Buffer vs. Hootsuite: #1 free social media management tool

Buffer takes care of time-consuming tasks like scheduling, publishing, and analyzing your posts so you can focus on what matters. Our Free plan offers all you need to achieve your social media goals and grow an engaged audience, faster.

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Schedule your content effortlessly

Plan, draft, schedule, and auto-publish social media content across all major social media channels

Plan with an intuitive dashboard

Our intuitive dashboard and calendar make it easy to manage your social strategy in one smooth workflow

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With our free plan, you can connect 3 social channels and schedule 10 posts per channel at a time

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Our mission is to serve small businesses, entrepreneurs & individuals; we’re committed to always offering affordable pricing and a Free plan

What people are saying

I’ve tried Hootsuite, Sendable, and Later for different reasons and Buffer is the most simple but also does everything you need it to.
Lanie W. CarterArrowhead Design Group

200,000+ people like you use Buffer to build their brand on social media every month

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