Hootsuite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hootsuite
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Hootsuite is a social media management platform for building brand awareness, engaging with customers, and driving business results. Users can schedule posts across multiple social networks (including Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and YouTube ), manage organic and paid social content together, keep track of customer conversations, integrate with over 200+ applications, and gain actionable real-time insights from social media to make critical business decisions from…
$249
per month per user
Pricing
Hootsuite
Editions & Modules
Standard
$199
per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, 10 social accounts
Advanced
$399
per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, unlimited social accounts
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Hootsuite
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
Additional DetailsPlans can be paid monthly or annually, with a discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
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Hootsuite is pretty middle ground and good product for the money.
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I have only ever used Hootsuite, and I have never wanted to search for anything different.
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Compared to Sprout Social or Buffer, Hootsuite offers better analytics and streamlined team workflows. Compared to Sprout Social, Hootsuite is comparatively cheaper. For agencies managing multiple clients and accounts, Hootsuite is better because of its unified dashboard, …
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It does everything we needed from Hootsuite, but provides more value based on the other tools in the software.
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Sprout Social does not compare to Hootsuite; it was so much more expensive and internally was not as user-friendly. I felt overwhelmed in Sprout Social and that led to us not really effectively using that platform.
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During my research for a new platform, I noticed it was on many lists of top platforms, but, as I said before, I just wasn’t impressed. I definitely don’t think Hootsuite leads the social networking platform industry. I’d give that spot to Sprout Social. I think all of these …
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It's cheaper and easier to use, but it takes the analyst more time to learn about the account and make improvements.
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When it comes to price, Hootsuite comes in behind Sprout Social. It also is behind Sprout when it comes to how many profiles or pages users can use, manage, and analyze through its reporting analytic tools. But, Hootsuite does outperform Sprout Social in sentiment analysis and …
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Seems pretty similar, but I haven't taken a deep enough dive into each tool to do a direct comparison. I've used both Sprout Social and Hootsuite across two different roles for posting and basic analytics, and they both do the job.
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I used PLANOLY as a contractor in previous roles, but I can say that Hootsuite is more robust in it's offerings and integrations.
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Metricool has an excellent free plan and a wonderful plethora of features. However, I selected Hootsuite due to being more familiar with the brand overall and its reputation. I also find its interface to be more appealing and consequently more accessible. For any in-house team, …
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Head to Head, Hootsuite offers the most budget-friendly option for the following: managing, scheduling and publishing our daily social media posts, videos, photos, copy and digital assets. It allows for better time management across team members. I had used Hootsuite in the …
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The main reason we selected Hootsuite instead of Zoho Social was because Hootsuite offered a very generous charitable discount, making it much more affordable for our organization. We really appreciate that this discount was made available and will likely continue with Hootsuite.
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We have not used any other tool other than Hootsuite.
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Buffer only has a few basic features available. Meta's interface is extremely difficult to use and keeps hanging, it is too slow as well. Later is a good competitor but does not have long-term planning options such as employee advocacy and social listening options available. …
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I hadn't thought about it, I guess I could switch to meta instead of paying to use Hootsuite
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I believe Hootsuite is very user-friendly. Not to say the others aren't, but I feel like HS is fairly easy to hit the ground running on content management. I have found Hootsuite's suggestions on content and best times to post are much better than its competitors. I feel like …
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Sprout was extremely glitchy, and Hootsuite is significantly smoother. Hootsuite also offers more seats and features for a more reasonable price. Hootsuite's representatives are also much easier to work with and more outgoing, helping you with the system and teaching you about …
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Much more finished product than Adobe Social. The reporting tools are far better than Adobe, and they are much better at improving their product and adapting to changes with the big social networks.
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Buffer and Sprout Social are still in their infancy stage compared to the beast that is Hootsuite. They're too basic while Hootsuite can be as simple or as complex as you'd like it to be based on your business needs. Hootsuite has evolved with the times to include features like …
Features
Hootsuite
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
6.7
315 Ratings
13% below category average
Boolean keyword searches6.6206 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam6.2218 Ratings
Sentiment analysis6.3216 Ratings
Broad channel coverage7.6290 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.8
435 Ratings
3% below category average
Content planning and scheduling8.8434 Ratings
Audience targeting7.0295 Ratings
Content optimization7.4357 Ratings
Workflow management7.9368 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.5
351 Ratings
8% below category average
Automated routing and prioritization7.4254 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.4273 Ratings
Bulk actions7.8303 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
6.9
329 Ratings
11% below category average
Lead generation6.6202 Ratings
Content marketing7.6296 Ratings
Paid media management6.7201 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions6.6250 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
8.1
427 Ratings
3% below category average
Twitter7.5385 Ratings
Facebook8.5410 Ratings
LinkedIn8.2357 Ratings
Google+8.960 Ratings
Instagram8.3364 Ratings
Pinterest7.7180 Ratings
YouTube7.4170 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.6
352 Ratings
1% below category average
Campaign success analytics8.0324 Ratings
Real-time tracking7.4326 Ratings
Competitor analysis7.6226 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.6
359 Ratings
4% below category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges8.0306 Ratings
Mobile access7.2330 Ratings
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User Ratings
Hootsuite
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(486 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(89 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(125 ratings)
Availability
9.8
(21 ratings)
Performance
9.8
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(263 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(17 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(39 ratings)
Configurability
7.2
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.3
(18 ratings)
User Testimonials
Hootsuite
Likelihood to Recommend
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is well-suited for agencies managing multiple clients or scheduling multiple posts regularly across different channels. It's also appropriate for companies where the review process isn't streamlined or well-defined. But it's not well-suited for small brands that aren't regular on social media or for brands that focus heavily on real-time or trend-driven content, like TikTok or Twitter.
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Pros
Hootsuite
  • Reporting. We are able to pull accurate and concise data points on our channels.
  • Planning and calendaring. We love that we are able to have our teams plan out content across months so that we are never feeling behind schedule on getting content out there.
  • Creating content natively in the platform!
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Cons
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  • TikTok is an area for improvement as it's newer to Hootsuite. It would be beneficial to be able to link non-business profiles on TikTok to Hootsuite as many businesses use personal accounts to access TikTok's expansive music library.
  • Hootsuite does have room to improve the analytics capabilities. There could be more ways to customize each aspect of their reports. There isn't much manipulation of data in each type of data set.
  • Simplicity is an area of improvement for Hootsuite. The streams are one example of an area that is super cluttered and difficult to view. Their platform could really use an aesthetic overhaul to make things look more pleasing.
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Likelihood to Renew
Hootsuite
At this time we are satisfied that Hootsuite offers the most of what we are looking for at the most reasonable price point. As the social media landscape and monitoring/scheduling software changes, so do our needs. We re-evaluate our tools semi-annually or as new tools emerge onto the market. If we find at any point that we aren't gaining an advantage, then we are open to switching products.
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Usability
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is straightforward and does a great job of onboarding new users directly within the platform. Connecting social media accounts, regardless of whether you are managing multiple profiles on one platform, is easy enough. You can also easily toggle between platforms to see interactive dashboards showing how people are engaging with your posts.
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Reliability and Availability
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Gliches have made it a bit of a bind, particularly when you just want to 'click and send' a web article after you have read it - and then you have to deal with support (a great team but not always able to solve the problems with the gliches). Gliches with it loading properly, gliches with 'double ups in FB on the posts (the personal page and the business page if both clicked will lead to 2 lots of postings to each page!)
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Performance
Hootsuite
HootSuite does everything it is designed to do very well: the product's performance is very reliable and efficient. Like other tools, there is always a room for new developments and updates, and the HootSuite team recognizes this and focuses on new development as well.
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Support Rating
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I can manage all of my accounts on one site! It's absolutely amazing!
The dashboard is helpful to see how you are doing as well. Still
getting to understand the analytics and may need to reach out for help
on this
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In-Person Training
Hootsuite
Very easy to teach and learn
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Online Training
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The online training is decent; however, it takes a lot more time to search for answers to my questions. Having a training session with a live person was much more effective as they were able to quickly address the business needs I have.
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Implementation Rating
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Simple and easy to use, and have never had any issues. We like how it saves me time and allows me to plan in advance. I plan on using this for as long as I can and will encourage others to use it too. If you haven't tried it you should. I hope my review is helpful to everyone.
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Alternatives Considered
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Metricool is free and we can shedule up to 50 posts per month, however Hootsuite allows us to do just a little bit more. For the price Agorapulse and Hootsuite are in tight competition but we prefer the Hootsuite format, although some chamber partners do find it a bit on the older school side we do not. We like the Hootsuite system
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Scalability
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We are only using in marketing and have been able to scale.
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Return on Investment
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  • For our organization, all ROI was on time saved and efficiency: for creating posts, for scheduling and publishing, for interacting with users, and for analyzing performances. It all comes in one place and this makes a very huge difference in your workflows. We would say that Hootsuite went beyond our expectations on this front, for example with the dynamics UTMs and the media library. Saving time was the main reason why we wanted to purchase the platform and it did not disappoint at all.
  • The ROI in time was also fast to get. The learning curse is very short and this is also an important element. Benefiting from the platform did not take long to be experienced.
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ScreenShots

Hootsuite Screenshots

Screenshot of Monitoring: Monitors social media profiles and tracks the topics that matter to the brand.Screenshot of Publishing: Create, publish and schedule engaging posts across social channels.Screenshot of Customer Engagement: A consolidated stream of messages across networks that can be triaged and assigned to respond to customers faster. Provides optional chatbot handover for automated responses.Screenshot of Scheduling: Social content can be planned as a team with a shared calendar that features collaborative post drafts and built-in approval workflows.Screenshot of Analytics & Reporting: Measures the effectiveness of a social media strategy to help turn strategy into execution with meaningful and actionable insights. Reports can be customized and shared according to unique business goals and objectives.