Head to head
Buffer vs Cloud Campaign
Last updated 4 June 2026
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The simplest way to schedule a few accounts, and the cheapest entry if you only run one to three channels.
- From
- $5 per channel / mo
- Free plan
Cloud Campaign is a white-label scheduler built specifically for agencies: a brand workspace per client, unlimited users, client portals, content recycling, and AI, with the whole thing rebrandable as your own. Plans run from $41 a month on annual billing, priced by workspace.
- From
- $41 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Buffer and Cloud Campaign both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Buffer is the stronger pick for Solo creators; choose Cloud Campaign for Agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand.
Features compared
| Feature | Buffer | Cloud Campaign |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Yes |
| Bulk upload | No | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | Yes |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | No |
Platforms compared
| Network | Buffer | Cloud Campaign |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | No |
| Threads | Auto | No |
| Bluesky | Auto | No |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | No |
Pricing
Buffer
Free
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 channels
- 10 scheduled posts per channel
Essentials
Popular$6 per channel / mo
$5/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $6 per channel/mo, $5 on annual
- Analytics
- Engagement tools
Team
$12 per channel / mo
$10/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $12 per channel/mo, $10 on annual
- Unlimited team members
- Approvals
- Priced per channel: the headline $6 / $12 is for a single channel and scales with how many you connect.
- Volume discount lowers the per-channel rate above 10 channels (down to $1-$2 per channel at 51+).
- Annual billing saves about two months, so a channel works out near $60 / $120 per year.
Cloud Campaign
Freelancer
$49 /mo
$41/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- 7
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $49/mo, $41 on annual
- 1 brand workspace (extra at $49/mo), unlimited users, 7 social accounts per client
- White-label dashboard, AI captions, content library
Team
Popular$199 /mo
$165/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $165 on annual
- 5 brand workspaces (extra at $29/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Approval workflows, client portals, client reports
Agency
$299 /mo
$249/mo billed annually
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $249 on annual
- Many brand workspaces (extra at $35/mo), unlimited users and social accounts
- Custom domain white-label and dedicated onboarding
- Flat plans by brand workspace, which is Cloud Campaign's word for a client. Users are unlimited on every plan (your team and your clients), and you add workspaces as you grow: extra workspaces are $49 a month on Freelancer, $29 on Team, and $35 on Agency.
- White-label is included free on all plans; a custom domain comes on Agency.
- There's no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
- Annual billing is two months free: Freelancer works out to $41 a month, Team $165, Agency $249.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page.
Pros and cons
Buffer
- Clean, fast interface
- Cheapest entry for one to three channels
- Widest network list, including Bluesky and Mastodon
- Genuinely useful free plan
- Per-channel pricing adds up quickly
- No CSV bulk upload
- No evergreen recycling
- Analytics are basic
Cloud Campaign
- Free white-label on every plan, custom domain on Agency
- Unlimited users and client logins included
- Brand workspaces, client portals, and clean client reports
- Recycling plus AI captions and images
- No engagement inbox, listening, or competitor tracking
- No visual feed planner or link-in-bio
- Network list is the core handful plus Google Business
- Priced and built for agencies, not individuals
Buffer vs Cloud Campaign: FAQ
- Is Buffer or Cloud Campaign cheaper?
- Buffer is cheaper to start, from $5 against $41 for Cloud Campaign. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Buffer or Cloud Campaign have a free plan?
- Buffer has a free plan; Cloud Campaign does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Buffer or Cloud Campaign?
- Buffer is the stronger pick for solo creators, while Cloud Campaign is the better fit for agencies managing social for many clients under their own brand. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.