Short answer: switch if you want one flat price, 9 networks with Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads on every plan, and an assistant that learns your products and how you talk. Stay on Buffer if you need YouTube, Google Business Profile or Substack.
Price math
Buffer Essentials is $5 per channel per month, or $60 per channel per year (Buffer pricing). Five channels come to $300 a year. SocialRobot Starter is $190 a year for 5 accounts. X is on SocialRobot Pro: $290 a year for 20 accounts.
What’s the same
- A free plan, and an MCP server on every plan
- Canva designs straight into your posts
- A calendar and analytics
What’s different
- One flat price instead of a price per channel
- 9 networks on every plan, including Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads
- An assistant that learns your products from your website and your voice from your posts, then writes drafts and makes on-brand visuals (Starter and Pro)
- The product itself in English and Spanish
Migration checklist
- Connect your accounts in SocialRobot
- Rebuild the next 7–14 days of scheduled posts
- Point your assistant or scripts at
https://socialrobot.io/api/mcpor/api/v1 - Cancel Buffer once a full week publishes cleanly
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free Buffer alternative?
SocialRobot has a free plan with 2 accounts and 15 scheduled posts a month, no card. Buffer Free includes 3 channels and 10 scheduled posts per channel at a time.
Does SocialRobot support Bluesky and Mastodon?
Yes. SocialRobot publishes to 9 networks, including Bluesky and Mastodon, on every plan.
Can I schedule from Claude like with Buffer’s MCP?
Yes. SocialRobot has a hosted MCP server at https://socialrobot.io/api/mcp for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, free on every plan.
Connect your accounts.
SocialRobot MCP is free on every plan. Add socialrobot.io/api/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor and schedule from chat.
