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Buffer Overview

What is Buffer?

Buffer is an intuitive, streamlined social media management platform trusted by brands, businesses, agencies, and individuals to help drive meaningful engagement and results on social media. Buffer is a team of real people, aligned with common values. Being a Buffer customer should feel like you have a whole team of people cheering for you. We want to see you succeed on social!

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Product Description

Buffer makes it super easy to share any page you're reading. Keep your Buffer topped up and we automagically share posts for you through the day.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Buffer places a premium on customer support, user experience, education resources, and clarity. We want to see you succeed on social media, as easily and completely as you can.

The suite of Buffer tools puts a premium on publishing and analytics.


Seller Details
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Buffer
Year Founded
2010
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
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945,458 Twitter followers
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226 employees on LinkedIn®
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The most flexible social media toolkit from the most flexible company. ✨Create, schedule, publish, and analyze your posts in one place.


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StartupStage S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Great software solution for managing Social media!"
Simplcity of sending and adjusting tone and hastags by platform. However I did notice a a 20% decrease when I start using the feature. I am unsure ...
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Anne O.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Buffer manages your social media pipeline"
I love that I can customize the posts for each different platform I plan to post on. It really helps cater the message to the audience that uses di...
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5.0 out of 5
"Great for building a social media presence"
You can connect most of your social media platforms and create a schedule. It allows you to cusomize the posts so while they may be similar, you're...
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Buffer Media

Buffer Demo - Social media planning and publishing
Plan your social schedule ahead of time with a calendar view or queue view.
Buffer Demo - Reply to comments
Engage with your Instagram and Facebook audiences.
Buffer Demo - Create your own Start Page
Build a link in bio page in minutes.
Buffer Demo - Easy to understand analytics
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What do you like best about Buffer?

easy to use but it has grown super annoying Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I use to love Buffer but after several tries on a new PC, reconnecting a FB page and several groups to have my content schedule back to auto posting, the only solution that worked was to remove all pages and groups with a month's worth of content all gone! This is so annoying and inconvenient that we might just get another system altogether if they do this shit all the time. If I have new PCs and need to change password of my social accounts they will need to reauthenticate EVERY FUCKING TIME and this isn't helping me save time at all! Not worth it all the headache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

content scheduling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

This tool is one of the best on the market, ideal for programming on multiple platforms quickly and easily, it also offers the ability to create content and publish on multiple social media platforms at the same time, I also like that you can easily edit and modify the same post, you can also set different times for the same post for different media, it offers a great solution to pre-schedule photos on different social networks, it offers me the ability to write posts quickly and effectively, it is a very simple platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I use it on several social networks and it has worked very well for me, I am very happy for its great performance, I have nothing negative to say about this tool, it is very useful to keep a better control of all my social networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

It is the ideal tool to start managing your social networks, it offers great functions that will help you carry out this process in the best possible way, I recommend it for the great results it offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

This tool allows me to customize the messages for each social media account, we were also able to manage several social media accounts from one place, it gives me a clear way to see all my recent publications on different platforms, also the analysis system tells you which one It is the greatest success of your publications, it also allows you to see the general response and performance of your publications from the various platforms, it saves us a lot of time and dedicates it to other things within your workplace, it is easy to use and simplifies programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

Modern interface and easy to subscribe to Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Hard to understand how to use, limited offerings for the free and first-tier subscription Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Social media scheduling and metrics collection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

I really like how you can post the same thing on multiple social media sites at the same time, while also being able to edit on each individual one also. Also being able to schedule when to do your posts and at what time makes things so convenient when you are posting social media as part of your job, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

One of the big dislikes is how on some pictures I try to post on Instagram, depending if the picture size is different than the normal then it will not post so I have to do it manually on my phone on Instagram which is a pain. That is really my only dislike about Buffer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

I would recommend that you do what I did and take the time to learn the features and what it offers before trying to use it to post anything. Once you learn all the features and how you can use it to schedule months of social media and how to adjust the times of when they post, you will be using it to its full potential which is very worth it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been able to schedule so many posts for the weekend, when I do not work, so that they can be posted as usual and post at the times I want it to. This makes scheduling posts in advance so easy which is great for when I get busy and either have no time to post anything or if I just forget to post something. That way no matter what, something is being posted and keeping my work's social media up to date everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

I like that you can schedule multiple platforms at once. You can select one platform to post on and content from that post will populate the other pages. You can select certain times of the day to schedule, select schedule next and the post will be automatically scheduled for that time. You can "post now." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Sometimes content does not autopopulate when creating a post, this has led to content being posted but not fully ready. Uploaded pictures do not always transfer if scheduling for multiple platforms at once. It may appear on the original platform but secondary you must double check to see if it was added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

great to use for simple posting. For more complex posting may be difficult to view posts for all platforms at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Eliminating the need to post on each individual platform. The ease of posting being all in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

I have been using buffer for last two years for scheduling posts on social media channels such as facebook and Instagram. This tool is quite easy to use. I can easily attach all my social media profiles with this tool and schedule posts on the best performing times on different social media channels. The analytics feature of this tool helps me to understand what kind of content is working for me on social media and what not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I use this tool for publishing content on social media and I have faced no problems with this toom Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

If you are seriously managing social media channels then this tool can help you a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

This tool helps me to save a lot of time to schedule posts for my clients on social media and using this tool I can save a lot of time and provide in depth report to my clients. Using this tool, the engagement of my social media posts have increased Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

Buffer is a tool everyone can use, but they are really perfect for small businesses. They offer many flexible plans but their free plan is still good as well as it offer 3 social accounts, 10 scheduled posts, 1 user.

The features I like best about Buffer is:

- Bit.ly or Branded Link Shortening.

- Support Twitter / FB Pages / Instagram / Pinterest

- Auto / Manual Posting Scheduling

- App for iOS/Android

- Their customer service was seriously fantastic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

There is not an option to flag/tag comments automatically the user have to tag the comments manually in they are wishing to do comment moderation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

When you start to begin posting on your social media platform several times a week, it is important to make each post uniquely engaging and exciting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its definitely a useful app, that makes my social media schedule less complicated and more effective. I saw improvements up to 350% in traffic to my social media platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

Wonderful tool that allows you to program manually or automatically when you are going to make the publications. It allows you to keep a constant follow-up of your social networks, easily analyze the performance of all my publications on social networks. Buffer is a platform for the activation, management and control of social networks that allows you to connect or link to three profiles in its free or trial version, and the design of this tool is very basic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Although the visualization of the tool is simple and practical, it does not allow labeling directly from the buffer. Upgrades are expensive and make it difficult to manage multiple accounts affordably. The mobile version is not as complete as the tablet version. Buffer is picky about the video files it takes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

Buffer helps us organize, schedule, and post to multiple networks in one go. It is simple software and any professional could use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

This tool is a great time manager and promotes the incorporation and dissemination of information in a simple way, it is very easy to use and does not require professional knowledge to get started. I can easily schedule posts on various platforms at the right time, I schedule regular updates on my organization's LinkedIn account. Also, you can manage some applications on the web or all if you pay for a version with more benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

I have been using buffer for the last year or so to schedule posts on our social media accounts. It's simple to use and helps us understand how our content is doing through their great analytics tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I have yet to run into any issue with Buffer. It's been great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has eliminated the need to sign in to each of our social media profiles and post at each of them. All I have to do is make the post on Buffer, tell it where to post and at what time. That's it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Buffer?

Buffer is an outstanding partner in management and steady monitoring of social networks, what stands out most about buffers is that compared to other resources it can program multiple social networking accounts and due to its automated framework will not have to be testing if it has actually fulfilled its purpose. the buffer interface is among the easiest and features a language framework that extends the range as well as monthly fees are very open for all sectors not only for those related to market research or who work in constant areas of contact with web users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I like the tool and it's pretty quick compared to other similar, so so so far I'm not upset about that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Buffer:

You don't need to be an expert to understand the method, and you don't need to worry about getting an internet connection every time each task is scheduled to run. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Buffer solving and how is that benefiting you?

What I like is that I don't have to be linked at that time so that the tool participates in the social networks I'm programming, and particularly because I currently only have one day to do all the ads I want for each corresponding day and the tool automatically does it, which means that it gives me a greater willingness of time to do other things corresponding to my work, something else remarkable is the monetarily accessible that is, since the monthly cost is quite accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.