LazyPosts vs Buffer: scheduling your posts, or writing them for you

Buffer is a scheduler: you write every post and Buffer publishes it at the right time, from $6 a month per social account, with a free plan. LazyPosts writes and illustrates the posts itself from your website and publishes one or more a day without you, from $29 a month. If you enjoy writing your own posts, Buffer is cheaper and covers more networks. If the posts are not getting written at all, that is the problem LazyPosts solves.

Side by side

	LazyPosts	Buffer
Price for one business on five networks	$29 a month (one post a day), or $59 a month for up to three a day	$30 a month on Essentials ($6 per account), or $25 a month billed yearly; free for up to 3 accounts
Who writes each post	LazyPosts, from your website and notes; you can edit anything first	You do; the AI Assistant helps rewrite and suggest ideas
Keeps posting without you	Yes, on every plan	No. Buffer says its posts are not automatically generated
AI images	Yes, one made for each post	No AI image generation found
Video	No	Yes, schedules your videos
Networks	Facebook Pages, Instagram (business or creator), LinkedIn personal profiles, Pinterest, Bluesky	Instagram, Facebook Pages, TikTok, LinkedIn pages and profiles, X, YouTube Shorts, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon
Replies to comments and messages	No	Yes, comment inbox with suggested replies
Analytics and reports	No	Yes
Team approvals	No	Yes, on the Team plan ($12 per account)
Free plan or trial	14-day trial, no card	Free plan forever; 14-day trial of paid plans, no card

Buffer's details were read from its own pages on 28 September 2026; prices are in US dollars. Sources are listed at the foot of this page.

Choose Buffer if

You like writing your own posts and only need them scheduled.
You need X, TikTok, Threads, YouTube or Google Business Profile.
You want analytics, a comment inbox, or a free plan.
Several people need to approve posts before they go out.

Choose LazyPosts if

Nobody at the business has time to write posts, so the scheduler sits empty.
You want a picture made for every post, not just the words.
You would rather read a morning email of what is going out than log in to plan it.

Common questions

Is Buffer cheaper than LazyPosts?

For scheduling alone, yes. Five accounts on Buffer Essentials cost $30 a month, or $25 billed yearly, and Buffer has a free plan for up to three accounts. LazyPosts costs $29 a month for one business, but that price includes writing the posts and making the images.

Does Buffer write posts with AI?

Buffer has an AI Assistant that helps you brainstorm, rewrite and repurpose text, but its own FAQ says posts are not automatically generated. A person still writes and queues each one.

Can I use LazyPosts and Buffer together?

There is no integration between them. Most people pick one: Buffer if they will write the posts, LazyPosts if they want the writing done for them.

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