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Claw Post vs Buffer comparison

Compare Claw Post and Buffer side by side on pricing, channels, and features.

overview

Platform overview

See how Claw Post and Buffer position themselves before diving into pricing, channels, and feature tradeoffs.

Claw Post

Browser-extension posting API for AI agents

Claw Post is agent-first social posting infrastructure that publishes through a logged-in Chrome extension instead of official platform APIs. Connect X, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram from your desktop browser, then trigger posts from a REST API, Streamable HTTP MCP with OAuth, or OpenClaw skills — with job queues, retries, idempotency keys, and signed media uploads.

Buffer

Social media toolkit for creators and teams since 2010

Buffer is a social media management suite for individuals, creators, and small teams. It offers queue-based scheduling, an AI assistant, a community inbox, analytics, and a REST API — with per-channel pricing, volume discounts, and a free plan for up to three channels.

pricing

Pricing & plans

Review how Claw Post and Buffer package their plans, price points, and upgrade paths side by side.

Claw Post

  • Free $0 /mo

    Best for trying agent posting on one connected account

    25 posts / month · text posting to X · 1 connected account

  • Starter $9 /mo

    Best for indie builders who need media and a few accounts

    300 posts / month · text + media · 3 connected accounts

  • Pro $29 /mo

    Best for teams and growing AI products that need webhooks

    3,000 posts / month · 10 connected accounts · priority job queue

  • Agency $99 /mo

    Best for agencies and high-volume agent pipelines

    20,000 posts / month · unlimited accounts · dedicated queue · SLA

Buffer

  • Free $0 /mo

    Best for individuals scheduling on up to three channels

    Up to 3 channels · 10 scheduled posts per channel

  • Essentials $6 /mo

    Best for creators who need unlimited scheduling and analytics per channel

    From $6/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers

  • Team $12 /mo

    Best for teams that need approvals, access controls, and unlimited members

    From $12/channel / month · lower on annual billing and volume tiers

platform coverage

Supported channels

Compare which social networks each scheduler supports today. Platforms on our roadmap are marked with an hourglass.

Claw Post

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • YouTube Shorts
  • Pinterest
  • Threads
  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Google Business Profile

Buffer

  • > Facebook
  • > Instagram
  • > LinkedIn
  • > X
  • > TikTok
  • > YouTube Shorts
  • > Pinterest
  • > Threads
  • > Bluesky
  • > Mastodon
  • > Google Business Profile

features

Feature comparison

Scan the feature matrix to spot where each product includes, limits, or leaves out the capabilities your workflow depends on.

Features
Claw Post Buffer
Agent workspaces
Total channels
1–unlimited accounts by plan Per-channel pricing
Posts per month
25–20,000 by plan 10/channel on Free · unlimited on paid
Team members
1 on Free/Essentials · unlimited on Team
AI Writer
AI Summarizer
Shareable post previews
Public API
REST API (rate limits by plan)
OAuth apps
MCP server
Streamable HTTP MCP with OAuth
Cloud media storage
Signed upload URLs for media Media library (plan limits apply)
Multi-channel publishing
Agent integrations
REST API, MCP, and OpenClaw skills
Analytics
Photo editor
Skill builder
Calendar views
Kanban views
Footage File manager
Repeated posts
Reusable templates
Reusable signatures
Smart filters
Post delays
Queue slots
Post comments
Internal plugs
Cross-account plugs
Global plugs
Group management
Channel groups on paid plans
Dark / light mode
Community features

comparisons

browser-session agent posting vs queue-based scheduling

Buffer is built for creators and small teams in a browser queue. Claw Post queues post jobs to a Chrome extension so agents never hold social passwords or hunt UI buttons.

Claw Post

  • > One REST call or MCP tool queues a post job — the extension publishes from your browser session
  • > Usage-based tiers from $0 with post caps that scale to agency volume
  • > Purpose-built for agents — MCP OAuth, idempotency keys, and job lifecycle tracking out of the box
  • > REST API plus Streamable HTTP MCP with OAuth — no skill file required for compatible agents
  • > Credentials stay in Chrome — the service never sees social passwords

Typical Buffer workflow

  • AI Assistant lives inside Buffer — copy still required for external agent workflows
  • Per-channel pricing that climbs before volume tiers kick in
  • Free plan caps you at three channels and 10 scheduled posts per channel
  • Rate-limited REST API — no MCP server or workspace-scoped agent endpoints
  • Approval workflows require the Team plan — not on Free or Essentials

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