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.
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Monthly cost for the same job
15 social accounts
Bars drawn to scale. Both figures are for 15 social accounts, on the cheapest plan that allows them, taken from each vendor's public pricing page in October 2026. Hootsuite and Sprout Social publish annual-billing rates only, so those are the rates shown for them. Check the current page before you decide, because published prices change.
What each costs for 15 accounts
Buffer's paid plan is priced per channel, with the rate stepping down after the tenth channel. Fifteen channels lands near the figure above. On eksis the same fifteen accounts sit inside one workspace plan, so the fifteenth 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. Both tools publish an API and connect to AI assistants over MCP, so access is not where they differ.
Why we can charge $4
- No per-account billing Per-channel models push your bill up every time you add a profile. On eksis, 20 accounts are included from day one.
- Automation is not an add-on Comment replies, auto-DM, lead tagging, rescheduling. All at the same price, with no separate AI fee and no active-contact counter.
- Open API on every paid plan The REST API starts on the cheapest paid plan, not locked behind an enterprise tier or sold as an extra module. The MCP server for AI assistants works on Free too.
What you are actually paying for
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Public pricing as of October 2026, for the cheapest plan on each platform that allows 15 social accounts. Hootsuite publishes an annual-billing rate only. Figures change over time; check each platform's official pricing page before comparing.
Who should switch, and who should not
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Switch if you run more than a handful of channels, or if automated replies are part of the job.
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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.
A question we get a lot
- Is eksis a drop-in replacement for Buffer?
- For scheduling, the queue, and the calendar, the workflow will feel familiar, and that is deliberate. What Buffer has and eksis does not is the breadth of its integrations directory and its published analytics history.
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