Agorapulse and Buffer both appear on social-media-scheduler shortlists, but they are built for fundamentally different buyers. Agorapulse is a deep agency suite — social inbox, listening, ROI reporting, competitor benchmarking — priced per user, with a 30-day no-card trial and an audience of mid-market teams that live in their brand conversations, not just their publishing queues. Buffer is the opposite: a clean per-channel workspace for creators and small businesses, with a genuinely useful free plan, the same 11-platform coverage SocialKit offers, and an entry price of $5 per channel on Essentials. If you are evaluating both, the decision usually comes down to whether you need agency-grade inbox and listening features, or simply need an affordable way to post everywhere. This page compares the two honestly — pricing, platforms, and team features as of June 2026 — and shows where a third option, SocialKit, undercuts both on flat EUR pricing.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Agorapulse | Buffer | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | 10 of 11Also supports: Reddit | All 11 | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | No | Yes | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $79/user/mo billed annually (Standard)$99/user/mo billed monthly — as of June 2026 | $5/mo per channel (Essentials)Free plan: up to 3 channels | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per user — every seat billed separately; 10 profiles per plan | Per channel — each connected account billed separately | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | 10 social profiles per planExtra profiles listed at $10/mo each (June 2026) | Pay per channelChannels beyond 10 cost less per channel | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card required | 14 days (paid plans) + free plan | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | NoNone listed on agorapulse.com/pricing (June 2026) | NoNone listed on buffer.com/pricing (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Unlimited post scheduling on all plans | Unlimited on paid plans · 10/channel on Free | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | From Advanced ($149/user/mo annual)“Recommended publishing times in composer” — per their plan table (June 2026) | Via analytics recommendationsAdvanced analytics on paid plans | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Yes | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | From Professional ($119/user/mo annual)“First comment & threads” — per their plan table (June 2026) | Paid plans | Yes |
| Calendar view | YesShared calendars gated to the Advanced plan | Yes | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | AI Writing Assistant on all plansAI reply suggestions only on the contact-sales Custom plan (June 2026) | AI Assistant on all plans | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Buffer pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | Included on all plansPer their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Ideas library (100 on Free, unlimited on paid) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Not listedNot shown on the Buffer pricing page (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Not listedNot shown on the Agorapulse pricing page (June 2026) | Paid plans | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Pay per userEach seat adds $79–$149/mo on annual billing | Unlimited on Team plan$10/mo per channel | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Simple approvals from Professional · multi-step on CustomPer their plan comparison table (June 2026) | Team plan only$10/mo per channel | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Post & inbox assignments on Professional plan and up | Internal notes on paid plans | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | Basic reports on Standard · advanced reports + ROI on Advanced | 30-day history on Free · advanced on paid plans | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | Custom tier only“Reports open API” listed only under the contact-sales Custom plan; Zapier from Advanced (June 2026) | API access on all plansFree plan limited to 1 key, 3,000 requests/mo | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Standard support · priority support on Custom tier | Help center + email | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Agencies & mid-market teams that need inbox, listening and ROI reporting | Solo users with 1–3 channels who want a free plan | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Agorapulse figures per their public pricing page; Buffer figures per their public pricing page. Both may change. SocialKit facts per our own pricing page.
Entry plans compared. SocialKit prices are in EUR; all 11 platforms included — no per-network pricing.
$99/user/month billed monthly. Professional: $119/user/mo and Advanced: $149/user/mo on annual billing. Every plan includes 10 social profiles; extra profiles are listed at $10/month each. As of June 2026.
About $55/month with all 11 networks connected (channels beyond 10 cost less per channel). Team plan: $10/month per channel. As of June 2026.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Agorapulse and Buffer prices are taken from their public pricing pages (linked above) and may change. Full SocialKit plan details on our pricing page.
Each tool genuinely wins somewhere. Here is the honest split.
Bottom line
Pick by scope and scale, not by brand recognition. Buffer is the better of the two for solo creators and small businesses with a handful of channels — its free plan and $5-per-channel entry are honest value at that scale, and its Mastodon support is a real plus over Agorapulse. Agorapulse is the better of the two for agencies and mid-market teams that genuinely need a unified social inbox, listening, and ROI attribution and can justify per-user pricing for that depth. The gap between them — posting to many networks with a small team, without inbox or listening needs — is where SocialKit is built: all 11 platforms, approval workflows on a flat €49/month Team plan, API + webhooks on every tier, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on top of the trial.
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