Buffer alternative

Your posts and your customers, in the same app.

Schedule posts on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, then answer the comments and messages they bring on the customer's record, next to their deals. Unlimited users on every plan.

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Free plan, no card. Sign in with Facebook once and your Pages and Instagram accounts show up.

Lumen AnalyticsConversationsEmail campaignsWebsiteA five-person SaaS team

Buffer and Alori, side by side.

BufferAlori

Price$10 a channel a month on Team, so $50 for 5 channelsFree to start, Solo from $99 a month with the CRM, campaigns and website

UsersUnlimited on Team, 1 on Free and EssentialsUnlimited users on every plan, Free included

NetworksFacebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and moreFacebook, Instagram and TikTok

Schedule postsYes, with a queue and a calendarYes, with photos, a video, Stories and a first comment

CommentsIn Buffer's community inboxIn Conversations, with Messenger and Instagram messages, on the customer's record

Approvals and analyticsApprovals on Team, analytics reportsNot yet

Leads from Facebook lead formsNot part of BufferLand on your pipeline as new deals

CRM, email campaigns and websiteOther toolsBuilt in

From a post to a deal.

Schedule the post, answer the comment it brings in, and see the deal move, in the same app.

1Write it once for every network
2The comment lands in Conversations
3The deal moves forward

Write it once for every network

What changes on Monday.

01
BeforePosts in Buffer, comments in another inbox, leads in a CRM
With AloriComments, messages and lead forms land on the customer's record
02
BeforeOne more login and one more bill for each marketing job
With AloriPosts, newsletters, website and CRM in one app
03
BeforeThe comment that asked for a demo never reaches sales
With AloriSales answers it in Conversations and sees the deal right there

One post, every network's extras.

Write the post once. Give Instagram its own text, add a first comment with your hashtags, invite up to 3 collaborators, and see the preview on each network before it goes out.

Up to 10 photos: a Facebook album and an Instagram carousel.
One video, or an Instagram Story.
A post that fails on one account shows why, with Try again.

Ask Sam to post for you.

Type what you want in Ask Sam, with a photo if you like. He writes the post, picks the time you said, and shows you the draft. Nothing goes out until you confirm.

"Post this on Instagram Friday at 9."
"Move tomorrow's post to Monday."
"Why didn't yesterday's post go out on Instagram?"

Change it by asking.

Your app isn’t frozen on day one. Write what you need, the way you’d text it. Alori makes the change and shows you before anything goes live.

Post this photo on Instagram Friday at 9
Show me the posts scheduled this week
Change our Facebook Page's phone number
Which Instagram comments are still waiting for an answer?

The full guide

Everything above, in detail: how it works, what it replaces and what it does not.

Short answer: Alori is a Buffer alternative for small software companies and agencies that want their social posts, comments and leads in the same app as their CRM. You schedule posts on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and every comment or message lands on the person's record, next to their deals and emails. If you only need a cheap scheduler, Buffer stays cheaper. Alori fits teams that want posting, the CRM, newsletters and the website in one app.

Why teams leave Buffer

Buffer is a simple, fair-priced scheduler. Teams leave it when posting is only one part of the job:

A comment asking for a demo is answered in Buffer, but the deal is in a CRM nobody opened.
The scheduler, the newsletter tool, the website builder and the CRM each have their own login and bill.
Free and Essentials have 1 user. Teammates need the Team plan.

What you pay

Buffer, as listed on its pricing page in November 2026 (billed yearly):

Team of 5	Buffer	Alori
Free plan	3 channels, 1 user	Unlimited users, no card
Paid plan	$10 a channel a month on Team, so $50 for 5 channels	Solo from $99 a month, Business from $249
Users	Unlimited on Team	Unlimited on every plan
What's included	Posting, a community inbox, analytics	Posting, Conversations, CRM, email campaigns, website

Buffer costs less for posting alone. Alori's price covers the CRM and the rest of the app. See pricing.

What Alori replaces

Posting and scheduling: in Social media, write a post once and send it to your Facebook Page, Instagram and TikTok, now or at a set time. Add up to 10 photos or one video, post Instagram Stories, add a first comment or different text for Instagram, and see a preview per network.
Facebook and Instagram comments and Messenger and Instagram messages land in Conversations, on the person's record. Answer a comment in public or privately.
Posts by chat: ask Sam "post this photo on Instagram Friday at 9". He writes the draft, and it goes out once you confirm.
Facebook and Instagram lead forms land on your pipeline as new deals. See Facebook and Instagram.
Email campaigns to lists that update themselves, and a website you change by asking.
Unlimited users: everyone who posts or answers is included, on the free plan too.

What Alori doesn't do yet

Posting to LinkedIn, X, Threads, Pinterest, YouTube, Google Business Profile, Bluesky or Mastodon, a queue with time slots, a visual content calendar, analytics reports and approval workflows. A content calendar with client approvals is coming soon. If you post mostly on LinkedIn or X, or a low-cost scheduler is all you need, stay on Buffer.

How to switch

Start free. Describe your business and paste your website. Alori builds your app with your customers, Conversations and Social media.
Connect Facebook & Instagram. In Alori, open Connectors and sign in with Facebook, then pick your Pages. Connect TikTok the same way if you post there.
Move your queue. Buffer's queue doesn't come over. Paste your next posts in Ask Sam with their dates, check each draft and confirm, then clear the queue in Buffer.
Answer from Conversations. New comments and messages arrive there, next to each person's deals and emails.

Questions

Another question? Ask it when you start.

For a team that wants posts, comments, leads and its CRM in one app, yes. For the cheapest scheduler on many networks, Buffer stays the better fit.

Alori has a free plan with no card needed and unlimited users. You connect Facebook and Instagram and post for free, then buy credits or pick a plan when you use AI, texts or calls.

Your accounts reconnect in one sign-in with Facebook. Your queue, drafts and past analytics don't come over.

Yes. Every plan has unlimited users, so everyone who posts or answers comments is included.

Small software companies and agencies, usually under 50 people.

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Describe your business in a sentence. Alori builds the app.