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Buffer alternatives and pricing: Dripost vs Buffer
Looking for Buffer alternatives? Dripost posts to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, LinkedIn and X from one upload, proves every post went live, and prices by client. Here is what you get, what Buffer costs from its own pricing page, and when Buffer could still suit you.
What you get with Dripost
All of it is in Dripost today, on the plans named.
- Start free, try Pro for 14 days
- One upload, six platforms
- API and AI assistants on every plan
- Proof it went live
- Failures in plain words
- Clients approve without a login
- Priced per client
- Your price stays put
- Your video, untouched
- Also in every workspace
Dripost next to Buffer, point by point
The price, worked out
Ten channels on Buffer’s Team plan come to $120 a month at its listed $12 per channel. Dripost Pro is $35 a month for 5 clients with up to 8 channels each.
Bring the Buffer queue across
Put your upcoming Buffer posts in a spreadsheet and import the CSV; they land on Dripost’s calendar, where Smart Queue fills your set slots.
Approvals for client work
Clients open a review link on their phone and approve or send a post back with a note, without an account or a paid seat.
Reports a client can open
Each month’s results export as Excel, PDF or PowerPoint with your logo, or go out as a link for the client’s phone.
Buffer pricing: what Buffer offers
Buffer price as its pricing page showed it, in US dollars per channel a month.
- Free plan
- Up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel
- Essentials
- From $6 per channel a month ($5 billed yearly), 1 user
- Team
- From $12 per channel a month ($10 billed yearly), unlimited team members, content approval workflows
- Free trial
- 14 days on paid plans
- Platforms
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky and Mastodon
Source: buffer.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026. Prices change; check their page before you decide.
When Buffer could suit you
- Platforms Dripost doesn’t post to, such as TikTok, Pinterest and Google Business Profile.
- A free plan that covers three channels.
Which to pick
Choose Buffer if
You need TikTok, Pinterest or Google Business Profile, or paying per channel suits the way you work.
Choose Dripost if
You post for clients and want to pay per client with free approvers, or you want a link to each live post and the real reason when one fails.
We’re not affiliated with Buffer. Facts about Buffer come from its own pages, read on 30 September 2026, and may have changed since.
Buffer alternatives at a glance
Free plan, trial and how many platforms each one's own pricing page lists.
| Free plan | Free trial | Platforms listed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dripost | Yes | 14 days of Pro, no card | 6 |
| Buffer | Yes | 14 days on paid plans | 11 |
| Mixpost | Yes | Not listed | 11 |
| Publer | Yes | Free trials on almost all paid features, no card | 12 |
| Upload-Post | Yes | Not listed | 11 |
| Metricool | Yes | Not listed | 10 |
Dripost
You post for clients and want to pay per client with free approvers, or you want a link to each live post and the real reason when one fails.
- Start free, try Pro for 14 days
- One upload, six platforms
- API and AI assistants on every plan
- Proof it went live
- Failures in plain words
- Clients approve without a login
Mixpost
Choose Mixpost if: You can run your own server and prefer a one-time licence.
- Both have a free plan: Mixpost (mixpost Lite, open source: Facebook Pages, X and Mastodon, basic analytics) and Buffer (up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time, 1 user, 30 days of insights).
- Mixpost's pricing page lists an MCP server for AI assistants; Buffer's doesn't mention one.
- Buffer's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; Mixpost's doesn't mention one.
mixpost.app/pricing, read on 30 September 2026
Publer
Choose Publer if: You want to size a plan account by account across many platforms.
- Both have a free plan: Publer (free forever: 3 social accounts (not X), limited scheduled posts, published posts kept 24 hours) and Buffer (up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time, 1 user, 30 days of insights).
- Publer lists Telegram, which Buffer's pricing page doesn't.
- Publer's pricing page lists an MCP server for AI assistants; Buffer's doesn't mention one.
- Buffer's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; Publer's doesn't mention one.
publer.com/plans, read on 30 September 2026 · Publer alternatives
Upload-Post
Choose Upload-Post if: You're building your own automation or app and want one API that posts everywhere.
- Both have a free plan: Upload-Post (10 uploads a month, 2 profiles, scheduling and analytics, no credit card) and Buffer (up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time, 1 user, 30 days of insights).
- Upload-Post's pricing page lists an MCP server for AI assistants; Buffer's doesn't mention one.
- Buffer's pricing page lists an inbox for comments and messages; Upload-Post's doesn't mention one.
- Buffer's pricing page lists approval workflows; Upload-Post's doesn't mention one.
upload-post.com (pricing section), read on 30 September 2026
Metricool
Choose Metricool if: Reporting and competitor analysis matter as much to you as posting.
- Both have a free plan: Metricool (1 brand, 20 posts a month, 30 days of analytics, 5 competitor profiles; LinkedIn and X not included) and Buffer (up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time, 1 user, 30 days of insights).
- Buffer lists Mastodon, which Metricool's pricing page doesn't.
- Metricool's pricing page lists an MCP server for AI assistants; Buffer's doesn't mention one.
metricool.com/pricing, read on 30 September 2026 · Metricool alternatives