Alternatives to Hootsuite
The enterprise social dashboard
Hootsuite ranks #6 of 8 in Social media schedulers, with an Alt Score of 82. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $99 USD/user/month and available on Web, iOS and Android. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Social media managers, marketing teams, agencies, and businesses that manage multiple social accounts and need to coordinate publishing, engagement, and reporting across a team.
A single dashboard to schedule and publish posts across multiple social networks, a unified inbox for monitoring and responding to messages/comments, and analytics for tracking performance and competitive/trend insights. It also includes team collaboration features like content approval workflows and message assignment, plus AI-assisted content and caption suggestions.
Users connect their social accounts, then plan and schedule posts from a shared content calendar, respond to incoming messages and comments from the unified inbox, and review analytics reports to measure results.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Social media schedulers checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Hootsuite is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-10
Hootsuite Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-10
Get Hootsuite for iOS on the App Store
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-10
starting at $99/user/month. Try it for free — no credit card required.
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Starts at $99 USD/user/month verified 2026-07-10
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Manage up to 10 social media accounts from one calendar.
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Status active verified 2026-07-10
Pick your plan and try it for free
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Networks supported Yes verified 2026-07-10
See when to post on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube based on your audience data and goal.
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Visual calendar Yes verified 2026-07-10
See all your scheduled posts in one place, and add or edit posts as needed. See and edit your posts in a calendar or list view.
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Best-time suggestions Yes verified 2026-07-10
See when to post on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube based on your audience data and goal.
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Approval workflows Yes verified 2026-07-10
Keep your brand voice consistent by allowing team members to approve posts before publishing.
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Analytics & reports Yes verified 2026-07-10
Prove the impact of social with advanced analytics
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AI caption writing Yes verified 2026-07-10
and LinkedIn in seconds with this free, ai-powered social media caption generator from Hootsuite.
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Free tier limits No verified 2026-07-10
No permanent free plan; 14-day trial only.
Users can start a 14-day trial without a credit card.
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Bulk upload Yes verified 2026-07-10
Use Bulk Composer to schedule and publish up to 350 posts at once by uploading a .csv file.
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Team seats pricing Yes verified 2026-07-10
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FAQ
Yes. Publer, Buffer and Metricool have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.