Hootsuite alternatives
Hootsuite costs $299/mo on the plan we verified. We track 13 alternatives that do the same job, from $49/mo. 4 of them would cover what Hootsuite does for less — SocialBee, Agorapulse and Vista Social. Prices were checked in August 2026.
13 alternatives to Hootsuite
6 cover every capability we track for Hootsuite; 7 do the same job but drop something.
Full coverage
The 4 marked “cheaper, covers it” would take over at a lower price — the same test the stack audit uses.
| Tool | Price | vs Hootsuite | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| SocialBeeCheaper, covers it | $49/mo | −$250/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
| AgorapulseCheaper, covers it | $149/mo | −$150/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
| Vista SocialCheaper, covers it | $149/mo | −$150/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
| SendibleCheaper, covers it | $199/mo | −$100/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
| Loomly | $332/mo | +$33/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
| Sprout Social | $399/mo | +$100/mo | Covers everything we track Hootsuite for |
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
| Tool | Price | vs Hootsuite | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffer | $5/mo | −$294/mo | No Social inbox |
| Publer | $5/mo | −$294/mo | No Social inbox |
| Metricool | $25/mo | −$274/mo | No Social inbox |
| Planoly | $28/mo | −$271/mo | No Social inbox |
| Tailwind | $29.99/mo | −$269.01/mo | No Social inbox |
| Later | $50/mo | −$249/mo | No Social inbox |
| GoHighLevel | $297/mo | −$2/mo | No Social analytics |
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
Hootsuite alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest Hootsuite alternative?
- SocialBee at $49/mo is the cheapest we track that covers everything we track Hootsuite for.
- Is there a free Hootsuite alternative?
- Not among the 13 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace Hootsuite without losing features?
- SocialBee, Agorapulse and Vista Social cover what we track Hootsuite for, at a lower price.