The best Buffer alternatives in 2026
Buffer is a good start. These are worth a look when per-channel pricing adds up or you want your AI agent to do the posting. We make Postmaxx, so it’s first; the rest follow by starting price.
| Starts at | Priced by | Free or trial | AI agents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postmaxx | $29 a month | Plan: 5, 15 or 50 accounts | 7-day free trial | MCP with an API key, every plan |
| Publer | $5 per account a month | Account | Free plan with 3 accounts; 7 or 14-day trial | Listed on Business, still in beta |
| Later | $25 a month | Social set of 8 profiles | 14-day trial | None advertised |
| Postiz | $29 a month | Plan: 5 to 100 channels | 7-day trial; free to self-host | MCP with sign-in, Claude and ChatGPT connectors |
| Post Bridge | $39 a month | Plan: 15 or 99 accounts | 7-day trial | MCP with sign-in, and a CLI |
| Hootsuite | $99 per person a month, billed yearly | Person | 14-day trial | Its publishing MCP saves drafts only |
Postmaxx
For posting with an AI agent, or by hand, to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky and Mastodon. Plans hold 5, 15 or 50 accounts for $29, $39 or $49 a month, with unlimited posts, the API and the MCP server on each. See how it works.
Publer
The cheapest per account, with 13 platforms including Google Business, Telegram and WordPress. The API is on Business and Enterprise only, and its MCP server is listed on Business but described as a beta.
Later
Built for planning Instagram and TikTok visually, and it posts to Snapchat. It doesn’t post to X, Bluesky or Mastodon, and has no public API. Starter allows 30 posts per profile a month.
Postiz
Open source, so you can host it yourself for free, and it posts to more than 30 platforms, including Reddit, Telegram and Discord. Its hosted MCP server connects to Claude and ChatGPT with a sign-in.
Post Bridge
Made for one person marketing a business: 15 accounts and unlimited posts for $39 a month, with an API, an MCP server and a CLI. It doesn’t post to Mastodon.
Hootsuite
A suite for large teams, with an inbox for comments and messages and social listening. It’s priced per person, and its publishing MCP server saves drafts but doesn’t schedule them.
We make Postmaxx. Other products’ prices and features were checked on their own pages on 25 September 2026; they change, so the sources are linked.