Is Uplonic cheaper than Buffer?

Both price per channel, so it depends on how many channels you run — the calculator above uses both companies' current list prices, billed yearly. Uplonic's free plan covers fewer channels than Buffer's, but includes the media library and first comment.

Can Uplonic post to X (Twitter) like Buffer?

Not today — the networks row in the table above lists where Uplonic publishes. If X is a core channel for you, keep a tool that supports it for X alone, or stay with one that covers it.

How do I move my scheduled posts from Buffer?

Put the upcoming posts in a spreadsheet (caption, channel, date), drag the videos into Uplonic's bulk uploader and import the CSV — the rows are matched to the files by name. Keep Buffer's queue running until the first posts go out from Uplonic.

Uplonic vs Buffer

Uplonic's column is read from our live plan catalog; every other value links to the vendor's own page.

Uplonic

BufferBuffer — Pricing

Plans & pricing

Free plan

2 channels5 posts a week per channel

3 channels10 scheduled posts per channel

You pay for

Per channel

Entry paid plan

$3 / channel / moPro, billed yearly

$5 / channel / moEssentials, billed yearly

Team members

Pro Plus · unlimited

Unlimited on Team1 user on Free and Essentials

Publishing

Networks

7 networksYouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest

12 networksincl. X, Bluesky, Mastodon

Post limits

3–10 scheduled / day / channelmanual uploads unlimited on paid plans

Unlimitedpaid plans, 5,000-post fair use

X (Twitter)

First comment

All plans

Essentials and up

Bulk scheduling

CSV importAll plans

—Not stated

Team & approval

Approval workflows

Pro Plus

Team plan

Client approval

Pro Plus · no client login

—Not stated

Analytics & engagement

Analytics

All plans · advanced: Pro and up

30-day history on Free

Comment inbox

All plans · replies: Pro and up

All plans

Branded reports

Pro Plus · PDF + CSV

Team plan

Social listening

—Not stated

Competitor benchmarking

—Not stated

Link in bio & integrations

Link in bio

All plans

Start Pagecounts as a channel

Public API

All plans

1–5 API keys by plan

MCP server (AI assistants)

All plans

—Not stated

What you would pay

Entry paid plans for the number of channels you run, billed yearly, shown per month in USD.

Channels5

Uplonic is cheaper by $10 / mo

150

Uplonic

Pro

$15/ mo

$180 a year

Buffer

Essentials

$25/ mo

$300 a year

Buffer Essentials at $5 per channel per month, billed yearly. Team ($10 per channel) adds approvals and unlimited users.

See it on your own channels

Start on the free plan, connect a channel or two and compare for yourself. No card needed.

Try Uplonic free

Strengths on both sides

Where Uplonic is better

A video library with storage per channel — upload once, publish to every network from there.
Bulk upload with CSV import: captions, channels and dates come straight from a spreadsheet.
Per-network video settings (privacy, interactions, TikTok disclosure) checked before posting.
One link for client approval of videos and posts, no client account needed.
First comment on every plan, including Free.

Where Buffer is better

More networks: X, Bluesky, Mastodon, Substack and Google Business Profile are all supported.
A free plan with three channels, plus an AI assistant on every plan.
Unlimited scheduled posts per channel on paid plans (5,000-post fair-use cap).
The community inbox is included on Free, with AI reply suggestions.

Switching from Buffer in three steps

1
Connect your channels
Sign in to each network once. Several accounts on the same network are fine — pick which one is the default, and every post addressed to that network goes there.
2
Bring your content over
Drop your videos into the bulk uploader and attach a spreadsheet: captions, channels and dates are filled in from a CSV (Excel and Google Sheets exports both work). Your Buffer queue can keep running in the meantime.
3
Rebuild the schedule, then switch
Set up publishing profiles and daily time slots for each channel, check the first week in the calendar, and pause the old queue once the first posts have gone out from Uplonic.

Sources

Buffer — Pricing · checked 2026-10-12
Uplonic's column is read from our live plan catalog; every other value links to the vendor's own page.

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