Buffer is a simple scheduler priced per channel, from $5 to $10 a month. Eclincher adds what Buffer leaves out: client dashboards, social listening, AI Visibility, AI Blog Writer and local listings, on flat plans with your profiles included.
you manage several brands or clients and want listening, client dashboards, AI search visibility, SEO content and local listings in the same login as your publishing.
you're a creator or small team that mostly schedules posts and wants the lowest per-channel price, including a free plan for up to 3 channels.
Both publish and schedule well. Eclincher adds the parts of the job that sit around the post: listening, client reporting, AI search, SEO content and local.
What a 5-person team with approvals and 25 profiles pays each month.
One flat price: 5 users, 25 profiles, unlimited brands, approvals, client dashboards, AI inbox auto-reply and local listings management.
$10 per channel × 25 channels, before Buffer's volume discount above 10 channels. Scheduling, inbox, analytics and approvals.
Buffer costs less if all you need is scheduling. Once you add client reporting, listening, AI search, SEO content or local listings, you're paying for Buffer plus other tools. Eclincher keeps them on one plan and one bill.
| Plan | Eclincher | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 14-day free trial | Free plan: 3 channels, 1 user, 10 scheduled posts per channel |
| Entry | Standard: $149/mo flat, 1 user, 15 profiles | Essentials: $5 per channel/mo, 1 user |
| Team | Professional: $349/mo flat, 5 users, 25 profiles, unlimited brands | Team: $10 per channel/mo, unlimited users |
| Enterprise | Custom users and profiles, SSO, onboarding and account executive | Lower per-channel rate above 10 channels |
Publishing, inbox, reporting, listening and local in one login.
Buffer covers scheduling, its community inbox and analytics. Client dashboards, listening, advocacy and CRM sync live outside its published plans, so teams end up stitching tools together.
See what each plan includes →Unlimited brands and external client dashboards.
Professional includes unlimited brands, client dashboards with post approval and multi-channel reports, so clients review and sign off without logging into your workspace.
Track mentions and citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
Buyers now ask AI engines for recommendations before they visit your site. Prompt Gaps shows exactly where rivals appear and you don't. Standard covers 3 engines and 100 prompts at $249/mo; Enterprise covers all 11 engines.
Run a free AI visibility check →Buffer's AI writes posts. Eclincher writes the articles too.
AI Blog Writer creates long-form articles built to rank in Google and get cited by AI engines. Edit with AI rewrites any section in place, so your team edits instead of starting over.
Listed → Tracked → AI-optimized, per location.
Buffer can post to Google Business Profile. Eclincher Listings & AI Local SEO also syncs your business info across 50+ directories, fixes duplicate listings and tracks your rankings on Maps.
Auto-replies, not just suggestions.
Buffer suggests AI replies. On Professional, Eclincher's AI Inbox Auto-Reply sends on-brand answers with automation rules, and CRM integrations push conversations into your sales and support tools.
Yes, for some teams. Buffer is simple, fast to learn and has one of the best free plans in social media management.
At that point you're adding tools around Buffer. Eclincher puts them in one login and one bill.
Keep the simple publishing and add everything around it. Try Eclincher free for 14 days, no credit card needed.
Not for scheduling alone. Buffer has a free plan and charges $5 to $10 per channel a month, so a small scheduling setup costs less on Buffer. Eclincher plans cost more because they bundle client dashboards, reporting and the AI inbox, and add listening, AI Visibility, AI Blog Writer and local listings on the same platform.
Eclincher is built for agencies and multi-brand teams: unlimited brands, external client dashboards with post approval, multi-channel reports, an AI inbox auto-reply and CRM integrations on Professional, with listening, SSO and dedicated onboarding on Enterprise.
Social listening isn't in Buffer's published plans. Eclincher Brand Monitoring covers web and social listening, alongside AI Visibility, on the Enterprise plan.
AI search visibility isn't in Buffer's published plans. Eclincher AI Visibility tracks mentions and citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and up to 11 AI engines.
Yes. Professional includes unlimited brands, and Listings & AI Local SEO syncs each location's listings across 50+ directories and tracks its rankings on Maps.
Most teams connect profiles in a day. Enterprise plans include guided migration and training.
Yes, 14 days with no credit card required.
Last verified October 2026.
