Buffer Review - why 4.5 stars?
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ITQlick Score: | 86/100 |
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ITQlick Rating: | (4.5/5) |
Pricing: | 2/10 - low cost |
Category: | Social Marketing -> Buffer |
Ranking: | Ranked 5 out of 71 Social Marketing systems |
Company: | Buffer |
Pricing: | starts at $5 per month |
Typical customers: | SMBs |
Platforms: | Desktop |
Links: | Buffer pricing, Buffer alternatives |

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What is Buffer?
The developers of Buffer have been providing social media solutions since 2010. The software is very popular for its simple and user-friendly interface and teams from multiple continents and countries work for Buffer. The company is currently serving over 1.4 million users.
What is Buffer rating?
Who uses Buffer?
Is Buffer the best Social Marketing system?
What are their main features and functionalities?
It is very easy to get started with Buffer. All you have to do is connect your profiles, once you are done, you can click on schedule to set your preferred day and time and then click on add a post to start posting. It is that simple. Users can easily implement the software by installing its browser extension available for Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Other notable features of this software are: free detailed analytics, mobile dedicated app for Android and iPhone and 50+ apps to help users get the most out of this software.
What are Buffer's pros? (5 Pros)
- Buffer offers tailor made pricing plans for business of different shapes and sizes
- Buffer’s social media management tool supports LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook for users
- The mobile dedicated app of Buffer can help users to manage their social media accounts on the go
- The social media management software offers 50+ apps and extras for free
- The social media management solution offers custom scheduling for users unlike other similar tools
What are Buffer's cons? (5 cons)
- Buffer doesn’t support Foursquare, Wordpress and MySpace like other similar tools for users
- Buffer is not good at deciding when posting tweets will be effective
- The mobile dedicated app of Buffer doesn’t support modifying your schedule from mobile
- The social media management tool’s features are not highly flexible comparing to other similar tools
- The social media management solution doesn’t offer unlimited social media account support like other similar tools
Who are their main alternatives?
Oktopost is another popular social media management solution with campaign calendar, social campaign management, lead capture, robust publishing, CRM integration and social inbox features. However, the software does not support Google+ at the moment.
What is the cost of Buffer?
What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for Buffer. You can also find here pricing information from Buffer's website.
What should you ask Buffer during a demo session? (65 questions)
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Author
Shlomi Lavi
Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.