Buffer alternatives for agencies
The best Buffer alternative for an agency is a tool that separates clients, keeps approval inside the app and carries your brand. Flomixy does all three; Cloud Campaign, Sendible, Planable, Pallyy and Hootsuite each fit a different agency need, listed below. Prices and features were checked on each vendor's site on 9 Oct 2026.
Why agencies look past Buffer
Channels, not clientsBuffer's pricing is built from channels and users. We found no per-client workspaces or client approvers on its pricing page, so a client is a group of channels you keep track of yourself.
Approval sits on TeamApproval workflows and custom access are listed only on the Team plan, which Buffer prices at $10 per channel per month. Free and Essentials have neither.
Your brand is not the appBuffer lists branded reports with your logo on Team. It does not list a white-label app, so clients who log in see Buffer.
Billing grows with every profileEach connected channel is a line on the bill. A client with five profiles is five channels, and the client list and the invoice grow together.
#TOOLCLIENT WORKSPACESCLIENT APPROVALWHITE-LABEL
01Workspaces: Has itApproval: Has itWhite-label: Has it
FlomixyFree during beta
Best for: agencies that need a workspace per client, client sign-off inside the tool and their own branding.Workspaces: yes · Approval: yes · White-label: yesStart free02Workspaces: Has itApproval: Has itWhite-label: Partial, higher plan or add-on
Cloud CampaignFrom $41/mo
Best for: agencies that want client approval links and white-label options on its higher plans.Workspaces: yes · Approval: yes · White-label: partialFlomixy vs Cloud Campaign03Workspaces: Has itApproval: Has itWhite-label: Partial, higher plan or add-on
SendiblePrice not listed
Best for: agencies that want a client-based structure with white-label options. Its site does not list a price.Workspaces: yes · Approval: yes · White-label: partialFlomixy vs Sendible04Workspaces: Has itApproval: Has itWhite-label: Not listed on the vendor's site
PlanableFrom $33/mo per workspace
Best for: teams whose main need is reviewing and commenting on posts with clients. Priced per workspace.Workspaces: yes · Approval: yes · White-label: not listedFlomixy vs Planable05Workspaces: Has itApproval: Has itWhite-label: Not listed on the vendor's site
PallyyFrom $25/mo
Best for: small agencies that want a shared calendar link for client review and a free plan.Workspaces: yes · Approval: yes · White-label: not listedFlomixy vs Pallyy06Workspaces: Not listed on the vendor's siteApproval: Partial, higher plan or add-onWhite-label: Not listed on the vendor's site
HootsuiteFrom $99/mo per user
Best for: larger teams that want an all-in-one suite with a social inbox. Priced per user.Workspaces: not listed · Approval: partial · White-label: not listedFlomixy vs HootsuiteHalf mark: only on a higher plan or as an add-on. A dash means not listed on the vendor's site.
When to stay with Buffer
Buffer is still the right tool if these matter more to you than client workflow.
One brand, many networksIf you publish for one brand to X, YouTube, Pinterest or Mastodon, Buffer covers networks that Flomixy does not.
A free plan that stays freeBuffer's Free plan is permanent for 3 channels. Flomixy is free during beta and will have paid plans.
Inbox includedBuffer's community inbox is on every plan. Flomixy has no unified inbox.
No client sign-offIf nobody outside your team approves posts, Buffer's per-channel model is simple and you do not need client workflow.
Questions
For agency client work, Flomixy: a separate workspace per client, client approval without a paid seat and white-label on your own domain. Cloud Campaign, Sendible, Planable and Pallyy are other tools built with agencies in mind.
Flomixy includes a white-label app on your own subdomain or custom domain. Vista Social, Sendible and Cloud Campaign offer white-label options on higher plans or as a paid add-on.
Flomixy is free during the public beta with no credit card, and Pallyy and Metricool have permanent free plans with limits. Buffer itself has a free plan for 3 channels.
Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Postiz, Vista Social, Sendible, Pallyy, Planable and Agorapulse list X. Flomixy does not publish to X.
Usually for client structure: no per-client workspaces, approval only on the Team plan, no white-label app and billing per connected channel. Agencies that publish for one brand often stay.
Try Flomixy free during the beta
No credit card. Connect your client accounts and send your first post for approval today.
