# Loomly: the alternative to Buffer

Manage your entire publishing process effectively within Loomly: from inspiration and first mockups, to creation and approval, and finally publishing and evaluation.

## Why choose Loomly over Buffer?

###### Post Mockups
See exactly what each post will look like including your Instagram grid or Reels. Planning made easy.

###### Approval Workflow
Remove approval bottlenecks by creating a custom approval workflow for your clients and team members

###### Content Library
The Loomly Library combined with the power of Canva, Unsplash, and Google Drive means content management is seamless and collaborative.

###### Post Ideas
RSS feeds and top performing post prompts mean Loomly has your back from ideation to publishing to analysis.

## Features Comparison

Plan, approve, and publish in one connected workflow

##### Loomly

##### Buffer

| Account                   | Users                          | Social Accounts         | Post Publishing          | Automated Publishing | Unlimited Posts | Supported Platforms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Integrations | Post Creation        | Post Ideas | Workflows | Collaboration            | Approval Workflows  | Custom Access & Permissions | Advanced Analytics |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|------------|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|  | 1 (Free & Essentials); unlimited (Team) | Priced per channel      |  |  |      |          |  |  | Ideas    |   | Notes: Essentials+  |  | Team                          |  | Team | Essentials+        |

[Explore Loomly Features](/content/features/index.html)

## Awards & Recognitions

Manage your entire publishing process effectively within Loomly

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Built for brands,
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and everyone in between!

### Testimonials

- **Kai Savage**  
  Digital Marketing Manager, Be My Social  
  > "Clients have mentioned that it was far more complicated and time-consuming to work with other agencies who didn’t use Loomly. Since they’ve come to us, they’ve saved loads of time."

- **Amanda Hollenbeck**  
  Social Media Director, George J. Keller & Sons  
  > "I love how Loomly is so simple and clean-looking. It is also easy to share content with your clients for approvals!"
  
- **Chris Derrer**  
  Founder & Managing Director, Super Digital  
  > "Loomly's scheduling works great. And I love that I can have a lot of profiles, multi-users, and sign-off processes. All for more but less costly than Sprout Social."

- **Sarah Mills**  
  Founder, Ink & Olive Media  
  > "I did Loomly’s 2-week trial and it was so user-friendly. I didn’t spend the whole two weeks just figuring out how to use it – I was actually able to implement it and start helping my clients."

- **Roger Bradley**  
  Licensed Real Estate Professional, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida  
  > "I like Loomly because I can customize each of my social media accounts separately while working in the same post so I don't have to build multiple posts."

- **Philippe Lazaro**  
  Communications Manager/Storyteller, Plant With Purpose  
  > "The growth in our profile is reflected by a lot more interest in our presence on social media. And Loomly has made it easy to monitor it, maintain it, and continue to build on top of what we’ve done."

- **Rachael N. Turner**  
  Executive Director, Rosemint Inc.  
  > "I love that Loomly has multiple options for scheduling and review or content. Also, the ability to post to multiple platforms and easily customize the content for each platform is a game changer."

### Check out other comparisons to see how Loomly stacks up

[Loomly vs Sprout Social](/content/why-loomly/loomly-vs-sprout-social/index.html) [Loomly vs Hootsuite](/content/why-loomly/loomly-vs-hootsuite/index.html)