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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Buffer

    Score8.4 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.

    $6

    per month per channel

    Piano Amplifier

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AA solution to amplify content with AI-powered social publishing. Used to grow and engage an audience through real-time data and machine-learning optimization, guiding users to content, and to just the right place in the social conversation. Socialflow was acquired by Piano in 2022, and is now a Piano solution.N/A
    Pricing
    BufferPiano Amplifier
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Essentials
    $6
    per month per channel
    Team
    $12
    per month per channel
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BufferPiano Amplifier
    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.—
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    BufferPiano Amplifier
    Considered Both Products
    Buffer
    Chose Buffer
    Buffer has a clear, easy to use interface and a reliable scheduling calendar.
    Incentivized
    Piano Software
    Chose Piano Amplifier
    I inherited SocialFlow at my new job. We used FocialFlow at my last employment but we moved to Buffer as it was more dynamic, cheaper, easy for larger teams to use, and had a better calendar function. The same can be said for Later, which is also superior to social flow in my …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BufferPiano Amplifier
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling9.068 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Content optimization8.061 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Workflow management8.857 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    8.3
    63 Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.363 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    9.0
    65 Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    7.1
    3 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges9.052 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Mobile access9.062 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    Lead generation00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Buffer and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Buffer
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.7
    3 Ratings
    Twitter00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BufferPiano Amplifier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (88 ratings)
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (24 ratings)
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (23 ratings)
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)