Postiz vs Buffer: what changes as you add social accounts?
Postiz offers cloud plans, self-hosting and a wider range of publishing destinations. Buffer starts free and charges by connected social account on paid plans. ViralSocial gives you unlimited social accounts and teammates for one monthly price.
Published by ViralSocial. We include our product as a third option and compare the tradeoffs using published plans and documentation.
Why compare ViralSocial with Postiz and Buffer?
Add social accounts without changing plans
Connect another Instagram profile or a new LinkedIn page without recalculating your bill. Socials includes unlimited social accounts in one workspace for $19/month.
Invite a teammate from the start
Both ViralSocial plans include unlimited members. You can bring someone into your workspace to help prepare and schedule posts without paying per seat.
Use AI to prepare, schedule and publish
Bring your content, adapt the caption with AI and schedule through an assistant connected via MCP. Postiz and Buffer also offer MCP, so compare the workflow as well as the price.
Separate your brands when you need to
Keep one workspace on Socials, or choose Workspaces for unlimited workspaces at $99/month. Social accounts and members stay unlimited on both.
ViralSocial vs Postiz vs Buffer: feature comparison
| Feature | ViralSocial | Postiz | Buffer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social accounts | Unlimited | 5 / 10 / 30 / 100 by cloud plan | Billed per connected social account |
| Monthly pricing | $19 Start for $1 first month | From $29 per cloud plan | From $6 per connected social account |
| Team members | Unlimited on both plans | Unlimited from Team | Unlimited on Team |
| Brand organization | One workspace / unlimited on Workspaces | Customer groups | Channel groups |
| Calendar & scheduling | Included | Included | Included |
| AI writing | Included on both plans | AI Copilot included | Included, even on Free |
| MCP access | Included on both plans | Available on cloud and self-hosted | Available, even on Free |
ViralSocial
- Social accounts
- Unlimited
- Monthly pricing
- $19 Start for $1 first month
- Team members
- Unlimited on both plans
- Brand organization
- One workspace / unlimited on Workspaces
- Calendar & scheduling
- Included
- AI writing
- Included on both plans
- MCP access
- Included on both plans
Postiz
- Social accounts
- 5 / 10 / 30 / 100 by cloud plan
- Monthly pricing
- From $29 per cloud plan
- Team members
- Unlimited from Team
- Brand organization
- Customer groups
- Calendar & scheduling
- Included
- AI writing
- AI Copilot included
- MCP access
- Available on cloud and self-hosted
Buffer
- Social accounts
- Billed per connected social account
- Monthly pricing
- From $6 per connected social account
- Team members
- Unlimited on Team
- Brand organization
- Channel groups
- Calendar & scheduling
- Included
- AI writing
- Included, even on Free
- MCP access
- Available, even on Free
Postiz prices shown are for its hosted service. Self-hosting has separate infrastructure and setup costs. The calculator compares social account capacity and one or two users, not identical feature bundles. ViralSocial team access does not imply a formal approval workflow.
Add social accounts. Your ViralSocial price stays put.
Postiz Cloud grows in channel tiers. Buffer charges per connected social account, with volume discounts. ViralSocial keeps the same price as you connect more social accounts.
The slider and presets reset the mix to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn. Open the panel below to adjust all 13 ViralSocial networks.
Adjust social accounts by network
Postiz
Standard
$29/mo
Up to 5 social accounts · one user
Buffer
Essentials
$24/mo
4 social accounts · volume discounts applied
ViralSocial
Socials
$19/mo
One workspace · unlimited social accounts
No fees per social account. Unlimited members included.
Start ViralSocial for $1. Then $19/month. The comparison uses the recurring price.
How prices are calculated
USD, billed monthly, before taxes. If a selected network is not supported, that product has no price for the full mix. YouTube comparisons cover Shorts; other post types depend on each product. LinkedIn profiles and pages each count as social accounts.
Postiz Cloud: Standard $29/month for five social accounts and one user; Team $39 for ten; Pro $49 for thirty; Ultimate $99 for one hundred. Team and above include unlimited members. We select the cheapest eligible tier, without annual discounts.
Postiz counts connected social accounts, not unique networks. Customer groups organize channels; they are not separate ViralSocial workspaces. Self-hosting, third-party AI costs and separate Agent Media subscriptions are excluded. The quote does not match AI generation allowances or every feature.
Buffer applies progressive monthly volume discounts. Essentials covers one user; Team includes shared access and formal approvals.
Socials includes one ViralSocial workspace; Workspaces includes unlimited workspaces. Other features and publishing limits differ. Shared team access alone does not make the products equivalent.
Turn one finished idea into scheduled social posts
An example of using ViralSocial with content you have already created.
Bring your finished content
Add your image or video and start a draft. Keep the original idea and decide which connected social accounts should receive it.
Adapt the caption with AI
Use ViralSocial’s writing tools or an assistant connected through MCP. Create separate drafts when LinkedIn and Instagram need different wording.
Review and choose a time
Check the media, caption and destination before scheduling. Add more social accounts as you grow without increasing your plan’s price.
Which social media scheduler fits your next step?
Unlimited social accounts
Choose ViralSocial for unlimited social accounts and teammates at a flat price. Use AI to adapt captions, then schedule and publish through an assistant connected via MCP.
More destinations or your own server
Consider Postiz for publishing destinations such as Reddit and Discord, its API and MCP, or control over a self-hosted installation. Cloud channel capacity depends on your plan.
Start with a small publishing queue
Buffer Free can cover a solo routine with up to three social accounts and ten queued posts per channel. Paid plans expand capacity; Team adds collaboration and approvals.
Postiz vs Buffer: common questions
Is Postiz or Buffer cheaper?
For one person with four social accounts, monthly paid pricing is $29 for Postiz Standard and $24 for Buffer Essentials. At twelve social accounts, it is $49 for Postiz Pro and $68 for Buffer Essentials. ViralSocial Socials is $19 in either case. Select your actual networks and team access in the calculator; free plans and feature requirements can change the decision.
Is Postiz free if I host it myself?
Postiz offers an open-source version you can run yourself. Budget for the server, maintenance, provider credentials and any external AI services you use. Postiz Cloud is a separate paid subscription with a trial, not a permanent free hosted plan. The calculator compares monthly cloud subscriptions only.
Do Postiz and Buffer both support AI and MCP?
Yes. Both offer AI writing and MCP access for working with connected assistants. Postiz also documents API and CLI access. ViralSocial includes AI tools and MCP on both plans. Check the tools and generation limits your workflow needs; MCP alone is not a ViralSocial-exclusive advantage.
What changes when I invite a teammate?
Postiz Cloud requires Team or above to invite members. Buffer requires Team for multiple users and formal approval workflows. ViralSocial includes unlimited members on Socials and Workspaces. The calculator’s team option models you plus one teammate, without assuming every collaboration feature is equivalent.
Can I use Postiz or Buffer for Discord and Telegram?
Postiz supports publishing through bots to Discord and Telegram. Buffer does not list native publishing to those destinations. ViralSocial supports both. If you add either network, the calculator stops showing a full-mix Buffer price rather than pricing only the other social accounts.
Does ViralSocial get more expensive as I add social accounts?
No. Socials is $19/month with one workspace. Workspaces is $99/month with unlimited workspaces. Both include unlimited social accounts and members. Start your first month for $1; the calculator shows the recurring price after that.
Bring your next post to ViralSocial.
Unlimited social accounts and teammates. Start your first month for $1.