# Sked vs Buffer
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Ideation, approvals, inbox, analytics and listening — in one workspace when Buffer's per-channel pricing stops making sense.
## Buffer is great. Until it isn't.

Buffer built its reputation on being simple. For solo posters and brand-new businesses, that simplicity is the point. The problem: the features growing teams need — approvals, listening, Brand-Smart AI — never arrived.

### Three places Buffer customers outgrow the tool.

- **Predictable per-plan pricing** — Basic $29/mo with 1 account. Grow $149/mo with 6 accounts and 3 users. No per-channel multiplication as your roster grows.
- **The workflow Buffer skipped** — Pre-production approvals. No-login client review portals. Ideas pool with pillar tags. The work before and after the post — not just the post.
- **Listening, AI, reporting** — Brand-Smart AI drafts in your voice. 20 competitors tracked on Accelerate. AI-written report commentary. All included, not premium add-ons.

## Simple when you need simple. Deep when you need deep.

Sked Basic runs as fast as Buffer for solo users. But when your team grows, the approvals, AI and listening are already there — not a migration to yet another tool.