Buffer vs Friends+Me
Buffer
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| Figure | Buffer | Friends+Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $0.63/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Social Media Scheduling Software | 9.5 (#1) | 8.5 (#16) |
| Integrations | Buffer's integrations directory lists 24 apps, including Canva, ChatGPT, Claude, Dropbox, Google Drive, IFTTT, Make, n8n, WordPress, and Zapier. | The pricing page lists a Zapier Beta integration. |
| Support | Buffer says its global Customer Advocacy team provides human support across time zones with no bots. | The pricing page lists standard support for Free and priority support for the paid plans. |
Plans
Buffer
- FreeFree
- Essentials$5 a month
- Essentials$60 a year
- Team$10 a month
- Team$120 a year
Friends+Me
- FreeFree
- Individual$7.50 a year
- Small$24.17 a year
- Medium$49.17 a year
- Large$215.84 a year
In their own words
Buffer
Buffer is a social media management tool for scheduling posts, developing content, and reviewing performance across supported channels. Its tools include an idea library, an AI Assistant, and options to brainstorm, rewrite, and shape posts for specific platforms. A community inbox brings comments from multiple accounts into one dashboard for replies, while teams can edit and approve posts together. The free plan lasts indefinitely and supports up to three connected channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 100 ideas, and one user. Essentials and Team include a 14-day free trial; annual billing starts at $5 per month for one channel. Team adds unlimited team members and approval workflows. Buffer supports Android, iOS, web, browser extensions, and API access. Supported channels include Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, Google Business, Mastodon, and X. Integrations include Canva, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Zapier.
Friends+Me
Friends+Me is a social media scheduling and content management service for preparing posts and publishing them later. Users can save drafts, schedule posts, use bulk scheduling and invite coworkers or friends to help publish. Listed publishing networks are Facebook Pages, LinkedIn Profiles, LinkedIn Company Pages, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest. The service also lists link shortening, browser extensions, mobile apps, desktop apps and a Zapier Beta integration. Desktop apps are named for macOS, Windows and Linux, alongside Android, iOS and web access. The Free plan is available for an unlimited period and includes two queues, five scheduled posts per queue, one additional team member and standard support. Individual costs $7.50 a year, billed monthly annually; Small is $24.17 a year, Medium is $49.17 a year and Large is $215.84 a year, each with annual billing. Paid plans provide higher queue and post limits, more team members and priority support. Additional on-demand queues cost $2.99 per month per queue. The terms describe the free service as a testing promotion lasting no more than 15 days, while the pricing page describes the Free plan as available indefinitely.