AgoraPulse vs Buffer

AgoraPulse

Fantastic for social media management and customer care. Less appropriate for areas where social media, content creation, analytic tracking or customer care is less of a concern. However these days the majority of companies will probably have a social media team, so it is more of a necessity these days really

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Bianca Bridges

Social Media & Brand Partnerships Coordinator

Breakfast LondonConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees

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Buffer

It's comparable to most social management platforms. It's not over complicated and easy to use. It doesn't do anything particularly better than other platforms either.

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Nichole Smith

Digital Marketing Supervisor

CTE (Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company)Construction, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AgoraPulse

8.1

Buffer

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Boolean keyword searches

7.8

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Filtering out noise/spam

7.2

—

Sentiment analysis

9.1

—

Broad channel coverage

8.5

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AgoraPulse

8.1

Buffer

8.0

Content planning and scheduling

8.8

9.1

Audience targeting

6.7

—

Content optimization

9.1

7.0

Workflow management

7.9

AgoraPulse

7.6

Buffer

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Automated routing and prioritization

6.4

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Customer interaction histories

8.4

—

Bulk actions

7.9

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AgoraPulse

7.6

Buffer

—

Lead generation

6.6

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Content marketing

9.1

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Paid media management

8.2

—

Campaigns and promotions

6.7

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AgoraPulse

8.6

Buffer

—

Twitter

9.1

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Facebook

8.9

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Instagram

7.8

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AgoraPulse

7.3

Buffer

7.7

Campaign success analytics

7.7

Real-time tracking

7.3

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Competitor analysis

6.9

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AgoraPulse

7.4

Buffer

7.7

Role-based user permissions & privileges

8.3

7.2

Mobile access

6.6

8.1

Pros

Scheduling - easy to use and makes life easier
Responding to customers
Tracking analytics

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Bianca Bridges

Social Media & Brand Partnerships Coordinator

Breakfast LondonConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees

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It allows you to automate your posts on Instagram
It allows automated posts of other social media as well
It's very user-friendly and efficient
You can use it on your desktop or mobile!

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Mandy Cramer

Graphic Designer

Miss Mandible DesignsGraphic Design, 1-10 employees

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Cons

I'd like to see support for Instagram Stories.
In addition to the calendar view, I'd like to be able to see scheduled Instagram posts in a 3x3 grid view. This would make planning much easier.
When creating a new post, it would be nice to have a way to edit photos after uploading. Even just a simple crop option would be amazing, especially for Instagram.
The calendar can be a little buggy at times if you try to drag and drop multiple posts into different spots too quickly. A simple page refresh always solves the issue, so it's not a big deal.
I'd like to be able to track the performance of LinkedIn posts.

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Kris White

Hotel Social Media Consultant

White Sun MediaOnline Media, 1-10 employees

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Analytics - no analytics on posts or pages
Two-Way communication - on similar platforms, you can communicate/respond to your audience on the site, this is NOT the case with Buffer
No team access - Buffer doesn't allow permissions or different roles for team members

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Emily Hammell

Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

Becovic Management GroupHospitality, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

AgoraPulse8.1

Based on 85 answers

The decision has been made. It's time to get to work--no steps back. I feel confident this product is well suited to help me make progress. I want to get down business and utilize the functionality of this product to meet my marketing goals. I feel very comfortable with the choice I have made.

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Richard Burgner

Proprietor

Holiday Light Pros LLCEvents Services, 1-10 employees

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Buffer9.1

Based on 11 answers

Buffer allows you to easily share anything with the click of a button. The items you add to your Buffer account are shared at the best times throughout the day to reach the most people possible. It would be extremely tedious to have to share all these things manually throughout all the social media sites. With Buffer, it makes it extremely easy and simple to have a steady stream of content scheduled to go out to all your social media accounts. This is the best way to keep your visitors engaged and up-to-speed on what you are currently doing in your business.

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John Rapp

Staff

esWebosMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Usability

AgoraPulse9.0

Based on 8 answers

Simple to use, beautiful design and excellent reporting.

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Jackie Eldridge

e-Commerce and Affiliate Manager

DollarDays.comWholesale, 51-200 employees

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Buffer10.0

Based on 1 answer

They make it incredibly simple to understand and do a great job of walking you through things along the way

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Travis Balinas

Product Marketing Manager

OutboundEngineComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Support

AgoraPulse9.2

Based on 9 answers

Any queries I've had have been answered quickly and in a very friendly manner.

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Bronwyn Cook

Social Media Consultant

Bronwyn Cook Consulting LtdMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Buffer10.0

Based on 1 answer

I've tweeted them questions before and they're always super quick to respond either through Twitter or email.

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Travis Balinas

Product Marketing Manager

OutboundEngineComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Implementation

AgoraPulse9.1

Based on 4 answers

Be sure of the game play mechanics you need to achieve your objectives, it will help significantly in setting up the game and creating the assets

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Marianne Ho

Head of Marketing

Save22Internet, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

To be quite honest, we tried Agorapulse first and liked it so much we decided to go with Agorapulse almost immediately. Ease of use, accessible and easily obtainable analytics were the selling points.Tried Hootsuite but it really did not match up in comparison. Did not like the analytics, and the multiple column social engagement panel was difficult to navigate and hard to learn.We wanted to go with Sprout Social, but it was too expensive for our budget.

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Joey McNamara

Social Media Specialist

University of Louisiana at MonroeHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Compared to Hootsuite, Buffer didn't offer the analytics and large-scale management we needed. Buffer is good to use for a small number of accounts for people a little less familiar with scheduling, as its interface is very simplistic. Overall, we decided to use Hootsuite because of the amount of content we could publish and the in-depth analytics it provided, which helped us build a following on social media.

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Emily Hammell

Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

Becovic Management GroupHospitality, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

They've doubled our Facebook likes within a year. We're not sure how to monetize that, but with the reach we're getting, we are certain that our AgoraPulse efforts coupled with all our social media properties is a huge asset in growing our brand.
We have a very difficult brand to make sexy or appealing, as we are a B2B wholesaler---nothing sexy about that! On Facebook, through AgoraPulse, we have chosen to build trust with our audience, and not concerned about turning all of our efforts into leads. Non-profits are a huge part of our business and we reach out to them with our monthly contests.

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Jackie Eldridge

e-Commerce and Affiliate Manager

DollarDays.comWholesale, 51-200 employees

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We saved many hours on posting.
We automated social media posting from blog posts to social in a click

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Emanuele Pagani

Creative Director

KittyhawkTelecommunications, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

AgoraPulse

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

AgoraPulse Editions & Modules

AgoraPulse

Edition

Small

$491

Medium

$991

Large

$1991

Enterprise

$2991

1. per installation

Additional Pricing Details

Agorapulse offers an enterprise plan for users with more than 30 Social Media accounts and/or needs for Facebook ads' comments monitoring.

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Buffer

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Buffer Editions & Modules

Buffer

—

Additional Pricing Details

Here are the prices of our various plans: Pro: $15/month Small Business: $99/month Medium Business: $199/month Large Business: $399/month Enterprise: Feel free to get in touch with us at onboarding@buffer.com. All plans can be paid on either a monthly or yearly basis. If you choose to pay yearly, you would receive a 15% discount, which works out to be approximately two months free per year.

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AgoraPulse

Buffer

Feature Rating Comparison

Boolean keyword searches

Filtering out noise/spam

Sentiment analysis

Broad channel coverage

Content planning and scheduling

Audience targeting

Content optimization

Workflow management

Automated routing and prioritization

Customer interaction histories

Bulk actions

Lead generation

Content marketing

Paid media management

Campaigns and promotions

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Campaign success analytics

Real-time tracking

Competitor analysis

Role-based user permissions & privileges

Mobile access

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Likelihood to Renew

Usability

Support

Implementation

Alternatives Considered

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Pricing Details

AgoraPulse

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

AgoraPulse Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

More Information

AgoraPulse More Information

Buffer

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Buffer Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

More Information

Buffer More Information

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