Buffer review: honest pricing, pros & cons
We’re Feedbird, a done-for-you social media agency trusted by 20,000+ businesses. Here’s our honest review of Buffer, and why teams switch to us.
Feature by feature
The lowest plan from each, side by side. Nothing cherry-picked.
What Buffer customers actually report
Buffer is well-liked on Capterra (~4.5) and G2 (~4.3) for simplicity, with a lower Trustpilot (~2.1) skewed to billing and occasional reliability complaints.
“Overall I am happy with Buffer, it is simple to use but reliable, and quite an efficient tool for social media.”
“Buffer makes it insanely simple to line up our posts across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter without logging into each platform.”
“Expensive to upgrade beyond the free offering, which is limited to 3 networks, and sometimes scheduled posts do not post.”
“I do not like the limited statistics, and the subscription price is a bit high, despite saving considerable scheduling time.”
What you’re really getting with Buffer
Buffer is a self-serve social scheduling app. There is a free plan (3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each) and a paid Essentials plan at $5 per channel/mo that adds unlimited scheduling and analytics. It is genuinely one of the easiest tools to use.
But it is a tool, not a service: Buffer queues and analyzes the content you make, it does not write copy, design graphics or produce video (its AI only rephrases text you provide). All the creative work and strategy remain yours.
Buffer is a great scheduler if you already produce your own content. Feedbird is for businesses that do not: a team creates the posts and schedules them for you, from $99/mo, so the whole job is off your plate, not just the queuing.
Buffer is a clean, affordable scheduler with a free tier, but it does not create content: you still write, design and produce every post yourself. Feedbird delivers custom, human-made content with unlimited revisions and a dedicated EU/US team, from $99/mo, no contracts.
Buffer is a fair pick for in-house teams that already produce their own content.
We'd genuinely point you their way if that's you. Where teams switch to Feedbird is when they want custom, on-brand work they approve first, a flat published price, and the freedom to cancel any month, without chasing a rep to do it.
On creative work (posts, videos, blogs, email, ad creative). Not happy in the first two weeks, get a refund.
Month to month. Pause or cancel anytime, no notice period and no exit fee.
Nothing goes live until you sign off, and revisions are included every month.
Questions about Buffer
Straight answers to what buyers ask before choosing between Buffer and Feedbird.
Enough about Buffer. Here’s what you get with us.
Top-quality talent
We hire the top 3% of social media creatives across the EU, US & LATAM, vetted and trained in-house for consistent quality.
Genuinely fast
Our platform makes briefing, review and approval effortless, and we work while you sleep to turn posts around quickly.
Flexible & scalable
A subscription model and modular team that flex to any volume, channel or creative need, month to month.
Honest pricing
Tech-streamlined ops with no wastage, so you get agency-grade work from $99/mo with no contract.
Truly great content,
not AI slop.
Social media marketing
pricing & plans.
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Real results, in their
own words.
What changed when small business owners handed social to a team that actually owns it.
"Feedbird creates social media content that's better and more affordable than what we can produce in-house. Went from 6 hours per client to just the 15 minutes needed for review and approval."
"It takes the socials off my hands but still gives me control over the end result given their review process. The onboarding was extremely thorough, there were very few edits required."
"Immigration law isn't exactly known for visually exciting content, but Feedbird proved that wrong. Every post is creative, on-brand, and actually looks good."
"We've been working with Feedbird for a few years now and we continue to be very pleased. They have different creators so things don't get stale."
"Feedbird is hands down the best decision I've made for my business in years. They've completely transformed my social media presence."
"Outstanding content with expert advice. Very happy! The process is easy to follow and I especially appreciate their carousel post add-on."
"I've tried many companies in the past 5 years and none was able to provide the value we get from Feedbird. The content is very relevant even though our industry is niche and technical."
"We used to spend $500 a month for the same service with a different company, so I'm so glad Feedbird exists since they charge only a quarter of that."
"Feedbird has been a total game-changer for my business. They make social media posting effortless and consistent, saving me hours every week."
See if Feedbird is the smarter switch from Buffer.
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