Buffer vs RecurPost: features, pricing and channels

Buffer

A simple scheduler priced per channel, with a free plan, an ideas board, analytics and a comment inbox.

Buffer is a long-standing social media scheduler known for a clean interface and transparent pricing. You pay per connected channel, with a free plan for up to 3 channels and paid plans from $5 to $12 per channel a month. It covers publishing, analytics, comment replies, a Start Page link in bio and an AI assistant, plus an API and MCP server on every plan.

Best for: Solo creators and small businesses who want simple, low-cost scheduling

RecurPost

A social media scheduler built around evergreen content libraries that repost your best updates on a recurring schedule.

RecurPost stores posts in content libraries and cycles them out on recurring time slots, so an account keeps posting without a fresh upload every week. It publishes to 10 networks, adds an AI writer, a unified inbox and analytics on every plan, and its Agency plan adds client workspaces, approvals and white-label reports. It is aimed at freelancers, agencies and small or multi-location businesses.

Best for: Agencies and small businesses that recycle evergreen content

Buffer

• Free$0

  Up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time, 1 user

• Essentials$5/channel/mo

  Billed yearly ($6 month to month). Unlimited posts, advanced analytics, 1 user

• Team$10/channel/mo

  Billed yearly ($12 month to month). Unlimited users, approvals, access levels

Paid plans are priced per connected channel, with lower per-channel rates above 10 channels. Yearly billing saves about two months. 14-day free trial on paid plans; the free plan needs no card.

RecurPost

• Starter$9/mo

  2 social accounts, 1 user, up to 10 posts per account a day

• Personal$25/mo

  5 social accounts, 1 user, per-platform post customization

• Agency$79/mo

  20 social accounts, 3 users, client workspaces, approvals, white-label reports

• EnterpriseCustom

  100+ social accounts, custom users and limits

Monthly prices shown; yearly billing gives two months free (about 17% off). 14-day free trial with no credit card, and no permanent free plan. Extra social accounts cost $4/mo each and extra teammates $20/mo. Posting a tweet with a link costs $0.20, a fee X charges and RecurPost passes through.

Choose Buffer if…

• You want to start free. Buffer's free plan connects up to 3 channels with 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time and needs no card; RecurPost has no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
• You post to Mastodon or want a link-in-bio page. Buffer publishes to Mastodon and includes its Start Page link in bio on every plan; RecurPost supports neither.
• You want an AI agent connected on any plan. Buffer offers an API and an MCP server on every plan, including Free, with connections for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Raycast and Perplexity; RecurPost's MCP package runs on your own machine.

Choose RecurPost if…

• You want evergreen content on autopilot. RecurPost's libraries repost your best updates on recurring time slots; Buffer's queue fills time slots but does not recycle posts.
• You want an inbox and analytics without per-channel pricing. RecurPost includes both on every plan, and 8 accounts cost $37 a month (Personal plus three $4 extra accounts), versus $48 month to month or $40 billed yearly on Buffer Essentials, whose inbox handles comments only.
• You run client accounts. RecurPost's $79 Agency plan covers 20 accounts and 3 users with client workspaces, approvals and white-label reports; Buffer's approvals come with its Team plan at $10 to $12 per channel a month.