
Pricing
BuzzSumo pricing 4 plans, checked Oct 14, 2026
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
BuzzSumo publishes 4 plans: Content Creation, PR & Comms, Suite and Enterprise.
The cheapest paid plan is $199 per month billed yearly on the Content Creation plan.
There is no free plan, but a free trial.
BuzzSumo plans and limits
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Charged per | Published limits | Includes (vendor's words) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creation | Not offered | $199 | per workspace |
| – |
| PR & Comms | Not offered | $299 | per workspace |
| – |
| Suite | Not offered | $499 | per workspace |
| – |
| Enterprise | Not offered | $999 | per workspace |
| – |
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
What it costs in practice
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 28% | 0 | $199/month billed annually on Content Creation; no monthly-billed price published (scored against annual-billed prices) source |
| Free plan or trial | 17% | 60 | Free trial, no free plan source |
| Cost per user (team of 3)category criterion | 17% | 8 | $99.67 per user per month on PR & Comms (team of 3, billed annually) source |
| Total | 90% covered6 of 7 criteria | 50/100 | Rank #9 in this category, based on 6 of 7 criteria |
BuzzSumo pricing vs alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | $15/mo | $10/mo | Yes, 12 social accounts | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 2 | 98/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $19/mo | Not offered | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 3 | 85/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $19/mo | Not offered | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 4 | 85/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | No | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 5 | 82/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | $29/mo | Not offered | No | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 6 | 73/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $49/mo | Not offered | No | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 7 | 64/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $49/mo | $29/mo | No | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| 8 | 51/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | $99/mo | $74.25/mo | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
All BuzzSumo alternativesQuestions, answered from the data
How much does BuzzSumo cost per month?
The cheapest paid plan costs $199 per month billed yearly on the Content Creation plan (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is BuzzSumo free?
BuzzSumo has no free plan, but a free trial (pricing page checked Oct 14, 2026).
Is BuzzSumo priced per user or per account?
Paid plans are charged per workspace.
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