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Users consistently praise Buffer for its ease of use and intuitive scheduling capabilities, making it a reliable tool for managing multiple social media accounts. The platform's ability to streamline posting and provide a clear content calendar helps users save time and stay organized. However, some users note that its analytics features could be more comprehensive.

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Vicky T.
VT
Content Marketing Manager
Computer Software
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy to use social media automation"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Super simple to use and set up. Makes it really easy to automate social media posts and analyze results. What took me a few hours before (using Excel) now takes me a few minutes with Buffer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Their analytics are good but not completely accurate - for LinkedIn, they track clicks on the post not just the URL for example, so you'll see that those are abnormally high. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
CH
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"makes life easier"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Scheduling posts ahead ability to delegate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

They did not have Instagram scheduling workarounds when I signed up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff W.
JW
Account Executive
Public Relations and Communications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great Social Account Manager for Small/Medium Business"
What do you like best about Buffer?

It's a great social account manager and scheduler. The browser extensions makes sharing any site a simple click. I like that it pulls images through from the site and allow you to attach them to the post. You can create schedules and it will automatically add posts to the schedule. Buffer can also find the best times to post for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Sometimes the images that it uploads for you are too big. But you won't know this till after it posts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
AH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Buffer for a small office"
What do you like best about Buffer?

I like how easy it is to integrate buffer into your workflow with the browser button, and that it uses my normal Twitter login. No downloading software or creating a new login credential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I dislike how limited the free version is. It seems extreme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Buffer fails to post"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Creating the schedule is easy and can be accomplished in minutes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

3 out of 4 times my posts failed in 24hrs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great social media management platform "
What do you like best about Buffer?

Easy to use, clean interface, great customer support, useful analytics for optimizing post timing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Wish the free version was a little more robust: more posts allowed to be queued, and more networks available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Buffer"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Easy to manage multiple Facebook pages and Twitter accounts. Can submit the same posts across a variety of pages. I also like the option of Bulk Buffer, this has been very handy. Also nice that it offers Twitter. I also like that an email is sent when a page does not have any posts uploaded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Does not always full load every post and when it does produce an error, you can not go back and chose to only reupload this post. This is specifically for Bulk Buffer. It can be tricky to add an additional post that is not already in your "set schedule" for that page, if you use specific pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
US
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Love it!"
What do you like best about Buffer?

I love the ease of use that Buffer provides as well as the user friendly interface on all platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

The amount of accounts you can use with the same social media Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Patrick O.
PO
Political Director
Political Organization
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Product for Company of All Sizes"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Buffer is very simple and affordable for companies of all sizes. It's ease of use is probably it's biggest selling point as it allows you to share from social media profiles effortlessly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

I wish it had a content suggestion feature as part of the free or a low-end version of the software. It's very barebones in general and is really only for sharing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great product/service for low price"
What do you like best about Buffer?

Buffer offers some great aspects (even the free version), we use it to schedule all of our social posts and we use the free tracking/analytics option too. Has the ability to sync to google analytics so you can track your posts through that as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Buffer?

Buffer does have it's flaws as well. Sometimes the website can be very glitchy, I have issues such as: website won't load, links won't be shortened, sometimes posts will not be added to queue etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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