questions
Is Buffer free?
Yes. Buffer advertises a free tier, and a free trial of its paid plans.
How much does Buffer cost?
Buffer publishes pricing on its own site, listing 4 plans. We deliberately do not republish prices we have not verified by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. Use the link on this page for current figures.
Does Buffer have an API or developer docs?
Yes, Buffer publishes developer documentation.
How is Buffer scored here?
Buffer scores 6.5 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.