Buffer
$60/yr
58% less than BulkPublish
Buffer vs BulkPublish
Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side
The comparison in short
- Bufferhas a free plan
- BulkPublishhas a free plan
Buffer, BulkPublish
With trade-offs
On price, Buffer wins.
Side-by-side comparison
| APPLICATION | BufferSocial media | BulkPublishSocial media |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly billing | $6/mo$6Essentials | $13.99/mo$13.99Pro |
| Per year | $60/yrannual plan · −17% | $143/yrannual plan · −15% |
| Billing model | Flat subscription | Flat subscription |
| Free tier | 3 channels; 10 scheduled posts/channel; 100 ideas; 1 user; 1 API key; 3,000 API requests/month; 5 AI reply suggestions/week; 1 saved reply; 30-day analytics history | 3 channels (1/platform); 3 posts/day and 30/month; 10 scheduled posts; 100 MB media; 30 API requests/day; 1 organization; 50 AI captions/month plus credits; 1 RSS draft feed; no repeat posts |
| Additional costs | Pricing is per connected channel, and a Start Page counts as a channel. Volume discounts begin after 10 channels, but the full current discount schedule is not publicly itemized. | Publishing to X uses separate pay-as-you-go credits, and additional AI credits can add cost; current public unit prices were not exposed. |
| Can you rebuild it? | With trade-offsmulti-day | With trade-offsmulti-day |
| Free alternatives | +5 | +3 |
| Checked on | 10/20/2026 | 10/20/2026 |
| Buy on the official site | Buy View app page | Buy View app page |
The free plan compares up to 2 apps. Pro compares up to 4. See plans →
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