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Agorapulse vs Buffer
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Likelihood to Recommend
Agorapulse
I love Agorapulse and truly find it to be incredibly useful for our company. We have two different websites so two different social media platforms for both of these. Meaning two Facebook pages, two Instagrams... therefore hard to manage sometimes. This allows us to view all new notifications through one platform. It has been a lifesaver for our marketing team.
Marketing Coordinator
Chesapeake HomesReal Estate, 51-200 employees
Buffer
Buffer is one of the best social media management tools out there, particularly for its cost. Our team used the Pro Plan for just $15 a month which allows you to connect up to eight social media accounts, which was more than enough for us. A larger company might need to look into a higher cost plan, but small marketing teams can absolutely utilize this plan for $15. Buffer is great for scheduling social media in advance and keeping your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts thriving.
Marketing Specialist - Writer
Mid-America Christian UniversityHigher Education, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Listening/monitoring
Agorapulse
8.4
Buffer
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Boolean keyword searches
Agorapulse
8.1
Buffer
—
Filtering out noise/spam
Agorapulse
8.0
Buffer
—
Sentiment analysis
Agorapulse
9.1
Buffer
—
Broad channel coverage
Agorapulse
8.5
Buffer
—
Publishing
Agorapulse
8.4
Buffer
8.3
Content planning and scheduling
Agorapulse
9.4
Buffer
9.1
Audience targeting
Agorapulse
7.9
Buffer
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Content optimization
Agorapulse
7.3
Buffer
8.1
Workflow management
Agorapulse
9.0
Buffer
7.8
Engagement
Agorapulse
8.1
Buffer
—
Automated routing and prioritization
Agorapulse
7.8
Buffer
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Customer interaction histories
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
—
Bulk actions
Agorapulse
8.2
Buffer
—
Marketing
Agorapulse
8.0
Buffer
—
Lead generation
Agorapulse
7.3
Buffer
—
Content marketing
Agorapulse
9.1
Buffer
—
Paid media management
Agorapulse
8.2
Buffer
—
Campaigns and promotions
Agorapulse
7.4
Buffer
—
Channel coverage/integration
Agorapulse
8.6
Buffer
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Agorapulse
8.8
Buffer
—
Agorapulse
9.3
Buffer
—
Agorapulse
9.3
Buffer
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Google+
Agorapulse
9.1
Buffer
—
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
—
Agorapulse
9.1
Buffer
—
YouTube
Agorapulse
6.7
Buffer
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Reporting/analytics
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
7.7
Campaign success analytics
Agorapulse
8.4
Buffer
7.7
Real-time tracking
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
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Competitor analysis
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
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Account management
Agorapulse
8.3
Buffer
8.5
Role-based user permissions & privileges
Agorapulse
8.8
Buffer
8.4
Mobile access
Agorapulse
7.9
Buffer
8.7
Pros
Agorapulse
- Customer Service - they have killer customer service. They are fast and super helpful, even when it is an issue with the social platform and not AP.
- Calendaring tool - ability to approve, send for approval, etc.
- Listening tool - ability to track mentions, tags, hashtags, etc.
- Reporting - they have really excellent reports that I pull on a weekly basis for clients.
- Tracks comments on ads you are running as well.
- Did I mention customer service?
CFO and Director of Digital Advertising
Markit23Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Buffer
- It allows multiple social platforms to be used at once. For our university specifically, we have Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram that we use as our main accounts and it allows us to be able to post and custom tailor to each one of these social media platforms.
- Buffer also has a pretty robust analytics section of the site (paid) that allows users to see details about the posts we have going up and the interactions we are having with them. This allows us to make educated decisions in regard to our social media planning and strategy.
- With the exception of the paid analytics portion of Buffer, it is honestly cost-effective for us. It offers more for the dollar amount than any other social media scheduling platform that we have used in the past.
Director of Social Marketing
Mid-America Christian UniversityEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Cons
Agorapulse
- The overall interface does not feel as polished as some larger, more expensive competitors.
- The original reports were adequate, but did not feel very polished. They just rolled out a new format that looks a lot better, but I haven't had time to fully evaluate it yet.
Media and Communications Manager
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Buffer
- Analytics-- The analytics on the Pro plan are limited at best. You can simply review your posts from the past 30 days, but you can't access any analysis (or even simple tallying of Likes, Shares, etc.) without upgrading to the Premium or Business plans, which are otherwise more than we need at the moment.
- Publish+Reply+Analyze-- It's a bit tedious to have these basic social media functions/tools separated out as three distinct products, as well as overkill for a small nonprofit without a dedicated social media team. I imagine each tool is good at its job if you need 'em.
- Linking to Accounts-- Buffer seems to lose touch with Facebook and LinkedIn somewhat frequently. It's vaguely annoying but very simple to fix, so I just roll with it.
Marketing and Communications Manager
Chicago Arts Partnerships in EducationNon-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 9.1
Based on 88 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.
Proprietor
Holiday Light Pros LLCEvents Services, 1-10 employees
Buffer
Buffer 6.0
Based on 13 answers
Ease of use, affordability, time saved and just love for the app and the team. It's not a miracle tool that will suddenly increase your company's value or leads, you still need to put in quality posts, thoughts and content but when used regularly and with thought, you'll be happy in the long run
SEO/Growth Hacker & Community Outreach Supervisor
The Marketing Zen GroupInternet, 11-50 employees
Usability
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 8.1
Based on 20 answers
I think overall the computer interface is quite simple and easy, and reliable. But the mobile app is possibly the worst designed application I've ever seen for a social media management tool. It is clunky and more aesthetic than useful, with various glitches.
Branch Operations Specialist
CanGas Propane Inc.Oil & Energy, 11-50 employees
Buffer
Buffer 7.0
Based on 3 answers
I gave buffer a 6 because it really is a great platform, but they still have some areas they can approve. Being able to post to Instagram automatically without having to manually push them through and having analytics that are available with the subscription are two of the biggest reasons that I didn't give buffer at least an 8
Director of Social Marketing
Mid-America Christian UniversityEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Reliability and Availability
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 9.1
Based on 3 answers
Agorapulse occasionally has outages or shuts down. It never interferes with my use of the application or any of my posts
Digital Marketing Specialist
Essential WorshipMusic, 1-10 employees
Buffer
Buffer 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Buffer is always on hand and very reliable, their software suite rarely has outages
Art Relations
Art PluggedEntertainment, 1-10 employees
Performance
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 8.2
Based on 2 answers
Agorapulse has generally had great performance. Occasionally I have issues with my videos being posted on Instagram. I still am not sure why. the format of the videos is the same as the videos that are going through.
Digital Marketing Specialist
Essential WorshipMusic, 1-10 employees
Buffer
Buffer 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Buffer interagates well with extensions, however with most cases of cross connecting software there are little issue sometimes but they are easy fix and you are able to work with them. Buffer UI loads quite quickly and does have ability to swith between two different UI if needed. Buffer original UI nd their new updated UI
Art Relations
Art PluggedEntertainment, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 8.7
Based on 23 answers
Every time I have had a question for the Agorapulse team, they have been more than happy to help out and find an answer. They are so wonderful to work with. We've had a few people get locked out of their accounts and they were able to help us get back in quickly.
Communications Project Specialist
Texas Workforce CommissionGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees
Buffer
Buffer 7.7
Based on 4 answers
There is support available (on different tiers) and they are always immediately responsive. However, sometimes things will have to fail multiple times for multiple days for them to have an answer. While this (I'm sure) is mostly fine, it really impacts our reach as a small business to not be able to use the service.

Verified User
Employee in Social Media
Media Production Company, 11-50 employeesIn-Person Training
Agorapulse
I did not train in person
Digital Marketing Specialist
Essential WorshipMusic, 1-10 employees
Buffer
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 9.1
Based on 2 answers
The staff walked me through the whole platform and asked me if I had any questions. They were very helpful in answering any questions I had.
Digital Marketing Specialist
Essential WorshipMusic, 1-10 employees
Buffer
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 8.6
Based on 6 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
Head of Marketing
Save22Internet, 11-50 employees
Buffer
Buffer 10.0
Based on 1 answer
We were very satisfied with the implementation of Buffer. We had no issues switching from the platform that we were using over to buffer. Our staff did not even miss a beat when it came to posting content. It was an easy transition and I feel that is something that buffer has really done well. They have an "out of the box" usability platform
Director of Social Marketing
Mid-America Christian UniversityEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Agorapulse
I tested several social media scheduling tools. I went with AgoraPulse for a couple of reasons.
- The reporting was reliable
- The system was user-friendly
- The customer service is AMAZING and fast
- Features are tested and reliable before they are rolled out
- The pricing for the features was fair
- The comment feed is real-time
- There is a variety of publishing options
Owner
Slated Social Media ManagementMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Buffer
Marketing and Operations Manager
SYSUSA, IncInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Scalability
Agorapulse
Agorapulse 4.9
Based on 2 answers
I'm not sure I understand what is meant by scalability.
Digital Marketing Specialist
Essential WorshipMusic, 1-10 employees
Buffer
Buffer 8.5
Based on 2 answers
Buffer does what it say on tin as they say! you can always count on Buffer. Buffer can be scale to 25 social account with 2,000 scheduled post which is enough for most agencies or businesses
Art Relations
Art PluggedEntertainment, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Agorapulse
- AgoraPulse has saved me a large amount of time by allowing me to schedule in advance and post across multiple platforms simultaneously.
- The ability to swap out images and/or titles has allowed me to better customize the end product while getting a full preview prior to posting.
- I can more easily respond to engagement from multiple platforms all in one easy-to-use place.
Content Marketing Manager
ApplauseInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Buffer
- We had a goal of 1,000 Instagram followers by the end of the calendar year. With the help of Buffer, we were able to meet that goal three months early.
- Through our social media channels, we hope to engage with our students more and make them aware of events happening within the college, university, and city as a whole. We receive comments from students and even non-students and other groups within the university about how informative our channels have become.
- With the use of Buffer, we have been able to increase our followers as well as the number of posts we put out per month and how frequently we do.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesScreenshots
Agorapulse
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Agorapulse
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Agorapulse Editions & Modules
Edition
Medium | $991 |
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Large | $1991 |
Enterprise | $4991 |
X-Large | $2991 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
**Medium plan: 10 social profiles, 2 users **Large plan: 25 social profiles, 4 users **X-Large plan: 40 social profiles, 8 users **Enterprise plan: 60 profiles, 20 usersBuffer
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Buffer Editions & Modules
Edition
Publish Pro | $151 |
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Publish Premium | $651 |
Publish Business | $991 |
Analyze Pro | $351 |
Analyze Premium | $501 |
- per month