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
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
$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
Leads Manager
$29
per month
ZoomSphere
$199
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.Two month discount available for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Features
HootsuiteZoomSphere
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
6.7
314 Ratings
13% below category average
ZoomSphere
-
Ratings
Boolean keyword searches6.6206 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam6.2218 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis6.5215 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage7.6289 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.9
434 Ratings
2% below category average
ZoomSphere
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Content planning and scheduling8.9433 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Audience targeting7.0295 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Content optimization7.6356 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.9368 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.6
350 Ratings
6% below category average
ZoomSphere
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization7.3254 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories7.5272 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions7.9302 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
6.9
329 Ratings
11% below category average
ZoomSphere
9.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Lead generation6.6202 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing7.6296 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Paid media management6.8201 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions6.6250 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
8.2
426 Ratings
2% below category average
ZoomSphere
8.4
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Twitter7.7384 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Facebook8.6409 Ratings10.01 Ratings
LinkedIn8.3356 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Google+8.960 Ratings00 Ratings
Instagram8.4363 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Pinterest8.1179 Ratings00 Ratings
YouTube7.7169 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.8
351 Ratings
1% above category average
ZoomSphere
8.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Campaign success analytics8.0323 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Real-time tracking7.5325 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Competitor analysis7.8225 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Hootsuite
7.7
358 Ratings
3% below category average
ZoomSphere
8.5
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Role-based user permissions & privileges8.0305 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile access7.3329 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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Small Businesses
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 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
8.3
(486 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.7
(89 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(125 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
7.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.3
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HootsuiteZoomSphere
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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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
  • 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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ZoomSphere
  • Content Creation and Publishing
  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Workflow management
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Cons
Hootsuite
  • 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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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 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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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
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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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
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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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
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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ZoomSphere
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Hootsuite
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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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.Screenshot of the tool to send multiple posts for approval to client at once. Bulk Actions lets users send entire batches of posts via email or built-in chat, as well as duplicate, update statuses, or delete multiple posts.