Buffer alternatives
7 tools people weigh against Buffer, with what each is best for, its free plan and its price to start. Checked on 2026-10-27.
Why people look for a Buffer alternative
Buffer is a social media management tool (“Your social media workspace”) for creators, small businesses and agencies, posting to 12 networks including X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.
- It is built for many networks: nothing X-specific, such as a library of what is going viral, is listed.
- It is priced per channel, so each account adds to the bill.
- Its free plan stops at 10 scheduled posts per channel.
7 Buffer alternatives
1.HookPlaybook
This is us.Best for founders and small accounts growing on X: your niche's viral posts, and your day's posts and replies drafted ahead in your voice, sent only after your OK.
- Free plan
- Yes: 10 posts, once, no card
- Price to start
- $29 / month, or $290 / year
2.SuperX
Best for X growth with automations: replies sent from the app, auto-DMs, a Chrome extension and up to 10 accounts.
- Free plan
- None listed (buttons say “Get Started for Free”)
- Price to start
- $49 / month (Pro)
3.Typefully
Best for writing and scheduling for X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and more, alone or with a team.
- Free plan
- Yes: 10 posts a month, 1 social set (no AI or analytics)
- Price to start
- $99 / year (Creator, billed yearly only)
4.Hypefury
Best for scheduling and automations on Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok (no longer X).
- Free plan
- No (“We no longer offer a free plan”); a 7-day free trial, no card
- Price to start
- $6 / month for 1 channel (Flexible), $19 / month for all (Full)
5.Tweet Hunter
Best for a big viral tweets library, automations and a CRM, with several X accounts.
- Free plan
- None listed; a 7-day free trial
- Price to start
- $29 / month (Discover)
6.Circleboom
Best for managing and cleaning up an X account: followers, unfollows, search, analytics and bulk delete.
- Free plan
- A free demo (“Try Demo/Free”)
- Price to start
- $12.99 / month billed yearly (Limited: delete tools, post planner, AI Writer)
7.X Pro (TweetDeck)
Best for watching many X feeds at once in columns, if you already have X Premium+.
- Free plan
- No: only with X Premium+
- Price to start
- $40 / month with X Premium+ (US, on the web), or $395 / year
How to pick
- Where do you post?
- Only X: the X tools (HookPlaybook, SuperX, Tweet Hunter, Circleboom, X Pro). Many networks: Typefully or Buffer. Hypefury no longer posts to X.
- Should it act for you, or draft for you?
- Auto-DMs and auto-retweets are in SuperX, Tweet Hunter and Typefully, and SuperX sends replies from its app. HookPlaybook drafts your posts and replies, and you send them; X's rules forbid AI reply bots and bulk automation.
- Can you try it first?
- Free plans: HookPlaybook (10 posts, once), Typefully (10 posts a month), Buffer (3 channels). Tweet Hunter and Hypefury have 7-day trials; X Pro comes with X Premium+.
Facts from each tool's own site, checked on 2026-10-27. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@hookplaybook.com.