Social Bee and Buffer, side by side.
Buffer prices per channel. Social Bee prices per brand workspace, with the exact publishing account, the approval step and the monthly allowance stated up front. Both columns below are records, not claims.
Buffer plans, published on 8 September 2026
The page states that customers pay per channel rather than per brand or client, with volume discounts applying after 10 channels. Free: $0/month. Connect up to 3 channels, 1 user account. Essentials: $5/month, or $60 billed yearly. 1 channel, 1 user account. Team: $10/month, or $120 billed yearly. 1 channel, unlimited team members.
Buffer trial and networks, published on 8 September 2026
Trial and free plan: A 14-day free trial on the paid plans, alongside a free tier that needs no trial signup. Networks listed on the page: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon. Not checked on that date: The page prices a single channel, so the cost of a brand with several accounts depends on how many channels you connect.
Social Bee plans
Each plan includes a verified brand workspace or creator identity with its own seats, connected profiles, image credits and publishing actions. The live amounts are on the pricing page.
The destination is an exact account
You choose the exact connected account when you connect it, and that account stays attached to the post through review, scheduling and delivery. A platform name never stands in for the destination.
Approval and publishing stay separate
Draft, approval, schedule, delivery and failure are distinct states. An approved draft is not a published post, and nothing publishes itself once it is approved.
The same workspace works inside ChatGPT
The Social Bee app for ChatGPT is approved and carries the same permissions, approvals and allowances as the product, so a post can be briefed, approved and published from a conversation.
UAE and KSA moments are in the calendar
Regional public moments sit beside your own launches, Ramadan can be planned with real lead time, and Asia/Dubai scheduling stays visible while markets stay separate.
Channel states are printed, including the gaps
Instagram feed posts, carousels, Reels, comments, and DMs are available for connected accounts. Facebook Pages connect today; Page publishing opens when Meta completes its review. Personal LinkedIn profiles publish today; Company Page publishing runs through the official API and reaches customer Pages as LinkedIn extends our access. TikTok posts privately until TikTok finishes reviewing the app. Snapchat is coming soon pending review. X is coming as a paid add-on channel; it is not available yet.
How to read this table.
The competitor column is a record of what their own pricing page printed on the check date, with the source link beside it. Anything the page did not state that day is marked as not checked instead of filled in. The Social Bee column is generated from the live plan catalog, so it cannot drift away from what you are charged. Source: https://buffer.com/pricing, checked on 8 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How do the two products count what you pay for?
Buffer's page prices per channel and notes volume discounts after 10 channels. Social Bee plans include a verified brand workspace or creator identity with its own seats, connected profiles, image credits and publishing actions, all listed on the pricing page.
Which networks does each product list?
Buffer's pricing page listed Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky and Mastodon on 8 September 2026. Social Bee prints its own channel state per network, including the ones that are not available yet.
Does Social Bee publish as soon as a post is approved?
No. Approval and publishing are separate actions, and the exact connected account stays attached to the post through delivery.
How current are the Buffer figures on this page?
They were read from buffer.com/pricing on 8 September 2026 and are printed here as they appeared. Check the source link before relying on them.