Rizamo vs Buffer
Your agent can post in Buffer. In Rizamo it also answers comments and DMs.
- Plan and schedule
In Buffer: You, or an agent through Buffer's MCP. With Rizamo: Your agent, with your own fields on every post. - Answer comments In Buffer: You, in Community. Agents can't reach it. With Rizamo: Your agent replies and hands you the hard ones.
- Answer DMs In Buffer: In each network's app. Buffer has no DMs. With Rizamo: Same inbox, same agent.
- Monthly report In Buffer: You export a PDF from Insights. With Rizamo: Your agent writes it from live metrics and demographics.
Ask, don't click
The same jobs you do in Buffer, done by your agent in Rizamo. You review the result.
- Plan next week for Café Lumen from last month's best posts. Drafts only.
- get_analytics
- list_posts
- create_post ×5
- 5 drafts in the calendar · Café Lumen
- Answer this morning's Instagram comments. Send complaints to Ana.
- list_threads
- reply_to_thread ×12
- update_thread ×2
- 12 replied · 2 assigned to Ana
- Write October's report for every client, one page each.
- list_profiles
- get_analytics
- list_posts
- 3 reports ready · reach up 12% on Café Lumen
Price at your size
Seats are unlimited on Rizamo. You pay for the accounts you connect.
- $32
- Buffer $60
You save $28 a month, 47% less.
Compared with Buffer Essentials, its one-user plan. Team, for more users, is $12 per channel for the first 10. Free: 3 channels, 10 queued posts each.
Feature by feature
What each one offers today.
| Feature | Rizamo | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | 2 accounts, unlimited posts | 3 channels, 10 queued posts each |
| You pay per | Connected account | Channel, from $6 |
| Team seats | Unlimited | 1 on Essentials, unlimited on Team |
| Agents | ||
| MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT | Read and write | Read and write, OAuth |
| Agents can draft and schedule posts | ||
| Agents can answer comments and DMs | Not in the API or MCP | |
| Custom fields on posts | Typed and filterable | Tags only |
| Public API | REST and OpenAPI | GraphQL, metrics experimental |
| Webhooks | Signed, with replay | None in the API docs |
| Your team | ||
| Calendar and drafts | ||
| Approval flow | Drafts plus a custom field | Team plan, clients need a login |
| Client access | View access per profile | View-only users on Team |
| AI writing assistant | Your own agent, via MCP | |
| Comments and DMs inbox | Comments on 10 networks, no DMs | |
| Analytics | No demographics | |
| PDF and branded reports | Soon | PDF with your logo |
| Canva | ||
| Reach | ||
| Networks | 3 live, 6 soon | 12 |
Yes Partial No Soon
Monthly list prices in USD, checked on 21 Oct 2026 at buffer.com/pricing, Buffer's MCP guide and support.buffer.com. Buffer is a trademark of its owner. Something out of date? Tell us and we fix it.
Which one fits
Both run your social media. The difference is who does the work.
Pick Rizamo if
- Your agent should answer comments and DMs, not only post.
- Your whole team and your clients get seats at no extra cost.
- You pay less from 4 accounts: 10 accounts cost $32 on Rizamo and $60 on Buffer.
- You report with demographics, daily follower history and webhooks.
Pick Buffer if
- You need more networks today: X, Pinterest, YouTube Shorts, Bluesky, Mastodon and more.
- Your clients approve posts inside the tool.
- You want Canva, a link-in-bio page and PDF reports built in.
- You post to 3 accounts or fewer and the free plan is enough.
Try it next to Buffer
Each Buffer channel becomes an account. Group them into one profile per brand or client.
- 1
Connect the same accounts to Rizamo. The networks let both tools stay connected.
- 2
Add Rizamo to Claude, ChatGPT or any agent.
{ "mcpServers": { "rizamo": { "url": "https://mcp.rizamo.com/mcp" } } } - 3
Give your agent one profile for two weeks. Keep Buffer for the rest, then compare.
Quick answers.
Does Buffer work with Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes. Buffer's MCP server can create, edit and schedule posts and read post metrics. It can't read or answer comments or DMs; Rizamo's can.
Is Rizamo cheaper than Buffer?
From 4 accounts, yes: 10 accounts cost $32 on Rizamo and $60 on Buffer on Essentials, its one-user plan. Buffer Team costs $120 for 10 channels; seats on Rizamo are free. Up to 3 accounts, Buffer's free plan costs nothing if 10 queued posts per channel are enough.
Can clients approve posts in Rizamo?
Not with a built-in flow yet. Keep posts as drafts, track sign-off in a custom field, and give clients view access to their profile.
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