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Buffer vs Later
In short — Only Buffer offers: Free plan, API. Only Later offers: SSO. Comparison built from the official pages of Buffer and Later, read by our agent on October 15, 2026. Every ticked feature links to an excerpt of the source page; an empty cell means “not found”, not “missing”.
| Buffer | Later | |
|---|---|---|
| Visit ↗ | Visit ↗ | |
| Status | alive | alive |
| Verified votes | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | yes | not found |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| From | $5/month | $18.75/month (billed yearly) |
| Plans | Free 0 · Essentials $5/month · Team $10/month | Starter $18.75/month (billed yearly) · Growth $37.50/month (billed yearly) · Scale $82.50/month (billed yearly) |
| Features | ||
| API | ✓ | not found |
| Open source | not found | not found |
| Self-hostable | not found | not found |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO | not found | ✓ |
| EU data hosting | not found | not found |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social inbox | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team approval | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk scheduling | not found | not found |
| Link in bio | ✓ | ✓ |
| First comment | ✓ | ✓ |
| White label | not found | not found |
| RSS auto-posting | not found | not found |
| Supported networks | ||
| X | ✓ | not found |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| TikTok | ✓ | ✓ |
| YouTube | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| Threads | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bluesky | ✓ | not found |
| Mastodon | ✓ | not found |
| Google Business | ✓ | not found |
| Sources | ||
| 1 2 · checked on October 15, 2026 | 1 2 · checked on October 15, 2026 | |
Buffer — Social media post scheduling.
Later — Visual scheduling for Instagram, TikTok and more.
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