eksis vs Buffer
Buffer is the tool eksis is modelled on for workflow, and the one it differs from most on price. Buffer bills per channel; eksis bills per workspace.
Both figures are for 20 social accounts on monthly billing, taken from each vendor's public pricing page in August 2026. Check the current page before you decide — published prices change.
What each costs for 20 accounts
Buffer's paid plan is priced per channel, with the rate stepping down after the tenth channel. Twenty channels lands near the figure above. On eksis the same twenty accounts sit inside one workspace plan, so the twentieth account costs the same as the second: nothing.
Where eksis and Buffer actually differ
Buffer is a publishing tool with an engagement add-on. eksis carries comment and DM automation as a first-class feature on every paid plan — keyword triggers, reply and DM actions, per-account safety limits, and a run log. eksis also publishes a REST API and webhooks on every paid plan rather than at a higher tier.
Who should switch, and who should not
Switch if you run more than a handful of channels, or if automated replies are part of the job. Stay on Buffer if you run one or two channels — at that size Buffer's per-channel pricing is competitive and its ecosystem is larger.
This page is written by eksis, so read it as an argument rather than a neutral review. Every number is sourced from the other vendor's own pricing page, and the section above says plainly where Buffer is the better fit.
Frequently asked questions
- Is eksis a drop-in replacement for Buffer?
- For scheduling, the queue, and the calendar, the workflow will feel familiar — that is deliberate. What Buffer has and eksis does not is the breadth of its integrations directory and its published analytics history.
Keep reading
- vs Hootsuite Hootsuite is the enterprise incumbent, priced accordingly. For a small team running twenty accounts, the gap is the widest on this site.
- vs Sprout Social Sprout Social is built for marketing teams with a reporting budget. eksis is built for the operator who has to answer the comments.
- vs Publer Publer is the closest competitor on price, and the comparison turns on one thing: what happens when you add the tenth account.
- vs ManyChat ManyChat is an automation tool that does not publish. eksis does both, and does not count your contacts.
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