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Buffer

Who runs Buffer, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest social media management software alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
Last price change
None seen yet
Closest alternative
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Buffer

Buffer buffer.com

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.

Wikidata: software application for the web and mobile, designed to manage accounts in multiple social networks

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Buffer tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 10 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
CookieYes
US company
2 tools

03 · Pricing

What Buffer costs

The prices on Buffer’s pricing page as shown to visitors from Germany, in the order they appear. We check weekly; price changes are listed under What changed.

  • $5 / month
  • $60
  • $10 / month
  • $120

· Pricing page ↗ · Price history

04 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Buffer

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Buffer, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than BufferNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

8 of the 60 sites closest to Buffer match.

  1. 01
    Diply diply.com English No trackers

    Diply — The operating system behind creator growth

    You create. Diply operates what happens next: people, distribution, strategy, analytics, monetization and technology behind creator growth. Apply today.

    Compare Diply with Buffer →
  2. 02
    PubNub pubnub.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Build, manage, & optimize real-time apps at scale | PubNub

    Power your real-time app with PubNub - the world's largest pub/sub network. Scale to 3 trillion API calls/month, with <30ms global delivery. Start building now!

    Compare PubNub with Buffer →
  3. 03
    Crisp crisp.chat English No trackers

    The AI Customer Support Platform for Every Business - Crisp

    Crisp is the ultimate all-in-one AI-powered multichannel messaging platform that helps businesses connect instantly with their customers or leads who are waiting for support. With its quickly evolving set of tools, Crisp is leading businesses through the AI-driven revolution by using conversations to unlock hypergrowth.

    Compare Crisp with Buffer →
  4. 04
    Mentimeter mentimeter.com English No trackers

    Interactive presentation & audience engagement tool - Mentimeter

    Engage your audience with live polls, quizzes, and Q&A. Create interactive presentations in minutes. Perfect for meetings, classes, and events.

    Compare Mentimeter with Buffer →
  5. 05
    Locket locketcamera.com English No trackers

    Locket - Best friends first

    Add your friends to your Home Screen, share weekly recaps, and keep your people close. Locket is for best friends first.

    Compare Locket with Buffer →
  6. 06
    Hyvor® hyvor.com English No trackers

    HYVOR® - Independent Software Foundry

    Privacy-first website tools, crafted with care. Trusted by millions, from indie makers to enterprises.

    Compare Hyvor® with Buffer →
  7. 07
    Suno suno.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Suno | AI Music Generator

    Create stunning original music for free in seconds using our AI generator. Make your own masterpieces, share with friends, and discover music from artists worldwide.

    Compare Suno with Buffer →
  8. 08
    Pusher pusher.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Pusher | Leader In Realtime Technologies

    Simple, scalable and reliable. Hosted realtime APIs loved by developers and trusted by giants. Build live dashboards, notifications, geotracking, chat and more.

    Compare Pusher with Buffer →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Buffer’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Buffer uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

05 · History

What Buffer changed on its homepage, prices, imprint and open positions, and in the tools it uses. Each change happened between the two dates: the last check that saw the old state and the one that found the new.

  1. ~ Page Homepage · Nov 6 – 12, 2026 New headings: 342,073 creators, brands, and agencies using Buffer · Social Media Glossary Dropped headings: 100,000326,943 creators, brands, and agencies using Buffer · Start page

06 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 12 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,214
Vector
384-d
Query
58 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Buffer’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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