Buffer alternative for short video
Buffer is the scheduler everyone has heard of, and it's priced per channel: $6 a month each, so YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, X and Bluesky come to $42. Deploy posts one video to all seven for a flat $15, with five videos a month free. If short video is most of what you post, that's the whole comparison.
Buffer has been around a long time and does a lot: text, images, threads, an inbox, analytics. Its free plan covers three channels with ten scheduled posts each, which is plenty for a small account posting a bit of everything. Deploy is built around one thing, a vertical video going to every platform with the right caption on each, and it's priced so the platform count doesn't matter.
Pricing
| Deploy | Buffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, five videos a month to every platform | 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each |
| One brand on seven platforms | $15 a month | $42 a month ($6 per channel) |
| With a team | Our Studio plan: $39 a month, ten workspaces, five members | $84 a month ($12 per channel) |
Features
| Deploy | Buffer | |
|---|---|---|
| Short video to every platform from one upload | ✓ | ✓ |
| Caption for each platform | ✓ | ✓ |
| First comment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling and calendar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video checked against each platform's limits first | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Try it before you sign up | ✓ | Sign up first |
| Text and image posts | Pending | ✓ |
| Analytics | Pending | ✓ |
Pick Buffer if
You post text and images as much as video, you want analytics and an inbox in the same tool, or you have two or three channels and Buffer's free plan already covers them.
Pick Deploy if
Your output is short video and it goes to most of the big platforms, so $15 flat beats $6 a channel. Deploy checks your video against each platform's limits before it posts, and you can try the whole flow before you sign up.
Questions
Is Deploy cheaper than Buffer?
For video across several channels, yes. Buffer is $6 a month per channel, so seven channels are $42 and the Team plan is $84. Deploy is $15 for every platform, $39 for ten workspaces on our Studio plan, and free under five videos a month.
Does Deploy post text or images?
Deploy is built for video today, to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, Threads, X and Bluesky. Image and text posts are on the way.
Does Deploy have a free plan?
Yes! Five videos a month to every platform, with no card and no end date. One video counts once however many platforms it goes to.
Can I schedule with Deploy?
Yes, on every plan including Free. Pick a time when you deploy and it goes on the calendar.
Try it for free right now!
Connect the platforms you use and post one video. Five a month are free, on all of them.
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