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title: "Buffer alternatives: what to compare"
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summary: "What to compare when you look for an alternative to Buffer: price at your size, networks, team access and API, with 1Post as one option."
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# Buffer alternatives: what to compare

What to compare when you look for an alternative to Buffer: price at your size, networks, team access and API, with 1Post as one option.

If you are weighing Buffer against other tools, compare price at your own size, the networks you need, how many people can sign in and whether an API is included. 1Post is one alternative: $29 a month for 20 connected accounts (Starter), with an API, MCP server and unlimited members on every plan.

## What Buffer offers

- Entry price: $5 per channel a month (Essentials).
- Free plan: Free plan with 3 channels.
- Trial: 14 days on paid plans.
- Networks: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon and Substack.
- API: API access on every plan, Free included, with request limits set per plan on Buffer's pricing page.

## What to check before you choose

- What ten channels cost, not one
- Scheduling limits on the free plan
- How many users each plan includes

## 1Post as an alternative

1Post is priced by connected accounts, not by channel or user: Starter $29, Creator $97, Agency $499, then Custom from $499. It posts to 24 networks, from X and LinkedIn to Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and WordPress, shows a live preview for each, and checks every post against its network's rules before it goes out. See [how it compares with Buffer](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-buffer.md).

## Other tools people compare

- [1Post vs Blotato](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-blotato.md): a social publishing tool with an API and MCP server.
- [1Post vs Publer](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-publer.md): a social media scheduler with per-account add-ons.
- [1Post vs Later](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-later.md): a visual social media planner.
- [1Post vs Metricool](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-metricool.md): an analytics-led social media tool priced by brand.

## Questions

**Why look for an alternative to Buffer?**

People compare tools on price at their own size, the networks they need, how many people can sign in, and whether an API is included. Buffer's published answers to those are in the table above.

**Is 1Post an alternative to Buffer?**

1Post covers scheduling, previews, approvals and an API for 24 networks. If Buffer is a social media scheduler priced per channel, compare the two directly on the [1Post vs Buffer](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-buffer.md) page.

**What should I check before I switch from Buffer?**

What ten channels cost, not one; Scheduling limits on the free plan; How many users each plan includes. Then export or note your scheduled posts, since each tool keeps its own queue.

## Sources

- [Buffer pricing](https://buffer.com/pricing), read 2026-10-22
- [Buffer home page](https://buffer.com/), read 2026-10-22
- [1Post pricing](https://get1post.com/pricing), read 2026-10-22

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## Related

- [1Post vs Buffer: price, networks, API](https://get1post.com/compare/1post-vs-buffer.md)
- [Buffer pricing explained: plans and costs](https://get1post.com/pricing-guides/buffer-pricing.md)
- [Social media scheduler alternatives to compare](https://get1post.com/alternatives.md)