Buffer and RecurPost are both well-established names in social media scheduling, but they represent two very different philosophies of how publishing should work. Buffer is a clean multi-platform workspace with a free-forever tier and per-channel billing — the safe, familiar choice for solo creators and small teams. RecurPost built its identity around evergreen content recycling: content libraries with recurring schedules that re-queue your best posts automatically, keeping feeds active without daily effort. This page compares the two honestly — pricing, daily scheduling limits, platform coverage, and feature gating as of June 2026 — and notes where SocialKit, a flat EUR scheduler covering all 11 platforms, handles what both tools leave on the table.
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All three tools side by side, grouped by category. Pricing and feature availability as of June 2026.
| Feature | Buffer | RecurPost | SocialKit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | |||
| Platforms supported | All 11 | 10 of 11 | All 11 |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | Yes | No | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pricing & trial | |||
| Entry price | $5/mo per channel (Essentials)Free plan: up to 3 channels | $9/mo (Starter)$90/year (about $7.50/mo) billed annually; billed in 21 currencies — as of June 2026 | €29/mo flat (€17.40/mo billed annually) |
| Pricing model | Per channel — each connected account billed separately | Tiered plans (21 currencies), gated by profiles and a per-profile daily-post cap | Flat plans — all 11 platforms included, no per-network pricing |
| Social accounts included | Pay per channelChannels beyond 10 cost less per channel | 2 on Starter · 5 on Personal · 20 on AgencyExtra profiles $4 each; Enterprise from 100 profiles (June 2026) | 15 on Solo · 30 on Team |
| Free trial | 14 days (paid plans) + free plan | 14 days, no card required | 7 days — €0.00 due today |
| Money-back guarantee | NoNone listed on buffer.com/pricing (June 2026) | 30 daysPer recurpost.com/pricing (June 2026) | 7 days |
| Publishing & scheduling | |||
| Scheduled posts | Unlimited on paid plans · 10/channel on Free | Capped per profile, per day: 10 (Starter) · 20 (Personal) · 80 (Agency)Daily-post cap per social profile, verified on recurpost.com/pricing (June 2026) | Unlimited on every plan |
| Best-time auto-posting | Via analytics recommendationsAdvanced analytics on paid plans | Best-time scheduler on all plansListed from the Starter tier (June 2026) | Yes |
| Per-platform customization | Yes | Personal plan and upPlatform-specific features list from the Personal tier (June 2026) | Yes |
| First-comment scheduling | Paid plans | YesListed among RecurPost’s compose features (June 2026) | Yes |
| Calendar view | Yes | Social media calendar on all plansListed as a schedule feature (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content & AI | |||
| AI assistant | AI Assistant on all plans | Agency plan (“10+ AI features”)AI tooling highlighted on the Agency tier ($79/mo); not listed on Starter/Personal (June 2026) | Every plan (metered credits) |
| Post templates | Not listedNot shown on the Buffer pricing page (June 2026) | Seasonal libraries (Personal+)Seasonal/evergreen libraries from the Personal tier; standalone post templates not itemized (June 2026) | Yes |
| Content library | Ideas library (100 on Free, unlimited on paid) | Evergreen content libraries — their signature featureStorage caps: 50 (Starter) · 500 (Personal) · 2,000 (Agency) stored posts (June 2026) | Yes |
| Thread posts (X, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon) | Not listedNot shown on the Buffer pricing page (June 2026) | Tweet variations (Personal+)Tweet variations list from the Personal tier; native thread/chain posting not itemized (June 2026) | Yes |
| Hashtag manager | Paid plans | Hashtag suggestionsListed as a compose feature, with a free hashtag generator tool (June 2026) | Yes |
| Collaboration | |||
| Team seats | Unlimited on Team plan$10/mo per channel | Workspaces from the Agency tierTeam workspaces & collaboration list from Agency ($79/mo); per-plan seat counts not itemized (June 2026) | 2 on Team · unlimited on Enterprise |
| Approval workflow | Team plan only$10/mo per channel | Agency plan and upInternal/external approval workflows listed as an Agency-tier feature (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Comments on posts | Internal notes on paid plans | Agency collaboration tierComment/collaboration specifics not itemized; collaboration lists from the Agency tier (June 2026) | Team & Enterprise plans |
| Integrations & support | |||
| Analytics | 30-day history on Free · advanced on paid plans | Analytics reports on Agency ($79/mo)Reports highlighted as an Agency-tier feature; users report on G2/Capterra wishing for more reporting customization (June 2026) | Included on every plan |
| API + webhooks | API access on all plansFree plan limited to 1 key, 3,000 requests/mo | Zapier + RSSZapier and RSS automation listed; a public API/webhooks are not itemized in their plans (June 2026) | Every plan, incl. Solo |
| Support | Help center + email | Help center + email/supportUsers report on G2/Capterra/Trustpilot a learning curve and occasional glitches (US-registered, India-operated) | Email · priority on Enterprise |
| Verdict | |||
| Best for | Solo users with 1–3 channels who want a free plan | Solo creators and SMBs who want evergreen content recycling at a low entry price | Posting to many platforms on one flat EUR plan |
Pricing as of June 2026. Buffer figures per their public pricing page; RecurPost 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.
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.
Verified on recurpost.com/pricing June 2026: Starter $9/month ($90/year, ~$7.50/mo) for 2 profiles with a 10-post-per-profile daily cap and 50 stored evergreen posts; Personal $25/month (5 profiles, 20/day); Agency $79/month (20 profiles, 80/day) adds AI, analytics reports, and approval workflows. Billed in 21 currencies.
billed annually · €29/month billed monthly
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Pricing as of June 2026. Buffer and RecurPost 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
These two tools make a concrete trade-off visible. Buffer wins on platform breadth (all 11 including Mastodon) and on the free-forever plan for anyone running 1–3 channels, but its per-channel billing model makes it expensive for multi-network posting and it gates approvals behind a per-channel surcharge. RecurPost wins on pure entry price (a genuine $9/month for 2 profiles is hard to beat) and on evergreen content recycling — if auto-re-queuing a deep library of posts is how you keep your feeds alive, RecurPost has earned its name. The gap both share is the case of a multi-network creator or small agency that wants all features on one plan without daily post limits or tier-gated AI. That is SocialKit’s pitch: all 11 platforms, unlimited posts, AI and analytics on every plan, and a flat EUR price that does not move as you add networks or hit daily ceilings.
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