Buffer vs Agorapulse

Two social media tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BufferBuffer	AgorapulseAgorapulse
In one line	Simple post scheduling with a free plan	Social inbox and scheduling with a free plan
Starting price	Free	From $79/person
Six-person team	$0/mo	$79/mo
Plans	Free (3 channels); Essentials $5/channel/mo; Team $10/channel/mo (unlimited users)	Free plan; per user, billed yearly: Standard $79 (10 profiles); Professional $119; Advanced $149. Monthly $99/$149/$199
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	1 on free	Per user
Integrations	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, Pinterest, Threads	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Canva
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7
Incidents posted	21 incidents posted on Buffer's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 8 marked major or critical by Buffer. Status page	4 incidents posted on Agorapulse's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Agorapulse. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 1,492 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 713 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.2 / 5 from 143 reviews	4.0 / 5 from 57 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	62
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	62
Fit: Service business	70	72
Fit: Agency or studio	65	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	40
Fit: Online store	80	70
Why people pick it	Cheap per channel Easy	Fast shared inbox Free plan to try it
Where it falls short	Thin analytics No social listening	Paid seats add up Busy interface
	Visit Buffer ↗	Visit Agorapulse ↗

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices