A Buffer alternative priced per brand
Buffer charges per channel; HivePost charges per brand, with every network included. Five brands on three networks each are 15 channels on Buffer Essentials at $5 a channel a month (with discounts above 10 channels), or one HivePost Pro plan at $29 a month. Buffer publishes to more networks today; HivePost adds AI that writes in your own voice and Autopilot.
Prices side by side
From Buffer's public pricing page, read on 3 November 2026, and HivePost's own plans.
- Buffer Free: up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 1 user
- Buffer Essentials: $5 per channel a month, 1 user
- Buffer Team: $10 per channel a month, unlimited users
- HivePost Free: 1 brand, 3 networks, 20 posts a month, 30 AI credits
- HivePost Creator, Pro and Agency: $12, $29 and $79 a month for 2, 5 or 20 brands, every network included
- AI credits a month: 300, 1,500 and 5,000 (one caption is one credit; alt text is free)
Where Buffer is ahead
Buffer publishes today to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon, Google Business Profile and Substack. HivePost publishes to Bluesky today. Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest open one by one as each network approves HivePost's app.
Where HivePost is different
Built for people who post for several brands and want the writing done for them.
- AI that learns your brand voice from your own posts and writes one version per network
- Autopilot: photos you add become posts that wait for your OK
- Posts that wait for a client's or teammate's OK, approved in one tap on the phone
- A posting API and an MCP server for Claude, on the same account
Questions
- Can I move my planned posts from Buffer?
- Yes. Put them in a CSV file or a Google Sheet with date, time, networks and text, and import them with Bulk scheduling (Creator plan and up). HivePost checks every row before saving.
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes: 1 brand, 3 networks and 20 posts a month, with 30 AI credits. Every new workspace starts with a 14-day Pro trial.