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LimeGhost vs Buffer: pricing, features & AI compared
Buffer is the classic scheduler: priced per connected channel, with a generous free plan and more networks than we have today. LimeGhost is priced per plan and spends its effort before and after the post — drafts in your voice, on-brand images, your blog, and how each post did against your own usual.
Prices and features verified on October 8, 2026.
The quick verdict
LimeGhost
- Best for
- Founders and small teams on text networks who want the AI to write, make the images and show what worked, at one flat price
- Starting price
- $19 a month (Solo), or $15.83 billed yearly
- Platforms
- X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon and your blog. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and WordPress are coming.
- AI included
- Built in: drafts in your voice, images in your brand kit and a companion, paid for with monthly AI credits (700 / 1,700 / 4,000)
- Free plan & trial
- No free plan. A 7-day trial with every feature, 100 AI credits and no card — opening with the launch in October 2026.
Buffer
- Best for
- Scheduling across many networks, including Instagram and TikTok, with a free plan to start on
- Starting price
- Free; paid from ≈ $6 per channel a month ($5 billed yearly)
- Platforms
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, X and Substack
- AI included
- AI Assistant for ideas, rewrites and repurposing, unlimited on every plan
- Free plan & trial
- Free forever: 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel. 14-day trial on paid plans.
Feature by feature
Grouped the way our pricing page is. “Not listed” means our research didn't find it either way.
| Feature | LimeGhost | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | ||
| What you pay for | A flat plan: brands, accounts and AI credits | Per connected channel; team members aren't billed |
| Posts per month | Unlimited (fair use: 2,000 published a month) | 10 scheduled per channel on Free; unlimited on paid plans (fair use 5,000 per channel) |
| Team members | 1 / 10 / unlimited by plan | 1 on Free and Essentials; unlimited on Team |
| Calendar & scheduling | Quarter-hour slots in your project's time zone | Yes |
| Reply inbox | No | Community inbox for comments |
| Link-in-bio page | No | Start Page |
| Run it from anywhere | ||
| Web app | Yes | Yes |
| iOS & Android apps | Soon | Not listed |
| Browser extension | Soon | Yes |
| Claude & ChatGPT | Any MCP client, including Claude and ChatGPT | Connects to Claude and ChatGPT |
| Platforms | ||
| X | Each X post uses credits | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Bluesky | Yes | Yes |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Mastodon | Yes | Yes |
| Blog or newsletter | Payload CMS; WordPress coming | Substack |
| Soon | Yes | |
| TikTok | Soon | Yes |
| YouTube | Soon | Yes |
| Facebook & Pinterest | No | Yes |
| Content creation | ||
| AI writing | Learns your voice from posts you wrote yourself; uses credits | AI Assistant, unlimited on every plan |
| AI image generation | In your brand kit; uses credits | Not listed |
| Brand kits for AI images | Yes | Not listed |
| Idea hub | One per project, ready to become posts | 100 on Free, unlimited on paid plans |
| Threads & long posts | Yes | 1 threaded post on Free, unlimited on paid plans |
| Tags | With AI auto-tagging | 3 on Free, 250 on paid plans |
| Analytics | ||
| Analytics history | 90 / 180 / 365 days synced on connect (X: 30 / 30 / 90) | 30 days of insights on Free; advanced analytics from Essentials |
| Each post vs your own usual | Yes | Not listed |
| Which formats and topics work | Yes | Not listed |
| Search data next to social | Google Search Console | Not listed |
| Competitor monitoring | No | Not listed |
| Integrations | ||
| API | Yes | On every plan, with rate limits |
| MCP server | Yes | Not listed |
What it costs, three real ways
The same three people on every comparison. Monthly prices in USD, billed monthly unless the vendor only sells yearly.
| Who | LimeGhost | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
| A solo founder1 person · 1 brand · 5 accounts | Solo · $19 a month$15.83 a month billed yearly · AI credits included | ≈ $30 a month on Essentials ($25 billed yearly) |
| A small team3 people · 2 brands · 8 accounts | Team · $39 a month$32.50 a month billed yearly · AI credits included | ≈ $96 a month on Team ($80 billed yearly) |
| An agency5 people · 10 brands · 40 accounts | Agency · $99 a month$82.50 a month billed yearly · AI credits included | From ≈ $120 a month for the first 10 channels on Team; channels 11–40 cost less, at a rate Buffer doesn't publish |
Rival facts come from Buffer's pricing page, read on October 8, 2026. Where a vendor printed only yearly prices, the monthly figure is from third-party guides and marked “≈”. LimeGhost prices are in USD, VAT included.
Strengths at a glance
Where LimeGhost is stronger
- One flat price. Eight channels on our Team plan cost $39, not eight times a per-channel rate.
- AI that drafts in your voice and makes images in your brand kit — the post is half-written before you open the calendar.
- Every post measured against your own usual, a content lab, your blog and Google Search numbers beside your social ones.
Where Buffer is stronger
- A free plan you can stay on: 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts each.
- Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest and Google Business Profile today.
- A community inbox for comments, plus a Start Page for your bio link.
Which one should you pick?
Choose LimeGhost if…
- You post on X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon or your blog.
- You want the drafts and images written for you, in your voice and brand.
- You want to know which posts actually beat your average.
Choose Buffer if…
- Instagram, TikTok or YouTube is where your audience is.
- You want a free plan and only need a few channels.
- Replying to comments from one inbox matters more than writing.
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Switching from Buffer
You don't have to switch in one go. Most people run both for a few weeks.
- 01
Connect your accounts
Add each network as a channel in a LimeGhost project — one project per brand. Your Buffer setup keeps running meanwhile.
- 02
Bring your history
When you connect an account, LimeGhost syncs its past posts and numbers: 90, 180 or 365 days depending on the plan (X: 30, 30 or 90 days). That history is what “vs your usual” is measured against.
- 03
Let it learn your voice
LimeGhost learns how you write from posts you wrote yourself, so the first drafts already sound like you.
- 04
Run both side by side
Schedule next week in LimeGhost while Buffer finishes this one. When the calendar is full on our side, cancel on theirs.
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Questions
It depends on how many channels you run. Buffer charges per channel, so one or two accounts on its free plan cost nothing. From about four channels up, LimeGhost's flat $19 Solo plan is usually cheaper than Buffer Essentials, and the gap grows with every account you add.
Not yet. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and WordPress are coming. If they are where your audience lives today, Buffer is the better fit for now.
LimeGhost's AI writes from the ideas you saved, learns your voice only from posts you wrote yourself, makes images in your brand kit, and you can ask it from Claude or ChatGPT. AI work uses credits — Solo includes 700 a month.
Yes. Connect your accounts in LimeGhost, let it sync their history, schedule next week there and let Buffer finish this one.
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