Social media management
Cheapest Hootsuite alternatives 32 tools cheaper than Hootsuite, like for like
- Hootsuite from, billed annually
- $99/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 32
- Lowest price
- Free plan
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 95%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Disclosure: TrackMedia is made by the team behind this site. It is scored by the same scorecard and code as every other tool, with no custom weights. Methodology
Hootsuite's cheapest paid plan costs $99 per user per month billed annually (Standard). We found 32 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
22 are cheaper billed annually, 10 have a free plan (Hootsuite has none).
The largest saving on a paid plan is Buffer: $5 a month billed annually on Essentials, $94 (95%) less than Hootsuite's $99.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
1 cheaper tool verifiably lacks at least one feature Hootsuite has (the vendor's page says so). Below, each tool lists only differences we could verify on both sides.
Hootsuite alternatives by price
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What you give up for the lower price
Antwork · Free planSocial media manager that works inside AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT, drafting posts in each account's own voice and publishing them on schedule to eight networks.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Antwork: per social account; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: 2 social accounts, unlimited scheduled posts per month source
- Verified features: Calendar view, Direct auto-publishing, AI caption assistant, Post and account analytics, Approval workflows and 1 more
7 of 26 tracked details verified
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brightbean-studio · Free planSocial media scheduling and management tool, free to use hosted or self-hosted, with calendar, approvals, inbox, analytics and an agent API.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: brightbean-studio: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: unlimited workspaces, unlimited users, unlimited social accounts source
- Verified features: Calendar view, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics, Approval workflows, Unified social inbox and 1 more
8 of 26 tracked details verified
cadencz · Free planAI social media manager for founders that reads a company website, drafts a weekly plan of posts for several channels and publishes after approval.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: cadencz: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: 2 social accounts, 1 users, 1 workspaces, unlimited scheduled posts per month source
- Verified features: Calendar view, Post and account analytics, Approval workflows
5 of 26 tracked details verified
Countdown Timer App · Free planWeb tool that creates countdown images and publishes them as automatically updating posts on Facebook business pages.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Countdown Timer App: not stated; Hootsuite: per user
- Verified features: Direct auto-publishing
3 of 26 tracked details verified
Mixpost · Free planOpen source, self-hosted social media management software for scheduling, analytics, inbox and team approvals, sold as a one-time license or as a hosted cloud version.
- Price: free plan (Lite); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Mixpost: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Media library, AI caption assistant and 4 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
Pallyy · Free planSocial media scheduler organised around client social sets, with shared approval links, per-client calendars and reports, a social inbox and link in bio pages.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Pallyy: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: 1 workspaces, 1 users, 15 scheduled posts per month source
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Direct auto-publishing, Media library and 9 more
17 of 26 tracked details verified
Planable · Free planSocial media planning and collaboration tool with feed and calendar views, step-by-step approvals, scheduling, inbox, analytics and social listening.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Planable: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Post and account analytics, Best-time-to-post suggestions and 6 more
13 of 26 tracked details verified
Publer · Free planSocial media scheduling and management tool with a calendar, bulk scheduling, analytics, workspaces and link in bio across many networks.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Publer: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: 1 users, 1 workspaces, 3 social accounts source
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Direct auto-publishing, Media library and 8 more
15 of 26 tracked details verified
Reachlee · Free planAutomates Instagram and Facebook comment, story reply and DM responses, with lead capture, tracked links, a unified inbox and a link-in-bio page.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Reachlee: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Verified features: Post and account analytics, Unified social inbox
4 of 26 tracked details verified
Typefully · Free planCollaborative social media scheduler and writing editor for X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon, with AI writing help, a calendar and analytics.
- Price: free plan (Free); Hootsuite has no free plan source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $99 a month (100%) while you stay within the free plan's limits
- Pricing unit: Typefully: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Free limits: 1 users, 10 scheduled posts per month source
- Verified features: Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics, Report exports (PDF/CSV) and 2 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
Buffer · $5/mo, saves 95%Social media publishing tool with scheduling queues, an idea library, analytics, a community inbox, a link-in-bio page and an AI assistant.
- Price: $5 per social account a month, billed annually, on Essentials source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $94 a month (95%)
- Pricing unit: Buffer: per social account; Hootsuite: per user
- Essentials limits: 1 users source
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, AI caption assistant, Post and account analytics and 5 more
11 of 26 tracked details verified
Posterly · $6/mo, saves 94%Social media scheduler with AI caption tools, brand voice learning, client approvals, a social inbox and link-in-bio pages for creators and agencies.
- Price: $6 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $93 a month (94%)
- Pricing unit: Posterly: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Starter limits: 5 social accounts, 300 credits per month source
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Media library, AI caption assistant, Post and account analytics and 6 more
14 of 26 tracked details verified
social-media-skills · $6/mo, saves 94%BlackTwist is a scheduler and analytics tool for Threads and Bluesky accounts, with drafts, a calendar, post templates and AI agent access.
- Price: $6 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $93 a month (94%)
- Pricing unit: social-media-skills: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Starter limits: unlimited scheduled posts per month, 2 social accounts source
- Verified features: Posting queue, Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics and 3 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
TrackMedia · $8.25/mo, saves 92%Our productSocial media publishing tool that posts one draft to many networks with per-network versions, queues, link tracking, analytics, an API and an MCP server.
- Price: $8.25 a month, billed annually, on Creator source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $90.75 a month (92%)
- Pricing unit: TrackMedia: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Creator limits: 30 social accounts, unlimited scheduled posts per month, 1 users, 1 workspaces source
- Hootsuite has, TrackMedia does not (verified): Team access
- Verified features: Posting queue, Calendar view, First-comment scheduling, Direct auto-publishing, Post and account analytics and 3 more
10 of 26 tracked details verified
Post Planner · $9/mo, saves 91%Social media scheduling tool with content curation, post recycling, a media editor, post categories and analytics for multiple networks.
- Price: $9 a month, billed annually, on Starter source
- Hootsuite on the same basis: $99 per user a month, billed annually, on Standard source
- Saving: $90 a month (91%)
- Pricing unit: Post Planner: per workspace; Hootsuite: per user
- Starter limits: 3 social accounts, 1 users, 150 scheduled posts total, 15 images per month source
- Verified features: Bulk scheduling (CSV or multi-post), Calendar view, Recurring posts, Post and account analytics
6 of 26 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Hootsuite?
Buffer: $5 a month billed annually on Essentials, against $99 for Hootsuite's Standard on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Hootsuite?
Up to $99 a month (100%) with Antwork's free plan, before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Hootsuite?
Antwork, brightbean-studio, cadencz, Countdown Timer App and Mixpost and 12 more have a free plan.
What do the cheaper Hootsuite alternatives lack?
Most often: team access (1 of 32), where the vendor's page says the feature is missing.
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Rankings
Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for social media management tools. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.