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Pricing: Free trial
Editor rating: 4.0/5
Updated: September 2026

Schedule, monitor and report across all major social networks from one dashboard. Standard from $99 per user/month billed annually, Professional $199, Advanced $399.

Editor's take: The incumbent: widest network coverage and mature analytics, priced per user from $99 — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

Official Review
Hootsuite is the reference point for social media management: the most complete tool and one of the most expensive per user. Small teams usually find the same scheduling for a fifth of the price.
4.0 / 5.0
Editor Rating

Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

Lead Editor & Founder

Pros

What we like

  • Broadest network and integration coverage in the category
  • Mature listening and reporting
  • Free trial needs no card

Cons

Limitations

  • Per-user pricing from $99 is the highest entry point among mainstream schedulers
  • No free plan since 2023

Pricing

PlanDetails
Trial14-day free trial, no credit card required
StandardStandard – $99 per user/month billed annually (listed on 14 September 2026)
ProfessionalProfessional – $199 per user/month billed annually (listed on 14 September 2026)
AdvancedAdvanced – $399 per user/month billed annually (listed on 14 September 2026)
EnterpriseEnterprise – custom pricing, contact sales

Hootsuite is a paid platform with a 14-day free trial (no credit card). Its plans page listed Standard at $99 per user/month billed annually, Professional at $199 per user/month billed annually and Advanced at $399 per user/month billed annually on 14 September 2026, with Enterprise priced on request. There is no free plan.

What is Hootsuite?

Quick Summary

Hootsuite is the oldest and best-known social media management platform: one calendar to schedule across every major network, a unified inbox for comments and messages, listening, analytics and an AI writer, sold per user on plans that start at $99 per month. It is the tool most teams compare everything else against, and the one they leave when the per-user price stops matching the size of the job.

Hootsuite covers scheduling and bulk publishing, a shared inbox for replies and DMs, social listening, competitor benchmarking, paid-post boosting and reporting, with OwlyWriter AI for captions and ideas. Its plans page on 14 September 2026 listed Standard at $99 per user per month billed annually, Professional at $199 and Advanced at $399, all with a 14-day free trial and no card required, and Enterprise on request. It supports the widest set of networks in the category and integrates with most CRMs and asset libraries, which is why large teams keep it. It has no free plan. View alternatives.

Associated Tags

social media management, social media scheduler, social listening, social analytics, enterprise social media

Key Features

Scheduling and bulk publishing across all major networks
Unified inbox for comments, mentions and DMs
Social listening and competitor benchmarking
Custom reports and analytics
OwlyWriter AI caption and idea generator
Paid post boosting and approval workflows

Target Audience

Who should use Hootsuite?

Mid-size and enterprise marketing teamsBrands that need the widest network coverage in one toolTeams that already have per-user budget approved
Real Use Cases

How professionals leverage Hootsuite – Social Media Management for Teams and Enterprises

Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Hootsuite delivers key solutions.

01

A marketing team of four schedules a quarter of content across eight networks from one calendar

02

A support team answers Instagram DMs and Facebook comments from the shared inbox with assignment rules

03

A brand benchmarks its engagement rate against three competitors in a monthly report

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Hootsuite cost?
Standard was listed at $99 per user/month, Professional at $199 and Advanced at $399, all billed annually, on 14 September 2026. Enterprise is custom. A 14-day trial needs no credit card.
Does Hootsuite have a free plan?
No. Hootsuite retired its free plan; the only free access is the 14-day trial.
What is the cheapest Hootsuite alternative?
Buffer has a free plan for three channels and paid plans from $5 per channel per month; Metricool has a free plan for one brand. See our Hootsuite alternatives comparison for verified prices.