Head to head
Buffer vs Statusbrew
Last updated 4 June 2026
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
Statusbrew leads with engagement: a unified inbox and a rule engine that auto-moderates comments, plus publishing, social listening, and reporting that holds 18 months of data. Plans are flat, from $69 a month on annual billing, with a separate agency option at $49 per client.
- From
- $69 /mo
- Free plan
Bottom line
Buffer is the pick for solo creators, and it's the only one of the two with a free plan. Statusbrew fits teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume better, and it adds bulk upload that Buffer leaves out.
Buffer starts cheaper, $5 per channel / mo against $69 a month for Statusbrew. They bill on different units, so the real gap depends on how much you run. Statusbrew adds bulk upload that Buffer leaves out.
Key differences
Where the two actually diverge, before the full tables.
- Buffer has a free plan; Statusbrew doesn't, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Buffer starts at $5 per channel / mo, Statusbrew at $69 a month.
- Only Buffer reaches Mastodon.
- Only Statusbrew reaches Reddit.
- Statusbrew has bulk upload; Buffer doesn't.
Features compared
| Feature | Buffer | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| AI captions | Yes | Yes |
| Basic analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced reports | Partial | Yes |
| Bulk upload | No | Yes |
| Evergreen recycling | No | No |
| Team roles | Yes | Yes |
| Approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Link in bio | Yes | Yes |
Platforms compared
| Network | Buffer | Statusbrew |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No | Auto |
Pricing
Headline prices are for a single unit. Here is the real monthly cost as each tool scales, costed on its own unit so the two stay honest.
Free plan available.
- 1 channel
- $6/mo~$5/mo annual
- 9 channelsTypical
- $54/mo~$45/mo annual
Cheapest plan: Essentials.
No free plan; 14-day trial.
- Cheapest paid plan
- $69/mo
Whole-plan price; it doesn't scale per unit.
Buffer
Free
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 3
- Scheduled posts
- 10
- 3 channels
- 10 scheduled posts per channel
Essentials
Popular$5/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 1
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $6 per channel/mo, $5 on annual
- Analytics
- Engagement tools
Team
$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.
What it really costs
Buffer charges per channel, so the headline price is for one. Here is the monthly cost as you connect more, with the 9-channel row marked as a realistic setup.
| channels | Essentials | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6/mo | $12/mo |
| 3 | $18/mo | $36/mo |
| 5 | $30/mo | $60/mo |
| 9Typical | $54/mo | $108/mo |
| 10 | $60/mo | $120/mo |
| 25 | $120/mo | $180/mo |
| 50 | $195/mo | $255/mo |
Monthly billing. Volume discounts lower the per-channel rate at higher counts. Annual billing takes about 2 months off.
Statusbrew
Lite
$69/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 1
- Accounts
- 5
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $89/mo, $69 on annual
- 1 user, 5 social profiles
- Publishing, bulk scheduling, social inbox, BrewLink link-in-bio
Standard
$129/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 3
- Accounts
- 10
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $179/mo, $129 on annual
- 3 users, 10 social profiles
- Adds reporting with 18 months of data, Google Business, rule engine, chat support
Premium
Popular$229/mo billed annually
- Seats
- 6
- Accounts
- 15
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- $299/mo, $229 on annual
- 6 users and 15 social profiles, both expandable
- Adds AI sentiment analysis, approval workflows, team and SLA reporting
- Competitor benchmarking, social and web listening, priority support
Enterprise
- Seats
- Unlimited
- Accounts
- Unlimited
- Scheduled posts
- Unlimited
- Custom pricing, unlimited profiles and users
- HubSpot and Salesforce integration, SAML SSO, API support
- Dedicated account manager and compliance support
- Flat, quota-bundled plans: each tier bundles social profiles and users, with Premium letting you add more of each. Enterprise is unlimited, quoted per profile, per user, or as a bulk deal.
- There's also a separate Agency option at $49 a month per client, with unlimited spaces and calendars per client.
- No free plan, only a free trial (about 7 days on the lower plans, 14 on Premium).
- Annual billing is roughly 22% cheaper: Lite is $69 a month versus $89, Standard $129 versus $179, Premium $229 versus $299.
- Prices are USD, read off the live pricing page by toggling monthly and annual, and cross-checked against current third-party 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
Statusbrew
- Powerful unified inbox with a rule engine for auto-moderation
- Social and web listening plus AI sentiment on Premium
- Strong reporting with 18 months of data and SLA reports
- Wide network list, including Reddit and Bluesky
- No evergreen recycling or visual feed planner
- Listening, sentiment, and competitor benchmarking are Premium-only
- Mid-to-high pricing, with the best features higher up
- Content tooling is thinner than the engagement side
Buffer vs Statusbrew: FAQ
- Is Buffer or Statusbrew cheaper?
- Buffer is cheaper to start, from $5 against $69 for Statusbrew. The unit each one charges by differs, so the real bill depends on how many channels or seats you run.
- Does Buffer or Statusbrew have a free plan?
- Buffer has a free plan; Statusbrew does not, though it offers a 14-day trial.
- Which is better, Buffer or Statusbrew?
- Buffer is the stronger pick for solo creators, while Statusbrew is the better fit for teams handling heavy comment, message, and ad-comment volume. We don't score them; the right call comes down to how you post.