Go from SocialBee to Buffer
The job: Social media scheduler (Schedule posts, Multi-network publishing, Content calendar, Content categories and evergreen recycling). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
Open source
The money
$49/mo today , then $0/mo
SocialBee Accelerate
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 4 covered
- Covered: Schedule posts
- Covered: Multi-network publishing
- Covered: Content calendar
- Not covered: Content categories and evergreen recycling
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Doesn't cover: Content categories and evergreen recycling
Make the move in four steps
Export from SocialBee
Posts in your Content Categories. Format: CSV
Export stepsSet up Buffer
Buffer Free suits 3 channels and 1 user with 10 queued posts per channel; no content categories or evergreen recycling.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Buffer, then send a test through every one.
Cancel SocialBee
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current billing cycle (through FastSpring: the next scheduled payment date).
How to cancel SocialBee
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- Schedule posts
- Multi-network publishing
- Content calendar
- Content categories and evergreen recycling
Not covered
- AI Copilot and content generation
- Analytics
- Engagement inbox (comments, mentions, DMs)
- Post approvals (Accelerate and up)
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Schedule posts, Multi-network publishing, Content calendar, Content categories and evergreen recycling
- Export your data from SocialBee before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-socialbee") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: SocialBee Accelerate | flat price | $49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Buffer (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $49 − $0 | +$49/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$49 × 12 | +$588 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$588 − $50 | +$538 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $588 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: SocialBee Accelerate | flat price | $49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Publer | Professional (10 social accounts) plan | $36/mo |
| Difference each month | $49 − $36 | +$13/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$13 × 12 | +$156 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$156 − $50 | +$106 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $156 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: SocialBee Accelerate | flat price | $49/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Postiz | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $49 − $5 − $100 | −$56/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$56 × 12 | −$672 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$672 − $200 | −$872 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $528 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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