Agorapulse vs Buffer Comparison 2026
Both cover social media management. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
One inbox for every comment and message
Schedule posts across every account at once
At a glance
- Buffer starts cheaper, at $5.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Agorapulse | Buffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $79 | From $5 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 30 days | 14 days |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Some of it |
| Their cut | None | None |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Agorapulse
One inbox for every comment and message
Agorapulse treats the social inbox as the main job and scheduling as the thing you do around it. Comments, ad comments, mentions and messages land in one queue that can be assigned, answered and closed, which is the difference between a team of two and a person with eleven tabs open. Reporting is the other half, and it is built to be sent to somebody who did not do the work. Pricing is per user, so the size of the team is what decides the bill.
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- Covers dm & comment automation
Buffer
Schedule posts across every account at once
Buffer queues posts for most networks, suggests times and reports on what landed. The free plan covers three channels, which is enough for a lot of people. It stays out of the way, which is the main thing a scheduler can do.
Our note
Buy it for the calm rather than the features. Per-channel pricing punishes anyone posting everywhere, so count your channels before comparing the headline price with a competitor's flat fee.
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