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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Buffer

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Buffer is a social sharing tool. When browsing content, clicking on the Buffer icon automatically stores the content and schedules posts to social media channels throughout the day.

    $6

    per month per channel

    Sendible

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASendible is a social media marketing platform that allows users to engage with their audience and track results across multiple social media channels at any time.

    $29

    per month 1 user and 6 profiles

    Pricing
    BufferSendible
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Essentials
    $6
    per month per channel
    Team
    $12
    per month per channel
    Creator
    $29
    per month 1 user and 6 profiles
    Traction
    $89
    per month 4 users and 24 profiles
    Scale
    $199
    per month 7 users and 49 profiles
    Advanced
    $299
    per month 20 users and 100 profiles
    Enterprise
    $750
    per month 80 users and 400 profiles
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BufferSendible
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.15% discount if paying annually. 15% monthly discount or 25% annual discount offered to non-profits.
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    Community Pulse
    BufferSendible
    Considered Both Products
    Buffer
    Chose Buffer
    Buffer is way more user-friendly and gets straight to what I need to do. There is no frilly extra stuff—it's straight to the point. Buffer incorporates all the parts of the apps as well.
    Incentivized
    Sendible
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    BufferSendible
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    7.8
    77 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sendible
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Content planning and scheduling8.677 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Content optimization7.370 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Workflow management7.666 Ratings8.414 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    7.0
    70 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Sendible
    7.0
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Campaign success analytics7.070 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    8.1
    72 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sendible
    5.9
    14 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.359 Ratings9.714 Ratings
    Mobile access7.968 Ratings2.110 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Sendible
    6.4
    9 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Sendible
    7.7
    12 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings5.59 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Sendible
    7.0
    9 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Buffer and Sendible
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Sendible
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Twitter00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BufferSendible
    Small Businesses
    Sendible
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Conte.ai
    Score1.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    BufferSendible
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (97 ratings)
    9.3
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (33 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BufferSendible
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Buffer
    It helps me save hours by devoting only half an hour in a month's worth of posting, in addition to that it is quite simple to use. Buffer for scheduling social posts well in advance, but I have begun using it instead of posting natively on the social apps themselves because it makes it super easy to post the same messages to more than one platform.
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    Sendible
    I have a fairly straightforward use case for Sendible and it meets almost all of my needs. If you are a small company that needs a collaborative solution to social media content creation, and likely has a small team (or no team) to manage social media postings, I think Sendible is likely a great tool to schedule posts and largely automate social media marketing. A larger company or more involved marketing team could still use Sendible to schedule and collaborate on posts. However, there may be additional features they may want or need (like the ability to promote posts) that may not be available with Sendible.
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    Pros
    Buffer
    • I can plan and publish content on social channels.
    • Buffer's interface is quite tidy and generates the necessary facilities to save us time in publishing consistent content.
    • It has a special price; it is pretty affordable.
    • It has the possibility of integrating with other tools to improve its functions.
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    • Easy to schedule and post to all of your social media platforms.
    • Customer support is very accommodating and always there to help. I have never had an issue with reaching someone whether it was for a quick question or to demo other features.
    • They have an awesome affiliate program (example: I earned over $600 from one company clicking through an signing up from my affiliate link - yay!)
    • Compared to other social media platforms, Sendible has been the most robust with features and ease of use.
    • They are always making advances and upgrades to their service offerings to better meet the needs of their customers.
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    Cons
    Buffer
    • Expensive Analytics: The upgrade you need to access your analytics is quite expensive, and I have come across other tools that provide the same or even more for a lesser priced plan.
    • No Media Library: The one feature I have found on another social media planning tool that I wish Buffer had is a media library. This allows you to upload photos you aren't using right away to have them readily available when you do decide to use them. This is not a feature in Buffer.
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    Sendible
    • Inbox. The inbox of incoming messages/posts is very clunky. Threads are separated into individual messages, making it difficult to follow conversations.
    • Reporting. The included reporting features are limited and don't allow for enough customization to be worth using.
    • Hashtags. When discussing the 10 most common mistakes (or whatever the title might be), we are unable to say "You won't believe #3" because the system reads this as a hashtag to link rather than just a number. It adds on editing time when approving posts.
    • Default settings. As a Social Media Manager, it is annoying to have myself set as default when looking at the content calendar. I don't write the posts, just approved and schedule them, so manually entering in my writers' names in the filters could be made easier by making this an editable feature.
    • Instagram. You cannot post multiple images in a single Instagram post from Sendible.
    • Service Lists. They are supposed to be helpful in grouping your services (we do this by brand), however, these lists don't pull the information you put on individual services. So if I have a list with Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for Brand A, you can't just add the Brand A Service List filter onto the calendar and see all of those posts that are scheduled. They don't seem to have much purpose at all.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Buffer
    I am giving buffer this rating because of a couple issues that it has compared to other platforms. It does not always post to instagram and you will need to go in an manually post. Also, one of the biggest qualms that we have with buffer is the price it costs to have robust analytics
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    If I am given a larger budget to work with then I'd like a program that tracks and collects my PR hits, as well as sends me important info to respond to. I realy like the way New Brand Analytics tracks my Trip Advisor,etc ratings
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Buffer
    We use Buffer for certain website content that should be shared on social networks, having this tool helps us to do it faster and easier since we can send the publications from the internet browser and the stack of scheduled messages. It is really fast and easy for all team members who share access to the account, so at the same time that we analyze the information that we can share, the message stack is prepared
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    Sendible is 100% web based so managing social media platforms can be done from anywhere with internet connectivity. During registration, Sendible takes its users on a tour of its main features. The sleek design was engineered by professionals who have great interest in social media marketing. There is ample support in case users get lost and there is no learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Buffer
    Buffer is always on hand and very reliable, their software suite rarely has outages
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Buffer
    Buffer performs well on both desktop and mobile platforms. The one area as I have stated before is that it does not always want to automatically push to Instagram and the user will have to go do it manually. Buffer works very well pushing to other platforms. The instagram issue is the only reason buffer does not get a 10 on this section
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Buffer
    1. It really helped to my business to grow online.
    2. I was able to take actions mindfully as the analytics are damn good.
    3. Also used for managing clients social media accounts and it proved to be a best resource.
    4. Clients were really happy as they got high demand and growth on internet and the secret is Buffer.
    5. The user interface is really easy to understand and manage. Support is 24/7 available to help.
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    Sendible
    Sendible has a great resource center which I have used multiple times throughout my year using the platform. There are plenty of troubleshooting articles and guides that make it easy to uncover the root of any small issues I may have.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Buffer
    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
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Buffer
    I also used Combin which is easy and free to use. However, Combin only posts when the computer is active and connected to the internet. So, posting while you are not actively using your computer at that moment is not possible, therefore Buffer is much more efficient as you can even post while being on vacation without working.
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    Sendible
    While lacking in some features compared to those big alternatives, Sendible doesn't stop releasing new features every few months and doesn't cost nearly as much monthly as they do for the amount of profiles they allow to manage. Overall I'd say it's a solid competitor if they keep the updates coming and optimize the platform a little
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    Scalability
    Buffer
    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
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Buffer
    • It has saved money by allowing us to automate our social using one person
    • It allows us to connect one channel at a time instead of wasting money on larger account management tools
    • We are making money, because it has already delivered several clients
    Incentivized
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    Sendible
    • It helps my business, to manage my clients social media.
    • However I was hoping to capture more people who want to use the tool as DIY which has not happened.
    • I do not want to let it go but it is currently more of an expense then bringing in a return.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Buffer Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Buffer dashboardScreenshot of Customizable posting scheduleScreenshot of Tailored PostsScreenshot of List or calendar view of scheduled postsScreenshot of Browser extensionScreenshot of Social media analytics

    Sendible Screenshots

    Screenshot of StreamsScreenshot of Monitoring KeywordsScreenshot of ReportingScreenshot of Content SuggestionsScreenshot of Compose BoxScreenshot of Bulk Importer