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Buffer schedules posts to twelve kinds of channel, with a comment inbox, a Start Page and team approvals, priced per channel. Bolt Claw schedules to nine networks and adds DMs to the inbox, comment-to-DM automations that capture leads, and referral programs, priced per organisation. Pick Buffer for post analytics and approvals; pick Bolt Claw for conversations.
Everything about Buffer here was checked on Buffer’s own website on , and every fact links to its source.
Facts only, one row at a time. Bolt Claw’s come from the product and its pricing page; Buffer’s come from Buffer’s own website, checked on 21 October 2026, each with its source.
| Feature | Bolt Claw | Buffer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. Every feature, with nothing that expires: 30 social accounts and 1,000 posts a month | Up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel and 1 user Source |
| What the price counts | The organisation: one plan covers everyone in it, seats included | Channels: each paid plan is priced per channel, per month Source |
| Networks | Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. Free connects every one except X | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Bluesky, Mastodon and Substack Source |
| Inbox | Comments and DMs from your connected accounts in one inbox, with replies drafted by Claude for you to edit | Community: replies to comments on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, X, TikTok, Google Business Profile, YouTube and Mastodon. DMs are not listed Source |
| Auto-DM when someone comments | Instagram and Facebook: a keyword or any comment sends a DM, and can ask for an email or phone number. On every plan | Not listed |
| AI replies | Claude drafts replies; Free has 3,000 AI credits a day | AI reply suggestions: 5 a week on Free, unlimited on paid plans Source |
| Link in bio | Yes: links, social icons, your own colours and fonts, a QR code and a contact form | Start Page on every plan; it counts as a channel Source |
| Post analytics | Not offered. Bolt Claw counts page views, link clicks, DMs sent and leads, not post reach or engagement | Insights with 30 days of history on Free and unlimited on paid plans, plus reports on paid plans Source |
| Approval workflows | Not offered | On the Team plan Source |
| API | A REST API, webhooks, a hosted MCP server and a CLI, on every plan. Free: 20 requests a minute | On every plan. Free: 1 API key and 3,000 requests per 30 days Source |
| Mobile app | No app. The dashboard works in a phone's browser | iOS and Android Source |
| Your own referral program | Built in, on every plan, with a 0% fee on referred sales | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we did not find it on Buffer’s pricing page or help centre on 21 October 2026. It is not a claim that Buffer cannot do it; check their site for anything newer.
Buffer publishes to Google Business Profile, Mastodon and Substack as well as the networks both tools share. Source
Buffer has post insights and reports. Bolt Claw does not track reach, engagement or followers at all. Source
Buffer's Team plan has approval workflows. Bolt Claw has roles and permissions, but no approval step for a post. Source
Buffer has apps for iOS and Android. Bolt Claw runs in the browser and has no app. Source
Comments and DMs arrive in one Bolt Claw inbox, so a customer who writes privately is answered in the same place as one who comments.
An automation DMs whoever comments your keyword on Instagram and Facebook, can ask for an email or phone number, and keeps them in your leads list, ready to export. One private reply per comment, enforced by the database.
Bolt Claw is priced per organisation, not per channel. Free connects 30 social accounts on every network except X.
A link-in-bio page, a referral program, the REST API and a hosted MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT are on every plan, Free included.
Bolt Claw’s prices are the ones its checkout charges. Buffer’s are as its own site showed them on 21 October 2026; they change, so follow the source before you decide.
Free$0
30 social accounts, 1,000 posts a month, 1,000 automated DMs a month, 1 seat
Creator$19 a monthor $190 a year
75 social accounts, unlimited posts a month, 25,000 automated DMs a month, 5 seats
Pro$49 a monthor $490 a year
250 social accounts, unlimited posts a month, unlimited automated DMs a month, 15 seats
Business$149 a monthor $1,490 a year
1,000 social accounts, unlimited posts a month, unlimited automated DMs a month, 50 seats
Prices in US dollars. A year costs the same as ten months. Every feature is on every plan, Free included; plans differ only in volume. Posts and DMs on X are billed on top, at X's cost plus 20%.
Every plan, line by lineChecked on
Free$0
Up to 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel. Source
Essentials$5 a month per channel
Billed yearly: $60 a year per channel. Source
Team$10 a month per channel
Billed yearly: $120 a year per channel. Unlimited users. Source
Buffer also bills monthly; its pricing page shows the yearly figures. Channels above 10 cost less each.
There is no importer. Connect your accounts in Bolt Claw and schedule from there, or create posts from a script with the REST API. Posts already queued in Buffer still go out from Buffer until you remove them.
No. A plan belongs to your organisation: Free connects 30 social accounts on every network except X, and paid plans are Creator $19, Pro $49 and Business $149 a month. Calls to X are billed on top, at X's cost plus 20%, because X charges per call.
No. Bolt Claw counts views and clicks on your link-in-bio page, DMs sent and leads captured by each automation, and clicks and sales for each referral program. It does not track post reach, engagement or followers.
Not today. Teammates join as owners, admins, editors or viewers, with single permissions switched on or off, but there is no approval step for a post. Seats are 1, 5, 15 and 50 across Free and the paid plans.
Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. Free connects every one of them except X.
Every fact about Buffer on this page comes from these pages on Buffer’s own website, all checked on . If one of them now says something different, it is right and this page is out of date. Bolt Claw’s facts come from the product itself, and its numbers are the ones on the pricing page.
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