Buffer vs. Paper.li

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Buffer
Score 8.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Buffer is a social sharing tool. When browsing content, clicking on the Buffer icon automatically stores the content and schedules posts to social media channels throughout the day.
$0
Paper.li
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
Paper.li is an automated content marketing solution that uses automated workflows to crawl millions of sites worldwide to collect content and produce automated products like newsletters.N/A
Pricing
BufferPaper.li
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Essentials
$6
per month per channel
Team
$12
per month per channel
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BufferPaper.li
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BufferPaper.li
Features
BufferPaper.li
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Paper.li
-
Ratings
Content planning and scheduling9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
8.3
Ratings
5% above category average
Paper.li
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
9.0
Ratings
12% above category average
Paper.li
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions & privileges9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile access9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
-
Ratings
Paper.li
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Ideation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
-
Ratings
Paper.li
8.6
Ratings
6% above category average
Content hub00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Embedded CTAs00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Content distribution00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Content promotion00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Content automation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Buffer
-
Ratings
Paper.li
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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BufferPaper.li
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CoSchedule Marketing Suite
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
Conductor
Conductor
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
BufferPaper.li
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
8.0
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Usability
9.0
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-
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Availability
8.2
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
6.1
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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-
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Configurability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
8.6
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User Testimonials
BufferPaper.li
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a very interesting tool for entrepreneurs or CEOs of startups who do not have much time to manage social media communication and also have few resources at the beginning of their venture. It can also be convenient for small companies that do not have specific personnel with training in community management and require easy-to-use tools to carry out the basic actions of scheduled publication on social media.
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You don't have a bandwidth to come up with new fresh content daily for Twitter but want to keep the account active.
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Pros
  • I can plan and publish content on social channels.
  • Buffer's interface is quite tidy and generates the necessary facilities to save us time in publishing consistent content.
  • It has a special price; it is pretty affordable.
  • It has the possibility of integrating with other tools to improve its functions.
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  • Adds visibility to your account - set the criteria up and have the ejournal run automatically sending out tweets daily that tag other industry handles and hashtags. By doing so you will keep your account active with minimal time investment.
  • Pose as a thought leader by sharing relevant content and industry news and get more Twitter followers
  • Get free traffic to your pages by expanding on your company or service in the bio section and linking back
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Cons
  • Analytics-- The analytics on the Pro plan are limited at best. You can simply review your posts from the past 30 days, but you can't access any analysis (or even simple tallying of Likes, Shares, etc.) without upgrading to the Premium or Business plans, which are otherwise more than we need at the moment.
  • Publish+Reply+Analyze-- It's a bit tedious to have these basic social media functions/tools separated out as three distinct products, as well as overkill for a small nonprofit without a dedicated social media team. I imagine each tool is good at its job if you need 'em.
  • Linking to Accounts-- Buffer seems to lose touch with Facebook and LinkedIn somewhat frequently. It's vaguely annoying but very simple to fix, so I just roll with it.
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  • Lots of great features are no longer there
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Likelihood to Renew
Ease of use, affordability, time saved and just love for the app and the team. It's not a miracle tool that will suddenly increase your company's value or leads, you still need to put in quality posts, thoughts and content but when used regularly and with thought, you'll be happy in the long run
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Usability
Easy enough to use even my boss got it right away. It helps to off-set the workload to less active times, and we can preschedule way in advance, which also helps to keep the team on track as we know what we have planned and want to reach our milestones before posts go online.
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Reliability and Availability
Buffer is always on hand and very reliable, their software suite rarely has outages
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Performance
Buffer performs well on both desktop and mobile platforms. The one area as I have stated before is that it does not always want to automatically push to Instagram and the user will have to go do it manually. Buffer works very well pushing to other platforms. The instagram issue is the only reason buffer does not get a 10 on this section
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Support Rating
  1. It really helped to my business to grow online.
  2. I was able to take actions mindfully as the analytics are damn good.
  3. Also used for managing clients social media accounts and it proved to be a best resource.
  4. Clients were really happy as they got high demand and growth on internet and the secret is Buffer.
  5. The user interface is really easy to understand and manage. Support is 24/7 available to help.
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Implementation Rating
We were very satisfied with the implementation of Buffer. We had no issues switching from the platform that we were using over to buffer. Our staff did not even miss a beat when it came to posting content. It was an easy transition and I feel that is something that buffer has really done well. They have an "out of the box" usability platform
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Alternatives Considered
Both of them are great at their own levels but I find Buffer quite easy to go and the way they perform every task is quite like my way of work so I personally like Buffer more, it has helped me save my most of the time hence improved my work efficiency and also the creativity they put into my work is outstanding. The support I get whenever I run into problems they provide a quick response every time.
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I have tried Scoop.it but it's not really an alternative. I'm not aware of any other products similar to Paper.li
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Scalability
Buffer does what it say on tin as they say! you can always count on Buffer. Buffer can be scale to 25 social account with 2,000 scheduled post which is enough for most agencies or businesses
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Return on Investment
  • It has saved money by allowing us to automate our social using one person
  • It allows us to connect one channel at a time instead of wasting money on larger account management tools
  • We are making money, because it has already delivered several clients
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ScreenShots

Buffer Screenshots

Screenshot of The Buffer dashboardScreenshot of Customizable posting scheduleScreenshot of Tailored PostsScreenshot of List or calendar view of scheduled postsScreenshot of Browser extensionScreenshot of Social media analytics