generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://buffer.com/pricing
url: https://buffer.com/pricing
name: Buffer Plans and Pricing
description: >-
  Buffer's published plans. API access is included on every tier — there is no
  separate API or developer plan — and the API entitlement that varies by tier
  is the number of API keys and app clients plus the monthly request quota.
  Re-read 2026-08-13 against the live pricing page and the API limits guide;
  the API-key counts and 24-hour request limits in the previous capture were
  wrong and have been corrected.
plan_count: 3
currency: USD
unit: per connected social channel, per month
api_tier: none
metered_overages: false
plans:
  - name: Free
    description: Free plan for individuals getting started with social media scheduling.
    price:
      amount: 0
      currency: USD
      period: month
    channels: 3
    scheduled_posts: 10 per channel
    users: 1
    api:
      keys: 1
      app_clients: 1
      requests_per_month: 3000
      requests_per_24h: 250
      requests_per_15min: 100
    ideas: 100
    saved_replies: 1
    ai_reply_suggestions: 5 per week
    analytics: 30-day history
    approval_workflows: false
  - name: Essentials
    description: For individuals who want unlimited scheduling and advanced analytics.
    price:
      amount: 5
      currency: USD
      period: month
      billing: annual
      annual_total_per_channel: 60
      monthly_billed_monthly: 6
      note: '$5 per channel per month billed annually; $6 per channel per month billed monthly.'
    channels: unlimited
    scheduled_posts: unlimited
    users: 1
    api:
      keys: 3
      app_clients: 3
      requests_per_month: 7500
      requests_per_24h: 250
      requests_per_15min: 100
    ideas: unlimited
    saved_replies: unlimited
    ai_reply_suggestions: unlimited
    analytics: advanced
    approval_workflows: false
    trial: 14-day free trial
  - name: Team
    description: For teams that need collaboration, approval workflows and unlimited members.
    price:
      amount: 10
      currency: USD
      period: month
      billing: annual
      annual_total_per_channel: 120
      monthly_billed_monthly: 12
      note: '$10 per channel per month billed annually; $12 per channel per month billed monthly.'
    channels: unlimited
    scheduled_posts: unlimited
    users: unlimited
    api:
      keys: 5
      app_clients: 5
      requests_per_month: 15000
      requests_per_24h: 500
      requests_per_15min: 100
    ideas: unlimited
    saved_replies: unlimited
    ai_reply_suggestions: unlimited
    analytics: advanced
    approval_workflows: true
    custom_access_permissions: true
    trial: 14-day free trial
discounts:
  - {type: annual, percentage: 20, detail: 20% discount versus monthly billing.}
  - {type: nonprofit, percentage: 50, detail: 50% discount on paid plans.}
notes:
  - Pricing scales linearly per connected social channel.
  - No separate API tier — API access is included on all plans, Free included.
  - No metered pricing or overage charges; the ceiling is the rate limit, not a bill.
  - >-
    Higher limits are negotiated, not purchased — Buffer directs high-volume
    integrations to developersupport@buffer.com rather than to a paid tier.
  - Rate-limit detail lives in rate-limits/buffer-rate-limits.yml.
x-evidence:
  - {fetched: '2026-08-13', url: 'https://buffer.com/pricing', http_status: 200}
  - {fetched: '2026-08-13', url: 'https://developers.buffer.com/guides/api-limits.html', http_status: 200}