Usage-based pricing
No subscription. No commitment.
Pay only for what you use.
Start free. When you move into paid usage, the app shows the exact cost before a run and charges afterwards — weekly or when usage reaches $100, whichever comes first.
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DISCOVERY
from $0.03
per relevant item found
Actual rate changes with engagement filters and phrase popularity.
PUBLISHING
$0.30
per published post
Drafts and approvals are not themselves a published post.
NEW TRENDS
$2.50–$25
per new trend
$5 base × significance band; a recurrence is not charged again.
Live calculator
Estimate your ScaleBuzz usage.
Adjust your activity and see an estimated cost. No subscription or commitment. For agencies, turn on partner terms to see the client discount and revenue share estimate.
Model the work before you run it.
Free tier: 20 billable searches and 5 posts per day, no card. This calculator models pay-per-use activity and does not subtract free allowances. Taxes are excluded.
The exact price is shown in ScaleBuzz before you run a campaign. Billing happens after use — weekly or when usage reaches $100, whichever comes first.
Start free — no cardFour ways to start
Choose the commercial path that fits.
FREE
$0 to start
20 billable searches + 5 posts per day. No card.
PAY PER USE
Use first. Pay after.
No subscription, seat licence, volume tier or top-up.
AGENCIES
10% + 15%
Eligible referred clients receive 10% off; agency partners earn 15% lifetime revenue share while the client stays.
CREATORS
Free month for content
One article or video featuring ScaleBuzz per month = one free month of usage, subject to program terms.
Cost transparency
Move a filter.
See the price move.
The in-app estimate shows the per-relevant-item and per-post price before you start a run. Per-campaign daily budgets can stop spending at the limit.
Pricing FAQ
What counts as usage?
How is ScaleBuzz priced?
There is no subscription or commitment. The free tier requires no card. Pay-per-use starts at $0.03 per relevant item found and $0.30 per published post. New trends are charged once at $2.50–$25 depending on significance. Search rates can change with filters and phrase popularity; the exact price is shown before the run.
When am I charged?
After use, not before. Usage is charged weekly or when it reaches $100, whichever comes first. The app shows the exact cost before a run.
Is there a subscription, minimum or seat licence?
No. There is no subscription, seat licence, volume tier or top-up. You start free and pay only for what you use.
How are new trends charged?
A new trend is charged once at $2.50–$25: a $5 base multiplied by its significance band. A recurrence of the same trend is not charged again.
What do agencies and their clients get?
Eligible referred clients receive 10% off. Agency partners earn a 15% revenue share for as long as the client keeps using ScaleBuzz.
What does the free tier include?
20 billable searches and 5 posts per day, with no card required.
Start with a real question
Know the number before you commit to the work.
Start free, then use the same transparent pricing model as your usage grows.
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