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Buffer vs SocialBee

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Buffer

$60/yr

88% less than SocialBee

Who has a free plan
  • Bufferhas a free plan
  • SocialBeeno free plan
Easiest to rebuild

Buffer, SocialBee

With trade-offs

On price, Buffer wins. To start without paying, Buffer has a free plan.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONBufferSocial mediaSocialBeeSocial media
Monthly billing$6/moEssentials$49/moAccelerate
Per year$60/yrannual plan · −17%$490/yrannual plan · −17%
Billing modelFlat subscriptionFlat subscription
Free tier3 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 historyno free tier
Additional costsPricing 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.Extra users, workspaces and profiles are paid add-ons with prices shown only inside the app; profile caps count every connected account; temporary promo codes are excluded.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+5
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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