Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hootsuite
Score 7.8 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…
$149
per month Starts at 1 user, 5 social accounts
ZoomSphere
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
ZoomSphere is a social media scheduling and management solution designed for teams to plan, schedule, auto-publish, and analyze their social media content across multiple platforms. ZoomSphere is primarily used by social media managers, marketing teams, and agencies to streamline content workflows, improve collaboration, and track performance across various social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X. The software helps users automate…
$29
per month
Pricing
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Editions & Modules
Standard
$99
per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, 5 social accounts
Advanced
$249
per month (billed annually) Starts at 1 user, unlimited social accounts
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
per year
Workflow Manager
$29
per month
Leads Manager
$29
per month
Social Media Analytics
$89
per month
Social Media Benchmarking
$89
per month
Social Media Scheduler
$149
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans can be paid monthly or annually, with a discount for annual pricing.10% discount for annual pricing. Prices are in Euros.
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Community Pulse
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Features
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
6.3
293 Ratings
19% below category average
ZoomSphere
-
Ratings
Boolean keyword searches5.8195 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam5.4203 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis6.1199 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage7.8270 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.6
408 Ratings
6% below category average
ZoomSphere
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Content planning and scheduling8.7407 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Audience targeting6.8279 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Content optimization7.1332 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.7344 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.2
327 Ratings
12% below category average
ZoomSphere
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization6.8235 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.0253 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions7.9282 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.0
310 Ratings
10% below category average
ZoomSphere
9.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Lead generation6.2185 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing8.0277 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Paid media management6.6187 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions7.1237 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
8.5
401 Ratings
1% above category average
ZoomSphere
8.4
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Twitter8.2362 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Facebook9.0384 Ratings10.01 Ratings
LinkedIn8.2336 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Google+8.960 Ratings00 Ratings
Instagram8.7340 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Pinterest8.2168 Ratings00 Ratings
YouTube7.9158 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.8
329 Ratings
1% above category average
ZoomSphere
8.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Campaign success analytics8.0304 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Real-time tracking7.5304 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Competitor analysis7.9206 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.7
335 Ratings
4% below category average
ZoomSphere
8.5
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges8.4284 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile access6.9307 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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Small Businesses
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
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CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Social Suite by Reputation.com
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(469 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(89 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(108 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.8
(21 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.8
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(263 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(39 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.7
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.3
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Likelihood to Recommend
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is best suited for organizations with less team members & loads of work to be done. The scheduling comes handy with such tools as it takes a lot of bandwidth of a person when posts have to be posted manually. It is less appropriate if a team member has bandwidth for daily posting.
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ZoomSphere
ZoomSphere is suited for all companies - from small to big, for one brand or more brands within company. With ZoomSphere you can leverage your social media presence - but you need to use lot of apps ZoomSphere has. I think that ZoomSphere is not suited for company that want to use ZoomSphere for only one purpose, for example content creation and publishing. There are plenty of ways how to use ZoomSphere more complex.
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Pros
Hootsuite
  • Scheduling of content. The ease of use for Hootsuite's planner abilities is top of the industry. It is simple and effective in posting content to different channels and accounts.
  • Analytics are superior on Hootsuite. Their custom reports allow you to view very specific KPI's that you can adjust for each channel or account. The reports are also exportable to be used for others in the company.
  • Inbox management. The inbox manager is superior to any in the industry. Hootsuite allows you to tag certain phrases or keywords to better filter messages based on importance or topic.
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ZoomSphere
  • Content Creation and Publishing
  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Workflow management
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Cons
Hootsuite
  • One thing that's frustrating is when trying to change the date/time and having to go into each individual post to update it is a lot. With other calendar tools, you are able to drag and drop the post in the time you want it OR there is a pop up that allows you to change the date/time without having to go into editing the actual post.
  • It would be nice to have different calendar tabs for different brands. Instead of seeing all the brands scheduled posts on one calendar.
  • There needs to be a content library to house all the creative files so it's easier to choose and upload.
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ZoomSphere
  • Community Management
  • Viewable backlog or product roadmap
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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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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Usability
Hootsuite
Hootsuite is a powerful and versatile social media management platform that streamlines scheduling, engagement, and analytics. However, there is room for improvement in user interface intuitiveness, pricing accessibility, and advanced analytics customization. Enhancing these aspects could further elevate its value and overall user experience.
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ZoomSphere
There is always a space for improvement, but overall I see ZoomSphere as a valuable partner and tool for our business on social media. Maybe in a future rest of the apps in tool (community management, social media listening,...) will be on a same level as competitors and we will use only one tool for whole social media management. But if not, ZoomSphere is still awesome for the most of it
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Reliability and Availability
Hootsuite
Any outages are communicated in advance and have not been a problem. We let our clients know based on communications from HootSuite. Since we operate 24/7 with multiple shifts, planned outages can interfere with our operations, but we can always work around it.
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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Performance
Hootsuite
Hootsuite makes passing on articles from the web very easy- when it works! I have had a number of gliches with Chrome where it does not open properly and the solution (after some toing and froing with support) was to uninstall and reinstall. The support staff are always very helpful (which is great!) but the gliches..... well, they suck when you are already busy!
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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Hootsuite
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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ZoomSphere
Whenever I contacted customer service, I had a great response within minutes. Sometimes was not easy to solve, but somehow we figured it out. I would like to reccommend more proactive communication with clients regarding product roadmap, for example "In 1Q we will launch XY,..." Client should know that before implementation - client can prepare for news, client can test something,...
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In-Person Training
Hootsuite
Very easy to teach and learn
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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Hootsuite
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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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Hootsuite
• Combination of vendor and internal. The vendor bumped up our account to the Enterprise version (quite simple and easy) and then set up our organization and team structure. We then had to log in and set up team members and assign members to social media accounts. This was pretty easy to do as they have a great user interface. We simply had to drag and drop people into the correct team giving them access to specific social media accounts.
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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Hootsuite
With Meta Business Manager, you are limited to posting on Facebook and Instagram. Whereas with Hootsuite, you do not have these limitations and can post beyond these two platforms. I do enjoy using Meta Business Manager. It has some of the same features as Hootsuite and there's no cost in using their social posting features. They also provide analytics as well. But since they are limited platform-wise on where you can post we kept Hootsuite.
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ZoomSphere
We see ZoomSphere as a better option than Kontentino. They are almost the same in way you can use the tool, but ZoomSphere has better UI and UX and also customer service. We also know that pricing levels are better with ZoomSphere than Kontentino. But both tools are quite awesome for social media management. Just book a demo, have a trial and you will see by yourself.
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Scalability
Hootsuite
We are only using in marketing and have been able to scale.
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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Hootsuite
  • 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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ZoomSphere
  • Possitive effect into measure all awareness effects on social channels
  • Time effectiveness
  • Faster workflow management and realtime communication
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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.

ZoomSphere Screenshots

Screenshot of ZoomSphere Workspaces, which lets the user keep clients and projects organized. A separate workspace can be set up for each client with only needed apps—no extra clutter. Each workspace comes with a built-in Chat for easy communication and a Files section to store everything from images and videos to presentations and reports, keeping work in one place.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Scheduler, which simplifies social media planning and publishing across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and X. Users can manage formats like stories, carousels, and short videos, or set up a custom approval flow for fast approval from a manager or client, and enjoy features like Instagram grid preview, post performance panel, and bulk actions.Screenshot of a Kanban-style interface to streamline task management. Here, users can create tasks, set deadlines, attach files, and discuss each task card with a team to keep everything on track. With clear task organization, ZoomSphere Workflow Manager helps teams stay on top of their projects and ensures smooth collaboration from start to finish.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Notes, which makes organizing ideas and plans easy.Screenshot of ZoomSphere Analytics, which offers in-depth insights into social media performance. Content performance can be analyzed with over 100 available metrics, and reports can be generated for any time period.