{"id":2861,"date":"2026-09-29T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evergreenfeed.com\/blog\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:48:10","slug":"buffer-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evergreenfeed.com\/blog\/buffer-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffer Pricing: What Your Social Publishing Setup Will Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adding one more social account should be a small decision. With Buffer, it also changes your subscription bill. A plan advertised at a few dollars a month can become a larger expense once you count every brand, profile and teammate involved.<\/p>\n

Buffer is a social media scheduling and management tool. Its paid plans charge by connected channel, while its Free plan supports a small publishing setup. For an EvergreenFeed user, there is another practical question: how much will the whole workflow cost to keep a library of useful posts circulating through Buffer?<\/p>\n

Here is the quick answer. Buffer is free for up to three channels. For the first ten channels, Essentials costs $6 per channel on monthly billing, or $60 per channel billed annually. Team costs $12 per channel monthly, or $120 per channel billed annually. Additional channels above ten use lower rates. The examples below show how that changes your budget.<\/p>\n

Prices checked: Sep 29, 2026. All examples use USD and exclude taxes, promotional discounts and other tools.<\/p>\n

What does each Buffer plan cost?<\/h2>\n

The current Buffer pricing page<\/a> lists three plans. Annual prices below show both the effective monthly amount and the amount paid for a year; the effective amount is not a monthly payment option.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n

Plan<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Monthly billing, per channel<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Annual billing, per channel<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Included users<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Free<\/p><\/td>\n

$0, up to 3 channels<\/p><\/td>\n

$0<\/p><\/td>\n

1<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Essentials, channels 1\u201310<\/p><\/td>\n

$6<\/p><\/td>\n

$60\/year, equivalent to $5\/month<\/p><\/td>\n

1<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Team, channels 1\u201310<\/p><\/td>\n

$12<\/p><\/td>\n

$120\/year, equivalent to $10\/month<\/p><\/td>\n

Unlimited<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The useful dividing line is how you work. Free suits one person with a short queue. Essentials expands publishing capacity for one operator. Team adds shared access, permissions and approvals for a collaborative workflow, as shown in Buffer\u2019s plan comparison<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you prepare posts alone but a colleague must review and approve them inside Buffer, include that requirement before choosing a plan. A low channel count does not remove the need for collaboration features.<\/p>\n

Count channels before you calculate the bill<\/h2>\n

A channel is one connected social account. For example, a business with a Facebook Page, an Instagram account and a LinkedIn Page has three channels. Add its founder\u2019s LinkedIn profile and the total becomes four. Two brands with those same three business accounts have six channels.<\/p>\n

Start Page can also affect the count: Buffer treats a Start Page as a channel<\/a>. Include it in your inventory if you use one.<\/p>\n

Write down each actual account, its owner and whether you still publish there. This is more reliable than estimating \u201cthree platforms,\u201d because several profiles on the same platform count separately.<\/p>\n

When you upgrade, the three channels from Free become paid channels too<\/a>. A four-channel Essentials account therefore costs $24 per month on monthly billing, rather than $6 for only the fourth channel.<\/p>\n

What you will pay at 3, 5, 10 and 25 channels<\/h2>\n

The table uses Buffer\u2019s pricing calculator<\/a>. Annual totals show the amount billed for a full year at each channel count.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n

Channels<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Essentials: monthly payment<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Essentials: annual payment<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Team: monthly payment<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n

Team: annual payment<\/strong><\/p><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

3<\/p><\/td>\n

$18<\/p><\/td>\n

$180 ($15\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n

$36<\/p><\/td>\n

$360 ($30\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5<\/p><\/td>\n

$30<\/p><\/td>\n

$300 ($25\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n

$60<\/p><\/td>\n

$600 ($50\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10<\/p><\/td>\n

$60<\/p><\/td>\n

$600 ($50\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n

$120<\/p><\/td>\n

$1,200 ($100\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

25<\/p><\/td>\n

$120<\/p><\/td>\n

$1,200 ($100\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n

$180<\/p><\/td>\n

$1,800 ($150\/month equivalent)<\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The paid three-channel row is for someone who needs paid features. Staying within Free\u2019s limits can still cost $0.<\/p>\n

A five-channel small business<\/h3>\n

Suppose one person runs five social accounts. Essentials is $30 paid monthly, or $300 paid for a year. Twelve monthly payments would total $360, so the annual option saves $60 if the setup stays the same for the full year.<\/p>\n

If the same business needs two people working in Buffer with approvals, Team is $60 monthly or $600 annually. The subscription decision now depends on the review process as well as account count.<\/p>\n

A 25-channel team<\/h3>\n

Buffer\u2019s monthly bands charge Essentials at $6 for channels 1\u201310, $4 for 11\u201325, $3 for 26\u201350 and $1 from 51 onward. Team uses $12, $4, $3 and $2 for those respective bands. These are marginal bands: the lower rate applies to the added channels in that band.<\/p>\n

For 25 channels, the monthly calculation is:<\/p>\n