Head to head
Buffer vs Sendible
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
An agency-minded scheduler built around client work: white-label dashboards, client onboarding, approval rounds, monitoring, and reporting across nine networks. It sells five quota-bundled tiers from $29 to $750 a month, with no free plan and a 14-day trial.
- From
- $25 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Buffer and Sendible both cover the basics; the right one comes down to how you post. Buffer is the stronger pick for Solo creators; choose Sendible for Agencies and freelancers managing social for multiple clients.
Features compared
| Feature | Buffer | Sendible |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sendible |
|---|---|---|
| Auto | Auto | |
| Auto | Auto | |
| X (Twitter) | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| TikTok | Auto | Auto |
| Auto | Auto | |
| YouTube | Auto | Auto |
| Threads | Auto | Auto |
| Bluesky | Auto | Auto |
| Google Business | Auto | Auto |
| Mastodon | Auto | No |
| WordPress | No | Auto |
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.
Sendible
Creator
$29 /mo
$25/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 6
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $29/mo, $25 on annual (15% off)
- 1 user/calendar, 6 social profiles
- Scheduling, Smart Queues, AI Assist, monitoring and the priority inbox, basic reports
Traction
$89 /mo
$76/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 4
- Accounts
- 24
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $76 on annual
- 4 users/calendars, 24 social profiles
- Adds team collaboration, client dashboards, assignment and approval workflows
Scale
Popular$199 /mo
$170/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 7
- Accounts
- 49
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $199/mo, $170 on annual
- 7 users/calendars, 49 social profiles
- Adds the custom Report Builder, automated branded reports, content library, campaigns, 1:1 onboarding
Advanced
$299 /mo
$255/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 20
- Accounts
- 100
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $255 on annual
- 20 users, 100 social profiles
- Adds advanced user permissions, bulk posting with custom tags, live report sharing
- White-label dashboard available as a paid add-on (from $315/mo with it)
Enterprise
$750 /mo
$638/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 80
- Accounts
- 400
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $750/mo, $638 on annual, for 80 users and 400 profiles
- Scalable users and profiles, built with their team
- Optional SSO, dedicated customer success, white label (from $790/mo with it)
- Flat, quota-bundled tiers: each of the five plans includes a fixed number of users (each user is also a separate calendar) and social profiles, and you move up a plan as you outgrow the quota rather than buying seats or profiles one at a time.
- You can also add a bundle of extra users and profiles without changing plan. On Creator a bundle is one more user and six more profiles for an extra $29 a month, taking the total to $58; the bundle size and price vary by plan.
- White labelling (your own branded dashboard and domain) is a paid add-on on Advanced and Enterprise. With it, Advanced starts at $315 a month and Enterprise at $790.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial; no card to start, and you add one to keep going at the end.
- Annual billing is a flat 15% off, shown on the page as a 'save $X a year' figure, so Creator works out to about $25 a month, Scale to $170, and Enterprise to $638. Nonprofits get 15% off monthly or 25% off annual.
- Prices are USD read off the live pricing page, which renders client-side and defaults to USD with a currency selector (it does not geo-price to local currency). Monthly and annual figures were read by toggling the billing switch and cross-checked against current third-party 2026 listings.
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
Sendible
- Genuinely agency-shaped: white label, Client Connect onboarding, client dashboards, approvals
- Five tiers plus add-on bundles, so scaling up is smoother than a two-plan lineup
- Smart Queues recycle evergreen content, and Monitoring covers keyword and mention tracking
- Direct publishing to nine networks, including Threads and Bluesky
- No free plan, and a 14-day trial is the only way in
- Pinterest has faded and Instagram DMs aren't in the inbox
- Several features have been sunset over the years (content suggestions, review monitoring)
- Listening and competitor analysis are thin next to the bigger suites
Buffer vs Sendible: FAQ
- Is Buffer or Sendible cheaper?
- Buffer is cheaper to start, from $5 against $25 for Sendible. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Buffer or Sendible have a free plan?
- Buffer has a free plan; Sendible does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Buffer or Sendible?
- Buffer is the stronger pick for solo creators, while Sendible is the better fit for agencies and freelancers managing social for multiple clients. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.