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Post Planner vs Buffer Comparison (2026)

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Buffer

Overview

Most marketers struggle to get engagement on social media. Publishing more posts is NOT the solution. You need to publish the RIGHT KIND of posts!

Buffer helps users manage multiple social media accounts at once as well as quickly schedule content from anywhere on the web, collaborate with team members, and analyze rich statistics on how posts perform

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
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  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

7

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

6

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

192

5

4

3

2

1

121

30

15

5

21

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
78%
would recommend this app

4.5

1.4K

5

4

3

2

1

894

483

99

11

5

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
79%
would recommend this app

Pros

“PostPlanner has brought me back from the brink of extinction on posting for our business. ”
JG

Jason G.

Marketing

“I love how it easily lets you plan and add for future posts. ”
JG

Jason G.

Marketing

“In a small nonprofit having PostPlanner is like having another employee!”
AL

Andrew L.

Executive Director

Pros

“The scheduling is useful and the free version has enough features to make it suitable for most who are using to manage their own small business posting needs.”
PR

Pupp R.

Owner

“My business is using an "everywhere, all at once" strategy to post across all social media channels and connected accounts in an effort to be where our customers want/need us when they are ready.”
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Chris L.

Operations

“Buffer makes it easy to schedule out a month of posts on the major socials, and the AI tool can repurpose specifically for individual channels, as opposed to just cross posting.”
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Chris L.

Operations

Cons

“I don’t use the contents much, so I can't comment on this feature.”
MG

Martie G.

None

“Sometimes I screw up and would like to postpone a post by just a bit.”
NV

Nick V.

CEO

“There does not appear to be a notification of upcoming plan renewal either so this needs to be monitored separately.”
LS

Leora S.

Web Designer

Cons

“I also found it to be a bit buggy when trying to integrate it with the various social media accounts.”
PR

Pupp R.

Owner

“Analytics are a little limited unless you upgrade to a higher plan and that doesn’t always work for a small nonprofit budget.”
WM

Wesley M.

Digital Communications Director

“it has limited reporting features so you cant get deep insights on engagment and growh trend”
JF

Jonah F.

Writer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
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  • Last review3 months ago

Key features

  • Total features47
  • @mentions
  • API
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Blogs
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Engagement Tracking
  • File Management
  • Group Management
  • Image Library
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Calendar
  • Media Library
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Post Scheduling
  • Publish Scheduling
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Social Advertising
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Profiles
  • Total features23
  • @mentions
  • API
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Automated Publishing
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Blogs
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Engagement Tracking
  • File Management
  • Group Management
  • Image Library
  • Keyword Filtering
  • Marketing Automation
  • Marketing Calendar
  • Media Library
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Account Management
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Campaigns
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Post Scheduling
  • Publish Scheduling
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Social Advertising
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Social Promotion
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Profiles

Integrations

  • Total integrations5
  • 123FormBuilder
  • Canva
  • CoSchedule
  • Curata
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Determ
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • IFTTT
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Maintenance Care
  • MeisterTask
  • Mention
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Viva Engage
  • Pinterest
  • Process Street
  • PromoRepublic
  • Rebrandly
  • ReviewPush
  • Scoop.it
  • Slack
  • Sniply
  • Trello
  • Twitter/X
  • Typeform
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations31
  • 123FormBuilder
  • Canva
  • CoSchedule
  • Curata
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Determ
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • IFTTT
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn for Business
  • Maintenance Care
  • MeisterTask
  • Mention
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Viva Engage
  • Pinterest
  • Process Street
  • PromoRepublic
  • Rebrandly
  • ReviewPush
  • Scoop.it
  • Slack
  • Sniply
  • Trello
  • Twitter/X
  • Typeform
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • Zapier