Companies that use Buffer

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Buffer We detected 31,325 companies using Buffer and 649 customers with upcoming renewal in the next 3 months. The most common industry is Non-profit Organizations (9%) and the most common company size is 2-10 employees (34%). We find new customers by discovering URLs with known URL patterns through web crawling or certificate transparency logs. Note: We track companies that post their own content on social media with a Buffer url shortener

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Company Employees Industry Country Region Usage Start Date
The Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) 2โ€“10 Civic and Social Organizations N/A N/A 2026-08-27
GrowthPoint Technology Partners 11โ€“50 Financial Services
United States
North America 2026-08-27
SciDev.Net 51โ€“200 Online Audio and Video Media
United Kingdom
Europe 2026-08-27
German Climate Computing Center | DKRZ | 51โ€“200 IT Services and IT Consulting
Germany
Europe 2026-08-27
Center for Action and Contemplation 51โ€“200 Religious Institutions
United States
North America 2026-08-27
The Census Project 2โ€“10 Non-profit Organizations N/A N/A 2026-08-27
Artificial Intelligence Advances in Education 11โ€“50 Periodical Publishing
United Kingdom
Europe 2026-08-27
Collรจge ร‰ducacentre 51โ€“200 Higher Education
Canada
North America 2026-08-27
Desert Spine and Sports Physicians 51โ€“200 Hospitals and Health Care N/A North America 2026-08-27
Martelli Buyer's Agents 2โ€“10 Real Estate
New Zealand
Oceania 2026-08-27
Racemark International EU 201โ€“500 Manufacturing
Germany
Europe 2026-08-27
Arizona Insurance Claims Association (AICA) 1 employee Insurance
United States
North America 2026-08-26
FMT - First Mortgage Trust 51โ€“200 Financial Services
New Zealand
Oceania 2026-08-26
EnergyRates.ca 2โ€“10 Information Services
Canada
North America 2026-08-26
AV Solutions Atlanta 11โ€“50 IT Services and IT Consulting
United States
North America 2026-08-26
Clear Seas 11โ€“50 Maritime Transportation
Canada
North America 2026-08-26
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute 51โ€“200 Environmental Services
United States
North America 2026-08-26
TABLE 2โ€“10 Research Services
United Kingdom
Europe 2026-08-26
Applied Microbiology International 11โ€“50 Information Services
United Kingdom
Europe 2026-08-26
Passive House Canada | Maison Passive Canada 2โ€“10 Architecture and Planning
Canada
North America 2026-08-26
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New Users (Companies) Detected Over Time

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Market Insights

๐Ÿข Top Industries

Non-profit Organizations 2399 (9%)
Software Development 1584 (6%)
IT Services and IT Consulting 1324 (5%)
Business Consulting and Services 1005 (4%)
Technology, Information and Internet 884 (3%)

๐Ÿ“ Company Size Distribution

2-10 employees 10710 (34%)
11-50 employees 10696 (34%)
51-200 employees 4877 (16%)
201-500 employees 1819 (6%)
1 employee employees 1184 (4%)

๐Ÿ‘ฅ What types of companies use Buffer?

Source: Analysis of Linkedin bios of 31,325 companies that use Buffer

Company Characteristics
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Trait
Likelihood
Funding Stage: Grant
7.1x
Industry: Non-profit Organization Management
5.9x
Industry: Higher Education
5.7x
Industry: Non-profit Organizations
5.6x
Country: United Kingdom
5.3x
Funding Stage: Series B
4.2x
I noticed that Buffer's typical users are organizations focused on communication and community impact rather than pure technology or product companies. These include nonprofits working on social issues, professional associations and chambers of commerce, educational institutions, media publishers, and service providers in healthcare, legal services, and consulting. They're not building software products to sell. They're building relationships, advocating for causes, educating communities, or providing professional services.

The majority of these companies are established but still small to mid-sized operations, typically between 10 and 200 employees. Very few show venture funding, and when they do it's modest grant funding or early-stage rounds. They're not hyper-growth startups burning through capital. They're stable organizations that have been around for years, sometimes decades, operating sustainably within their means. The employee counts relative to their scope suggest lean operations that need to maximize efficiency in how they communicate.

๐Ÿ”ง What other technologies do Buffer customers also use?

Source: Analysis of tech stacks from 31,325 companies that use Buffer

Commonly Paired Technologies
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Technology
Likelihood
12.1x
I analyzed Buffer's user base and found they're predominantly content-driven marketing teams at small to mid-sized companies focused on inbound growth. The combination of Mailchimp, Google Search Console, and Yoast tells me these companies rely heavily on owned channels like email and SEO rather than expensive paid acquisition. They're building audiences organically and nurturing them over time.

The pairing of Yoast and Google Search Console with Buffer is particularly revealing. These companies are running coordinated content strategies where they're optimizing blog posts for search, then using Buffer to amplify that content across social channels. They're squeezing maximum value from every piece of content they create. Adding Mailchimp to this mix suggests a complete funnel where social drives traffic, SEO captures it, and email nurtures those leads into customers.

What's interesting is seeing LinkedIn Ads appear 15.8 times more often than normal. This isn't a company throwing money at paid social broadly. Instead, they're being selective, using LinkedIn for targeted B2B outreach while Buffer handles the organic social presence. Cloudflare's strong presence suggests these are web-first businesses with meaningful site traffic that needs protection and optimization.

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