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title: "Buffer alternative: Rizamo vs Buffer"
description: "Rizamo vs Buffer: your agent can post in Buffer; in Rizamo it also answers comments and DMs and reports with demographics. Price per account, unlimited seats."
url: https://rizamo.com/compare/buffer/
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# Rizamo vs Buffer

Your agent can post in Buffer. In Rizamo it also answers comments and DMs.

[Join the waitlist](https://rizamo.com/#waitlist)[See pricing](https://rizamo.com/pricing/)

Your week

1.  **Plan and schedule** ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png)In Buffer: You, or an agent through Buffer's MCP. With Rizamo: Your agent, with your own fields on every post.
2.  **Answer comments** ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png)In Buffer: You, in Community. Agents can't reach it. With Rizamo: Your agent replies and hands you the hard ones.
3.  **Answer DMs** ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png)In Buffer: In each network's app. Buffer has no DMs. With Rizamo: Same inbox, same agent.
4.  **Monthly report** ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png)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.

_Claude · rizamo_

-   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_

_ChatGPT · rizamo_

-   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_

_Claude · rizamo_

-   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.

Connected accounts**10**

Per month, list price

-   Rizamo **$32**
-    ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png) 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](https://buffer.com/pricing), [Buffer's MCP guide](https://developers.buffer.com/guides/integrations/mcp) and [support.buffer.com](https://support.buffer.com). Buffer is a trademark of its owner. Something out of date? [Tell us](mailto:hi@rizamo.com) 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.

### ![](https://rizamo.com/logos/buffer.png) 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.  1
    
    Connect the same accounts to Rizamo. The networks let both tools stay connected.
    
2.  2
    
    Add Rizamo to Claude, ChatGPT or any agent.
    
    mcp.json
    
    ```
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "rizamo": { "url": "https://mcp.rizamo.com/mcp" }
      }
    }
    ```
    
3.  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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## Your Buffer week, run by an agent.

Email

One email when it opens. No spam. [Privacy](https://rizamo.com/legal/privacy/)
