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Buffer

Simple social scheduling with a free plan and 50% off for nonprofits.

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Top pickSimple, reliable scheduling with a free plan and 50% off for nonprofits.

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Price

Free plan · paid from US$5/channel/month (billed yearly)

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium

50% discount on every plan for qualifying nonprofits and tax-exempt organisations.

Complete the nonprofit discount form on Buffer's nonprofits page with proof of your status.

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Great for

Small teams and volunteers who need to schedule posts without a steep learning curve
Nonprofits managing a handful of social channels
Easy to learn
Useful free plan
Clear per-channel pricing
50% nonprofit discount on all plans

Watch out for

Large teams needing advanced approvals, social listening or deep reporting
Organisations managing many accounts at once
Per-channel pricing adds up for many accounts
Free plan limits scheduled posts
Lighter reporting than enterprise tools

Problems it solves

“Our social media posting is all over the place and we need a schedule”“I post to Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn manually and it takes hours”“We have no budget for social media software”“Which social media scheduler gives charities a discount”“How can volunteers post for us without sharing passwords”“I want to plan a month of social posts in one go”

About Buffer+

Buffer is a straightforward tool for planning, scheduling and publishing posts across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and more. It has a free plan for up to three channels and priced-by-channel paid plans. Qualifying nonprofits get 50% off every plan.

Pricing: Free plan: 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel. Essentials is US$5/month per channel (US$60 billed yearly) with unlimited scheduled posts. Priced per connected channel, so costs grow with the number of accounts.

Key features+

Post scheduling and calendarIdeas inbox and content planningCommunity inbox for repliesAI AssistantAnalyticsCollaboration and approvals

Works with (4)+

Canva

Zapier

Google Workspace for Nonprofits

Dropbox

AI features+

Built-in AI Assistant for drafting and repurposing posts.

Data & privacy+

US-based remote company. Hosting and GDPR claims were not confirmed during this research.

How sure are we?+

Prices and offers confirmed on the vendor's own pages. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Buffer before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05